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Post by villagepub on Aug 26, 2021 9:43:02 GMT -6
Well, Old Man Biden seems to think that taxing corporations for his ridiculous Green New Deal Human Infrastructure bill means that the average taxpayer won't have to pay for it. Where does he think corporations get their money? Corporate tax increase is not the big problem with the infrastructure bill. Corporations when they received big rate cuts were thought by some to be able to use that tax savings to improve productivity, create jobs make domestic investment and so on.
There was a genuine debate on economic grounds about what the corporate tax policy should be and whether we hit the sweet spot lowering that rate.
It is not clear that it is now in any way an optimal rate to favor the US economy, or that it even produced significant benefit.
Certainly there is not much evidence it led to more investment, or lower prices or higher income to employees. Might be a good thing to force Congress to look at that.
Biden was on TV this week complaining that many of our large corporations paid $0 in federal taxes. Granted, the corporate tax rate was lowered to 21% under the Trump Administration and would make US corporations responsible for paying a 21% on revenue. This is not the problem he is referring to. He implies that they pay $0 in federal tax by "tax loopholes." I think I'm correct in saying that US Tax Code is devised and revised by Congress, with the Senate providing approval, including any credits and deductions made available to individuals and companies. My point is, Biden was a US Senator for 36 years, then spent 8 years as President of the Senate. Only a fucking professional politician blames US Corporations for utilizing US Tax Code to minimize their tax burden, a tax code that he helped write and maintain for 44 years. Blame Congress, not the corporations, for "tax loopholes". |
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Post by Lurkin McGurkin on Aug 26, 2021 10:12:54 GMT -6
They're not loopholes. They're features.
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Post by Lurkin McGurkin on Aug 26, 2021 10:20:56 GMT -6
Where does he think corporations get their money? I doubt he troubles himself with such things. Not when you have the entire White House staff protecting you. You know, like cutting off the mic when an NBC reporter asks an awkward question about what happens to Americans that can't get out of Afghanistan by the end of August. Biden's off-mic answer: "You'll be the first person I call." But at least we don't have mean tweets anymore. Imagine the uproar that would have all the liberals in a tizzy if Trump had said those words. link from Newsweek. |
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Post by halftime on Aug 26, 2021 10:34:31 GMT -6
The only way any corporation pays no income tax is if they lose money in that calendar year or have a huge carry forward from a previous year. Liberals are so stupid they will believe anything. Have you ever noticed when speaking with a lefty the problem is always capitalism and Corporate America and the solution is always more government.
I remember several years ago when 00 dumbass tried to argue the Federal Government is more efficient at investing capital than the private sector. I about shit myself laughing.
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Post by 00hmh on Aug 26, 2021 12:05:42 GMT -6
I doubt he troubles himself with such things. But at least we don't have mean tweets anymore. Imagine the uproar that would have all the liberals in a tizzy if Trump had said those words. Biden is getting his share of criticism on Twitter and elsewhere. All without spending late hours generating off the cuff remarks on policy on his feed. Would probably have been better if someone could have turned off the mic on Trumps Twitter app.
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Post by sweep on Aug 26, 2021 12:22:55 GMT -6
But at least we don't have mean tweets anymore. Imagine the uproar that would have all the liberals in a tizzy if Trump had said those words. Would probably have been better if someone could have turned off the mic on Trumps Twitter app.
Look who's talking. |
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Post by Lurkin McGurkin on Aug 26, 2021 12:32:54 GMT -6
But at least we don't have mean tweets anymore. Imagine the uproar that would have all the liberals in a tizzy if Trump had said those words. Biden is getting his share of criticism on Twitter and elsewhere. All without spending late hours generating off the cuff remarks on policy on his feed. Would probably have been better if someone could have turned off the mic on Trumps Twitter app.
Do you think OMB knows how to tweet? Seriously? He's too busy yelling at kids to get off the South Lawn. |
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Post by bsutrack on Aug 26, 2021 21:30:21 GMT -6
Today Whitlock picked-up on Biden's comment of: "Ladies and gentlemen, they gave me a list here. The first person I was instructed to call on was Kelly O'Donnell from NBC," Biden kicked off the press conference.
I wonder if "they" instruct him to brush his teeth every night before going to bed?
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Post by Lurkin McGurkin on Aug 27, 2021 6:20:20 GMT -6
Today Whitlock picked-up on Biden's comment of: "Ladies and gentlemen, they gave me a list here. The first person I was instructed to call on was Kelly O'Donnell from NBC," Biden kicked off the press conference. I wonder if "they" instruct him to brush his teeth every night before going to bed? I heard that, too, and was surprised. He's the leader of the free world. Who is giving him "instructions?" |
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Aug 27, 2021 7:31:29 GMT -6
Today Whitlock picked-up on Biden's comment of: "Ladies and gentlemen, they gave me a list here. The first person I was instructed to call on was Kelly O'Donnell from NBC," Biden kicked off the press conference. I wonder if "they" instruct him to brush his teeth every night before going to bed? I heard that, too, and was surprised. He's the leader of the free world. Who is giving him "instructions?" The context of Biden's apparent instructions is troubling, but the concept of a leader receiving instructions from subordinates itself doesn't bother me. I have times at work where I am responsible for a project, but a subordinate of mine takes care of the administrative bullshit, and she tells me the things I need to do to allow her to complete her part. So while I don't think Biden should be instructed on which reporters he should call on, I think criticizing a leader receiving instructions from a subordinate is an oversimplification. |
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Post by Lurkin McGurkin on Aug 27, 2021 7:53:23 GMT -6
I heard that, too, and was surprised. He's the leader of the free world. Who is giving him "instructions?" The context of Biden's apparent instructions is troubling, but the concept of a leader receiving instructions from subordinates itself doesn't bother me. I have times at work where I am responsible for a project, but a subordinate of mine takes care of the administrative bullshit, and she tells me the things I need to do to allow her to complete her part. So while I don't think Biden should be instructed on which reporters he should call on, I think criticizing a leader receiving instructions from a subordinate is an oversimplification. Maybe, but to come out and say "I've been instructed to..." is very poor optics. It makes him look weak and like he's not the one in charge. Just call on the person you're supposed to. |
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Post by sweep on Aug 27, 2021 8:14:46 GMT -6
The context of Biden's apparent instructions is troubling, but the concept of a leader receiving instructions from subordinates itself doesn't bother me. I have times at work where I am responsible for a project, but a subordinate of mine takes care of the administrative bullshit, and she tells me the things I need to do to allow her to complete her part. So while I don't think Biden should be instructed on which reporters he should call on, I think criticizing a leader receiving instructions from a subordinate is an oversimplification. Maybe, but to come out and say "I've been instructed to..." is very poor optics. It makes him look weak and like he's not the one in charge. Just call on the person you're supposed to. It also leads to the belief the questions might be pre-screened. |
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Post by bsu0 on Aug 30, 2021 14:01:08 GMT -6
I think Carlson IS the antichrist and the Fox Network is hell on earth. I am not sure what that makes Sean Hannity but it ain't good!!
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Post by Lurkin McGurkin on Aug 31, 2021 6:33:04 GMT -6
I think Carlson IS the antichrist and the Fox Network is hell on earth. I am not sure what that makes Sean Hannity but it ain't good!! Carlson and Hannity are a bit over the top, but they often raise good questions about what this administration is doing. But it pales in comparison to the widespread open hostility that Trump got from CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, NYT, WaPo, Slate, Salon, Vox, Mother Jones, AP, HuffPo, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, Time, Newsweek... etc. ad nauseum. But they give each other cover by labeling themselves "journalists." Biden only gets crap from Fox, Newsmax, the Blaze and Breitbart. Which is then dismissed as "far right extremists." I tend to check out a few sources, and just do my best to determine what is most likely the truth. At least until the government tells me the "official" truth... LOL |
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Post by 00hmh on Aug 31, 2021 8:09:47 GMT -6
I think Carlson IS the antichrist and the Fox Network is hell on earth. I am not sure what that makes Sean Hannity but it ain't good!! Carlson and Hannity are a bit over the top, but they often raise good questions about what this administration is doing. But it pales in comparison to the widespread open hostility that Trump got from CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, . etc. ad nauseum. But they give each other cover by labeling themselves "journalists." Don't under rate FOX. They have a pretty well funded news division. The news division deserves to be called journalists.
FOX has become more dominated by their comment team than the mainstream networks, and probably I'd include CNN. CBS, NBC. ABC and CNN news, are far more professional and far less strident than FOX when there is partisan politics in the mix. They also have much less partisan message in news coverage than you suggest. There is good journalism there. Fair to criticize CNN, FOX and MSNBC on the comment side of the equation.
Newsmax, the Blaze and Breitbart not only are less professional and more partisan by design, but have much less investment in actual news coverage. Those 3 don't really pretend to be anything but hostile in tone as they fight for market share on the right. Not much effort to attract centrist viewers.
The other sources you mention aren't quite the same as any of the cable and over the air outlets. Much less air to fill with "comment and opinion" like CNN MSNBC and FOX. And in many cases far less impact.
NYT, WaPo, Slate, Salon, Vox, Mother Jones, AP, HuffPo, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, Time, Newsweek...are not all in one category excepting that they are primarily print and web sources and several of those do not have very large audience. Some exclusively aimed at the left for their audience. More like Blaze and Breitbart. A couple are partisan, less influential, but including more news like Newsmax.
WaPo, NYT, AP and maybe Time not only have substantial investment in gathering information with a professional newsroom staff, but they separate news reporting from editorial content better than the others. This you can't blow off as low quality journalism. WaPo and NYT have editorial content without doubt. On the right, the counterpart might be the WSJ which has a great journalistic reputation that is well deserved and although its ownership is now more oriented to partisan politics still has very high quality reporting.
AP is more an aggregator than a creator of news. Slate, Salon, Vox, Mother Jones, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic are not exactly similar either. Not all the content is political or even traditional news. Certainly each, with the decline of Newsweek, pulling them down are much less invested in actually covering news stories across the board. Several of those sources either have an ideological commitment or at the least go where their readers lead them as is true of Newsmax, the Blaze and Breitbart.
Trump's biggest success in media was to create a belief that everyone was out to get him, some truth there. Right and left originally.
He went further to somehow create belief that he had never done anything wrong and any negative story was literally "fake news." FOX didn't buy that originally, but when he actually came to power to the right against all odds, they fell in line. That is a shame. I much more enjoyed their news coverage before their news team became openly at odds with the comment team in terms of content coverage.
Covid was a bigger story on CNN and MSNBC and got less coverage on FOX because it hurt Trump. It was a huge story, still is substantial. It was not good journalism to soft pedal that. What a big problem for FOX. They would have had a hard time following a different course without outright contradicting Trumps treatment of it.
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