Whatever he wants to keep telling himself.
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There's a difference between ballsy and belligerent. Calling people names isn't ballsy, it's just childish and mean. I look for someone who has useful policies, not plans to get back at people he feels have slighted him. Because you're on SSI (my daughter is as well) you're looking at a guy who wants to take away your benefits and your housing if you're getting that from the state like my daughter is. She's terrified of him.
Well again, in my limited experience, sometimes you have to get belligerent with people if they're hellbent on crucifying you first. As for taking away my benefits, I haven't heard anything about that...but then, I haven't watched the news in about 2 months, either.
For me, political leaders should set good examples like being polite and respectful. If you disagree about policy, go over the points and break them down, don't just say it's stupid. In years past, even if you didn't agree with your fellow Congressmen, they didn't boo them or openly mock them like they do to each other now. It's unseemly in adults. You don't like a policy? Say why with debate, not childish insults. Problems don't get solved that way, just like they aren't now. Used to be people would compromise, everybody gives a little to get a little. That's not being done right now and a big reason why our Government is struggling.
Oh....well, as long as it didn't affect you, then it's okay. I would say, sure, he's ballsy. He has to be a pathological liar because he's constantly telling contradictory stories.....they can't all be true. I didn't see these kinds of sexual assault allegations against Bush, Obama, Biden or even Clinton (whose escapades are well documented). And, like I said, he's already been found guilty of financial malfeasance in civil court and is facing similar criminal counts. The classified documents are a gimme unless he really is completely (as he says) immune from prosecution because he's an ex-president.
Well, SS is up for "discussion" if he gets in.....and whether it affects you personally or not really isn't the point.
Well, the main reason I'm on SSI is because I have temporal-lobe epilepsy - I've been fighting it since I was 12. I have to take my medicine at the same time every day, or else I risk having a full-blown seizure...and trust me, those are among some of the worst examples of your own body and mind kicking you while you're down.For me, political leaders should set good examples like being polite and respectful. If you disagree about policy, go over the points and break them down, don't just say it's stupid. In years past, even if you didn't agree with your fellow Congressmen, they didn't boo them or openly mock them like they do to each other now. It's unseemly in adults. You don't like a policy? Say why with debate, not childish insults. Problems don't get solved that way, just like they aren't now. Used to be people would compromise, everybody gives a little to get a little. That's not being done right now and a big reason why our Government is struggling.
Yeah, when Republicans talk about taking away "entitlements"? That's your benefits they are talking about. They look at people like you and my daughter and without knowing your circumstances just turn their eyes away and say, "Get a job!"
Sure, but there will always still be someone out there who sees you as a "freeloader" even though you aren't simply because their tax dollars support you. People don't have sympathy like they used to. They just see you as an expense. My daughter has autism and people in her low income housing look at her sideways. She can't work, mentally she'll be 12 forever even though she's in her 30s. It's unfair but happens all the time.
I'm autistic too, more specifically diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome - that revelation hit me after a 6-hour psych eval in 2013. They put me through all kinds of crap: memory tests, word associations, visual puzzles, the works. I was drained by the end of it.
Sorry to hear that and I'm glad you can get at least some of the care you need. The needs of and fairness to others is something that should concern us all. I would hate to see cuts to SSI for people like you even though I could financially survive it.
SSI isn't the same benefit as Social Security retirement funding that we pay into expecting to get a payout later. (I hate how Republicans call these "entitlements" when we pay into them our whole working lives.) SSI is disability payments. My daughter has never been able to work so she's never paid into any fund but she gets checks and housing. I'm sure other hardworking folks resent that, but if something happened to them they would want and need those benefits themselves. We as a society need to be able to stop judging folks that can't get by on their own.
That's true. I made a mistake conflating them. I used SS initially and put the "I" on the end in my response (probably because it had recently been discussed). They come from a different bucket. I won't go back and take out the "I" LOL
It's okay, I used to get them mixed up, too, until I had to go through the process of getting my daughter on benefits.
Well......I'm glad I have the official SHH stamp of approval.It's okay, I used to get them mixed up, too, until I had to go through the process of getting my daughter on benefits.
Trump's first term was a nightmare we barely survived and are still suffering symptoms from like a bad virus.
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I hope that stock collapses and he loses money.MAGA cultists bet big on Trump's latest grift
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From where I sit, it's a bet on whether or not he wins in November. If he doesn't, someone's going to take a bath......but it won't be Trump (naturally). He just won't make as much money. I heard him ranting the other day about how corrupt the NYSE is, how mad the NYSE is that Truth Social isn't listed there, and how nobody wants to be listed on the NYSE. It kind of reminds me of that old Yogi Berra saying "No one goes there anymore. It's too crowded."
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