It was about tax breaks for billionaires. They needed to offset those tax breaks to make them revenue neutral. The GOP could have offset tax breaks against military spending and probably gotten some bipartisan support, but they chose to offset them against medical insurance for the poor, disabled, children, and the elderly. Then the GOP/Trump expected at least 7 Democrats in the Senate to be corrupt enough to go along with this, so they could call spending reductions on the poor bipartisan. When that didn't work, they lied, falsely claiming the Democrats want "healthcare for illegals". That is untrue, as illegal immigrants are not eligible for healthcare subsidies under the ACA. The GOP created this mess, and they put the Democrats in a no-win hostage situation.

Trump has been batting 1000 at the Supreme Court when it comes to executive power, or executive immunity. Either our Constitution was designed to have an elected King, and we only discovered that fact 230 years later, or our Supreme Court is supremely corrupt. I tend to believe the latter, as it seems there are only two rules at the Supreme Court: (1) There are no rules, and (2) Trump always wins.

Growing up in Reagan's '80s America, I remember of being warned about central planning, and that economies are far too complex for any central committee or one person to plan. But that's exactly where we are 40 years later, with an elected dictator dictating what tariffs we pay on which goods and services, how we should invest our retirement savings, and how the Federal Reserve should conduct monetary policy.

According to the 1942-1946 pay chart, a general officer with over 30 years of service made an annual salary of $8000. This would include all the famous American Generals in WW2 who led major operations such as the D-Day landing. The lowest private in WW2 made $50 per month, or $600 per year, and he was often the one taking the greatest risk. This is only base pay, so they probably made slightly more on top for hazardous duty, flight pay, etc. But WW2 salaries were low across the board, because we had just exited The Great Depression, and the military was on a war-time footing.

Pardon and a steak dinner at the White House. And I thought Hunter Biden was profiting off of the White House, and Democrats would all be exposed as child sex traffickers, just as soon as Trump releases all the Epstein files.

This is just yet another example of why we (USA) really do need a public, non-profit, health insurance system. Too many people cannot access proper medical treatment for life-threatening conditions, and in their desperation fall victim to quacks and other grifters and con-artists. But unfortunately our for-profit healthcare industry has brainwashed the American people into thinking that considering any alternatives to our corporate healthcare system is borderline treasonous, even though we only need to look north of the border to see a better alternative.

The middle class is getting squeezed out of existence. The GOP's greatest achievement is convincing the middle class to blame somebody else, other than those actually doing the squeezing.

I don't know. Do you like modern medicine?

Yes. Trump will be holding a gun to the head of the American Economy for the next four years, playing MAGA Roulette. Cycle: make threats, take bribes, time the market and make quick returns, then delay such threats...

Five years after a major architecture change sounds about right, given Apple's history. M68k was supported up to about 1998-1999. PPC software updates ended around 2010. So 2025 would make sense as the last year of Intel- Mac support.

So basically he can claim a 6 million loss on his taxes. It would be nice if regular working people could write off food consumed as capital losses, but our tax code favors the rich, so I already know the answer.

Yes, because they'll sell you subscription for extended support and make you think you're getting a great deal!!!

At least he didn't ask you to print his database out.

At this point, if you really believe Trump is a businessman, digital pioneer, real estate developer, great President, and that Democrats are evil, want to transition your children at school while flooding the country with migrants while taking away your guns, etc., please just give Trump all of your money right now. Sell your home, retirement savings, car, jewelry, Television, sell everything, and write him a check. Buy Trump's gold "assassination edition" sneakers, piece of Trump's debate suit, The Trump Superhero NFT collection, load up on Truth Social stock, Trump trading cards, Trump Crypto, etc. Do it now before supplies run out! Trump needs your money now to finance his lavish lifestyle, and Make America Great Again!!!

Seriously though, how is a crypto exchange not just another scheme to take illegal campaign contributions from foreign countries, dictators, enemies of America, and launder it into Trump's pocket? What Trump has proven time and again, is he has more conflicts on interest than Hunter Biden has mysterious laptops. Pointing this out to Trump's cult is a waste of time, so please if you're still MAGA, please do yourself and all of us a favor and just give everything to Trump now, and once he's president again, you'll know exactly how much he really cares about you or your family's welfare.

Your statement indicates that Putin never takes any responsibility for his decisions in Russia. The decision to invade Crimea, Luhansk, and Donetsk in 2014 was made by Putin, and Putin alone. The decision to invade the rest of Ukraine in February 2022 was made by Putin. But like any incompetent, corrupt, leader, it's always someone else's fault... "War's not going well? Don't blame the person who started it! Blame America..." I'll give you a clue. Putin invaded Ukraine. The Ukranian people didn't like that, so they defended their homeland. America and NATO saw Putin's invasion of Ukraine as a threat to Europe, so they rightly made the decision to assist Ukraine and facilitate their defense. Even America's biggest embarrasment/fool, and idiot, grudgingly supported Ukraine's defense from 2017-2020. Your leader Putin miscalculated, and now the Russian people are the ones paying the price. The vodka must be flowing thick where you are. It takes a lot of propaganda, fear, and repression to turn 147 million Russian people into Putin's personal sheep, that he can rob, murder, and shear as he pleases, and instead of blaming the Thief/ King, you blame America. Not the dictator and thief that's been robbing you since 1998.

With any luck, the American people are about to fire and retire America's biggest fool and most annoying old man. We thought we were done with the idiot in November 2020, but like your Putin, it's somehow someone else's fault, and he doesn't know when to quit. But at least for know, unlike in Russia, the American people have the power to elect and fire our leaders. I'm voting to make sure it stays that way.