Day: April 24, 2025

A Good Screwing Awaits!

How many low income people are having their medical needs covered by Medicaid?  Many of these people bought into the hateful rhetoric and elected this person.

How will Trump and his GOP lackeys pay for some of the promises he made during the campaign….like the cost of his immigration policies and the the tax cuts he is so proud of these days?

Is The GOP prepared to screw over the very people that elect them?

You decide….

Republicans are reportedly prepared to cut Medicaid funding to pay for Donald Trump’s promised crackdown on immigration and to fund tax cuts that would mostly benefit the wealthy.

The GOP in the House and Senate have floated a series of ideas – many of which would target lower-income Americans – to cover the cost of extending tax cuts passed by Trump in 2017, the New York Times reported.

Among the proposals is a plan to reduce access to Medicaid, the government scheme which provides health insurance to low-income Americans, in a move which would cause 600,000 people to lose access to healthcare.

Trump has touted the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as a key achievement of his first term. The legislation, which reduced the top corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, is set to expire at the end of 2025, and the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated extending it would add $4.6tn to the deficit.

House and Senate Republicans float ideas to pay for Trump’s immigration crackdown and to fund tax cuts

Republicans are reportedly prepared to cut Medicaid funding to pay for Donald Trump’s promised crackdown on immigration and to fund tax cuts that would mostly benefit the wealthy.

The GOP in the House and Senate have floated a series of ideas – many of which would target lower-income Americans – to cover the cost of extending tax cuts passed by Trump in 2017, the New York Times reported.

Among the proposals is a plan to reduce access to Medicaid, the government scheme which provides health insurance to low-income Americans, in a move which would cause 600,000 people to lose access to healthcare.

Trump has touted the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as a key achievement of his first term. The legislation, which reduced the top corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, is set to expire at the end of 2025, and the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated extending it would add $4.6tn to the deficit.

On the campaign trail Trump repeatedly promised to make the 2017 tax cuts permanent, but with the 2025 deadline looming, Republicans are scrambling to find a way to fund that pledge – along with the money required for Trump’s desired crackdown on immigration.

Along with the Medicaid cut, which would introduce work requirements that would effectively strip 600,000 people of their healthcare coverage, Republicans are considering ending Medicaid for non-US citizens, and repealing Biden-era tax credits which are designed to reduce health costs, the New York Times reported.

A 50-page document being circulated among congressional Republicans also proposes taxing income from scholarships and fellowships, rolling back climate change efforts passed under the Biden administration, and raising taxes on people who can use a free gym in the workplace.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/republicans-medicaid-funding-trump

Instead of focusing on their own lives they instead backed some lying tool that promised to crackdown on people they hate…..and in no way would this make their lives better….and yet….

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Crawfishing Again

Crawfishing down here in Cajun land means the same thing as ‘waffling’….in other words a back track on stated policies.

It has been said because of Donny’s idiotic ideas the Stock marker had its worst week since the depression….with his moronic tariffs and his attacks on the Fed chair his Fat Cat buds were losing money as quickly as they steal it….something had to be done to avoid a collapse….

Enter the ‘stable genius’ to crawfish on his tariffs and other idiotic ideas….

President Trump said Tuesday that the hefty tariff rate on China will significantly be reduced after he negotiates with Chinese President Xi Jinping, expressing optimism about a trade deal.

“145 percent is very high. It won’t be that high, it’s not going to be that high … it won’t be anywhere near that high,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “It will come down substantially, but it won’t be zero.”

The overall tariff level imposed on China is 145 percent, which remained in place after Trump delayed the “reciprocal” tariffs on other trading partners for 90 days and reduced them to 10 percent.

“We’re going to be very nice. They’re going to be very nice, and we’ll see what happens. But ultimately, they have to make a deal, because otherwise they’re not going to be able to deal in the United States,” Trump said, referring to China.

He cited his relationship with Xi as his reason for being optimistic about a deal. The White House said earlier Tuesday that it was “setting the stage for a deal with China,” seeking to reassure nervous financial markets and investors that progress with Beijing could be imminent.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5261948-trump-optimistic-china-trade/

As usual he, Donny, had to keep his butt buddies happy so he did what he does best…. ‘crawfish’……

US stocks rose Wednesday as a worldwide rally came back around to Wall Street.

  • The S&P 500 rose 88.10 points, or 1.7%, to 5,375.86 after President Trump appeared to back off his criticism of the Federal Reserve and his tough talk in his trade war.
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 419.59 points, or 1.1%, to 39,606.57.
  • The Nasdaq composite rose 407.63 points, or 2.5%, to 16,708.05 .

Treasury yields also eased in the US bond market after Trump said he has no intention to fire the Fed’s chair and that his tariffs in imports from China could come down, the AP reports. Stocks also rallied across much of Europe and Asia.

Big Tech helped lead stock indexes higher. Nvidia rose 3.9% to claw back more of the sharp losses it took last week. The chip company’s stock was the single strongest single force lifting the S&P 500. Vertiv Holdings, which traces its roots to the industry’s first manufacturer of computer room air conditioning, jumped 8.6% after reporting stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected. It said it’s continuing to see accelerated demand from AI data centers. Super Micro Computer, a company that makes servers used in AI, leaped 7.6%. Tesla, which reported a big drop in profits Tuesday, revved 5.4% higher after CEO Elon Musk said he’ll spend less time in Washington and more time running his electric vehicle company.

Trump said late Tuesday that he has “no intention” of firing the head of the Federal Reserve. Trump had been angry with Jerome Powell, calling him “a major loser,” because of the Fed’s hesitance to cut interest rates. Trump’s tough talk frightened investors because the Fed is supposed to act independently, without pressure from politicians, so that it can make decisions that may be painful in the short term but are best for the long term. While a cut to interest rates by the Fed could give the economy a boost, it could also put upward pressure on inflation. Economists say Trump’s tariffs are likely both to slow the economy and to raise inflation, at least briefly

Are you getting an idea how this game is play by Donald the Orange?

For now all is right with the markets they can go back to their manipulations and thievery.

And as usual none of this helps those families that are struggling to survive from having to be living out of the cars (if it has not been repossessed).

Is this what you voted for last time around?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

‘Captain Screw Loose’ Is At It Again

So there is no confusion ‘Captain Screw Loss’ is for this post referring to Little Donny and his mouth….I know it could anyone of a hundred GOPers and their demented minds…..but this is only one person.

Donny is at it again….he has such animosity toward Canada he is injecting himself into their upcoming election.

Since he came into the seat of power he has been pushing the absurd idea that Canada should be the 51st state….and he continues with his mentally deranged rants.

To be honest he has dialed back his 51st state bullsh*t (for now) but he keeps belittling Canada on other fronts.

But he could not let the Canadian elections go without his brand of stupid.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Canada would “cease to exist” if it weren’t for the United States — comments that came just days before Canadians are set to vote in an election dominated by Trump’s remarks on the country’s economy and sovereignty.

Trump reinserted himself into Canada’s election during a signing ceremony inside the Oval Office, saying Canada “would cease to exist as a country” if the U.S. stopped buying its goods.

“I have to be honest, as a state, it works great,” said Trump, who previously threatened to make the country the 51st state through economic coercion.

Trump reiterated his claim that the U.S. doesn’t need anything from Canada — including autos and oil.

We don’t really want Canada to make cars for us, to put it bluntly. We want to make our own cars,” Trump said.

In recent weeks, Trump has dialed back his talk of Canada becoming the 51st state. He stopped saying it after a call with new Prime Minister Mark Carney last month.

Trump also suggested Wednesday that he might increase import taxes on cars from Canada. Trump has a 25% tariff on autos, although there are some exemptions related to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade, and automakers are seeking other policy changes to minimize the tariff burden. Trump has separate 25% tariffs on Canadian goods — ostensibly to address drug smuggling into the U.S.

https://apnews.com/article/auto-taxes-canada-trump-tariffs-carney-election-82848dc8973e527445eadcec85ece197

He still pretends that Canada will pay the tariffs….what idiot!

As my grandfather use to say ‘his problem is he fires off his mouth before his brain is loaded’.

Donny is making a fool of himself….as usual.

I cannot wait to see what moronic rant comes out of his mouth at the funeral for the Pope.

And you people voted for this clown….and I weep for this nation.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”