Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

Really...He's not... 😂😂😂

debeda

This whole thing is a steaming pile of horse hockey. I feel for any people stuck in the middle of this, which is why I'm donating time to a UNICEF/Red Cross function today. The rest of it? I'm coming to the conclusion that governments SUCK, cuz they don't do their jobs. At all. Wonder how the rest of the world would've felt if the US invaded Mexico because of the ongoing and escalating war between the drug cartels and the government. No one even hears about that, except for people who live along the border and can watch it progress with fire fights and burning buildings and vehicles in real time with drones. There is crap going on all over the world, but this month's narrative is Ukraine Ukraine Russia Russia. One of the things I've complained about for years in the US is giving billions and trillions of money (from taxpayers) to foreign governments while poverty worsens at home. Should the US do the right thing by their own people, there would be no poverty here. There'd be plenty of living wage jobs here. THEN others could be helped. But instead, there's "foreign aid" with a kickback to US "lawmakers" and 80% of the rest going to foreign government leaders to be pissed away, leaving the people as bad off as they were. With no benefit AT ALL to the US taxpayers who funded it all. And I don't see other countries systems as much better, actually many are a lot worse.

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

Quote a few are worse...

Agreed...

War is money though...

Not for the people...No no.... For the players..

debeda

Bah, humbug. A pox on all their houses😠😠😠

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

Amen

Wonttakeitanymore

Watch out for Red Cross!

debeda

Yes. Benefits going to people only, not distributed by govt

woodguru

The right fights against social aid packages here like they want to inflict poor conditions and poverty on americans.

The GOP won't even pass aid for working parents so they can afford daycare so they can go to work.

Here's a newsflash, you can't help people who deserve it without people who don't getting in on the action, all those on the right can see is the deadbeats while dems are trying to get aid to people who need it.

The one that is really a trip is the tax thing that gets low income people their tax credits every month as opposed to after filing taxes. That few hundred a month is a life saver to millions of people living on the edge.

woodguru

You'd be rather appalled by the financial shenanigans of how donations get used...many charitable efforts are lucky if they see 10% getting where it's going. Look to the top echelon of CEO's that run the red cross and there are some serious incomes happening.

debeda

Yes, I remember the United Way disaster.

debeda

Theres no reason the child credit monthly payments needed to expire. Other than political theater.
As far as day care goes, I don't think giving credits to people who pay day care is exempted from tax credits. Should be a larger proportion for people who make less money.