Trump proposals and what actually gets accomplished (1 Viewer)

[MT15]

I don’t think this fits into any current thread - it’s not an appointment or anything. Maybe a thread to keep track of his proposals and whether they are implemented?

 

[cuddlemonkey]

...the actual noun? What noun would you be using in place of the proper noun Lindsey Graham in an email signature to indicate that Lindsey is, in fact, a man? Something like this, maybe?

Lindsey Graham
Man
U.S. Senate

Pretty sure that's what he says to himself in the mirror every morning.

 

[SystemShock]

BTW, it's guacamole more expensive today?

 

[fooferdoggie]

Why aren't people having more victims children?

Trump Orders Schools to Ease Sex Assault Rules

The new Title IX rules will provide more protections for those accused of sexual misconduct, and eliminate LGBT protections adopted under Biden.

www.thedailybeast.com

well when you're the party of pedo's and rapists then you need less law.

 

[Eeyore]

A bill to eliminate OSHA has been submitted.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/86

 

[MT15]

Trump’s tax cuts need to be discussed. He’s promising no taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security payments. He is also committed to about $4 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.

So the GOP is discussing adding taxes on employer provided perks, like use of a company car or other transportation, food provided by the employer for free to employees, and perks like company gyms. These would all be treated as income for the employee and taxed as such. Even so, that will only be a drop in the bucket of trying to replace all the tax revenue he is getting rid of.

To help pay for Trump tax cuts, new taxes on work perks become GOP target — CNBC

The GOP Congress is looking at including employer-provided benefits like free transportation, food and gyms as taxable income as a way to pay for tax cuts.

apple.news

 

[Eeyore]

They're going to bankrupt everyone and buy everything for pennies on the dollar.

 

[Optimus Prime]

This might not be a bad thing

I remember this being talked about going back at least to the early 90s
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(CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has instructed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to halt the production of pennies, citing the high cost of producing one cent.

“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful! I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies. Let’s rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it’s a penny at a time,” Trump said in a post to social media as he returned to Washington from the Super Bowl.

The penny has been under fire for years, with the movement to eliminate the penny picking up steam last month after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency posted on X calling attention to the high cost of producing the single-cent coin.

Last year a New York Times Magazine story argued for abolishing the coin. “The necessity of abolishing the penny has been obvious to those in power for so long that the inability to accomplish it has transformed the coin into a symbol of deeper rot,” the piece noted.

CNN has reported the US Mint in 2023 reported it circulated around 4.1 billion pennies. In fiscal year 2024, the US Mint said in its annual report that the US penny costs about 3.7 cents to produce and distribute, up more than 20% from the previous year. The rising cost of metals, including zinc and copper, is part of the reason it’s getting more expensive to make the coin……..

Trump instructs Treasury to halt penny production | CNN Business

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has instructed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to halt the production of pennies, citing the high cost of producing one cent.

www.cnn.com

 

[coldseat]

This might not be a bad thing

I remember this being talked about going back at least to the early 90s
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(CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has instructed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to halt the production of pennies, citing the high cost of producing one cent.

“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful! I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies. Let’s rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it’s a penny at a time,” Trump said in a post to social media as he returned to Washington from the Super Bowl.

The penny has been under fire for years, with the movement to eliminate the penny picking up steam last month after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency posted on X calling attention to the high cost of producing the single-cent coin.

Last year a New York Times Magazine story argued for abolishing the coin. “The necessity of abolishing the penny has been obvious to those in power for so long that the inability to accomplish it has transformed the coin into a symbol of deeper rot,” the piece noted.

CNN has reported the US Mint in 2023 reported it circulated around 4.1 billion pennies. In fiscal year 2024, the US Mint said in its annual report that the US penny costs about 3.7 cents to produce and distribute, up more than 20% from the previous year. The rising cost of metals, including zinc and copper, is part of the reason it’s getting more expensive to make the coin……..

Trump instructs Treasury to halt penny production | CNN Business

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has instructed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to halt the production of pennies, citing the high cost of producing one cent.

www.cnn.com

This is the only thing he's done so far that I don't have a negative reaction to, lol.

 

[Optimus Prime]

This is the only thing he's done so far that I don't have a negative reaction to, lol.

Like when he pardoned boxer Jack Johnson in his first term

 

[Optimus Prime]

I guess kudos for the workaround and a way to have it both ways

The people who hated the name change can gloat that it's back to Fort Bragg (and probably think it's the same confederate Bragg)

If there is any flak for that they can say "Oh no, not that Bragg, a different one"
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The base’s original namesake, Gen. Braxton Bragg, was a Confederate general from Warrenton, North Carolina, who was known for owning slaves and losing key Civil War battles, contributing to the Confederacy’s downfall.

But the Pentagon spokesman said Hegseth was renaming the base to honor a different Bragg, Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, who he said was a World War II hero who earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his exceptional courage during the Battle of the Bulge.

“This change underscores the installation’s legacy of recognizing those who have demonstrated extraordinary service and sacrifice for the nation,” spokesman John Ullyot said in a statement.

The choice of the World War II private first class got around a law prohibiting the military from naming a base after a Confederate leader..............

Hegseth signs order to restore Fort Bragg name — but with new angle

In a video he posted on X announcing he was renaming the base, Hegseth said, “That’s right. Bragg is back!”

www.armytimes.com

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

I guess kudos for the workaround and a way to have it both ways

The people who hated the name change can gloat that it's back to Fort Bragg (and probably think it's the same confederate Bragg)

If there is any flak for that they can say "Oh no, not that Bragg, a different one"

Let me get this straight...nvmd.
Their cult will eat this up.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Let me get this straight...nvmd.
Their cult will eat this up.

All the coverage on this will be "You can call it Fort Bragg again!" "Bye Bye Woke Fort Liberty! Bragg returns!"

The WW2 part gets buried in the fine print (if it's mentioned at all)

I can't even tell if this "change" is cowardly, cynical or genius

 

[Optimus Prime]

I guess kudos for the workaround and a way to have it both ways

The people who hated the name change can gloat that it's back to Fort Bragg (and probably think it's the same confederate Bragg)

If there is any flak for that they can say "Oh no, not that Bragg, a different one"
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The base’s original namesake, Gen. Braxton Bragg, was a Confederate general from Warrenton, North Carolina, who was known for owning slaves and losing key Civil War battles, contributing to the Confederacy’s downfall.

But the Pentagon spokesman said Hegseth was renaming the base to honor a different Bragg, Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, who he said was a World War II hero who earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his exceptional courage during the Battle of the Bulge.

“This change underscores the installation’s legacy of recognizing those who have demonstrated extraordinary service and sacrifice for the nation,” spokesman John Ullyot said in a statement.

The choice of the World War II private first class got around a law prohibiting the military from naming a base after a Confederate leader..............

Hegseth signs order to restore Fort Bragg name — but with new angle

In a video he posted on X announcing he was renaming the base, Hegseth said, “That’s right. Bragg is back!”

www.armytimes.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has, for the second time, reversed the renaming of a U.S. military base, saying that Fort Moore in Georgia should revert back to being called Fort Benning.

The move reflects an ongoing effort by the Pentagon to overturn the Biden administration’s 2023 decisionto remove names that honored Confederate leaders, including for nine Army bases. But the drive to revert to the former names means finding service members with the same name as the Confederate leaders.

Previously, Fort Benning was named for Brig. Gen. Henry L. Benning, a Confederate officer during the American Civil War who stridently opposed the abolition of slavery.

Now, Hegseth said, Fort Benning will be named in honor of Cpl. Fred G. Benning, a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross who served in France during World War I. According to the Pentagon, Benning was honored for heroic actions in October 1918, when he led troops through heavy fire after his platoon leader was killed by the enemy.…….

Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning, dumping Fort Moore

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has, for the second time, reversed the renaming of a U.S. military base, saying that Fort Moore in Georgia should revert back to being called Fort Benning.

apnews.com

 

[Optimus Prime]

I guess kudos for the workaround and a way to have it both ways

The people who hated the name change can gloat that it's back to Fort Bragg (and probably think it's the same confederate Bragg)

If there is any flak for that they can say "Oh no, not that Bragg, a different one"
======================================



The base’s original namesake, Gen. Braxton Bragg, was a Confederate general from Warrenton, North Carolina, who was known for owning slaves and losing key Civil War battles, contributing to the Confederacy’s downfall.

But the Pentagon spokesman said Hegseth was renaming the base to honor a different Bragg, Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, who he said was a World War II hero who earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his exceptional courage during the Battle of the Bulge.

“This change underscores the installation’s legacy of recognizing those who have demonstrated extraordinary service and sacrifice for the nation,” spokesman John Ullyot said in a statement.

The choice of the World War II private first class got around a law prohibiting the military from naming a base after a Confederate leader..............

Hegseth signs order to restore Fort Bragg name — but with new angle

In a video he posted on X announcing he was renaming the base, Hegseth said, “That’s right. Bragg is back!”

www.armytimes.com

Business owner Ralph Rodriguez gambled with the name of his shop - Fort Liberty Pawn & Gun.

At a cost of around $30,000, this included updating signage, uniforms, stationery, business cards, advertising, as well as state licensing changes and federal changes.

When he was filing his incorporation papers last fall, Rodriguez was aware one of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises was to restore the names of Confederate officers — like Gen. Braxton Bragg — to military installations rebranded under the Biden administration.

But it seemed logical to Rodriguez that he should go with the installation's name as it was at the time.

Rodriquez explained: “We were trying to attach ourselves to the military base and show support for them, because we know that’s going to be our customers.

"I could care less about Braxton Bragg.”

Less than a month into Trump's second term, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the installation rechristened Fort Bragg, this time in honor of World War II paratrooper Roland Bragg of Maine.

Two things immediately went through Rodriguez’s mind.

“The first thing I said was, ‘It’s going to be expensive.’ And the second thing was, `Who’s going to get mad about THIS?’”

People were telling Rodriguez he should call his shop Fort Bragg Pawn & Gun even before Trump won the election. After all, it's located on Fort Bragg Road.

Then shortly before the grand opening in December, someone vandalized his sign.

“We came to work and we saw a yellow line across the ‘Liberty,’” he said.

Rodriguez is used to catching flak for his Michigan roots or the peace sign tattoo on his right arm. And then there’s his wife’s crystal shop next door.

“My customers call her side the ‘liberal containment center,’” he said with a chuckle.

And what do her customers call his?

“’Trumpers,’” he said. “Or, you know, ‘mega gun nuts.’”............

As a sop to her husband’s clientele, Hannah Rodriguez carries a few stones carved in the shape of pistols and hand grenades.

“Crystals and pistols,” she said with a giggle.

But when it comes to Bragg vs. Liberty, it’s no laughing matter.

“Look, there’s no middle ground in Fayetteville. They’re extremely either right or left,” Ralph Rodriguez said. “If you tilt one way or another man, you’re going to lose customers ... But we would definitely have lost more if we would have kept it Fort Liberty Pawn and Gun.”

Several other businesses in and around Fayetteville also went with Liberty, including the local federal credit union. It has already changed back, though it will take a while to redo all the signs.

At least one company is sticking with the name Liberty.

“We came up with this whole name based on the alliteration, because I’m a big writer geek,” said Sabrina Soares, broker in charge at the real estate firm Fort Liberty Living. “So, we’re probably just going to keep it as is.”

In 2023, the state spent $163,000 to change all the Fort Bragg highway signs to Fort Liberty. Switching them back is expected to run more than $200,000.

Rodriguez figures he got off easy................

US military base’s name change costs businesses a small fortune

Businesses in the area are facing a challenge now that the Trump administration has once again renamed the military post

www.the-independent.com