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SmittinSasha
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This country
Oct 24 2024 02:40PM more by SmittinSasha
Tags: Orange County, Current Events (All tags)

is going downhill. Honestly, it’s almost embarrassing to be called an American. Stop giving out handouts—people are more than capable of working and providing for themselves. But what’s the incentive to get a job or even go to school, if they can just live off the system? Sooner or later, it’ll just become a communist country, I swear. Our country our people and our government can and should do better. Politicians are greedy and do not care about this country’s people or their best interests they are only concerned about themselves. Ok rant over .
      
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socaliam
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Oct 24 2024 02:59PM     link to this

It's been that way for a while. Their priorities:

1) Personal gain
2) Benefit of their party
3) nothing else matters
SmittinSasha
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Oct 24 2024 03:00PM     link to this

It’s atrocious
hyder
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Oct 24 2024 03:05PM     link to this

Sorry. Grew up on welfare because my dad left my mom with 5 kids. She worked hard and made it out so I could be a suçess. Sometimes you need help.

I'm tired of people that throw rocks at others on welfare. Walk in someone else's shoes.
socaliam
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Oct 24 2024 03:05PM     link to this

It'll only get worse if 'we' keep electing 'status quo' candidates.
hyder
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Oct 24 2024 03:06PM     link to this

Success*
SmittinSasha
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Oct 24 2024 03:07PM     link to this

I’m not against welfare I have been on and off it since I was 18 but I do believe some take advantage of the system.
socaliam
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Oct 24 2024 03:07PM     link to this

hyder, read the post again. If you still feel that way, don't vote.
hyder
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Oct 24 2024 03:10PM     link to this

You're right. Sorry, had a beer with lunch.
socaliam
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Oct 24 2024 03:13PM     link to this

Your lunch was better than mine.
Mozis
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Oct 24 2024 03:27PM     link to this

Trumper
hyder
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Oct 24 2024 03:38PM     link to this

Who? And if they are so what. Nobody needs to criticize anyone for their politics.....It is their business. So sick of this bullsh*t.
OCGuy99
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Oct 24 2024 03:56PM     link to this

Welfare is bad. I mean corporate welfare. Subsidizing businesses, preferable tax rates, tax incentives and general giveaways to the wealthiest 1%. The poor receive a small amount of money, medi-CAL, which is almost impossible to use as few physicians accept it and the earned income tax credit. PEANUTS to what the welfare state does for the hedge funders and American oligarchs. The super rich love dumb people like smitten. Fighting over the fact someone gets a very small social security disability check to just try and survive, while the smart money is earning literally billions and paying a lower tax rate than a mechanic or nurse. THAT welfare state needs correcting. ( I thought smitten was invited to leave due to her and her ex robbing John’s?.)
sonya7
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Oct 24 2024 04:09PM     link to this

I used to judge others until it happened to me, be better
Sheheldmeback
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Oct 24 2024 04:19PM     link to this

Let us not forget all the Bail Outs the government has given to Banks, Airlines, Big Oil, only for them to turn around (the same year) and award their C- Levels BILLIONS in bonuses. Hmmmm.

allcaps
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Oct 24 2024 04:30PM     link to this

People have said the same shit about the country since the country was founded. And you should develop a sense of self awareness. Some would consider you to be a “reason for moral decay”. Be the best person you can be, let stupid people learn the same lessons you have to, and smile. Even if you don’t feel like it.
Mad4boobs
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Oct 24 2024 04:41PM     link to this

so all social programs should be erased? tell that to the hurricane victims.........
jazz51
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Oct 24 2024 04:50PM     link to this

Government assistance programs should be about short term help to get a person on their feet, not a life-long payment.
remo_williams
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Oct 24 2024 05:05PM     link to this

So much wrong info here it's pretty pathetic.

Google is your friend.

Multiple sources from different viewpoints will show:

Top 1% pay about 45% of the tax burden.
with about 26% of the income.

These are the facts.

Could they pay more, sure, but seems to me they already pay more than their fair share.

Tax code does many things, one guiding principal:

Tax what you want to want less of.
Don't tax (or tax less) what you want more of (such as home ownership)

But carry on.
jldsjr1
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Oct 24 2024 05:10PM     link to this

Jazz

Definitely agree with you. For example the shit show of the affordable housing bonds for LA. They were spending $600-700K per unit to develop low income housing.
Helping homelessness needs to be "transitory" not permanent.
If we could privatize some of these organizations and get rid of the "legacy" structure that so many have it would be far more effective.
We might be able to make some progress on mental illness.
So many of the homeless are not choosing it.
In CA the Labor laws are way out of control.
We used plenty of food stamps when I was a kid.


I need to hope off my soapbox now.

Regardless of party affiliation.
TOSViolate818
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Oct 24 2024 05:46PM     link to this

Taking welfare is better than robbing clients.
I-Love-Pugs-69
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Oct 24 2024 08:52PM     link to this

Based...
AFMadness
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Oct 24 2024 11:57PM     link to this

Think about this when Voting. Will a Yes vote Raise taxes ?

If so, then you can pay everyone's fair share.

You do want less people trying to rule over you right ?
sam_wilson
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Oct 25 2024 06:31AM     link to this

"I used to judge others until it happened to me, be better."

Wise words.
shockg
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Oct 25 2024 06:44AM     link to this

If you are embarrassed to be an American go live elsewhere
notsofast
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Oct 25 2024 07:10AM     link to this

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mmlee
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Oct 25 2024 09:38AM     link to this

Politics aside, there are loopholes and corruption in EVERY government, business, nonprofit, etc. I bet you can literally point to any program with millions in cash flow and find something. Don't listen to disinformation that it's ONLY in some programs and not others. It's EVERYWHERE.

Capitalism is GOOD and should motivate everyone, but too much wealth inequality is BAD

My $0.02... capitalism has been good to me, and I'm okay with a struggling person gaming the system a LITTLE BIT to get a few $$$ extra
yellowB2
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Oct 25 2024 09:42AM     link to this

OC GUY thinks high corporate tax rates are good...

Corporations get their money from...you guessed it...the People!!!

So if they sell a $100 toaster and make a $20 profit, and the government taxes 15% of that profit, they net a $17 profit.

But if the government sells that $100 toaster and the government taxes their profit at 50%, their profit falls to $10.

So. What is the company to do? They do this: They make the same toaster and sell it for $160 and They make a $32 profit. The government taxes them $16 and they make $16 in profit.

The company still makes their profit...and you that taxpaying citizen consumer takes it in the shorts by having to pay $160 for a $100 toaster.

Liberalism at it's finest.
jazz51
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Oct 25 2024 10:18AM     link to this

Yellow…there you go speaking logically. Far too many liberals refuse to accept facts and actual data. Socialism has failed everywhere, but they think they can make it work. Of course, the people at the top still get theirs.
Mad4boobs
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Oct 25 2024 12:04PM     link to this

the only socialism that is allowed to function is socialism for the rich/wealthy. socialism for the people is attacked and torn down, globally. thats history, not political.

if anyone thinks any modern ameriKKKan politician is a socialist, a communist or even a liberal does not know the true definition of the words, let alone the policies.
Alexisalexis2.0
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Oct 25 2024 01:39PM     link to this

Wow pray tell OP- which part of "tHe ComMuNisMs" are you most worried about taking over our country?
Lmfao.

But regardless of how ridiculous your reasons are I can most certainly relate to the embarrassed to be an American sentiment. I'm embarrassed for this country not because our tax dollars bought some hungry kids food with food stamps or let some low income people see the goddamned dentist once in a while but because our tax dollars fund the war for profit machine that is currently undertaking the execution of a full scale genocide in Palestine . Our tax dollars in the hundreds of billions (no hyperbole whatsoever) in military aid to the people dropping 2000 lb bombs on tent cities and evaporating the sleeping families in them. Literally paying to kill dismember and shred the bodies of babies and children by the tens upon tens of thousands. I find moral bankruptcy offensive and even more so when it's institutionalized moral bankruptcy. I'm embarrassed to be an unwilling participant in such terrorism and genocidal greed. 🤢 Every time I hear QueMala giggle on the podium while babies starve to death in Gaza I wanna 🤮. Yeah this country is going down the drain (was there ever a time when it wasn't though? I guess maybe if you're not black or poor). But yeah I agree OP, the USA sucks right now. Super on brand though really. Unsurprising.

Free Palestine. ✌️
TOSViolate818
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Oct 25 2024 02:01PM     link to this

Alexisalexis2.0 I agree.
remo_williams
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Oct 25 2024 02:34PM     link to this

We pay everyone, good, the bad, and the ugly.

If we stop paying countries to kill one another (and us) I think everyone will be better off.

and if we stop paying countries billions of USA tax dollars, guess what, the tax burden on US will be lower.

Republicans have their faults, sure, but Democrats do stupid shit like when Obama "unfreezed" Iranian assets - essentially giving them $150 billion. This is not in dispute.

You know what?
Money is what they call "fungible", meaning it's interchangeable, you give someone money and they can move it around, in short, funding terrorist activities against the 'enemies of iran'


I've attached a link from the first Iron Man - I know the US Government, although this is fictional, the neat death scene is atop a pile of USAID bags of rice that I still laugh about - US Government aid - going into the "Wong" hands.

I might not like a particular politician, but if they get the job done, keep us out of wars, and dosen't fund our enemies, then they do more good than harm.

Not all politicians can say that.

Attached Links
ironman - USAID
rugmuncher
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Oct 29 2024 11:49PM     link to this

Someone once said: The US doesn't have allies; it has interests. The US will change policy and stances according to whatever its interests are at that point in time.

You could say the same thing about those in power who run this country or who fund those who run this country.

Look, it's pretty simple. The love of money is the root of all evil. Money itself isn't the issue, but the love of it above all else (because money represents power)...well, you can figure that out.

I look at facts, not ideology. Follow the money and you can see what's important to people. Wanna see what someone values? Just look at how he or she spends his/her money.
Mr_VIP
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Nov 4 2024 12:53AM     link to this

HX:
ElizabethMoore24
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Various reports of her husband robbing guys at gunpoint after they leave her incall. She sets up the rob and then acts like she didn’t know. AVOID this ratchet ass whore.
SmittinSasha
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Nov 4 2024 02:49AM     link to this

I never knew about his actions beforehand. I left hx after the second incident as I didn’t want anything to happen again. I was abused in my marriage and finally was able to break free. I apologize for everything that happened but I did not know prior to it happening.
ace_joejoe
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Nov 4 2024 05:18AM     link to this

It’s pretty easy to fix. People forget about the immigration reform of the 80s and some
Of the reagonomics that took place. These two things were pivotal for people to all of sudden become tax paying citizens and getting a social security to buy be able to get a loan and own property (which is another tax revenue). This helped both immigrants and already citizens. Citizens that were smart and had money went on property shopping sprees in dense and rural areas. Through 2010, everyone who was over 35 already bought up all the best Realestate in most places in America, leaving younger people out of the “best” places to live. Sure… I can buy a house in Modesto… but why the heck do I need to go to Modesto… where’s my chance to chase the American dream in LA?
socaliam
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Nov 4 2024 09:46AM     link to this

Land is finite.
The tax will be paid by whoever owns the property; it doesn't matter who owns it.
I worked my ass off to buy in OC in the 90's, I was in my 20's with a POS car, plain clothes and no going out or partying. I sold it & bought up from there, 2x.
Opportunities can pass you by or disappear before you're ready. But be ready for the next one.
ace_joejoe
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Nov 4 2024 10:53AM     link to this

Socalliam this is true. Whats the next OC? Like I said, I can easily go to Utah, but kinda sucks to uproot and leave like that. Maybe time to get married and go off to Wyoming and hope the next tech boom is there.
ace_joejoe
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Nov 4 2024 10:56AM     link to this

I wouldn’t mind the Lancaster area but doubt there will be free ways built or expanded to get into LA. Back in the day, the gov was able to use eminent domain to figure this out, but unfortunately it’s unethical and now a days, they can pay the price dearly. Doubt stuff like that will happen again any time soon. But yes, land if infinite. That why most people have move to Vegas, Texas and other areas or Illinois. People have done the math to commute to other parts of the state via plane to be cheaper than renting in some cities. Pretty gnarly stuff.
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