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Irish_Dem

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16. This is the point.

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 07:34 AM

Mar 13

The goal is to break apart the US.
An ongoing civil war.

Fighting over all these kind of issues.

The US will be bogged down in civil war of sorts.
Fighting each other.

Too distracted and weakened to be a superpower.

We see this playing out right now.

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Laid-off federal workers are overwhelming states with unemployment requests, putting a strain on finances [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 13 OP

And wait for their spending to dry up. Old Crank Mar 13 #1

You ain't seen nothing yet genxlib Mar 13 #3

Time for the red welfare states Old Crank Mar 13 #4

Will Trump keep pouring money into red states? Irish_Dem Mar 13 #9

Yes he will, as long as they deliver what he personally wants. yardwork Mar 13 #20

Yes he will only do something if it benefits him directly. Irish_Dem Mar 13 #42

It's one thing that is 100% predictable about Trump. yardwork Mar 13 #45

Other things are totally predictable too. Irish_Dem Mar 13 #47

This is how they will argue they have standing to file suit. James48 Mar 13 #2

This is where the state AG suits are coming into play BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #5

Today at 730 AM CDT: (#1#) weekly unemployment claims report (#2#) Wholesale prices (producer price index) progree Mar 13 #6

Thanks for the schedule! BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #7

The GOP wants everything to be run by the states. Irish_Dem Mar 13 #8

"The GOP wants everything to be run by the states." BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #11

The goal is to balkanize the US? Irish_Dem Mar 13 #12

We seem to already be "balkanized" BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #13

Yes this is the first step. Irish_Dem Mar 13 #14

But until they "deal with" the "interstate commerce" dilemma BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #15

This is the point. Irish_Dem Mar 13 #16

Well that would only happen BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #17

The battle is the point. Irish_Dem Mar 13 #18

But what Putin forgets BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #19

I'm not sure that's actually the goal. yardwork Mar 13 #22

45 wants to dictate which "states" have "rights" BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #25

That's certainly true. yardwork Mar 13 #29

Will states have enough money to pay state pensions? Irish_Dem Mar 13 #10

That would be the last straw. yardwork Mar 13 #23

The goal is to end all federal and state pensions. Irish_Dem Mar 13 #41

Wow. Who could have predicted this? travelingthrulife Mar 13 #21

It must be Biden's fault. /sarcasm yardwork Mar 13 #24

I think it's interesting to note the states that joined this filing. 19 states plus D.C. defacto7 Mar 13 #26

Virginia has had a HUGE negative impact BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #30

So, we could add PA, VA and NC to the list of strongly affected states defacto7 Mar 13 #36

No, NC has a Democratic governor and attorney general. yardwork Mar 13 #38

Okay, I'll edit just so there's no confusion. defacto7 Mar 13 #40

Well, it is confusing. yardwork Mar 13 #44

Most of these suits have been done by the state AGs vs the governors BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #39

Yes, we have a bad state legislature in NC. yardwork Mar 13 #43

I think each of these states has a Democratic governor. yardwork Mar 13 #31

Thanks. Added it above. defacto7 Mar 13 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author yardwork Mar 13 #32

The line is huge. It is the biggest line anyone has ever seen. People keep saying how long the line is. twodogsbarking Mar 13 #27

What have they been doing with all the money? MichMan Mar 13 #28

I don't know that that's true. yardwork Mar 13 #33

Remember that not EVERYONE was getting the same salary BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #35

Blue or Red state 19 governors... is he hurting the "right" people yet? NotHardly Mar 13 #34

I have to guesses sakabatou Mar 13 #46