The only good thing this clown has ever done for America. It's a weird day to be agreeing with the orange man.
johng•1h ago
This is the only good thing you can think of in 5 years of office? No matter what side you are on, that's sad... not taxing tips, social security are 2 that I can think of that are recent. I'm not sure who couldn't agree with that.
TheCoelacanth•40m ago
Not taxing tips is terrible policy. Why privilege that one form of income over others?
WarOnPrivacy•39m ago
Pretty much yes. I found only one promising statement in his 2016 runup - that he could buy politicians, essentially surfacing US's saturated levels of institutional bribery. ref:https://archive.fo/UdzO1
I thought it was the most honest statement I could remember from a politician. FF to now and the executive branch is/has been openly, loudly selling deep direct access to every possible inch of federal power. It's corruption without parallel.
So yeah. I can't think of one thing in 5 years of office. Maybe it's the ongoing massive campaigns of brutish cruelty that has my attention. Or maybe it's how some large % of the US population is increasingly turned on, the more unethical his behavior is. It's one of those or maybe it's one of the other endless competing calamities.
triceratops•15m ago
I don't agree with not taxing tips. Income is income. Why isn't my bonus tax-free? That's basically a tip.
cheese_van•1h ago
It's less dangerous but man oh man did my life improve when I quit. I now wake up refreshed, my cognition seems sharper and my sleep now generates dreams again, which I suspect is cognitively healthier. I would very much like to see improved education about the various downsides of using this less dangerous drug, as I'm sure lives would be improved by less usage and moderate recreational use instead of habitual overindulgence which was my error.
johng•1h ago
I have a hard time falling asleep... my mind races constantly. About everything. Anything. Could be random stuff, not just stress. I dream constantly, thank god they are rarely nightmares. I don't smoke it makes me paranoid. I think I need to try a sleep study.
nolok•44m ago
White noise and weighted sheet (not sure about the translation here) fixed that for me. Also, infusions without sugar.
WarOnPrivacy•35m ago
Kratom and/or Kava are often worth trying. My brain chatter is happy and cheerful but those help tamper it down.
marziply•1h ago
johng•1h ago
TheCoelacanth•40m ago
WarOnPrivacy•39m ago
I thought it was the most honest statement I could remember from a politician. FF to now and the executive branch is/has been openly, loudly selling deep direct access to every possible inch of federal power. It's corruption without parallel.
So yeah. I can't think of one thing in 5 years of office. Maybe it's the ongoing massive campaigns of brutish cruelty that has my attention. Or maybe it's how some large % of the US population is increasingly turned on, the more unethical his behavior is. It's one of those or maybe it's one of the other endless competing calamities.
triceratops•15m ago