US US Politics General 2: Hope Edition - Discussion of President Trump and other politicians

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Should be a wild four years.

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Current members of the House of Representatives
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Members of the Trump Administration
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/

 

[BlackDragoons]

pretty sure nobody is going to stop him doing whatever he fucking wants to do

Out of 147 EO 48% of them have already been either partially blocked or fully blocked and your telling me Big Pharma isn't going to push back on this?

 

[Professional Noticer]

I repeat.

EO aren't laws. While I would love to see lower prescriptions just passing an EO isn't really going to change anything.

Well bros, I'm not American, but I'm rooting for you guys. Making money of people being sick is disgusting.

I feel like if this EO passes, its an actual huge life improvement for millions of Americans, more than what most Presidents do in their whole time time there.

 

[Oxyjen]

Once again, Toyota is the smart one in this. They are ignoring the electric car dickriding and focusing on hybrids, because they see hybrids (true hybrids, not plug-ins) as the best way to reduce emissions without headaches.

They’re not though. A Prius gets the same combined cycle gas mileage as any other compact car - In the last year I’ve rented a Toyota Corolla Hybrid, the Nissan Altima (CVT) and a Kia (forgotten what exactly) and for my trips they all got 45mpg +/- 1.

The only advantage you get with the Toyota is improved economy in the worst sort of stop-go traffic, but the main reason it exists is improved air quality in urban driving.

This is not worth the extra cost compared to the non-hybrids, when real EVs exist which totally solve all the problems and are better to drive.

 

[Storytime]

Out of 147 EO 48% of them have already been either partially blocked or fully blocked and your telling me Big Pharma isn't going to push back on this?

he can push back harder

 

[Breadbassket]

Executive orders are good short-term solutions. Congress being useful for once and putting Trump's policy into law would be better for the long-term.

 

[Dumbledore's Onlyfans]

Do people actually suggest drugs to their doctor? I have never talked to my ‘doctor about X’ in my entire life.

Back in the day, I asked about Celebrex and the doctor told me my insurance wouldn't cover it. Now, Celebrex is off the market due to causing heart problems.

Friends, do not take advertised meme drugs. Let some other sucker take the drug with the shiny happy ads for a while until after we find out what they really do. FDA testing is not enough to determine the long-term side effects of any drug. Only a term on the open market can really do that.

Plus, all of these advertised drugs are way too expensive. Wait a few years, and if it's genuinely a good drug, a cheaper generic drug will become available. Unless you're dying, then do what you need to do; all bets are off when you've got nothing to lose.

 

[The Nothingness]

Executive orders are good short-term solutions. Congress being useful for once and putting Trump's policy into law would be better for the long-term.

Can you imagine a world where politicians were beholden to their constituents and not corporate lobbyists?

 

[Party Hat Wurmple]

I repeat.

EO aren't laws. While I would love to see lower prescriptions just passing an EO isn't really going to change anything.

He CAN use executive means to force their hands but for the most part you're correct. What the EO does is get RFK talking with these companies and putting pressure on them. Its more of a message to these guys that Trump isn't letting this go and he will stop making their imaginary line go up if they don't comply or make a deal.

 

[George Lucas]

you don't have to snake a fucking 100' cord from your apartment down to the first floor to do it

O God, is that what they’re doing now? Imagine being a landlord and watching your house burn down because of some yuppie retard with a Tesla and fire department can’t do anything because batteries can’t be extinguished readily.

 

[Party Hat Wurmple]

If something actually happens, sure. But this is just talk right now. Yes, an EO is talk IMO until people in this country stop paying $100's for Insulin every month. Insulin price is my barometer of how much "happenings" is happening regarding our political system actually having an effect on drug prices. Because we've been told time and time again it's going to get fixed.

Insulin is not a good barometer. Trump lowered insulin dramatically last time and Biden fucked everyone over again.

 

[MrJokerRager]

Bibi is having a rough time.

 

[IAmNotAlpharius]

They are unirocially doing this, nothing like self proclaimed soccalists going to bat for the single most predatory mega corps in the world. At this point I'm starting to belief that socialism was a psyop created to provide a false opposition.

It’s not surprising when you consider trump is doing a lot of what they claimed to support at one time.

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Insulin is not a good barometer. Trump lowered insulin dramatically last time and Biden fucked everyone over again.

Respectfully, I think it makes it the perfect one. Because it's so visible and there's zero fuckery with it's origin or ownership. The fact that Biden DID reverse it just highlights my point about our political system saying it's going to fix it over and over again yet nothing actually happens.

 

[WelperHelper99]

Out of 147 EO 48% of them have already been either partially blocked or fully blocked and your telling me Big Pharma isn't going to push back on this?

What judge is brave enough to fucking do so? That would be a Dread Scott tier decision.

 

[DavidS877]

O God, is that what they’re doing now? Imagine being a landlord and watching your house burn down because of some yuppie retard with a Tesla and fire department can’t do anything because batteries can’t be extinguished readily.

The good news is most apartments don't have parking under them so usually they'll just catch fire in the parking lot.

But really, charging on an extension cord is more likely to burn the outlet you're plugged into than the car. It's rather funny reading the stupidity on the Reddit sub about EV Charging. "Hi, can I hook 5 extension cords together to charge my ev?" or "My outlet melted, can I still use it?"

And I'm sitting here having built my own EV charger which hasn't even started a large fire yet. The smaller fires I just attribute to "testing".

 

[Hey Johnny Bravo]

I repeat.

EO aren't laws.

Neither are bullshit decrees from judges LARPing as commissars, but here we are.

 

[northstar747]

The reason why True Hybrids (Prius) are selling well is because THEY ARE PRACTICAL. All you have to do to start getting better gas mileage is to just buy the fucking car and drive it.

what about the toyota mira the hydrogen one

 

[WelperHelper99]

Neither are bullshit decrees from judges LARPing as commissars, but here we are.

The immovable object meets the unstoppable force; at this rate I expect Trump to declare a Conspiracy to unfuck things.

 

[mandatorylurk]

A few whiteys arrived, who are actual families and not rapefugees, and the media is acting like this is worse than hitler:

4:10

 

[The Incredible Gassy]

I am glad that the fact that immigration has always been a tool to fuck over white people is now on full display. Inviting in hordes of grown arab men and giving them infinite access to white children to rape and murder at their leisure is preferable to letting a single white african in I guess.

There isn't enough room in the human heart for the appropriate amount of hate you should have for these "people".