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Blackvegetable » 11 Jan 2026, 11:02 am » wrote: ↑

11 Jan 2026, 11:02 am

We will know at the end of 2026....

Fortunately, the accounting is due before the midterms...

What is amazing is the results. Eating the tariffs resulted in this?

United States Corporate Profits 1950-2025 | FX Empire https://share.google/D1ut5AODZNv4YsPFp

Corporate profits in the United States rose by 4.4% from the previous period to $3.402 trillion in the third quarter of 2025, following a 0.2% increase in Q2. Net cash flow with inventory valuation adjustment rose 5.8% (vs 3% in Q2), undistributed profits jumped 14% (vs 0.5%), and net dividends went up by 0.1% (the same as in Q2). Compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, corporate profits surged 10.5%.United States Corporate Profits HistoryLast 12 readingsQ1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q1Q2Q3Q1Q22402.8742522.60425432475.22306.9522367.22708.92754.527743141.13191.93266.2
 

Blackvegetable » 11 Jan 2026, 9:28 am » wrote: ↑

11 Jan 2026, 9:28 am

I post evidence...you narrate.

There's nothing "disingenous" about the Record....your words, on the other hand....

Which is why you always run from them.
 
 

What kind of evidence? How people socially choose to behave after birth, until dead regardless which ancestral lineage or generation gap daily alive?

Context is for conversation, chromosomes defines the body discussing what else was possible always avoiding what never happens at all being alive daily here.

Blackvegetable » 10 Jan 2026, 8:27 am » wrote: ↑

10 Jan 2026, 8:27 am

Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.5 trillion to build 'Dream Military'

Every single **** iteration of Supply Side has done the same thing.

Boost defense spending 8-10% EVERY YEAR.

Because it's FREE. A gift from the Supply Side Fairy.

KUMBAYA!

I swear, these people are too stupid to water...

Wall Street Scrambles to Defuse Trump’s Credit Card Onslaught

The US president's demand that credit-card lenders cap interest rates at 10% for a year takes aim at one of the banking industry’s crown jewels.

it's Idiocracy...
 

Fuelman » 11 Jan 2026, 10:54 am » wrote: ↑

11 Jan 2026, 10:54 am

Thanks,  was just wondering where the $3k a year in taxes came from. A projection that was false apparently.

It comes from Project 2025's stated goals in their paper, which was translated into web format.

Did you misunderstand my post? I am not "predicting" here, I am referencing the agenda that the Orang3 Pedo is supposedly following. Project 2025 wants the Fed to be abolished, military spending jacked higher, and taxes to be increased by approx $3000/median household per year. 

THE fact some of the imb3ciles in this thread failed to understand my post should not disorient or confuse you. I am merely relaying what the agenda is. How and when it gets implemented is speculation.

LowIQTrash » 10 Jan 2026, 11:29 am » wrote: ↑

10 Jan 2026, 11:29 am

Project 2025, which the Orange Pedo is following almost to the letter, calls for an increase in taxes on median inc households by $3000/yr 

I'm going on a limb and saying most people won't notice after it's quietly implemented (like the tariff nonsense and TACO last yr that served as distraction)

Ok, I did some reading to follow up on the $3000 increase in taxes.

AI slop:
No, Project 2025 does not say it would increase taxes by $3,000 on all households; however, analyses by multiple independent policy organizations indicate that its proposed tax plan would effectively increase taxes by approximately $3,000 for a typical middle-income family of four. The plan would shift the tax burden away from wealthy individuals and large corporations towards the middle and lower classes. 

Project 2025 isn't on my reading list and hadn't seen any information on this in my news feeds. Looking for it produces plenty of articles.

IMO, there is no way in hell those proposed tax rates will be implemented without the public knowing about it. There will always be those that don't pay attention and get caught off guard. 

I try to stay on top of any issues that affect the bottom line. Guess I should have looked first but easier to just ask.

Two tax rates at 15% and 30% with the breakpoint at SS taxable number will definitely be an uproar!

Thanks for bringing it up, now I know.

Fuelman » 14 Jan 2026, 10:31 am » wrote: ↑

14 Jan 2026, 10:31 am

Ok, I did some reading to follow up on the $3000 increase in taxes.

AI slop:
No, Project 2025 does not say it would increase taxes by $3,000 on all households; however, analyses by multiple independent policy organizations indicate that its proposed tax plan would effectively increase taxes by approximately $3,000 for a typical middle-income family of four. The plan would shift the tax burden away from wealthy individuals and large corporations towards the middle and lower classes. 

Project 2025 isn't on my reading list and hadn't seen any information on this in my news feeds. Looking for it produces plenty of articles.

IMO, there is no way in hell those proposed tax rates will be implemented without the public knowing about it. There will always be those that don't pay attention and get caught off guard. 

I try to stay on top of any issues that affect the bottom line. Guess I should have looked first but easier to just ask.

Two tax rates at 15% and 30% with the breakpoint at SS taxable number will definitely be an uproar!

Thanks for bringing it up, now I know.

Project 2025 isn't on my reading list and hadn't seen any information on this in my news feeds. Looking for it produces plenty of articles.

then it must be myth.....again.

Blackvegetable » 14 Jan 2026, 10:35 am » wrote: ↑

14 Jan 2026, 10:35 am

then it must be myth.....again.

Deal:

Deal: Veghead claimed he already answered this question. LOL. If Veghead proves that he did indeed answer the survivorship multiple choice question below, as the question is written and asked, along with his defense of his answer, then I will agree to never come back. I am permabanned. Gone. Like a fart in the wind. If he cannot, then he is out of here for a month. Additionally, his defense cannot be "Because it fits my definition." That is a claim, not a defense. He is to defend why.  His evidence must precede the timestamp upon when this challenge has been agreed upon by both parties. Moreover, he must answer immediately when the mods say "go," That next post. Not the next 600 posts. Either Cannon or Deezer mods.

Exception: I will allow for an exception. If he loses, then I will allow him to stay if he answers it the way it is asked, along with his defense. However, he must do it immediately after the deal has been decided. Not 100 posts later. The very next post of his must be his answer/defense.

Which scenario is an example of survivorship bias in evaluating business success?

A) Believing that reading business books increases revenue after finding many CEOs recommend them.
B) Concluding that most startups fail after analyzing bankrupt companies.
C) Thinking entrepreneurship is easy because most media profiles focus on successful founders.
D) Surveying customers to understand why they chose your product over competitors

Blackvegetable » 14 Jan 2026, 10:35 am » wrote: ↑

14 Jan 2026, 10:35 am

then it must be myth.....again.

You sad ****, the difference between us:

People who think they know everything often exhibit the Dunning-Kruger effect, overestimating their competence due to a lack of self-awareness, or they use this "know-it-all" stance as a defense mechanism to hide deep-seated insecurities, past failures, or a fear of vulnerability, projecting an image of control and superiority to mask feelings of inadequacy. Underlying causes can include needing validation, controlling narratives, seeking social status, or even narcissistic traits, where certainty protects their fragile self-esteem. 
 

Blackvegetable » 11 Jan 2026, 9:40 am » wrote: ↑

11 Jan 2026, 9:40 am

The Supply Side Scam relies on inattention, innumeracy and lag.

     

Fuelman » 14 Jan 2026, 11:19 am » wrote: ↑

14 Jan 2026, 11:19 am

You sad ****, the difference between us:

People who think they know everything often exhibit the Dunning-Kruger effect, overestimating their competence due to a lack of self-awareness, or they use this "know-it-all" stance as a defense mechanism to hide deep-seated insecurities, past failures, or a fear of vulnerability, projecting an image of control and superiority to mask feelings of inadequacy. Underlying causes can include needing validation, controlling narratives, seeking social status, or even narcissistic traits, where certainty protects their fragile self-esteem.

But I don't.....I don't go on about global warming, for example. 

I have never presumed to know better than the CDC.


I don't desperately look for "green shoots".

I do my homework on topics in which I get involved.

I don't stare contrary evidence in the face and gainsay it.

I don't hold viewpoints which are manifestly in conflict.

I don't ignore math to suit my politics.

LowIQTrash » 14 Jan 2026, 11:23 am » wrote: ↑

14 Jan 2026, 11:23 am

   

Was that too harsh?

Blackvegetable » 14 Jan 2026, 11:27 am » wrote: ↑

14 Jan 2026, 11:27 am

Was that too harsh?

No, I was going to say "relies on Americans having the memory of goldfish and math skills of some punk rock teenage band player" but that was brevity encapsulated...

LowIQTrash » 14 Jan 2026, 11:30 am » wrote: ↑

14 Jan 2026, 11:30 am

No, I was going to say "relies on Americans having the memory of goldfish and math skills of some punk rock teenage band player" but that was brevity encapsulated...

Love the Mycroft Holmes dissertation on youth.

But wasn't the front guy for one of those bands a microbiology phd?