disgruntledemployee

I think I'm starting to understand Musk a little more. He wants a rapid unscheduled disassembly of govt, like his space ships. I was reading that Tesla sales are taking a hit, stock is down (wouldn't be surprised if Wall St Bets is shorting it), vandals are causing many Xs of 100Ks in damage to dealers/chargers, and 2X explosions. Maybe he should go back to his company. Or maybe the board should replace him. Either one probably makes the companies better off. You've got everyone in the whole world figured out. You want to spend less of your/our money on end of life care for others. So no hospice? Send em home and let em die like Gene Hackman? Sir, please lay here and die. Nobody will help. TV is on soaps. .45 is on the bedside table. See ya. What's your plan to make poor people health care more efficient, or rather, how is it inefficient today? Rewarding retirees for not saving for retirement. What is this reward you speak of? I think its safe to say there are retirees today that had pension plans but got taken by events. Many more thought the SS promise would take care of them. While IRAs have been around for a long time, the limits are too low to replace SS. Hell, there are plenty that thought their kids would take care of them because that's what they did when their parents got old. Other did save, but assholes banks creating the housing crisis put a dent it the plan. Or chiner/ruskie scammers stealing. Ooooh. For every $1 that chiner scammers have stolen, $10 in US debt is written off. Please describe this suffering future gens *will* have. I'm not saying the US should reduce debt, I'm asking what doomsday scenario you foretell. ------ Have any of you worked with an elder care planner/attorney? The rules and maneuvers around them play out so that assets are protected while the old gets care via govt. With a surviving spouse, this makes sense to a point. Without a surviving spouse, I am of the idea that your assets/savings are used to take care of you until you either die or run out of money.

"Trump loves me and will make sure I will pay less tax" "Trump loves me and will make sure I will pay less tax" "Trump loves me and will make sure I will pay less tax" "Trump loves me and will make sure I will pay less tax" Keep going, you're becoming convincing.

You mean lobby for EV tax credits so people buy my cars and end up becoming the richest man? You mean moving an HQ out of the US to create a tax haven? Fine, I'd like to declare my new HQ, for the purposes of taxes, in Limnadia. In Limnadia, the tax rate is 0% for all people that have planned military exercises regarding Limnadia.

Well, sadly there are Trump can do no wrong types on here who believe he is honorable and will do what is in the best interests of the nation...even after seeing him do wrong things. But oh well. I'm not supporting the dishonorable Trump in his burn it to the ground effort to change government and continue to allow billionaires to skirt taxes because they hire awesome lawyers and create clever ways to get around taxes and allow Musk to keep more of your money via his tax breaks for EVs (I had to continue the para to keep it in theme with your post. How am I doing?) Since we have a foundational difference of opinions and values (like honor), it's silly for this non liberal, non progressive, independent to go back and forth with the thick-skulled MAGAs on here, on this and other issues. Maybe you guys will get what you want. Maybe you'll regret it. Maybe you won't care. PS (you like these), in 2 years? Ha! Dems ain't got shit in one bag, let alone a bag. It will have to come from within the R party. But whenever one tries to show a little spine, they are truly revealed as weak ass lemmings.

I just noticed that nsplayer's profile shows as guest. Did he take his ball and go home?

So you're saying that to prevent our pic in the base paper, all we need to do is have a "gay" sign somewhere in the background? Damn, are they going to delete all the Navy pics?

Why do cuts need to be made to VA care to fund a Trump tax cut? Back atcha.

Oh yeah? I give you the Rap God, Boomhauer.

Firing VA workers that were hired to right the ship doesn't sound hunky dory either. I easily admit that the VA system still need improvements, but it takes people to do those changes. Side bar anecdote, the Mrs often talks to a certain govt agency for her job. That agency has multiple data systems, offices that don't answer the phone, relies upon the fax system, and on. You think doge can just waltz in, wave their chainsaw, and merge those data systems, fire someone so that there's less people answering the phone, and magically transform their data systems off the fax system? I'm told stuff like that takes people, like IT pros, and probably even legislation (fax system). My plan to fix the deficit? Lets see how the Trump plan plays out. I hear he's going to make every other country pay for our budget, paraphrasing, after he goes slash and burn to the govt worker, and then goes more deficit for tax cuts. That's the plan you want because that's what you voted for, assuming of course, based on your avatar and words for the last 200 posts, that you voted for the guy. And there you go again, the thinly veiled tag of calling me, or anyone, a big government type because I go counter to the Trump plan of cutting VA staff, which probably wasn't even thought out. They just came up with a number.

My dad gets 100% of his health care from the VA. It has gotten better than in years past. He needed to do daily visits for a treatment and VA farmed it out to a local hospital, complete with transportation. I imagine a lot of those overlapping VA contracts doge is cutting are open agreements like this (local treatment) because hauling down 90 minutes to the big VA hospital isn't efficient. Also, the VA chief's emailed vid regarding cuts is some good spin. I got a phone call from the VA about my status in the program. Internet says that 4.7M vets are in the program. Also, in the past, the VA was heavily lambasted for poor care, resources, etc. Just spitballing here that those calls and efforts take people to do the work. Maybe you have an a specific item the VA should stop doing?

To go with the theme. My doc got me scripts for both 6% and 9% Ethyl Hydroxyethane.

Just saw this little gem in the headlines. https://www.the-sun.com/news/13701537/prepared-war-china-trump-defence-tariffs/ US DEFENCE Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that the US is "prepared" for war with China in response Beijing's chilling World War Three threat. ------------------------------------- I remember growing up in US strategy that the messenger was just as important as the message. If it's economics, you send an economist, etc. Trump sends the war chief, you know, the one overseeing combat war.

And if you fear it will be used to justify your job or justify your firing, that e-mail will take all your time until the deadline. Past actions on GS indicate hostile possibilities.

Dude, you write some gaslighting stuff here.

WRT RIFs, the AF keeps forgetting there is a place for iron Capts and Majs. They don't need the shiny jobs and tend to be your best experienced flyers. And they cost less. Efficiency!! Once they become non promotable, the filters drop off their mouths.

Nope, no idea what what SCG means, but I've been out for some years. If you're saying all these NIPR emails will remain secure and in gov't control, OK then (I don't think). If you're saying everyone should send OPM a reply via the system their work is on, like SIPR/JWICS, did anyone receive said e-mail on that system? That would be a fun way to reply. Dear OPM, please resend this message on JWICS, and state your clearance and need to know. My Security Office will vet your request. Somewhere, some dude that's on the chopping block is maybe thinking of sending a classified 5 pointer with markings on the unclass side just to taint their system. You sound like Chang and can't understand stupid shit, like a gig line equals landing greasy side down. The e-mail is just that, stupid shit from a tard. -------------------- Also, just because there is an e-mail address doesn't mean there is a dead person getting a check on the other side. I've had old mil e-mail addresses (like a deployed one) that were in the system for years. Maybe all elon is trying to do is clean up Comm's job /s/.

That's all you got? Spellin?

The fact anyone mentions sensitive, classified, etc, is aggregate info for adversaries.

Blah blah blah. I call bullshit. It's a simple principle called self defense. If you think self defense is propaganda, leave all your doors unlocked, welcome in the home invaders, show them where your valuables are, and which bedroom your wife is in. The only lesson Z learned is that Trump will not only not help, he'll go against UKR in favor of Russia.

Kinda hard to pay for all that military regeneration/growth when nobody buys your oil, well, except China. This is the kind of move I would like to see the EU to do. But they won't.

WRT to who is going to pick the veggies, I don't expect a hit to that ecosystem. Migrant farm workers have been a thing for a long time. A family I know that has a sizable farm operation in WI uses the same pool of workers every year and they have their paperwork in order. Another example, I have family working in a shipyard and the co brought in some migrant workers for specific tasks. This is a sizeable company where work can be dangerous, so you betcha they have their paperwork in order. But then the visas were expiring and back they had to go. But who makes sure they leave? I think overstayed visas is an area that I think leads to large numbers of illegals. Easiest kind of border crossing is one with good paperwork. I'm still waiting for The Czar's report on the hugely number of MS13 gangers deported.

And I'd rather have an experienced active military turned civilian leader that understands leadership, diplomacy, history, and strategy and can thinks 10 steps ahead. Sadly than man departed the previous Trump admin.

What an interesting method to get UKR and Russia to a negotiating table... a public wall to wall counseling for the world to see. Anyone here think Z is going to listen to Trump or Vance anymore? *** Yet, I have this Bongino** feeling that the blowup was planned somewhat, like WWF drama, or the Apprentice. Vance just seemed too over the top. If the goal was to get the EU to play harder, it might work. That or Trump didn't want to change his tee time. Here is Rubio trying to do some form of damage control. He thinks Trump is the only one that can get Putin to negotiate. I think Taylor Swift could do it because deep down, Putin is a Swifty. Why does Rubio mention the Nobel Peace Prize? https://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/rubio-hopes-talks-ukraine-reset-easy-peace-deal-119342477 So folks, that's the question to discuss this week: How to get Putin to negotiate. We've already beat the billions of money, right to defend, meat grinder, NATO, debate mechanics, et al, horses pretty dead. Whack! ** Bingino - its my new term for wacky theories, derived from a scripted show. FBI, stay strong. *** Let's assume that Trump/Vance oval display was as it looked, Z setting off Trump. If Ukrainsplaining (Rubio coined that term, see vid above) is all it takes to manipulate Trump like that, dude is more of a Muppet than I thought; pull some strings and watch him go.

Until the kids stop listening to the olds. History is fading and replaced by SM dance routines and propaganda, IMO. How many kids side with what should be the obvious wrong side in a situation? 50 Years ago, sure, the hate ran deep in EU. Today, its probably shallowed out more than we think, and I wonder what it will look like in a generation or 2 when the kids are running things.