2016 Election Prediction Thread

[Warriorbird]

Of course I use resources, but I'm here legally. I don't have a single problem with someone in this country legally using resources, even if they are sitting at home collecting social security all day. They did it the proper and legal way. Why is this so hard to understand from Liberals?

But you sure whined hard when our President said it... because reasons!

Once again, clearly our tax money has to pay for things. Clearly we ought to convert these folks into taxpayers.

[Tgo01]

Maybe we should convert these folks into tax paying citizens.

That would be great. In the meantime they can feel free to wait in their home country or apply for legal residence/legal work visas and do it the hard way like the tens of millions of people before them did.

But asking people to do things the hard/right way and to take personal responsibility seems to be a foreign concept to the left these days.

[Tgo01]

But you sure whined hard when our President said it... because reasons!

I said what now?

[Warriorbird]

I said what now?

"You didn't build that."

That would be great. In the meantime they can feel free to wait in their home country or apply for legal residence/legal work visas and do it the hard way like the tens of millions of people before them did.

But asking people to do things the hard/right way and to take personal responsibility seems to be a foreign concept to the left these days.

Now what if I told you that many foreign countries were staggeringly corrupt and we could do it far more efficiently and save our country money in the process.

Then again we might reduce that with less stupid drug laws but its more fun to wail about our cities.

[Stumplicker]

So people in a society actually use resources. Good thing to know. Maybe tax money is important.

Maybe we should convert these folks into tax paying citizens.

I have a habit of posting and then immediately going in and editing more thoughts. I should wait a minute before posting in the future to figure out if I have anything else I want to add. I should, but I won't. Anyway, I agree that converting illegal immigrants to taxpaying citizens is one route to fix the issue. Here's what I added on to my other post:


Adding on:

I should note that I'm not stating anything in support of or against mass deportations. Personally, I've always been of the mindset that we're all immigrants. Restricted immigration was only signed into law in 1921. It's a problem that needs to be dealt with, the illegal immigration situation, but I feel it could as easily, if not more easily, be dealt with in ways that forego mass deportations. I also feel that the US has spent money on much dumber things in much larger quantities that contribute to a lot of what illegal immigrants are now being solely blamed for, including, but not limited to pumping money into inefficient government programs with no oversight, spending 2 trillion dollars creating a power vacuum in the middle east, and reckless, unpunished banking practices that led to a global recession. Illegal immigrants are a problem, and they're a problem that needs to be dealt with one way or another, but they're not the sole reason for your skyrocketing healthcare costs. They're not the reason you make the same amount per hour as you did in 1995, yet your rent/mortgage has tripled. There are many problems facing the US, and immigrants are being used as a scapegoat in many cases.

[Tgo01]

"You didn't build that."

What exactly do you think you're proving? What? It's like you're seeing some sort of great argument that no one else sees.

I never claimed to build hospitals or schools, I'm not sure how this ties into Obama telling businesses that they didn't build their own businesses.

Now what if I told you that many foreign countries were staggeringly corrupt and we could do it far more efficiently and save our country money in the process.

I really think you've lost your mind since Trump won the presidency. Don't worry, I heard some professionals were offering their services for free to people dealing with the Trump trauma.

[Warriorbird]

I have a habit of posting and then immediately going in and editing more thoughts. I should wait a minute before posting in the future to figure out if I have anything else I want to add. I should, but I won't. Anyway, I agree that converting illegal immigrants to taxpaying citizens is one route to fix the issue. Here's what I added on to my other post:


Adding on:

I should note that I'm not stating anything in support of or against mass deportations. Personally, I've always been of the mindset that we're all immigrants. Restricted immigration was only signed into law in 1921. It's a problem that needs to be dealt with, the illegal immigration situation, but I feel it could as easily, if not more easily, be dealt with in ways that forego mass deportations. I also feel that the US has spent money on much dumber things in much larger quantities that contribute to a lot of what illegal immigrants are now being solely blamed for, including, but not limited to pumping money into inefficient government programs with no oversight, spending 2 trillion dollars creating a power vacuum in the middle east, and reckless, unpunished banking practices that led to a global recession. Illegal immigrants are a problem, and they're a problem that needs to be dealt with one way or another, but they're not the sole reason for your skyrocketing healthcare costs. They're not the reason you make the same amount per hour as you did in 1995, yet your rent/mortgage has tripled. There are many problems facing the US, and immigrants are being used as a scapegoat in many cases.

I do the same thing with edits. I certainly couldn't complain about you doing it.

I don't disagree with much of what you wrote... and honestly I think one of the biggest problems with mass deportations is they'll just come back.

What exactly do you think you're proving? What? It's like you're seeing some sort of great argument that no one else sees.

I never claimed to build hospitals or schools, I'm not sure how this ties into Obama telling businesses that they didn't build their own businesses.

This explains what he was saying to a bunch of thickheaded people. Residents use resources in a society. Therefore we ought to convert the people who use resources into taxpayers if we're troubled with their resource use. Foolishly deporting them (when they'll probably return and many foreign countries are staggeringly corrupt and demand bribes to get on our lists) is counterproductive.

Then we have some ad hominem because you couldn't follow. Classy. Logical.

[mjc]

So people in a society actually use resources. Good thing to know. Maybe tax money is important.

Maybe we should convert these folks into tax paying citizens.

Give me a fucking break. You know EXACTLY what I'm talking about! Why must you be so dense to try to achieve your means?

[mjc]

I have a habit of posting and then immediately going in and editing more thoughts. I should wait a minute before posting in the future to figure out if I have anything else I want to add. I should, but I won't. Anyway, I agree that converting illegal immigrants to taxpaying citizens is one route to fix the issue. Here's what I added on to my other post:


Adding on:

I should note that I'm not stating anything in support of or against mass deportations. Personally, I've always been of the mindset that we're all immigrants. Restricted immigration was only signed into law in 1921. It's a problem that needs to be dealt with, the illegal immigration situation, but I feel it could as easily, if not more easily, be dealt with in ways that forego mass deportations. I also feel that the US has spent money on much dumber things in much larger quantities that contribute to a lot of what illegal immigrants are now being solely blamed for, including, but not limited to pumping money into inefficient government programs with no oversight, spending 2 trillion dollars creating a power vacuum in the middle east, and reckless, unpunished banking practices that led to a global recession. Illegal immigrants are a problem, and they're a problem that needs to be dealt with one way or another, but they're not the sole reason for your skyrocketing healthcare costs. They're not the reason you make the same amount per hour as you did in 1995, yet your rent/mortgage has tripled. There are many problems facing the US, and immigrants are being used as a scapegoat in many cases.

Let's be clear....I said nothing about deportations. We were and all immigrants at some point. However, if you're here and want to stay, become a citizen.

[Fallen]

Who knew politics could be so divisive?