Things that made you laugh today (Political Version)

[Gelston]

Yes. It’s supposedly a bipartisan issue though. Doubt we could get 2/3rds of Congress to agree on anything, but I would love to see a vote forced so America can see who says nay to it.

I doubt you'd get 38 states to ratify it, regardless.

[Methais]

Yes. It’s supposedly a bipartisan issue though. Doubt we could get 2/3rds of Congress to agree on anything, but I would love to see a vote forced so America can see who says nay to it.

If they either exempt current sitting members of Congress from it or give them some sort of "grace period" or whatever to where they're not voting themselves out of office, it would probably have a much higher chance of passing.

I doubt it will get through, but it would be pretty fucking nice if it did.

[Gelston]

If they either exempt current sitting members of Congress from it or give them some sort of "grace period" or whatever to where they're not voting themselves out of office, it would probably have a much higher chance of passing.

I doubt it will get through, but it would be pretty fucking nice if it did.

Honestly, the easiest way to impose term limits is to stop reelecting people over and over again.

[Suppressed Poet]

I’m hosting Thanksgiving at my house this year and have extended family coming in. My older sister, a Kamala voter, warned me not to bring up politics. After we say grace and start eating, I’m definitely going to throw out: “So I heard Trump got elected?”

I mean, what kind of Thanksgiving dinner is it if we don’t fight over politics?

[Parkbandit]

I’m hosting Thanksgiving at my house this year and have extended family coming in. My older sister, a Kamala voter, warned me not to bring up politics. After we say grace and start eating, I’m definitely going to throw out: “So I heard Trump got elected?”

I mean, what kind of Thanksgiving dinner is it if we don’t fight over politics?

Bro.. have some cooth.

I am also hosting Thanksgiving.. and I will be getting these napkins:

[Parkbandit]

I doubt you'd get 38 states to ratify it, regardless.

I'm not so sure.

There is broad support for such an Amendment. Term limits is probably the one thing that will poll in the 80's.

And like Methais said.. grandfather the people already elected in... and you can probably get 85-90%

[Methais]

Honestly, the easiest way to impose term limits is to stop reelecting people over and over again.

Sounds easy on paper until you remember that half of the voters can barely operate a doorknob, i.e. Seran.

[joeyb]

It would only be the most catastrophic financial law ever passed.



No it doesn't. Maybe if the government didn't piss everything away they take in, it would be more well received. But probably not, because our government has a spending problem, not a revenue probelm.



You really think it would only apply to individual people? Or do you just not know how things work? Either way, of the few stated policy positions she actually took, that one likely caused more damage to her than anything else. Taxing unrealized gains polls well with no one except for actual retards.

Related: Remember how income tax only applied to the top 3% at first? How'd that turn out?

yes, taxing the rich does poll well. look it up. you think a normal voter is going to have an issue with anyone who has over $100 million paying more in taxes? lol

[~Rocktar~]

Term Limits are not the panacea that everyone thinks they are. In many ways, they just entrench the "expert" class of fuckwits like John Bolton and others.

[joeyb]

It's not?

Oprah Winfrey started from nothing and through hard work and talent is now a billionaire.

So did Warren Buffet.

And Richard Branson.

Bill Gates
Larry Ellison
Larry Page
Sergey Brin
Michael Bloomberg

I would include Musk and Bezos.. but they got a loan from their parents to start the business and you would be like "omg no he wuznt!" but they were.

In fact, according to Forbes, 70% of the billionaires on their list are all self made.

warren buffet's dad was a congressman, pretty sure branson grew up rich, bill gates stole from Xerox and certainly didn't come from nothing, brin's mother was a programmer at NASA I think and had a ton of connections, brin's parents were both programmers and he had access to computers and tech that normal people wouldn't while young during that time etc.

the point being, it wasn't just "hard work" that got them where they are. billionaires are a result of either generational wealth or extreme luck, not even getting into the ethics of it. the fact that people think "that could be me, too" and everyone is just a millionaire in waiting is a brainwashed idiot who is just eating what they're being served.