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Donald trump agrees that there was Russian interference in the election, but he says it did not influence the outcome of the election.

No influence on the outcome because he says so !jk! IMO he has exposed his Mr Smart Mouth immaturity.
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Feb 28 2018, 09:46 PM
And now his Communications Director Hope Hicks has had to resign after apparently admitting on oath that part of her job is to tell lies on behalf of Trump

That'll be sacked for admitting it, not for actually doing it


Tell lies for Trump? ..she is no better than Alistair Campbell.
tut tut. :)
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Feb 14 2018, 08:29 PM
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Feb 14 2018, 09:20 AM
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Feb 14 2018, 09:15 AM

Quoting limited to 3 levels deephttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvkHjLxvQAAJW:
It's about time would you not agree?
And her allegedly rapist husband...
Hmm, is a friendly head job Less acceptable than an uninvited genital grope ? :rubchin:
This story isn't going away as she's now filed a law suit to have the confidentiality agreement nullified

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43312158

I'd say Popcorn: but I suspect the details to be revealed might be a bit prurient. But we'll lap them up anyway.
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Quoting limited to 3 levels deephttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvkHjLxvQAAJW:
Hmm, is a friendly head job Less acceptable than an uninvited genital grope ? :rubchin:
This story isn't going away as she's now filed a law suit to have the confidentiality agreement nullified

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43312158

I'd say Popcorn: but I suspect the details to be revealed might be a bit prurient. But we'll lap them up anyway.


Clinton makes Trump look like a Boy Scout

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton_sexual_misconduct_allegations

Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States (1993–2001), has been publicly accused of sexual misconduct by three women: Juanita Broaddrick accuses Clinton of raping her in 1978; Kathleen Willey accuses Clinton of groping her without consent in 1993; and Paula Jones accuses Clinton of exposing himself to her in 1991 and sexually harassing her. The Jones allegations became public in 1994, while Willey's and Broaddrick's became public during the 1998–99 time period, toward the end of Clinton's second term as president


Charges of sexual misconduct on Clinton's part regained publicity during the 2016 presidential campaign of his wife, Hillary Clinton. A lewd recording of Clinton's opponent, Donald Trump, discussing the ability to grope women when one is in power, was released during the campaign, which brought into light Bill Clinton's accusers. Broaddrick, Willey, and Jones reemerged into the public sphere as critics of Hillary Clinton, accusing her of enabling her husband's alleged sexual assaults
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And now he's sacked Rex Tillerson one of his very few good appointments but long suspected to hold Trump in contempt :facepalm:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43388723

Timing was priceless just after Boris was crowing about Tlllerson's support
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Mar 7 2018, 10:08 AM
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Feb 14 2018, 08:29 PM

Quoting limited to 3 levels deephttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvkHjLxvQAAJW:
This story isn't going away as she's now filed a law suit to have the confidentiality agreement nullified

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43312158

I'd say Popcorn: but I suspect the details to be revealed might be a bit prurient. But we'll lap them up anyway.


Clinton makes Trump look like a Boy Scout

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton_sexual_misconduct_allegations

Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States (1993–2001), has been publicly accused of sexual misconduct by three women: Juanita Broaddrick accuses Clinton of raping her in 1978; Kathleen Willey accuses Clinton of groping her without consent in 1993; and Paula Jones accuses Clinton of exposing himself to her in 1991 and sexually harassing her. The Jones allegations became public in 1994, while Willey's and Broaddrick's became public during the 1998–99 time period, toward the end of Clinton's second term as president


Charges of sexual misconduct on Clinton's part regained publicity during the 2016 presidential campaign of his wife, Hillary Clinton. A lewd recording of Clinton's opponent, Donald Trump, discussing the ability to grope women when one is in power, was released during the campaign, which brought into light Bill Clinton's accusers. Broaddrick, Willey, and Jones reemerged into the public sphere as critics of Hillary Clinton, accusing her of enabling her husband's alleged sexual assaults
You see the same deflection tactic used from forum to forum. It is almost "cookie cutter" in nature and you have to wonder if there is a published procedure for it.

Bill Clinton was the President A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO.

Didn't like George Bush Jr? Well, there was always Herbert Hoover! Didn't like Edward the 8th? Don't forget George the 3rd!

Trump is President. We are in the here and now and it is a major mess. Try and stick with us and deal with this 21st century leader. We are 1/5th of the way through this "new" century and there is zero, zip, nada value in re-visiting the President before the President before the President before the current one, who held power back in the last century.
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Mar 13 2018, 05:37 PM
You see the same deflection tactic used from forum to forum. It is almost "cookie cutter" in nature and you have to wonder if there is a published procedure for it. . . .
yep and sadly it is very hard to prevent
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Tillerson has been sacked now. Ah it's been done already..........

Might send my CV in, you never know.
Edited by Tigger, Mar 13 2018, 08:42 PM.
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Tillerson has been sacked now. Ah it's been done already..........

Might send my CV in, you never know.
Sorry.

The US Constitution clearly stipulates that the post of Secretary of State may only be held by those born on this planet.
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Quoting limited to 3 levels deephttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvkHjLxvQAAJW:
This story isn't going away as she's now filed a law suit to have the confidentiality agreement nullified

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43312158

I'd say Popcorn: but I suspect the details to be revealed might be a bit prurient. But we'll lap them up anyway.
Clinton makes Trump look like a Boy Scout

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton_sexual_misconduct_allegations

Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States (1993–2001), has been publicly accused of sexual misconduct by three women: Juanita Broaddrick accuses Clinton of raping her in 1978; Kathleen Willey accuses Clinton of groping her without consent in 1993; and Paula Jones accuses Clinton of exposing himself to her in 1991 and sexually harassing her. The Jones allegations became public in 1994, while Willey's and Broaddrick's became public during the 1998–99 time period, toward the end of Clinton's second term as president

Charges of sexual misconduct on Clinton's part regained publicity during the 2016 presidential campaign of his wife, Hillary Clinton. A lewd recording of Clinton's opponent, Donald Trump, discussing the ability to grope women when one is in power, was released during the campaign, which brought into light Bill Clinton's accusers. Broaddrick, Willey, and Jones reemerged into the public sphere as critics of Hillary Clinton, accusing her of enabling her husband's alleged sexual assaults
Perhaps we need to wait for the full history of Trump to be made public ?
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Quoting limited to 3 levels deephttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvkHjLxvQAAJW:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43312158

I'd say Popcorn: but I suspect the details to be revealed might be a bit prurient. But we'll lap them up anyway.
Clinton makes Trump look like a Boy Scout

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton_sexual_misconduct_allegations

Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States (1993–2001), has been publicly accused of sexual misconduct by three women: Juanita Broaddrick accuses Clinton of raping her in 1978; Kathleen Willey accuses Clinton of groping her without consent in 1993; and Paula Jones accuses Clinton of exposing himself to her in 1991 and sexually harassing her. The Jones allegations became public in 1994, while Willey's and Broaddrick's became public during the 1998–99 time period, toward the end of Clinton's second term as president

Charges of sexual misconduct on Clinton's part regained publicity during the 2016 presidential campaign of his wife, Hillary Clinton. A lewd recording of Clinton's opponent, Donald Trump, discussing the ability to grope women when one is in power, was released during the campaign, which brought into light Bill Clinton's accusers. Broaddrick, Willey, and Jones reemerged into the public sphere as critics of Hillary Clinton, accusing her of enabling her husband's alleged sexual assaults
Perhaps we need to wait for the full history of Trump to be made public ?
It's a cheap and sordid one.
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Mar 7 2018, 10:08 AM

Quoting limited to 3 levels deephttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvkHjLxvQAAJW:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43312158https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton_sexual_misconduct_allegations

Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States (1993–2001), has been publicly accused of sexual misconduct by three women: Juanita Broaddrick accuses Clinton of raping her in 1978; Kathleen Willey accuses Clinton of groping her without consent in 1993; and Paula Jones accuses Clinton of exposing himself to her in 1991 and sexually harassing her. The Jones allegations became public in 1994, while Willey's and Broaddrick's became public during the 1998–99 time period, toward the end of Clinton's second term as president

Charges of sexual misconduct on Clinton's part regained publicity during the 2016 presidential campaign of his wife, Hillary Clinton. A lewd recording of Clinton's opponent, Donald Trump, discussing the ability to grope women when one is in power, was released during the campaign, which brought into light Bill Clinton's accusers. Broaddrick, Willey, and Jones reemerged into the public sphere as critics of Hillary Clinton, accusing her of enabling her husband's alleged sexual assaults
Perhaps we need to wait for the full history of Trump to be made public ?
It's a cheap and sordid one.
Surely the point at hand raised by gansao was that Clinton and Paula Jones case which was the key legal relevance of the Monica Lewinsky scandal

IMHO it does show a degree of double standards in the media (and other observers) but does nothing to exonerate Trump
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Surely the point at hand raised by gansao was that Clinton and Paula Jones case which was the key legal relevance of the Monica Lewinsky scandal

IMHO it does show a degree of double standards in the media (and other observers) but does nothing to exonerate Trump
Agreed.

Then there was the "Get Clinton" childishness of right-wing Americans who forgot they set out to get something political on him and spent a sizeable budget to get Clinton on anything. I doubt any such in depth research will ever take place on Trump.
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Well, "Stromy Daniels" is about to reveal all (STAY TUNED!) for whatever reason but the sort of salacious tittle-tattle that dogged Clinton takes a back seat to far more serious issues surrounding Trump. The Republic is in trouble. This will end badly

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/retired-four-star-army-general-trump-‘serious-threat-to-us-national-security’/ar-BBKjPuO?li=AAggFp5

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/trump-takes-victory-lap-on-mccabe-firing-a-great-day-for-democracy/ar-BBKklr9?li=AAggFp5
Edited by Curious Cdn, Mar 17 2018, 11:10 AM.
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Well, "Stromy Daniels" is about to reveal all (STAY TUNED!) for whatever reason but the sort of salacious tittle-tattle that dogged Clinton takes a back seat to far more serious issues surrounding Trump. The Republic is in trouble. This will end badly

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/retired-four-star-army-general-trump-‘serious-threat-to-us-national-security’/ar-BBKjPuO?li=AAggFp5

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/trump-takes-victory-lap-on-mccabe-firing-a-great-day-for-democracy/ar-BBKklr9?li=AAggFp5
And Trump is apparently going to sue Daniels for $20M. Oh I so hope they show that court case on live TV as any decent lawyer will make Trump poo and even better perjure himself Popcorn:
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Well, "Stromy Daniels" is about to reveal all (STAY TUNED!) for whatever reason but the sort of salacious tittle-tattle that dogged Clinton takes a back seat to far more serious issues surrounding Trump. The Republic is in trouble. This will end badly

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/retired-four-star-army-general-trump-‘serious-threat-to-us-national-security’/ar-BBKjPuO?li=AAggFp5

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/trump-takes-victory-lap-on-mccabe-firing-a-great-day-for-democracy/ar-BBKklr9?li=AAggFp5
And Trump is apparently going to sue Daniels for $20M. Oh I so hope they show that court case on live TV as any decent lawyer will make Trump poo and even better perjure himself Popcorn:
This would be a good time for Melania to dump him.

MAGA!
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...and just now, John Dowd, the lead lawyer working for Trump in the Russia inquiry, quit.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/john-dowd-resigns-as-trump’s-lead-lawyer-in-special-counsel-inquiry/ar-BBKzkCo?li=AAggNb9

Speculation is that Trump is going to get Sessions to sack Mueller. I guess that his council thinks that it's a bad idea.

He does that and impeachment definitely moves a notch nearer
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And now he's sacked his National Security Adviser

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43509695

At the very least if he has to sack them so quickly it shows he's a very poor picker of people for key roles. But then that would reflect the US electorate
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He's replacing him with John Bolton, a well known Fox News commentator famous for advocating for the bombing of Iran before they acquire the Bomb. You may remember him as the US United Nations ambassador who hoodwinked you lot into ignoring Hans Blix and joining their "Coalition of the Willing" ...the US, the UK and Disneylandistan, as I recall.

http://time.com/5211928/hr-mcmaster-resign-john-bolton-trump-white-house-national-security-advisor/

This guy is too radical for the Waffen SS.
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He's replacing him with John Bolton, a well known Fox News commentator famous for advocating for the bombing of Iran before they acquire the Bomb. You may remember him as the US United Nations ambassador who hoodwinked you lot into ignoring Hans Blix and joining their "Coalition of the Willing" ...the US, the UK and Disneylandistan, as I recall.

http://time.com/5211928/hr-mcmaster-resign-john-bolton-trump-white-house-national-security-advisor/

This guy is too radical for the Waffen SS.
I have never been really sure of what a "geek" actually is, but if I was asked to give an example....then it would be him, he looks like a mad professor, even my wife has said he makes ME look normal  :o
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He's replacing him with John Bolton, a well known Fox News commentator famous for advocating for the bombing of Iran before they acquire the Bomb. You may remember him as the US United Nations ambassador who hoodwinked you lot into ignoring Hans Blix and joining their "Coalition of the Willing" ...the US, the UK and Disneylandistan, as I recall.

http://time.com/5211928/hr-mcmaster-resign-john-bolton-trump-white-house-national-security-advisor/

This guy is too radical for the Waffen SS.
I have never been really sure of what a "geek" actually is, but if I was asked to give an example....then it would be him, he looks like a mad professor, even my wife has said he makes ME look normal  :o
(As an aside, I just spent the day surrounded by around 2000 teenaged geeks at a high school level robotics competition at our Waterloo University. It gave me a warm and fuzzy to see so many super-bright kids seemingly devoid of the usual teenage baggage that drags so many of them down, assembled in one place. There isn't one low-life hillbilly within five kilometers of the place.)
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And now Trump has triggered exactly the tit for tat trade war pre skirmishes he was warned about

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-43614400

"China has imposed tariffs of up to 25% on 128 US imports, including pork and wine, after US President Donald Trump raised duties on foreign steel and aluminium imports in March.

The tariffs affecting some $3bn (£2.1bn) of imports kick in on Monday."
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And now Trump has triggered exactly the tit for tat trade war pre skirmishes he was warned about

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-43614400

"China has imposed tariffs of up to 25% on 128 US imports, including pork and wine, after US President Donald Trump raised duties on foreign steel and aluminium imports in March.

The tariffs affecting some $3bn (£2.1bn) of imports kick in on Monday."
It was to be expected, but I believe that both sides will row back on this when the dust settles and reality sinks in.
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Trump didn't grow his business empire out of just being an idiot ranter.
He has had more than his fair share of bankruptcies.
So, would you call Trump a failure then? because as far as I can see, he is President of the most powerful nation on earth, he is still worth a "bob or two and get's things done such as keeping his promises to attend to the concerns of the forgotten classes of the USof A

No he didn't, he gave a massive tax cut to the rich which those "forgotten classes" will have to pay for as the US and especially the $ struggles with that new budget deficit

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/12/news/economy/budget-deficit/index.html

Those "forgotten classes" are going to see increased mortgage payments and higher inflation just so Trump's buddies get richer
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So, would you call Trump a failure then? because as far as I can see, he is President of the most powerful nation on earth, he is still worth a "bob or two and get's things done such as keeping his promises to attend to the concerns of the forgotten classes of the USof A

No he didn't, he gave a massive tax cut to the rich which those "forgotten classes" will have to pay for as the US and especially the $ struggles with that new budget deficit

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/12/news/economy/budget-deficit/index.html

Those "forgotten classes" are going to see increased mortgage payments and higher inflation just so Trump's buddies get richer
Okay, so let.s see how the mid terms go and maybe if he get's a second term, I stand by what I have said many times.....voters get what they deserve just as diners do in a restaurant when they choose.

Here, have a bit of levity and humour,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALGkQq3RJ7k
Edited by Rich, Apr 29 2018, 04:07 PM.
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He's not going to make it to a second term. President Pence will be pardoning him around that time.
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He's not going to make it to a second term. President Pence will be pardoning him around that time.
Barak Obama predicted that Trump would never be President.....stranger things have happened at sea. ;-)
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So, would you call Trump a failure then? because as far as I can see, he is President of the most powerful nation on earth, he is still worth a "bob or two and get's things done such as keeping his promises to attend to the concerns of the forgotten classes of the USof A

No he didn't, he gave a massive tax cut to the rich which those "forgotten classes" will have to pay for as the US and especially the $ struggles with that new budget deficit

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/12/news/economy/budget-deficit/index.html

Those "forgotten classes" are going to see increased mortgage payments and higher inflation just so Trump's buddies get richer
Sounds like Laffer and the discredited Laffer Curve is back.

Trickle-down anyone ?
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He's not going to make it to a second term. President Pence will be pardoning him around that time.
Barak Obama predicted that Trump would never be President.....stranger things have happened at sea. ;-)
He obviously didn't allow for the 'bullshit baffles brains' factor.
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No he didn't, he gave a massive tax cut to the rich which those "forgotten classes" will have to pay for as the US and especially the $ struggles with that new budget deficit

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/12/news/economy/budget-deficit/index.html

Those "forgotten classes" are going to see increased mortgage payments and higher inflation just so Trump's buddies get richer
Sounds like Laffer and the discredited Laffer Curve is back.

Trickle-down anyone ?
Who says 'discredited'?

That'd be just you then. Both Laffer and trickle down are real effects, the problem is some over use them to justify woefully inappropriate policies

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Quoting limited to 3 levels deephttp://money.cnn.com/2018/03/12/news/economy/budget-deficit/index.html

Those "forgotten classes" are going to see increased mortgage payments and higher inflation just so Trump's buddies get richer
Sounds like Laffer and the discredited Laffer Curve is back.

Trickle-down anyone ?
Who says 'discredited'?

That'd be just you then. Both Laffer and trickle down are real effects, the problem is some over use them to justify woefully inappropriate policies

Laffer himself, on TV when explaining his tax curve, said the aim was the eventual elimination of (income ?) tax. That businesses would reinvest profits in jobs and everyone would benefit.

The reality was that during that era of lowering taxation, there was no serious reinvestment in jobs, but the rich did get very much richer.

Edited by C-too, Apr 30 2018, 09:00 AM.
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Who says 'discredited'?

That'd be just you then. Both Laffer and trickle down are real effects, the problem is some over use them to justify woefully inappropriate policies

Laffer himself, on TV when explaining his tax curve, said the aim was the eventual elimination of (income ?) tax. That businesses would reinvest profits in jobs and everyone would benefit.

The reality was that during that era of lowering taxation, there was no serious reinvestment in jobs, but the rich did get very much richer.

The curve itself is proven. Just because Laffer may have had some odd ideas too doesn't change that

The real issue with Laffer curves is deciding just where the point of diminishing returns is - there are always so many vested interests arguing for a placement that suits their agenda and not always honestly so arguing

And trickle down does occur. If the rich that were born elsewhere that brought their riches here didn't spend money here then just about everyone would be somewhat poorer. But it's only ever a mitigation of home grown wealth division
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Apr 30 2018, 08:58 AM
Laffer himself, on TV when explaining his tax curve, said the aim was the eventual elimination of (income ?) tax. That businesses would reinvest profits in jobs and everyone would benefit.

The reality was that during that era of lowering taxation, there was no serious reinvestment in jobs, but the rich did get very much richer.

Which ignores what greedy grabbing bastards big business is.

He has a similar naïveté to Frederick Winslow Taylor. Taylorism was soon bastardised into Fordism.
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Apr 30 2018, 09:09 AM
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Apr 29 2018, 09:49 PM
Laffer himself, on TV when explaining his tax curve, said the aim was the eventual elimination of (income ?) tax. That businesses would reinvest profits in jobs and everyone would benefit.

The reality was that during that era of lowering taxation, there was no serious reinvestment in jobs, but the rich did get very much richer.

The curve itself is proven. Just because Laffer may have had some odd ideas too doesn't change that

The real issue with Laffer curves is deciding just where the point of diminishing returns is - there are always so many vested interests arguing for a placement that suits their agenda and not always honestly so arguing

And trickle down does occur. If the rich that were born elsewhere that brought their riches here didn't spend money here then just about everyone would be somewhat poorer. But it's only ever a mitigation of home grown wealth division
There is some truth in the idea of diminishing returns and trickle down, i.e. basic, as we know it, capitalism. But as for Laffer, Thatcher and Reagan (and now it seems Trump), it was nothing more than a con job. Proven by the outcomes of the time.
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Nominations for the Nobel peace prize? Anyone, Ah anyone... Oh Hello Donald...
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Apr 30 2018, 10:59 PM
Nominations for the Nobel peace prize? Anyone, Ah anyone... Oh Hello Donald...
You've got to be kidding ... award the Donald the Nobel prize for threatening fire and fury?

If there is reason to even award a prize for Korea (time will tell) Comrade Kim and Moon Jae-in should split it. If they actually manage to achieve peace on the Korean Penninsula, they are the responsible parties, not some egomaniacal loudmouth bully.
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And now more Stormy Daniels trouble as Rudi Giuliani (now of his legal team) attempting to cover up what looks like an illegal campaign contribution to Trump blurts out that Trump paid it back thereby admitting he knew about the payoff which means he was on the record lying

Well Donald I hope she was worth the money and possibility your presidency, personally I wouldn't touch her with a disinfected barge pole but then maybe Melania thinks the same about toxic Donald

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43985260
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May 3 2018, 11:34 AM
And now more Stormy Daniels trouble as Rudi Giuliani (now of his legal team) attempting to cover up what looks like an illegal campaign contribution to Trump blurts out that Trump paid it back thereby admitting he knew about the payoff which means he was on the record lying

Well Donald I hope she was worth the money and possibility your presidency, personally I wouldn't touch her with a disinfected barge pole but then maybe Melania thinks the same about toxic Donald

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43985260
Another one of Trump's Iawyers ... Ty Cobb ... quit, yesterday. Rats leaving the ship ...
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More legal trouble for Trump

New York is suing him and his charity alleging "extensive and persistent" lawbreaking. Seems they believe he used charity funds for his presidential campaign

He may soon need that alleged ability to pardon himself

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44486250

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And Trump continues to flip flop around. His all new bestest best friend Kim is back on the bad guys list

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44584957

"US President Donald Trump has renewed sanctions on North Korea, citing an "extraordinary threat" from its nuclear weapons - just 10 days after saying there was no risk from Pyongyang."
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Jun 23 2018, 10:28 AM
And Trump continues to flip flop around. His all new bestest best friend Kim is back on the bad guys list

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44584957

"US President Donald Trump has renewed sanctions on North Korea, citing an "extraordinary threat" from its nuclear weapons - just 10 days after saying there was no risk from Pyongyang."
The man is mentally I'll.
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