DarkandStormy

"We support free speech as long as you only use that speech to support Republican ideas." "We only believe votes cast for Republicans were legal." "You have a right to vote as long as you vote Republican." But we can't call these people fascists.

So do you support Vance's proposal to "punish" companies via higher taxes if they speak out against, say, new voting legislation and to "reward" companies via lower taxes if they're helping out the "Average American" (and also, notably, not speaking out against new voting legislation)?

Ah, yes, J.D. Vance, venture capitalist...surely knows what's "in the interest of the average American." Which corporations are you/Vance referring to? Just the ones who voice an opinion publicly? Going to be a lot of tap dancing around which corporations get Republican "support" and which ones don't. And don't forget, Vance specifically cited raising their taxes and "doing whatever else is necessary." And in the follow up tweet, he's specifically saying "cut the taxes" of companies that are doing the things he likes while wanting to raise the taxes on businesses that are doing things he doesn't like. Please show me the tax code that would allow for this thing to happen. I like learning. Which code section should I be reading?

You seem to have a reading problem. Nowhere am I defending large corporations. I am asking for a citation where elected government officials can raise taxes on corporations they don't like. Or is my understanding now that conservatives & Vance want to go back to a 35% corporate tax rate? Sign me up for that, sure.

Do you agree with the fascistic sentiment from Vance or no? Please cite the law that allows you (or Vance, or anyone else in government) to punish corporations they don't like.

Don't think we hit 54 until late June last year...and last year was a new yearly record, unfortunately.

"Raise taxes on corporations I don't like" seems kind of fascistic, no? And Vance is supposed to be the "reasonable" guy in the GOP primary?

https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-public-transit-in-las-vegas-still-just-human-1846648723?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=dlvrit&utm_content=gizmodo There are some embedded videos in the link.

Glad to see the usual suspects here feigning outrage over an organization moving an exhibition event. Laughable claims about "election integrity" and "why won't this organization cite me a statute before they move their exhibition event." Good stuff. Very 2021.

https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/buyer-competition-intensifies-4-offers-for-every-home-sold-in-february-2021?distinct_id=HkxrYwaXM&user

https://transitcosts.com/projects/ We are so inefficient when it comes to cost per mile that I'm not sure throwing more money at it is the only (or correct) solution here.

How are the three connected and what is the "crazy conspiracy" he is sarcastically referencing? Please be specific. EDIT - so...a pretty basic question is just unanswerable? Cool, cool.

This is literally what QAnon is.

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus-city-councilmember-priscilla-tyson-announces-retirement/

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1375443641985032198 https://www.vox.com/22344549/ohio-senate-primary-rob-portman-jd-vance-josh-mandel-jane-timken-trump

A venture capitalist can speak authentically to SE Ohio because he has some family there? That's the logic? lol I don't know why conservatives can't admit a VC doesn't play well in SE Ohio, but Vance clearly knows how to grift.

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/03/23/council-cuts-police-uniformed-strength-first-time-six-years/6956589002/ $54.3m / 20 jobs = $2,715,000 / job What's the payback period on that?

Middletown isn't SE Ohio. Neither is Ohio State, where he majored in political science and philosophy. Neither is Yale, where he earned his law degree. He seems to have spent much of his adulthood living in Cincinnati and Columbus.

A venture capitalist grifting his way to the top is relatable to SE Ohio?

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/politics/poll-dr-amy-acton-has-highest-favorability-among-democratic-us-senate-candidates-in-ohio/530-642e2015-befb-43e0-9f67-77c2e43d605b She holds a 24% lead in net favorability over Tim Ryan.

Mandel is now tweeting today whining about being "cancelled" by Twitter.

Cute whataboutism. As Ram noted, none of those have set the single donation record, though.

Didn't Cruz/Hawley/Cotton just spend weeks telling us the GOP needed to pivot to being the party of the working people? LMAO I also don't understand conservatives fascination with Vance...he's a venture capitalist, not from Appalachia, who's big claim to fame is writing a book on Appalachia. Real man of the people. His twitter feed is full of his appearances on Tucker, Ingraham, etc. He's as bad as Hawley, Cruz, and the rest...he just doesn't have as big of a following.

Josh Mandel is trying to win the race to the bottom.