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John McCain(麦肯)的投票使共和党人努力推翻奥巴马医保的辛劳付诸东流。早晨听了麦肯完整的15分钟的演讲,应该是他三十年国会生涯中最精彩的。麦肯顶着巨大的压力先投赞成票,允许参议院就推翻奥巴马医改进行辩论,最后麦肯在众多参议员包括川普总统的游说下投了反对票。奥巴马的医改本身就是劳民伤财的事,逼迫我们平民去为圣路易斯地铁上不工作的抢我手机的人买单。但是我们不谈奥巴马医保的对错,麦肯的Vote是对美国参议院的那帮置党派利益高于国家利益的氛围的抗议,共和党的整个议案都是在秘密中进行的,投票时则开始对有反对意见的共和党人炮轰,这简直就是党票绑架。
这次的投票结果是51:49,使共和党长达七年的努力作废,副总统彭斯也到国会准备在平局出现时投上决定性的一票。三位共和党人投了反对票,全部民主党参议员投反对票,来自缅因州和阿拉斯加州的二位共和党女参议员早已表明了反对的态度。如果McCain投赞成票,今天将是共和党和川普欢庆的日子。民主党少数党领袖纽约参议员Chuck Schumer在谈及麦肯的投票时语带哽咽。麦肯能够crossed the aisle, 这么激动的Schumer也应该向他学习,让美国国会再次成为一个取得成效的地方。
当年如果麦肯成为美国总统就好了,不会让我们付出如此代价,奥巴马几乎就是个为人比较善良的败家的人物。奧巴马的债务让我们的孙子辈都还不完,他创造的国债比美国所有总统的总和还多,这不能完全用08经济危机来解释。他个人的挥霍程度由此例可见一斑:他可以动用空军一号从夏威夷飞来白宫答记者问后,再飞回夏威夷去打他的高尔夫球。奧巴马无疑是个无能并且政党利益掛帅的总统,美国在伊拉克死伤惨重,最终撤出来连油权都丢失了,还让ISIS坐大。这种为了撤军而撤军的做法,没有哪位美国总统会这样做的。
美国的败家从里根的国债种下祸根,迎合美国人贪图享乐的意图, 大砍政府加上少交税,小布什赶上了它的爆发,在奧巴马的八年则被推向了极端的高峰。奥巴马还做过一件所有美国总统都沒有做过的事:在他的就职典礼上,在前任小布什坐在旁边的情况下,他公开批评直接的前任总统。
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我的税务知识有限。但Estate tax指遗产税吧。据我所知,每人累计继承500万美元以内,过去和现在都不用交遗产税。因此500万以下,过去是0%,现在仍然是0%; 500万以上,现在不是0%,过去也不是0%; 所以不明白你这from 0% to 55%是什么意思?
2)最终撤出来连油权都丢失了,还让ISIS坐大。(我个人认为ISIS坐大的主要原因是小布什毫无理由地发动伊拉克战争不得人心,比如大规模杀伤性武器,从而增强了ISIS的号召力和凝聚力,得以招募到越来越多的成员。)
cng 发表评论:麦肯当总统会带来灾难(不停打仗),当参议员比较合适,两党都能说上话。是非常有远见的.
诚信总结的非常到位,John McCain 是政治家.但我认为Obama是政客 (这是从莲盆籽 那里悟到政治家与政客的不同).在他执政期间:种族矛盾并没有改善,Social issues上走得过远,以至于美国诞生了百年一遇的奇葩总统. Obama应该负一些责任的。
军费的长期过大投入,使得国内经济刺激投入大减,会引发萧条。 在萧条尚未开始前,用于避免萧条的钱要比开始后摆脱萧条所需要的钱少得多。
1. John McCain 是一个非常正直,道德极高的人,但是2008年做总统 more likely 会带来灾难。主要是,他会继续大多数Bush的经济和战略政策,阿富汗和伊拉克的战争继续进行甚至扩大,经济大萧条无法避免,他举债的规模几乎肯定远远大于Obama。
2. 同时两场长期大规模的战争,引发2008年金融海啸,眼看经济萧条就要到来(imminent), 其实正是Obama的超高智商起了决定性作用,helped to steer the country in averting the imminent recession. McCain 在分析能力上比Obama差很远,完全做不到。所以, “当年如果麦肯成为美国总统就好了,不会让我们付出如此代价” 的说法有待商榷。
3. 的确,Obama是个善良的人,加上个人成长经历,使得他在帮助弱者的路上走得过远, overly far, 包括minority, religion(muslin),LGBT etc. 造成一些社会问题,尤其是左,右的撕裂拉大,弄得Trump瞅准机会,打起种族大旗,一路横扫,竟然入住白宫, Obama个人的确有责任。
Could you provide the source of this claim?
Similar claims have been refuted and proven to be false. Below is an example:
http://www.snopes.com/crew-of-air-force-one-refuses-to-fly-obama-6000-miles-just-to-play-golf/
I am afraid you are also mistaken on this issue.
The withdrawal of US troop from Iraq first began in 2007. Mr. Bush signed the U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement in 2008, which included a deadline of Dec. 31, 2011 for U.S. troops to withdrawal.
I would have to disagree.
Firstly: government spending is decided by Congress. The president can submit a budget -- but it is considered by Congress, with mandatory and discretionary spending then set by the Congress. During much of Obama's term, Congress was occupied by the Republicans -- with the House controlled by Republicans since 2010 and the Senate from 2014. Blaming the national debt on the executive branch rather than the legislative is unfair in my opinion.
Secondly: the national debt of the U.S. at the current time is frankly, not a big deal. Yes -- I know non-economics majors are frequently shocked by the number, but this was actually taught in Macroeconomics 101. In reality, the near $20T national debt is entirely manageable and one should not lose any sleep at night over it.
Below is an explanation as to why:
The US government's $19 trillion debt isn't a problem
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-government-19-trillion-debt-not-a-problem-2016-4
Here is another article on some basic background:
5 Things Most People Don't Understand About the National Debt
http://time.com/money/4293910/national-debt-investors/
Please do not be misled on this issue (ever consider chatting with an Econ professor?). Thanks.
完全不同意对 McCain 和 Obama 的评价, completely and vehemently, 现在没时间说多了,看看回家后有时间在详细写一些。
任何自称反对伊战的人,都不应该在奥巴马和McCain的选择间有任何犹豫。
There had been "a sapping of confidence across our land, a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable", Obama said.
As his predecessor looked on, hunched in his overcoat, Obama quoted scripture to herald a new era of maturity in Washington. "The time has come to set aside childish things," he said. It was as though he wanted to reboot American politics by taking it back to the principles set by the father of the nation, the first president, George Washington."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jan/21/obama-inauguration-speech
巴马志大才疏之辈,据说还是哈佛的优等生,可以看出现在藤校的文科退化到何种程度——除了一张嘴一无是处。
其次,McCain 在最近的几次听证会上,已经表现出记忆和语言能力的障碍,这已经影响到他代表亚利桑那州的能力。
我一贯不讲政治正确,所以我在有一点上同意川普的言论,战俘不一定就是英雄!