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How about inflation and regulatory fees such as vehicle registration and emissions testing requirements as a tax? Don’t forget increased sales, real estate, gasoline, and excise taxes. Guess which demographic, the demographic with the lowest savings rate, gets hit hardest by these taxes and...

Some A-10 Warthogs would be fun. Highway of death - Kuwait/Iraq war: Was like this for miles.

I just visited Ukraine's latest tourist attraction, Chernobyl. I give it four thumbs up! Shortly after the Chernobyl incident... ...China, America, and Germany came too help with their state of the art cleanup robots, and sent them out to show them off to each other. The Chinese robot broke...

One nuclear plant down, five to go. a potential six Chernobyls? Wheeeee! Anybody know some radioactive Russian jokes?

A potential six Chernobyls. Brilliant military tactic. Brilliant political move. Brilliant economic enhancement. Sarcasm alert. Perhaps NATO and others concerned about Russian aggression should simply wait them out instead of immediately responding while improving our capabilities.

I try to think of things from a systemic standpoint: Is a proposed idea/policy either self-sustainable or worth the net allocation of resources to it? Most of what Biden said is not sustainable or even fully justifiable. What he proposes would cause the budget deficit to increase, not...

Would it be fair to say that you are more disappointed with Biden’s ability to deliver than what he says he is for?

“Are you a gentleman” my Russian friend asked of me. I said, “No… I am not a gentleman!” and giggled while I made my next move. We were playing a game of chess and while material was even and any possible checkmate was far off, I was in a strategically lost position. My opponent had...

Just heard Joe Biden give his State of the Union Address. Just like his Presidency, I rate it as average. At best. In discussing Ukraine, I felt it was necessary for Biden to go into detail why he does not support a no fly zone over Ukraine or sending US troops there. The Ukrainians in the...

="Tony Stark, post: 5552206, member: 495092"]You are clearly still butt hurt I called out your utter lack of knowledge on this subject when you said Ukraine had Europe's 2nd most powerful miltary.Get over it. I am debating whether to get butthurt cream or joining Butthurt Anonymous. If you...

At this point in time, your post above represents 1/13th of your total posts. Impressive. I can tell you are one who will go far in life.

I am a genius. At least in my own mind. Is that not enough? To not get any less retarded, that is? I miss you too, sweetness.

I was going to repost my complaint to Tony Stark from a while back about him posting the exact same article in three different threads, something he gave me hell for. Just recently, Tony complained about a poster doing the exact same thing he did. Instead of the Left, we should call them the...

Well, I did start of my post with a bit of an insult. To be fair, I think the ET politics crew on the Left has gotten a little better at supporting their statements. Their hypocrisy is still in full glory, though.

I respect your posts and opinions. In general. It seems you are over emphasizing a point that is still reasonably debatable, without providing further support or clarification for your position. Anyway, I’m off to prepare for the open of Sunday’s session. Have a calendar spread that will be...

Actually, my statement was as follows: Regardless, it sounds like we are on the same page on the big picture: Putin deservedly fucked himself invading Ukraine but he is a potent adversary against NATO. Am I correct on that?

If I am wrong, it is apparently not by much. Perhaps Jane’s may be a definitive source? Edit: I did admit to being wrong about not verifying my source.

It does show commitment to military spending, however. A commitment well justified based on recent events. A commitment that just might end up preserving their sovereignty.

Subjective scores? Are you kidding? The most relevant are land and air forces, including missile systems. Germany? How much of US forces are included in that? Looks like I need to dig deeper. Even Wikipedia.org is not showing specific numbers comparing forces on the European Continent...