2020 Politics Thread - Enter At Your Own Risk - RULES IN OP

[JeremyNick]

Originally Posted by Jopeal

BMI has been debunked as an ineffectual, and largely inconsequential way of measuring health beyond extremes.

Did your zoology blogger tell you that?

It’s still a good clinical tool and stands as a risk factor for many diseases.

You can determine if someone is over their BMI in a healthy or unhealthy way by simply looking at them.

But if you don’t like that, use waist to hip ratio. However you cut it, obesity is bad.

[Corporal Lance]

Originally Posted by Jopeal

Thanks for the clarification.
With regardless to our consumption of low-grade, low-cost Chinese imports at the expense of quality, environmentalism & American workers, I see where there is a major issue in need of addressing.
How do you believe our quality of living can be improved economically in regards to the many sectors where there will be difficulty reestablishing jobs lost to outsourcing?

How do you believe our post-WWII Imperialist actions are greatly affecting Americans quality of life in 2020?

Well, this an area I do agree with Trump on. Tariffs in general are bad, and I say this with a BS in Economics, which doesn't mean much anymore. However, China had tariffs on the US, as does a lot of the world, to protect their industry. So I agree with him here.

Post WWII is a long timeframe, and I'm not sure I know the answer?

[ld8759]

Originally Posted by Jopeal

You're not alone in the thread.

Don't expect a warm welcome, nor amicable dialogue from ~80% of posters though.

No,I didn't expect a warm welcome. Just voicing my opinion,but "enter at your own risk" sounds about right. We all have opinions. When it comes to Trump,I just don't see one single reason to be okay with him. Look at where we are as a country. One hot mess...

[tpeichel34]

Originally Posted by TheFrenzy

I'm with you here.



We're going to disagree here.

I can accept Trump as an outsider. As a threat to the system. And I don't think he's an inhuman monster like most paint him to be. I think he has a soul and generally wants good things for the nation. But I haven't seen much over these four years to go beyond this and view him as heroic or motivated by noble ideologies.

But again, we're living in times were the algorithms dictate much of what we see—so I can't claim to have witnessed the "same" presidency that you have.



I'm back to agreeing with you.

Trump, Bernie, Yang, Gabbard, Rand Paul......basically every non-neocon/non-neolib gets ripped apart by the parties and their media machines.

I would argue that President Trump has done a lot to try and improve the condition of blue collar American workers that suffered the most under the globalists. After all, Trump gave an interview 20-30 years ago where he warned about moving our manufacturing to China. He's been aware of the issue for a long time.

There is no doubt that he wants to be viewed as a great President, but he could have taken the easy path and embraced the globalists after the election. He could have kept NAFTA in place and played nice with China, but that would have been bad for middle America so he didn't. Decoupling from China has been the right move for him and for most Americans.

[ld8759]

Originally Posted by TheFrenzy

- Identify common ground with other posters whenever it emerges. (No matter how small)

- If you see two members going back and forth for an entire page, feel free to completely ignore it and simply respond to the last meaningful post someone made. (You might have to go back a page or two)

- Be willing to answer questions as well as ask them.

- Remember that few members here are thrilled with the person they will be voting for. Some members are. But most are more than willing to offer constructive criticisms of their party if you're willing to do likewise in a give and take manner.

- There are a few Third Party voters in this thread, so avoid assuming who someone is voting for based on a few comments.

- Don't defend athletes who say "Hitler was right."

Other than that, never forget that this is a forsaken place. Enjoy your time here.

Hey Frenzy,thank you for the sage advice. I really mean it. Every one of your points is valid. Commenting in this thread is like walking on hot rocks or broken glass.

[GeechQuest]

Originally Posted by Jopeal

BMI has been debunked as an ineffectual, and largely inconsequential way of measuring health beyond extremes.

Originally Posted by JeremyNick

Forget BMI GeechQuest. When you are reading a patient’s clinical notes and you hit “massively obese”, you know things are out of hand.

Or my favorite pulmonary diagnosis, hypoventilation syndrome secondary to obese body habitus, aka too fat to breathe.

It was just a blanket statement.

I’d rather just pay people for “good health”. Someone smarter than me can determine metrics to hit for the gubmint cheese.

I just suspect giving tax credits for good health would IMPROVE both at the micro and macro level.

[Jopeal]

Originally Posted by JeremyNick

Did your zoology blogger tell you that?

It’s still a good clinical tool and stands as a risk factor for many diseases.

You can determine if someone is over their BMI in a healthy or unhealthy way by simply looking at them.

But if you don’t like that, use waist to hip ratio. However you cut it, obesity is bad.

Thx captain obvious. Is heart disease good or bad?
Many Americans seem deadset on downplaying the importance of a more plant-based diet, while the government continues to favor subsidies for the meat & dairy industry.

Originally Posted by Corporal Lance

Well, this an area I do agree with Trump on. Tariffs in general are bad, and I say this with a BS in Economics, which doesn't mean much anymore. However, China had tariffs on the US, as does a lot of the world, to protect their industry. So I agree with him here.

Post WWII is a long timeframe, and I'm not sure I know the answer?

In which ways do you see globalism having had a negative effect on the livelihood/quality of living for many Americans? And how can some of this be reformed?

Originally Posted by ld8759

No,I didn't expect a warm welcome. Just voicing my opinion,but "enter at your own risk" sounds about right. We all have opinions. When it comes to Trump,I just don't see one single reason to be okay with him. Look at where we are as a country. One hot mess...

It's a difficult situation to reconcile.

You have a warm welcome from me. Please keep posting!

[JeremyNick]

Originally Posted by GeechQuest

It was just a blanket statement.

I’d rather just pay people for “good health”. Someone smarter than me can determine metrics to hit for the gubmint cheese.

I just suspect giving tax credits for good health would IMPROVE both at the micro and macro level.

Money speaks. When someone sees how much their company pays out for their insurance or ultimately has to come to grips with how much they have to pay because they are on 4 different Type 2 diabetes meds and lifelong anti coagulation because of multiple DVTs, then they will see the value of prevention and maintenance. Otherwise it is not going to change.

[JeremyNick]

Originally Posted by Jopeal

Thx captain obvious. Is heart disease good or bad?
Many Americans seem deadset on downplaying the importance of a more plant-based diet, while the government continues to favor subsidies for the meat & dairy industry.

Based on the poor content of your posts and where you get your information from, I thought I had to spell it out for you.

Now it’s the governments fault?

If people want to ignore reality, they can do it. Make they pay for their own insurance and carry the burden and at least they can make an informed decision.

Autonomy is a great thing. People can’t hide from the reality of their choices.

[Corporal Lance]

How do you believe our post-WWII Imperialist actions are greatly affecting Americans quality of life in 2020?[/QUOTE]

I actually had to look up the definition of Imperialism. I hope you don't hold that against me.

But since we're having a frank, honest conversation, I need to reply.

To define a 75 year swath of time with a word like "Imperialism" is difficult for me. I think things in 1945 were very different than 1965, and now in 2020.

In a way, I think we are talking about the same thing. I do not want the US policing the world. I also do not want the world sucking at the US teat. Nor expecting it to provide innovation. I guess I am a fatalist.

So yeah, the "Imperialist policies" (of course baring how we had to deal with several nations) have led to an increase in influence, and power, which I don't like. But am not surprised by.

T

[GeechQuest]

Originally Posted by JeremyNick

Money speaks. When someone sees how much their company pays out for their insurance or ultimately has to come to grips with how much they have to pay because they are on 4 different Type 2 diabetes meds and lifelong anti coagulation because of multiple DVTs, then they will see the value of prevention and maintenance. Otherwise it is not going to change.

I don't disagree, it's just tough to project out the actual costs when they're not hitting you in the face and by then it's generally too late.

Instead of a "Sin Tax" issue "Angel Credits".

-Don't smoke, here's $1000 a year
-Don't take up 2 plane seats on a flight, have $1000

Just basic stuff like that, offer financial incentive IN THE MOMENT not to do that behavior. In the end, we're all going to pay for it one way or another. Think of it as "preventative payments".

Also, nobody would ever go for this, so it's just a fun exercise. I have no doubt in my mind this would be cheaper than the alternative AND it would get a % of people in better health just for the money.

[tpeichel34]

Originally Posted by Brobocop

I don't think Biden is a good idea but he's a more capable candidate than Trump. We have four years on Trump now and it's not good. He ran as an outsider with a campaign slogan of "Make America Great Again!" Now he's running as an insider with a campaign slogan of "Make America Great Again!" Dude, what have you been doing for four years? His campaign couldn't even adapt their slogan to better fit the fact he's been running the show for four years, two of which where GOP control of the House and Senate. He got a tax cut for rich folks and corporations, what else are his signature bills?

We are in the middle of decoupling from China, NAFTA was just replaced, there are a lot of things midstream so the MAGA agenda is ongoing.

Here is a list of accomplishments, though I think it is prior to Corona.

Trump recently signed three bills to benefit Native people. One gives compensation to the Spokane tribe for loss of their lands in the mid-1900s, one funds Native language programs, and the third gives federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Montana.
Trump finalized the creation of Space Force as our 6th Military branch.
Trump signed a law to make cruelty to animals a federal felony so that animal abusers face tougher consequences.
Violent crime has fallen every year he’s been in office after rising during the two years before he was elected.
Trump signed a bill making CBD and Hemp legal.
Trump’s EPA gave $100 million to fix the water infrastructure problem in Flint, Michigan.
Under Trump’s leadership, in 2018 the U.S. surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest producer of crude oil.
Trump signed a law ending the gag orders on pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving information.
Trump signed the “Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act” (FOSTA), which includes the “Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act” (SESTA) which both give law enforcement and victims new tools to fight sex trafficking.
Trump signed a bill to require airports to provide spaces for breastfeeding moms.
The 25% lowest-paid Americans enjoyed a 4.5% income boost in November 2019, which outpaces a 2.9% gain in earnings for the country’s highest-paid workers.
Low-wage workers are benefiting from higher minimum wages and from corporations that are increasing entry-level pay.
Trump signed the biggest wilderness protection & conservation bill in a decade and designated 375,000 acres as protected land.
Trump signed the Save our Seas Act which funds $10 million per year to clean tons of plastic & garbage from the ocean.
He signed a bill this year allowing some drug imports from Canada so that prescription prices would go down.
Trump signed an executive order this year that forces all healthcare providers to disclose the cost of their services so that Americans can comparison shop and know how much less providers charge insurance companies.
When signing that bill he said no American should be blindsided by bills for medical services they never agreed to in advance.
Hospitals will now be required to post their standard charges for services, which include the discounted price a hospital is willing to accept.
In the eight years prior to President Trump’s inauguration, prescription drug prices increased by an average of 3.6% per year. Under Trump, drug prices have seen year-over-year declines in nine of the last ten months, with a 1.1% drop as of the most recent month.
He created a White House VA Hotline to help veterans and principally staffed it with veterans and direct family members of veterans.
VA employees are being held accountable for poor performance, with more than 4,000 VA employees removed, demoted, and suspended so far.
Issued an executive order requiring the Secretaries of Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs to submit a joint plan to provide veterans access to access to mental health treatment as they transition to civilian life.
Because of a bill signed and championed by Trump, in 2020, most federal employees will see their pay increase by an average of 3.1% — the largest raise in more than 10 years.
Trump signed into a law up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for millions of federal workers.
Trump administration will provide HIV prevention drugs for free to 200,000 uninsured patients per year for 11 years.
All-time record sales during the 2019 holidays.
Trump signed an order allowing small businesses to group together when buying insurance to get a better price.
President Trump signed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act that provides funding for states to develop maternal mortality reviews to better understand maternal complications and identify solutions & largely focuses on reducing the higher mortality rates for Black Americans.
In 2018, President Trump signed the groundbreaking First Step Act, a criminal justice bill which enacted reforms that make our justice system fairer and help former inmates successfully return to society.
The First Step Act’s reforms addressed inequities in sentencing laws that disproportionately harmed Black Americans and reformed mandatory minimums that created unfair outcomes.
The First Step Act expanded judicial discretion in sentencing of non-violent crimes.
Over 90% of those benefiting from the retroactive sentencing reductions in the First Step Act are Black Americans.
The First Step Act provides rehabilitative programs to inmates, helping them successfully rejoin society and not return to crime.
Trump increased funding for historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by more than 14%.
Trump signed legislation forgiving Hurricane Katrina debt that threatened HBCUs.
New single-family home sales are up 31.6% in October 2019 compared to just one year ago.
Made HBCUs a priority by creating the position of executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.
Trump received the Bipartisan Justice Award at a historically black college for his criminal justice reform accomplishments.
The poverty rate fell to a 17-year low of 11.8% under the Trump administration as a result of a jobs-rich environment.
Poverty rates for African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans have reached their lowest levels since the U.S. began collecting such data.
President Trump signed a bill that creates five national monuments, expands several national parks, adds 1.3 million acres of wilderness, and permanently reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Trump’s USDA committed $124 Million to rebuild rural water infrastructure.
[Prior to the unexpected coronavirus pandemic] Consumer confidence & small business confidence is at an all time high.
[Prior to the unexpected coronavirus pandemic] More than 7 million jobs created since election.
[Prior to the unexpected coronavirus pandemic] More Americans were employed than ever recorded before in our history.
More than 400,000 manufacturing jobs created since his election.
Trump appointed five openly gay ambassadors.
Trump ordered Ric Grenell, his openly gay ambassador to Germany, to lead a global initiative to decriminalize homosexuality across the globe.
Through Trump’s Anti-Trafficking Coordination Team (ACTeam) initiative, Federal law enforcement more than doubled convictions of human traffickers and increased the number of defendants charged by 75% in ACTeam districts.
In 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismantled an organization that was the internet’s leading source of prostitution-related advertisements resulting in sex trafficking.
Trump’s OMB published new anti-trafficking guidance for government procurement officials to more effectively combat human trafficking.
Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations arrested 1,588 criminals associated with Human Trafficking.
Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services provided funding to support the National Human Trafficking Hotline to identify perpetrators and give victims the help they need.
The hotline identified 16,862 potential human trafficking cases.
Trump’s DOJ provided grants to organizations that support human trafficking victims – serving nearly 9,000 cases from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018.
The Department of Homeland Security has hired more victim assistance specialists, helping victims get resources and support.
President Trump has called on Congress to pass school choice legislation so that no child is trapped in a failing school because of his or her zip code.
The President signed funding legislation in September 2018 that increased funding for school choice by $42 million.
The tax cuts signed into law by President Trump promote school choice by allowing families to use 529 college savings plans for elementary and secondary education.
Under his leadership ISIS has lost most of their territory and been largely dismantled.
ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi was killed.
Signed the first Perkins CTE reauthorization since 2006, authorizing more than $1 billion for states each year to fund vocational and career education programs.
Executive order expanding apprenticeship opportunities for students and workers.
Trump issued an Executive Order prohibiting the U.S. government from discriminating against Christians or punishing expressions of faith.
Signed an executive order that allows the government to withhold money from college campuses deemed to be anti-Semitic and who fail to combat anti-Semitism.
President Trump ordered a halt to U.S. tax money going to international organizations that fund or perform abortions.
Trump imposed sanctions on the socialists in Venezuela who have killed their citizens.
Finalized new trade agreement with South Korea.
Made a deal with the European Union to increase U.S. energy exports to Europe.
Withdrew the U.S. from the job killing TPP deal.
Secured $250 billion in new trade and investment deals in China and $12 billion in Vietnam.
Okay’d up to $12 billion in aid for farmers affected by unfair trade retaliation.
Has had over a dozen US hostages freed, including those Obama could not get freed.
Trump signed the Music Modernization Act, the biggest change to copyright law in decades.
Trump secured billions that will fund the building of a wall at our southern border.
The Trump Administration is promoting second chance hiring to give former inmates the opportunity to live crime-free lives and find meaningful employment.
Trump’s DOJ and the Board Of Prisons launched a new “Ready to Work Initiative” to help connect employers directly with former prisoners.
President Trump’s historic tax cut legislation included new Opportunity Zone Incentives to promote investment in low-income communities across the country.
8,764 communities across the country have been designated as Opportunity Zones.
Opportunity Zones are expected to spur $100 billion in long-term private capital investment in economically distressed communities across the country.
Trump directed the Education Secretary to end Common Core.
Trump signed the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund into law.
Trump signed measure funding prevention programs for Veteran suicide.
Companies have brought back over a TRILLION dollars from overseas because of the TCJA bill that Trump signed.
[Prior to the coronavirus pandemic] manufacturing jobs were growing at the fastest rate in more than 30 years.
[Prior to the coronavirus pandemic] the stock market reached record highs.
[Prior to the coronavirus pandemic] Median household income hit highest level ever recorded.
[Prior to the coronavirus pandemic] African-American unemployment is at an all time low.
[Prior to the coronavirus pandemic] Hispanic-American unemployment is at an all time low.
[Prior to the coronavirus pandemic] Asian-American unemployment is at an all time low.
[Prior to the coronavirus pandemic] women’s unemployment rate was at a 65-year low.
[Prior to the coronavirus pandemic] Youth unemployment is at a 50-year low.
[Prior to the coronavirus pandemic] We had the lowest unemployment rate ever recorded.
The Pledge to America’s Workers has resulted in employers committing to train more than 4 million Americans.
[Prior to the coronavirus pandemic] 95 percent of U.S. manufacturers are optimistic about the future— the highest ever.
[Prior to the coronavirus pandemic] As a result of the Republican tax bill, small businesses will have the lowest top marginal tax rate in more than 80 years.
Record number of regulations eliminated that hurt small businesses.
Signed welfare reform requiring able-bodied adults who don’t have children to work or look for work if they’re on welfare.
Under Trump, the FDA approved more affordable generic drugs than ever before in history.
Reformed Medicare program to stop hospitals from overcharging low-income seniors on their drugs—saving seniors 100’s of millions of $$$ this year alone.
Signed Right-To-Try legislation allowing terminally ill patients to try experimental treatment that wasn’t allowed before.
Secured $6 billion in new funding to fight the opioid epidemic.
Signed VA Choice Act and VA Accountability Act, expanded VA telehealth services, walk-in-clinics, and same-day urgent primary and mental health care.
U.S. oil production recently reached all-time high so we are less dependent on oil from the Middle East.
The U.S. is a net natural gas exporter for the first time since 1957.
NATO allies increased their defense spending because of his pressure campaign.
Withdrew the United States from the job-killing Paris Climate Accord in 2017 and that same year the U.S. still led the world by having the largest reduction in Carbon emissions.
Has his circuit court judge nominees being confirmed faster than any other new administration.
Had his Supreme Court Justice’s Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh confirmed.
Moved U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
Agreed to a new trade deal with Mexico & Canada that will increase jobs here and $$$ coming in.
Reached a breakthrough agreement with the E.U. to increase U.S. exports.
Imposed tariffs on China in response to China’s forced technology transfer, intellectual property theft, and their chronically abusive trade practices, has agreed to a Part One trade deal with China.
Signed legislation to improve the National Suicide Hotline.
Signed the most comprehensive childhood cancer legislation ever into law, which will advance childhood cancer research and improve treatments.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law by Trump doubled the maximum amount of the child tax credit available to parents and lifted the income limits so more people could claim it.
It also created a new tax credit for other dependents.
In 2018, President Trump signed into law a $2.4 billion funding increase for the Child Care and Development Fund, providing a total of $8.1 billion to States to fund child care for low-income families.
The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) signed into law by Trump provides a tax credit equal to 20-35% of child care expenses, $3,000 per child & $6,000 per family + Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) allow you to set aside up to $5,000 in pre-tax $ to use for child care.
In 2019 President Donald Trump signed the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support Act (CARES) into law which allocates $1.8 billion in funding over the next five years to help people with autism spectrum disorder and to help their families.
In 2019 President Trump signed into law two funding packages providing nearly $19 million in new funding for Lupus specific research and education programs, as well an additional $41.7 billion in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the most Lupus funding EVER.
Another upcoming accomplishment to add: In the next week or two Trump will be signing the first major anti-robocall law in decades called the TRACED Act (Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence.) Once it’s the law, the TRACED Act will extend the period of time the FCC has to catch & punish those who intentionally break telemarketing restrictions. The bill also requires voice service providers to develop a framework to verify calls are legitimate before they reach your phone.
[Prior to the coronavirus pandemic] US stock market continually hit all-time record highs.

[discostu]

Originally Posted by tpeichel34

I would argue that President Trump has done a lot to try and improve the condition of blue collar American workers that suffered the most under the globalists. After all, Trump gave an interview 20-30 years ago where he warned about moving our manufacturing to China. He's been aware of the issue for a long time.

There is no doubt that he wants to be viewed as a great President, but he could have taken the easy path and embraced the globalists after the election. He could have kept NAFTA in place and played nice with China, but that would have been bad for middle America so he didn't. Decoupling from China has been the right move for him and for most Americans.

Wait a minute here.

Is this the same Donald Trump that had his own licensed brands manufactured in China?

The same Trump that spent years trying to develop in China and Taiwan?

The same Trump who led the Trump Organization in 2016 as they were trying to expand into Taiwan?

The same "Trump" that prides himself on Trump Tower that has over $200 million in debt to Bank of China? (A bank which happens to be owned by the Chinese government. )

The same Trump that attempted numerous trademarks in China only to be met with a brick wall until he got on board with the "One China" idea as president?

The same Trump who had his attorney peddle Ivanka's line of Chinese manufactured clothing while he was president?

Nationalistic rhetoric with stacks of globalist actions.

Do as I say, not as I do.

[Jopeal]

Originally Posted by JeremyNick

Based on the poor content of your posts and where you get your information from, I thought I had to spell it out for you.

Now it’s the governments fault?

If people want to ignore reality, they can do it. Make they pay for their own insurance and carry the burden and at least they can make an informed decision.

Autonomy is a great thing. People can’t hide from the reality of their choices.

Does marketing effect the lives of American consumers with regard to their dietary habits?

Are you going to address my comment on plant-based diet and the correlation between excessive meat & dairy consumption and heart disease?

You dismissed the overview of tpeichels comparatively more insightful posts than your own, so I don't take it personally.

[JeremyNick]

Originally Posted by GeechQuest

I don't disagree, it's just tough to project out the actual costs when they're not hitting you in the face and by then it's generally too late.

Instead of a "Sin Tax" issue "Angel Credits".

-Don't smoke, here's $1000 a year
-Don't take up 2 plane seats on a flight, have $1000

Just basic stuff like that, offer financial incentive IN THE MOMENT not to do that behavior. In the end, we're all going to pay for it one way or another. Think of it as "preventative payments".

Also, nobody would ever go for this, so it's just a fun exercise. I have no doubt in my mind this would be cheaper than the alternative AND it would get a % of people in better health just for the money.

I like the idea, but in the end wellness incentives have shown to be minimally effective in long term behavior change.

But I’ll go for something that pays me to do what I normally do.

[tpeichel34]

Originally Posted by discostu

Wait a minute here.

Is this the same Donald Trump that had his own licensed brands manufactured in China?

The same Trump that spent years trying to develop in China and Taiwan?

The same Trump who led the Trump Organization in 2016 as they were trying to expand into Taiwan?

The same "Trump" that prides himself on Trump Tower that has over $200 million in debt to Bank of China? (A bank which happens to be owned by the Chinese government. )

The same Trump that attempted numerous trademarks in China only to be met with a brick wall until he got on board with the "One China" idea as president?

The same Trump who had his attorney peddle Ivanka's line of Chinese manufactured clothing while he was president?

Nationalistic rhetoric with stacks of globalist actions.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Did Trump run his businesses to maximize profit according to rules set up by the globalists? Absolutely. With the power of the Presidency, he is changing the rules to make it advantageous for companies to move to the USA or at least out of China.

[discostu]

Originally Posted by tpeichel34

Did Trump run his businesses to maximize profit according to rules set up by the globalists? Absolutely. With the power of the Presidency, he is changing the rules to make it advantageous for companies to move to the USA or at least out of China.

Of course he did, and of course he still does.

Sure, he can feign ignorance when it comes to the business of the Trump Organization, but if there is one thing crystal clear...he simply cannot delegate and step away from anything.

Businesses owned/run by the Trump Organization have been importing Chinese made goods by the ton throughout his presidency to furnish his hotels, resorts, etc.

America First, am I right?

More leadership by example.

[JeremyNick]

Originally Posted by Jopeal

Does marketing effect the lives of American consumers with regard to their dietary habits?

Are you going to address my comment on plant-based diet and the correlation between excessive meat & dairy consumption and heart disease?

You dismissed the overview of tpeichels comparatively more insightful posts than your own, so I don't take it personally.

Yes leading questions. When you refuse to discuss points at hand, use leading questions to change the conversation.

I don’t think blaming someone else for your choice is insightful. Ultimately you make the decision. People try to influence positive health behavior all the time, through marketing and campaigns, but somehow neither you nor him acknowledge that fact.

Eating a predominately meat and dairy based diet lends to a higher amount of long chain saturated fatty acids which have a direct correlation with increasing risk for heart disease. I believe in your words, thanks for the ground breaking science lesson Mr. Wong.

Now back to the conversation, who decides what diet they eat? You, the government or the corporations via their marketing?

[ld8759]

Originally Posted by Jopeal

Thx captain obvious. Is heart disease good or bad?
Many Americans seem deadset on downplaying the importance of a more plant-based diet, while the government continues to favor subsidies for the meat & dairy industry.



In which ways do you see globalism having had a negative effect on the livelihood/quality of living for many Americans? And how can some of this be reformed?



It's a difficult situation to reconcile.

You have a warm welcome from me. Please keep posting!

Thanks! Everything is just so unstable right now...

[tpeichel34]

Originally Posted by JeremyNick

Yes leading questions. When you refuse to discuss points at hand, use leading questions to change the conversation.

I don’t think blaming someone else for your choice is insightful. Ultimately you make the decision. People try to influence positive health behavior all the time, through marketing and campaigns, but somehow neither you nor him acknowledge that fact.

Eating a predominately meat and dairy based diet lends to a higher amount of long chain saturated fatty acids which have a direct correlation with increasing risk for heart disease. I believe in your words, thanks for the ground breaking science lesson Mr. Wong.

Now back to the conversation, who decides what diet they eat? You, the government or the corporations via their marketing?

Food doesn't just jump into your mouth, individuals make the choice on what to ingest. However, just like everything else, marketing influences individual decision making. There is some marketing towards healthy living, but vastly more towards unhealthy options.

And has their been a worse government program than the food pyramid they pushed where they wanted Americans to have a diet with carbs as the largest segment?

[tpeichel34]

BLM is simply a mob.

https://www.crimeandconsequences.blo...ief/#more-1769

So this is where we are. A hooded gang of mostly white thugs shows up at the private neighborhood residence of a black police chief, with equipment they refuse to unwrap, question little children, and terrify the neighbors. Let’s not fool ourselves. This is not a civil rights protest, and it’s not about George Floyd. It’s the mob — a bunch of Brownshirts — and if we tolerate it, we won’t be able to claim later on that we didn’t know what was coming.

[JeremyNick]

Originally Posted by tpeichel34

Food doesn't just jump into your mouth, individuals make the choice on what to ingest. However, just like everything else, marketing influences individual decision making. There is some marketing towards healthy living, but vastly more towards unhealthy options.

And has their been a worse government program than the food pyramid they pushed where they wanted Americans to have a diet with carbs as the largest segment?

What you ate growing up has a bigger impact on what you eat now compared to marketing. I’m going to disagree that there is vastly more marketing towards unhealthy options. The balance has shifted dramatically.

I would put socioeconomic factors at a higher impact and yield level for health choices. I think the meter is going in the rigt direction but we are looking at undoing a lot of factors.

I think the food pyramid shift illustrates that, I’m a huge proponent of the My Plate format. It’s simple, easy to understand and provides an awesome visual for people.

But yes, the food pyramid was a failure.

[DegaBama]

Originally Posted by ld8759

No. Do you run the Fox News Twitter? Are you implying that what he said is okay,or that he never said it? People who see Trump for what he really is know that he couldn't care less about any of us. It's all about getting re-elected so he can't be prosecuted. He already put the virus in the rear view.

Literally what CNN Politics Twitter posted. It was pretty funny and it is what it is. You can't stop it. People seem to think we can stop a virus.

More fear mongering, Yahoo headline: "disturbing numbers, only 42% plan to take a vaccine." Oh, but for the flu it's okay? Ridiculous.

[Onions]

Originally Posted by discostu

Of course he did, and of course he still does.

Sure, he can feign ignorance when it comes to the business of the Trump Organization, but if there is one thing crystal clear...he simply cannot delegate and step away from anything.

Businesses owned/run by the Trump Organization have been importing Chinese made goods by the ton throughout his presidency to furnish his hotels, resorts, etc.

America First, am I right?

More leadership by example.

This is similar to all the whining about Trumps taxes. Why doesn't he pay more in tax? Well, the system is such that he legally does not have to. My favorite is when Warren Buffet starts complaining about how little he pays, but yet can send a check for whatever he thinks he should right to our government. They will certainly take it.

You want people to direct money elsewhere? Change the law. You want more businesses to furnish their offices in American made furniture? Tax imports and protect that American worker. That Trump (and any other business owner) plays the game by the rules made up by globalists that introduced this bad policy in the first place is not surprising at all to me.

[DegaBama]

In my opinion, the problem with the way COVID has been handled here is we have 50 states. If Trump takes charge... he gets destroyed. If he doesn't... he gets destroyed.

What we saw was... nothing different no matter what. Some states has mass lockdowns, some barely did anything. Results are everywhere.