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Non-Gaa Forum - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Trump2020: "It took decades of both Parties abusing the taxpayers to accumulate this National Debt so of course I don't expect it to be solved anytime soon but I believe DOGE is a step in the right direction." Almost two thirds of the annual budget spend goes on Defense and Military - the US Military Industrial complex is huge and has been build up ever since the first world war and after the second in particular once the US adapted to its new place in world order and realized that to project their economic colonization around the world they needed to match that with a military force. It suited the US for Europe to remain dependent on them during the cold war, they perhaps did not anticipate the economic success of the EU and now think its unfair that the EU doesn't spend the same as them on defense despite its economic success. Now Europe will move away from reliance on the US but the US is not happy if this includes building up their own Military Complex. The point here is that to cut the deficit the US had to reign in Military spending however if your uses the money to build their own then the US is worse off.
By the way Taxpayers did not pay for the national debt, they fund the interest payments. About 35% of the debt is held internationally. What the US is currently doing is creating a real risk to the US$ as the global reserve CCY, if that happens finding buyers for their debt will become a problem. All this while the lunatics think that they should have a crypto reserve.
Trump and the people he has gathered around him have reduced everything to simple one liners, there is nothing new with this in the US and it is not confined to Republicans, it was not Republicans who coined the phrase - its the economy stupid - it was not too long ago that Republicans were the Globalists and the Democrats the America first party.
There really has never been independent media in the US, as a result the media has been used by all sides to emphasis that one sided view as being right. Whats happening today however is the extreme where any action can be justified with a one liner - lie. It was something that has been coming and the only hope for the world is that republicans will begin to see through this and Democrats start to put forward credible candidates and policies that the majority can get behind.
zinny (National) - 05/04/2025 08:49:48
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Mighty stuff by the U17s got off to flyer 2-3 no score then let Mayo back into. Work rate and team play excellent 2nd half as we won by nine and that didn't flatter us.
Into the Connacht final for 2nd year in a row and hopefully we'll go one better than last year we certainly have the talent to do so and are well coached.
The_analyser (National) - 04/04/2025 22:01:25
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Marooned: "U17 FT
Sligo 0-18 Galway 1-17
A rare Galway win at underage these days. Galway were very comfortable in the 2nd half and about 10 points up here with 6 or 7 minutes to play and Sligo out of nowhere hit four 2 pointers in the last 5 minutes. And also missed a penalty. By the way the penalty was a poor decision. Ref gave it for a foot block. Apparently on the umpires advice. Replays showed it was a text book block with the hands. No foot anywhere near the ball. Kehoe got red carded near the end which helped Sligo get a run on them as he was superb in midfield. Won a pile of kick outs. Was badly missed after he went off." It was never a penalty and sending off looked harsh but we had about 4 other goal chances missed, one cleared off line and hit post. Strange game as we cameback strong. I don't think I rate any of the Connacht teams this year at minor.
Sligonian (National) - 04/04/2025 22:38:28
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To JimB1991: "Ye, there unlikely to get a team holiday later in the year so why not let them go now." Mayo had a trip to Belmullet this year Clare
Belclare7 (National) - 05/04/2025 10:26:30
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
GOOD MAN TRUMP!
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/watch-trumps-1998-oprah-interview-resurfaces-why-its-trending-amid-tariff-move/articleshow/119927136.cms
Trump2020 (National) - 05/04/2025 17:11:35
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