US Politics Mega-thread - Page 2849

On February 05 2016 13:30 ticklishmusic wrote:
oh jeez, sanders' campaign manager needs to go back into his little closet or whatever, he's making his candidate look bad

On February 05 2016 13:30 Souma wrote:
Hillary is wearing an executioner's mask.

That was a very powerful moment from Bernie, but I actually agree more with Hillary on that front.

On February 05 2016 14:03 Doublemint wrote:


I agree. once again sanders has the very principled approach, clear cut values and message. hillary is, let's call it open to the idea of state executions. or just ok with the status quo and does not want to waste time and political resources fighting for something that's not a high priority for her.

just like on countless other issues, she is the pragmatist. he is the idealist.

On February 05 2016 14:57 Introvert wrote:
Can you go higher than "beyond a reasonable doubt?"

On February 05 2016 14:57 Introvert wrote:
Can you go higher than "beyond a reasonable doubt?"

On February 05 2016 14:08 oneofthem wrote:
this hillary lobbyist stuff is mostly applicable for someone on the rise. question is, ehat would she do after she gets the throne. based on her grand ego and determination i think hillary may well be an unlikely reformer. she has enough money now she needs the history books

On February 05 2016 12:44 Plansix wrote:

If they dig long enough, they will find a crime...where no one was harmed and its super likely that Hilary isn't the only one doing it. I don't know how the Republican's think that is going to play in the general, but it has been super obvious that they don't give a fuck about the emails, its all about throwing shade. Literally admitted in on a talk show.

U.S. President Barack Obama will launch a long-shot bid next week to impose a $10-a-barrel tax on crude oil that would fund the overhaul of the nation's aging transportation infrastructure, the White House said Thursday.

The proposed fee, which would be paid by oil companies and phased in over five years, was quickly met with scorn by lawmakers in the Republican-controlled Congress.

In the last year of his presidency, Obama has said the country must stop subsidizing the "dirty" fossil fuels of the past and focus on clean, renewable fuels that do not exacerbate climate change.

"By placing a fee on oil, the President's plan creates a clear incentive for private sector innovation to reduce our reliance on oil and at the same time invests in clean energy technologies that will power our future," the White House said in a statement.

Set to be officially announced in Obama's fiscal 2017 budget plan on Tuesday, the fee would provide nearly $20 billion a year to help expand transit systems across the country and more than $2 billion a year to support the research and development of self-driving vehicles and other low-carbon technologies.

Swiss bank Julius Baer, facing a criminal charge, has agreed to pay $547 million and cooperate for three years with American authorities to shut down accounts that enabled wealthy Americans to evade taxes, authorities announced Thursday.

Before lawyers for the bank appeared in Manhattan federal court to confirm a non-prosecution deal, two of its former bankers pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge and agreed to cooperate. Cooperation for the bankers was expected to bring leniency at sentencing on a charge that carries a potential penalty of five years in prison.

The bank's agreement calls for it to share documents and provide witnesses at any U.S. court proceedings until February 2019. The bank will forfeit $547 million in penalties and restitution within a week and close any U.S. accounts established to evade taxes. In return, U.S. authorities will defer a conspiracy charge against the bank with the expectation that it will be dropped after three years. A bank lawyer pleaded not guilty to the charge.

"Bank Julius Baer not only turned a blind eye to tax avoiders but actually conspired with them to break the law," U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a release.

Internal Revenue Service chief Richard Weber said the court appearances send "a strong message to the international banking community as well as U.S. taxpayers who think they can outsmart the system by hiding their money in these international banks."

Prosecutors said the bank from at least the 1990s through 2009 helped many of its U.S. taxpayer clients evade taxes by filing false federal tax returns with the IRS and otherwise hide accounts at the bank from the agency.

The U.S. economy added just 151,000 jobs in January while unemployment dropped slightly, to 4.9 percent, according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Economists had expected to see about 190,000 new jobs.

The unemployment rate, which has held steady at 5 percent the past few months, "changed little," the BLS notes, dropping to 4.9 percent. It's the first time unemployment has dropped below 5 percent since the recession.

The more robust job growth during the end of 2015 was also revised downward overall: November's job gains were changed from 252,000 to 280,000, the BLS says, and in December, the economy added 262,000 new jobs, rather than 292,000.

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has dramatically cut into the nationwide lead of primary rival Hillary Clinton, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.

The poll released Friday finds Clinton leading the race with 44 percent support, compared to 42 percent support for Sanders, within the survey's margin of error.
The last iteration of the poll in December had Clinton leading Sanders nationwide by a 61-30 point margin.

“Democrats nationwide are feeling the Bern as Sen. Bernie Sanders closes a 31-point gap to tie Secretary Hillary Clinton,” said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.

The poll also finds that Sanders matches up better with top Republican primary candidates than Clinton.

On February 05 2016 23:59 The_Templar wrote:
That poll is really weird, and I'm not sure what to take from it yet.