It's amazing what happens when you don't have male soldiers/sailors
prancing around in a dress and high heels.
'US Military Branch Already Hit Its 2025 Recruiting Goal'
<https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/06/19/this-us-milit ary-branch-finally-hit-its-recruiting-goal-n2659088>
'This week, the secretary of the United States Navy announced that it
met its recruiting goal for the fiscal year 2025.
This came after reports surfaced throughout former President Joe
Biden’s tenure that recruiting numbers were dropping.
"I am proud to announce we've met our Fiscal Year 2025 recruiting
goal, three months early. 40,600 future Sailors have signed up to
serve in our U.S. Navy," Secretary John Phelan said in a video
announcement this week.
“This is a critical time in history. The world is more complex and
more contested than it has been in decades. Our ability to respond
starts with our greatest asset – our people. This milestone reflects
more than numbers. It reflects the drive of our recruiters, innovation
of our team, and the courage of thousands of Americans who stepped
forward to serve,” he added.
“This recruiting milestone is only the beginning, because the
challenges ahead are growing. We’re in a new era of warfare, where
the battlefield extends from sea bed to space,” he continued. “To
our newest sailors: welcome to the fleet. Thank you. Your courage
makes it all possible.”
In fiscal year 2023, the Navy missed its active-duty recruiting goal
by several thousand recruits. The goal was 37,700. The Navy only
recruited 30,236.
Last year, a report from Navy Times described this as a “crisis.”
This did not just impact the Navy. Every branch except the Marines saw recruiting numbers drop.
“I think we can absorb one year of missing mission,” Vice Adm.
Brendan McLane, commander of Naval Surface Forces, said at the Surface
Navy Association’s annual conference last year. “Two years —
that’s going to be a problem, that’s going to have an effect
John Smth <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
It's amazing what happens when you don't have male soldiers/sailors
prancing around in a dress and high heels.
'US Military Branch Already Hit Its 2025 Recruiting Goal'
<https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/06/19/this-us-military-branch-finally-hit-its-recruiting-goal-n2659088>
'This week, the secretary of the United States Navy announced that it
met its recruiting goal for the fiscal year 2025.
This came after reports surfaced throughout former President Joe
Biden’s tenure that recruiting numbers were dropping.
"I am proud to announce we've met our Fiscal Year 2025 recruiting
goal, three months early. 40,600 future Sailors have signed up to
serve in our U.S. Navy," Secretary John Phelan said in a video
announcement this week.
Enlistments always go up when the
economy is about to tank, the best example
being the Bush Recession.
John Smth <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
It's amazing what happens when you don't have male soldiers/sailors
prancing around in a dress and high heels.
'US Military Branch Already Hit Its 2025 Recruiting Goal'
<https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/06/19/this-us-mili
t ary-branch-finally-hit-its-recruiting-goal-n2659088>
'This week, the secretary of the United States Navy announced that it
met its recruiting goal for the fiscal year 2025.
This came after reports surfaced throughout former President Joe
Biden’s tenure that recruiting numbers were dropping.
"I am proud to announce we've met our Fiscal Year 2025 recruiting
goal, three months early. 40,600 future Sailors have signed up to
serve in our U.S. Navy," Secretary John Phelan said in a video
announcement this week.
Enlistments always go up when the
economy is about to tank,
In news:[email protected], Mitchell Holman <[email protected]> typed:
John Smth <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
It's amazing what happens when you don't have male soldiers/sailors
prancing around in a dress and high heels.
'US Military Branch Already Hit Its 2025 Recruiting Goal'
<https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/06/19/this-us-mil
itary-branch-finally-hit-its-recruiting-goal-n2659088>
'This week, the secretary of the United States Navy announced that
it met its recruiting goal for the fiscal year 2025.
This came after reports surfaced throughout former President Joe
Biden’s tenure that recruiting numbers were dropping.
"I am proud to announce we've met our Fiscal Year 2025 recruiting
goal, three months early. 40,600 future Sailors have signed up to
serve in our U.S. Navy," Secretary John Phelan said in a video
announcement this week.
Enlistments always go up when the
economy is about to tank, the best example
being the Bush Recession.
"Blue-Collar Wages Under Trump Post Largest Increase in Almost 60
Years
"In the first five months of President Donald Trump's second term, blue-collar hourly workers have experienced a nearly 2 percent
increase in real wage growth-the most significant growth under any administration since President Richard Nixon...."
https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/blue-collar-wages-under-trump-po st-largest-increase-in-almost-60-years-5874522
In news:[email protected], Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
typed:
John Smth <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
It's amazing what happens when you don't have male soldiers/sailors
prancing around in a dress and high heels.
'US Military Branch Already Hit Its 2025 Recruiting Goal'
<https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/06/19/this-us-military-branch-finally-hit-its-recruiting-goal-n2659088>
'This week, the secretary of the United States Navy announced that it
met its recruiting goal for the fiscal year 2025.
This came after reports surfaced throughout former President Joe
Biden’s tenure that recruiting numbers were dropping.
"I am proud to announce we've met our Fiscal Year 2025 recruiting
goal, three months early. 40,600 future Sailors have signed up to
serve in our U.S. Navy," Secretary John Phelan said in a video
announcement this week.
Enlistments always go up when the
economy is about to tank, the best example
being the Bush Recession.
"Blue-Collar Wages Under Trump Post Largest Increase in Almost 60 Years
"In the first five months of President Donald Trump's second term, blue-collar
hourly workers have experienced a nearly 2 percent increase in real wage growth-the most significant growth under any administration since President Richard Nixon...."
https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/blue-collar-wages-under-trump-post-largest-increase-in-almost-60-years-5874522
On 2025-06-19, max headroom <[email protected]> wrote:
In news:[email protected], Mitchell Holman
<[email protected]> typed:
John Smth <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
It's amazing what happens when you don't have male soldiers/sailors
prancing around in a dress and high heels.
'US Military Branch Already Hit Its 2025 Recruiting Goal'
<https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/06/19/this-us-mi
litary-branch-finally-hit-its-recruiting-goal-n2659088>
'This week, the secretary of the United States Navy announced that
it met its recruiting goal for the fiscal year 2025.
This came after reports surfaced throughout former President Joe
Biden’s tenure that recruiting numbers were dropping.
"I am proud to announce we've met our Fiscal Year 2025 recruiting
goal, three months early. 40,600 future Sailors have signed up to
serve in our U.S. Navy," Secretary John Phelan said in a video
announcement this week.
Enlistments always go up when the
economy is about to tank, the best example
being the Bush Recession.
"Blue-Collar Wages Under Trump Post Largest Increase in Almost 60
Years
"In the first five months of President Donald Trump's second term,
blue-collar hourly workers have experienced a nearly 2 percent
increase in real wage growth-the most significant growth under any
administration since President Richard Nixon...."
https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/blue-collar-wages-under-trump-p
ost-largest-increase-in-almost-60-years-5874522
Good one!
There are other economic indicators heading in the right direction as
well. And unlike the previous administration where the new jobs
created consisted in large part of government jobs,
In news:[email protected], Mitchell Holman <[email protected]>
typed:
John Smth <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
It's amazing what happens when you don't have male soldiers/sailors
prancing around in a dress and high heels.
'US Military Branch Already Hit Its 2025 Recruiting Goal'
<https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/06/19/this-us-military-branch-finally-hit-its-recruiting-goal-n2659088>
'This week, the secretary of the United States Navy announced that it
met its recruiting goal for the fiscal year 2025.
This came after reports surfaced throughout former President Joe
Biden’s tenure that recruiting numbers were dropping.
"I am proud to announce we've met our Fiscal Year 2025 recruiting
goal, three months early. 40,600 future Sailors have signed up to
serve in our U.S. Navy," Secretary John Phelan said in a video
announcement this week.
Enlistments always go up when the
economy is about to tank, the best example
being the Bush Recession.
"Blue-Collar Wages Under Trump Post Largest Increase in Almost 60 Years
"In the first five months of President Donald Trump's second term, blue-collar
hourly workers have experienced a nearly 2 percent increase in real wage growth-the most significant growth under any administration since President Richard Nixon...."
https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/blue-collar-wages-under-trump-post-largest-increase-in-almost-60-years-5874522
On 6/19/25 18:22, max headroom wrote:
In news:[email protected], Mitchell Holman
<[email protected]> typed:
John Smth <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
It's amazing what happens when you don't have male soldiers/sailors
prancing around in a dress and high heels.
'US Military Branch Already Hit Its 2025 Recruiting Goal'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/06/19/this-us-military-branch-finally-hit-its-recruiting-goal-n2659088
'This week, the secretary of the United States Navy announced that it
met its recruiting goal for the fiscal year 2025.
This came after reports surfaced throughout former President Joe
Biden's tenure that recruiting numbers were dropping.
"I am proud to announce we've met our Fiscal Year 2025 recruiting
goal, three months early. 40,600 future Sailors have signed up to
serve in our U.S. Navy," Secretary John Phelan said in a video
announcement this week.
Enlistments always go up when the
economy is about to tank, the best example
being the Bush Recession.
"Blue-Collar Wages Under Trump Post Largest Increase in Almost 60 Years
"In the first five months of President Donald Trump's second term,
blue-collar hourly workers have experienced a nearly 2 percent increase in >> real wage growth-the most significant growth under any administration since >> President Richard Nixon...."
https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/blue-collar-wages-under-trump-post-largest-increase-in-almost-60-years-5874522
+2%, eh?
So that's why Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is hitting them with a +12% tax increase?
On Sat, 21 Jun 2025 23:31:55 -0000 (UTC), pothead wrote:
https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/blue-collar-wages-under-trump-post-largest-increase-in-almost-60-years-5874522
Good one!
There are other economic indicators heading in the right direction as well. >> And unlike the previous administration where the new jobs created consisted in large part
of government jobs, the current numbers are private sector jobs in large part.
Either way, numbers can be spun and they are.
The important part is that our military is returning to it's no nonsense, highly qualified
agency that it has been in the past instead of a complete and utter woke embarrassment.
Funny how you're giving Trump credit for things that started under
Biden.
Governor Swill wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jun 2025 23:31:55 -0000 (UTC), pothead wrote:
https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/blue-collar-wages-under-trump
-post-largest-increase-in-almost-60-years-5874522
Good one!
There are other economic indicators heading in the right direction
as well. And unlike the previous administration where the new jobs
created consisted in large part of government jobs, the current
numbers are private sector jobs in large part. Either way, numbers
can be spun and they are.
The important part is that our military is returning to it's no
nonsense, highly qualified agency that it has been in the past
instead of a complete and utter woke embarrassment.
Funny how you're giving Trump credit for things that started under
Biden.
Russia is an example of an army of manly men.
<https://kyivindependent.com/leaked-audio-suggests-cannibalism-among-rus >sian-troops-ukrainian-intel-claims/>
A Russian soldier deployed in Ukraine may have been involved in an act
of cannibalism, audio intercepted by Ukraine's military intelligence
agency (HUR) and released on June 20 suggests.
John Smth <[email protected]> wrote in
It's amazing what happens when you don't have male soldiers/sailors
prancing around in a dress and high heels.
'US Military Branch Already Hit Its 2025 Recruiting Goal'
<https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/06/19/this-us-milit
ary-branch-finally-hit-its-recruiting-goal-n2659088>
'This week, the secretary of the United States Navy announced that it
met its recruiting goal for the fiscal year 2025.
This came after reports surfaced throughout former President Joe
Biden’s tenure that recruiting numbers were dropping.
"I am proud to announce we've met our Fiscal Year 2025 recruiting
goal, three months early. 40,600 future Sailors have signed up to
serve in our U.S. Navy," Secretary John Phelan said in a video
announcement this week.
Enlistments always go up when the
economy is about to tank, the best example
being the Bush Recession.
In news:1039pll$na9a$[email protected], -hh <[email protected]> typed:
On 6/19/25 18:22, max headroom wrote:
In news:[email protected], Mitchell Holman
<[email protected]> typed:
John Smth <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
It's amazing what happens when you don't have male soldiers/sailors
prancing around in a dress and high heels.
'US Military Branch Already Hit Its 2025 Recruiting Goal'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/06/19/this-us-military-branch-finally-hit-its-recruiting-goal-n2659088
'This week, the secretary of the United States Navy announced that it >>>>> met its recruiting goal for the fiscal year 2025.
This came after reports surfaced throughout former President Joe
Biden's tenure that recruiting numbers were dropping.
"I am proud to announce we've met our Fiscal Year 2025 recruiting
goal, three months early. 40,600 future Sailors have signed up to
serve in our U.S. Navy," Secretary John Phelan said in a video
announcement this week.
Enlistments always go up when the
economy is about to tank, the best example
being the Bush Recession.
"Blue-Collar Wages Under Trump Post Largest Increase in Almost 60 Years
"In the first five months of President Donald Trump's second term,
blue-collar hourly workers have experienced a nearly 2 percent increase in >>> real wage growth-the most significant growth under any administration since >>> President Richard Nixon...."
https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/blue-collar-wages-under-trump-post-largest-increase-in-almost-60-years-5874522
+2%, eh?
So that's why Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is hitting them with a +12% tax
increase?
Cite?
On 6/22/25 22:04, max headroom wrote:
In news:1039pll$na9a$[email protected], -hh <[email protected]> >> typed:
On 6/19/25 18:22, max headroom wrote:
In news:[email protected], Mitchell Holman
<[email protected]> typed:
John Smth <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
It's amazing what happens when you don't have male soldiers/sailors >>>>>> prancing around in a dress and high heels.
'US Military Branch Already Hit Its 2025 Recruiting Goal'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/06/19/this-us-military-branch-finally-hit-its-recruiting-goal-n2659088
'This week, the secretary of the United States Navy announced that it >>>>>> met its recruiting goal for the fiscal year 2025.
This came after reports surfaced throughout former President Joe
Biden's tenure that recruiting numbers were dropping.
"I am proud to announce we've met our Fiscal Year 2025 recruiting
goal, three months early. 40,600 future Sailors have signed up to
serve in our U.S. Navy," Secretary John Phelan said in a video
announcement this week.
Enlistments always go up when the
economy is about to tank, the best example
being the Bush Recession.
"Blue-Collar Wages Under Trump Post Largest Increase in Almost 60 Years
"In the first five months of President Donald Trump's second term,
blue-collar hourly workers have experienced a nearly 2 percent increase in >>>> real wage growth-the most significant growth under any administration since
President Richard Nixon...."
https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/blue-collar-wages-under-trump-post-largest-increase-in-almost-60-years-5874522
+2%, eh?
So that's why Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is hitting them with a +12% tax >>> increase?
Cite?
Sorry, missed seeing this post last week.
In any event, there's been last minute changes and the like, so the
latest CBO says its now "only" -4% ... but that's still twice what wage growth they've had.
<https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2025-06/61387-Distributional-Effects.pdf>
The TL;DR is that the bill hits those who are the most vulnerable, and
after it steals from the poor,...
... the CBO shows it gives it to the rich.
In news:104c396$1f6pb$[email protected], -hh <[email protected]> typed:
On 6/22/25 22:04, max headroom wrote:
In news:1039pll$na9a$[email protected], -hh <[email protected]> >>> typed:
On 6/19/25 18:22, max headroom wrote:
In news:[email protected], Mitchell Holman
<[email protected]> typed:
John Smth <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
It's amazing what happens when you don't have male soldiers/sailors >>>>>>> prancing around in a dress and high heels.
'US Military Branch Already Hit Its 2025 Recruiting Goal'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/06/19/this-us-military-branch-finally-hit-its-recruiting-goal-n2659088
'This week, the secretary of the United States Navy announced that it >>>>>>> met its recruiting goal for the fiscal year 2025.
This came after reports surfaced throughout former President Joe >>>>>>> Biden's tenure that recruiting numbers were dropping.
"I am proud to announce we've met our Fiscal Year 2025 recruiting >>>>>>> goal, three months early. 40,600 future Sailors have signed up to >>>>>>> serve in our U.S. Navy," Secretary John Phelan said in a video
announcement this week.
Enlistments always go up when the
economy is about to tank, the best example
being the Bush Recession.
"Blue-Collar Wages Under Trump Post Largest Increase in Almost 60 Years
"In the first five months of President Donald Trump's second term,
blue-collar hourly workers have experienced a nearly 2 percent increase in
real wage growth-the most significant growth under any administration since
President Richard Nixon...."
https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/blue-collar-wages-under-trump-post-largest-increase-in-almost-60-years-5874522
+2%, eh?
So that's why Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is hitting them with a +12% tax >>>> increase?
Cite?
Sorry, missed seeing this post last week.
In any event, there's been last minute changes and the like, so the
latest CBO says its now "only" -4% ... but that's still twice what wage
growth they've had.
<https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2025-06/61387-Distributional-Effects.pdf>
The TL;DR is that the bill hits those who are the most vulnerable, and
after it steals from the poor,...
I'm just not seeing it. According to your CBO source--
"Resources for households in the lowest decile of the income distribution would
decrease by about $1,600 per year (in 2025 dollars) compared with their projected income in CBO's baseline projections (see Figure 1). That amounts to 3.9 percent of their income (see Figure 2). Those projected decreases are mainly attributable to reductions in in-kind transfers, such as Medicaid and SNAP."
Nothing in there about a "tax increase." One of the major arguments made for passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill is that it would lock in the tax decreases
made in 2017 and were set to end on December 31st.
... the CBO shows it gives it to the rich.
Only if you define "the rich" as everybody *not* in the lowest decile.
On 7/5/25 23:42, max headroom wrote:
In news:104c396$1f6pb$[email protected], -hh
<[email protected]>
typed:
On 6/22/25 22:04, max headroom wrote:
In news:1039pll$na9a$[email protected], -hh
<[email protected]>
typed:
On 6/19/25 18:22, max headroom wrote:
In news:[email protected], Mitchell Holman
<[email protected]> typed:
John Smth <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
It's amazing what happens when you don't have male soldiers/sailors >>>>>>>> prancing around in a dress and high heels.
'US Military Branch Already Hit Its 2025 Recruiting Goal'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/06/19/this- >>>>>>>> us-military-branch-finally-hit-its-recruiting-goal-n2659088
'This week, the secretary of the United States Navy announced
that it
met its recruiting goal for the fiscal year 2025.
This came after reports surfaced throughout former President Joe >>>>>>>> Biden's tenure that recruiting numbers were dropping.
"I am proud to announce we've met our Fiscal Year 2025 recruiting >>>>>>>> goal, three months early. 40,600 future Sailors have signed up to >>>>>>>> serve in our U.S. Navy," Secretary John Phelan said in a video >>>>>>>> announcement this week.
Enlistments always go up when the
economy is about to tank, the best example
being the Bush Recession.
"Blue-Collar Wages Under Trump Post Largest Increase in Almost 60
Years
"In the first five months of President Donald Trump's second term, >>>>>> blue-collar hourly workers have experienced a nearly 2 percent
increase in
real wage growth-the most significant growth under any
administration since
President Richard Nixon...."
https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/blue-collar-wages-under-
trump-post-largest-increase-in-almost-60-years-5874522
+2%, eh?
So that's why Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is hitting them with a
+12% tax
increase?
Cite?
Sorry, missed seeing this post last week.
In any event, there's been last minute changes and the like, so the
latest CBO says its now "only" -4% ... but that's still twice what wage
growth they've had.
<https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2025-06/61387-Distributional-
Effects.pdf>
The TL;DR is that the bill hits those who are the most vulnerable, and
after it steals from the poor,...
I'm just not seeing it. According to your CBO source--
"Resources for households in the lowest decile of the income
distribution would
decrease by about $1,600 per year (in 2025 dollars) compared with their
projected income in CBO's baseline projections (see Figure 1). That
amounts
to 3.9 percent of their income (see Figure 2). Those projected
decreases are
mainly attributable to reductions in in-kind transfers, such as
Medicaid and
SNAP."
Nothing in there about a "tax increase." One of the major arguments
made for
passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill is that it would lock in the tax
decreases
made in 2017 and were set to end on December 31st.
That's attempting to differentiate on categorizations of how one's
paycheck gets garnished by the government. Same thing is happening with attempts to claim that import tariffs aren't "taxes" either.
... the CBO shows it gives it to the rich.
Only if you define "the rich" as everybody *not* in the lowest decile.
The financial impact expressed by a percentage is highest in the lowest income category ... but the break point between loss/gain is at a much
higher level than just the bottom 10% decile. As can be seen in the CBO report, the bottom three deciles (so incomes from 1% to 30%) are all net effect worse off.
The net effect up to 50th percentile (median) is technically positive,
but at just $800 per year ($16/week) isn't particularly significant,
plus it pragmatically is likely to be fully absorbed by the secondary compounding effect of increases in employer healthcare due to less
expense distribution of providers due to reductions in Medicaid.
An upper middle class household ($190K/yr) is the upper limit for 80% of taxpayers and their break is 1.5%, which is ~$2800/yr but this is also
before any confounding cost factors such as the above. With Medicaid's
big cuts delayed until after the 2026 Midterm elections, it has years of
lag before this chicken comes home to roost.
Meantime, Top 5%'s is +3% (+$15K) & up; Top 1% is +3.8% (+$25K) & up.
-hh
On Sat, 5 Jul 2025 20:42:24 -0700, "max headroom"
<[email protected]> wrote:
I'm just not seeing it. According to your CBO source--
"Resources for households in the lowest decile of the income distribution would
decrease by about $1,600 per year (in 2025 dollars) compared with their
projected income in CBO's baseline projections (see Figure 1). That amounts >> to 3.9 percent of their income (see Figure 2). Those projected decreases are >> mainly attributable to reductions in in-kind transfers, such as Medicaid and >> SNAP."
Nothing in there about a "tax increase." One of the major arguments made for >> passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill is that it would lock in the tax decreases
made in 2017 and were set to end on December 31st.
Government mandated income loss is the same as a government mandated
tax increase when it comes to the net effect on your wallet.
Sure, the poor are getting $150 a year tax cut, but they're losing (as
you post above) $1600 in benefits for a net loss of $1450. How is
that better for them?
On 7/5/25 23:42, max headroom wrote:
In news:104c396$1f6pb$[email protected], -hh <[email protected]> >> typed:
On 6/22/25 22:04, max headroom wrote:
In news:1039pll$na9a$[email protected], -hh <[email protected]> >>>> typed:
On 6/19/25 18:22, max headroom wrote:
In news:[email protected], Mitchell Holman
<[email protected]> typed:
John Smth <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
It's amazing what happens when you don't have male soldiers/sailors >>>>>>>> prancing around in a dress and high heels.
'US Military Branch Already Hit Its 2025 Recruiting Goal'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/06/19/this-us-military-branch-finally-hit-its-recruiting-goal-n2659088
'This week, the secretary of the United States Navy announced that it >>>>>>>> met its recruiting goal for the fiscal year 2025.
This came after reports surfaced throughout former President Joe >>>>>>>> Biden's tenure that recruiting numbers were dropping.
"I am proud to announce we've met our Fiscal Year 2025 recruiting >>>>>>>> goal, three months early. 40,600 future Sailors have signed up to >>>>>>>> serve in our U.S. Navy," Secretary John Phelan said in a video >>>>>>>> announcement this week.
Enlistments always go up when the
economy is about to tank, the best example
being the Bush Recession.
"Blue-Collar Wages Under Trump Post Largest Increase in Almost 60 Years
"In the first five months of President Donald Trump's second term, >>>>>> blue-collar hourly workers have experienced a nearly 2 percent increase >>>>>> in real wage growth-the most significant growth under any administration >>>>>> since President Richard Nixon...."
https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/blue-collar-wages-under-trump-post-largest-increase-in-almost-60-years-5874522
+2%, eh?
So that's why Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is hitting them with a +12% tax >>>>> increase?
Cite?
Sorry, missed seeing this post last week.
In any event, there's been last minute changes and the like, so the
latest CBO says its now "only" -4% ... but that's still twice what wage
growth they've had.
https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2025-06/61387-Distributional-Effects.pdf
The TL;DR is that the bill hits those who are the most vulnerable, and
after it steals from the poor,...
I'm just not seeing it. According to your CBO source--
"Resources for households in the lowest decile of the income distribution
would decrease by about $1,600 per year (in 2025 dollars) compared with their
projected income in CBO's baseline projections (see Figure 1). That amounts >> to 3.9 percent of their income (see Figure 2). Those projected decreases are >> mainly attributable to reductions in in-kind transfers, such as Medicaid and >> SNAP."
Nothing in there about a "tax increase." One of the major arguments made for >> passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill is that it would lock in the tax
decreases made in 2017 and were set to end on December 31st.
That's attempting to differentiate on categorizations of how one's
paycheck gets garnished by the government....
On Sat, 5 Jul 2025 20:42:24 -0700, "max headroom"
<[email protected]> wrote:
I'm just not seeing it. According to your CBO source--
"Resources for households in the lowest decile of the income distribution >>would decrease by about $1,600 per year (in 2025 dollars) compared with their >>projected income in CBO's baseline projections (see Figure 1). That amounts >>to 3.9 percent of their income (see Figure 2). Those projected decreases are >>mainly attributable to reductions in in-kind transfers, such as Medicaid and >>SNAP."
Nothing in there about a "tax increase." One of the major arguments made for >>passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill is that it would lock in the tax >>decreases made in 2017 and were set to end on December 31st.
Government mandated income loss is the same as a government mandated
tax increase when it comes to the net effect on your wallet.
Sure, the poor are getting $150 a year tax cut, but they're losing (as
you post above) $1600 in benefits for a net loss of $1450. How is
that better for them?
In news:104e393$27pra$[email protected], -hh <[email protected]> typed:
On 7/5/25 23:42, max headroom wrote:
In news:104c396$1f6pb$[email protected], -hh <[email protected]> >>> typed:
On 6/22/25 22:04, max headroom wrote:
In news:1039pll$na9a$[email protected], -hh <[email protected]>
typed:
On 6/19/25 18:22, max headroom wrote:
In news:[email protected], Mitchell Holman
<[email protected]> typed:
John Smth <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
It's amazing what happens when you don't have male soldiers/sailors >>>>>>>>> prancing around in a dress and high heels.
'US Military Branch Already Hit Its 2025 Recruiting Goal'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/06/19/this-us-military-branch-finally-hit-its-recruiting-goal-n2659088
'This week, the secretary of the United States Navy announced that it >>>>>>>>> met its recruiting goal for the fiscal year 2025.
This came after reports surfaced throughout former President Joe >>>>>>>>> Biden's tenure that recruiting numbers were dropping.
"I am proud to announce we've met our Fiscal Year 2025 recruiting >>>>>>>>> goal, three months early. 40,600 future Sailors have signed up to >>>>>>>>> serve in our U.S. Navy," Secretary John Phelan said in a video >>>>>>>>> announcement this week.
Enlistments always go up when the
economy is about to tank, the best example
being the Bush Recession.
"Blue-Collar Wages Under Trump Post Largest Increase in Almost 60 Years
"In the first five months of President Donald Trump's second term, >>>>>>> blue-collar hourly workers have experienced a nearly 2 percent increase >>>>>>> in real wage growth-the most significant growth under any administration
since President Richard Nixon...."
https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/blue-collar-wages-under-trump-post-largest-increase-in-almost-60-years-5874522
+2%, eh?
So that's why Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is hitting them with a +12% tax >>>>>> increase?
Cite?
Sorry, missed seeing this post last week.
In any event, there's been last minute changes and the like, so the
latest CBO says its now "only" -4% ... but that's still twice what wage >>>> growth they've had.
https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2025-06/61387-Distributional-Effects.pdf
The TL;DR is that the bill hits those who are the most vulnerable, and >>>> after it steals from the poor,...
I'm just not seeing it. According to your CBO source--
"Resources for households in the lowest decile of the income distribution >>> would decrease by about $1,600 per year (in 2025 dollars) compared with their
projected income in CBO's baseline projections (see Figure 1). That amounts >>> to 3.9 percent of their income (see Figure 2). Those projected decreases are
mainly attributable to reductions in in-kind transfers, such as Medicaid and
SNAP."
Nothing in there about a "tax increase." One of the major arguments made for
passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill is that it would lock in the tax
decreases made in 2017 and were set to end on December 31st.
That's attempting to differentiate on categorizations of how one's
paycheck gets garnished by the government....
The OBBB doesn't garnish paychecks,
...it maintains the 2017 tax rates already in existence.
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