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Donald Trump Jr *literally* posted his emails online which admit to collusion. This isn't up for debate anymore. The evidence is right there for everyone to see.

On top of that, the illegitimate president stated yesterday that he did NOT talk about sanctions with Putin during their meeting. Today, Huckabee-Sanders stated that he did.

It's fine and dandy if you want to say that you support a conservative agenda. It is a wholly different matter to support a man that has colluded with foreign governments that wish harm on Americans in order to steal an election.

Congratulations! Trump supporters are now officially supporting a traitor!

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What collusion? Why wouldn't a member of the Trump campaign meet with any foreign national (British, Brazilian, Japanese) who said they had incriminating intel on crooked Hillary? In any case, the meeting lasted 20 minutes, and it was about Russian/American adoption issues. Another mouseburger of a story.

FAKE NEWS. Don Jr. knew exactly what the meeting was about, and he knew where the info was coming from.

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Er, did I say that? Never met Big Guy, never pm'd with him, but hey, it's not paranoia if someone's after you! :) I guess some people see collusion everywhere.

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wow. did you see trump shake putin's hand. was that a bro-shake or what?

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Please! You have it backwards. The rest of the world needs the us more then we need them. Im fine with paying $250 for a microwave instead of $40.

Jesus tap dancing Christ. This is exactly the kind of outdated thinking that got us into this mess in the first place. The USA is not the big bully on the block for much longer.

Would you rather find a way to work in the new system or be left out?

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i have a question about how property taxes are handled now (pre reval). If i buy a condo that had been paying $5k/yr in taxes, will my property tax rate go up based on my purchase price?

Then when the reval is done, could it potentially go up again?

Unless something has changed you will not pay higher taxes then the previous owner. There are some waterfront high-rises however where taxes are reset upon the purchase price. This formula would have saved a lot of heartache for Jersey city but it is not used city wide.

While this is true ordinarily, the question was in context of the reval. If you buy before the reval, the assessment will be reset like all non-abated properties. Simply calculate what % of the sale price is the taxes and if it's less than 1.8% expect them to go up to that.

Much depends on how long ago the condo was built or condoed. A 100 year old building condoed a few years ago will not see taxes rise since the assessments were set at that time and are not wildly innacurate like the older properties DT.

Monroe wrote:
Dementia! Drink! Illegal election didn't work, unfaithful electors didn't work, impeachment didn't work, but hey, Joe Biden-now that's great choice!

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^^ ok thanks that helps. I wonder if the reval will serve to stabilize prices in DTJC (or even lower them). Then again, people seem to be getting wrapped up in a real estate bubble again so I wouldn't be surprised if condo prices keep increasing, even if the tax bills will go up by a few thousand $$/yr

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How the Democrats can complain about the Rooskies, when the freaking DNC REFUSED to allow Obama's Justice/FBI to help them figure out who hacked them, is hilarious. You can't make this up!

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What he says is that while he never used it and was fundamentally against it. He was glad there was a low cost option if he needed it. There will be with the new plan as well. Also, something Obama care chooses not to state is that before it someone could write off healthcare costs above 7% of their salary. Obamacare has raised that level to 10%

there might be a low cost option...but what will the deductible be? what happens to the 22 million that stand to lose their coverage!

As I stated in a previous post my deductible is $3200 before Obamacare it was $500

yes, i agree that it sucks that your deductible went up. so, did mine and i had to pay a lot more in taxes but at the end of the day which is better a $3200 deductible or not having access to insurance.

hero, I was replying to your post. You had stated earlier that the new plan might offer a low cost option but at what deductible. I pointed out that deductibles have already shot sky-high.
If a new plan is implemnted and less people are covered and deductibles continue to climb as you state. I will agree that it is a failure

former ceo of molina healthcare on bloomberg says house/senate bills will cut medicauid by 35% and that premiums and deductibles will rise....shifting costs to states will ultimately lead to cuts in other state programs, such as education

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i have a question about how property taxes are handled now (pre reval). If i buy a condo that had been paying $5k/yr in taxes, will my property tax rate go up based on my purchase price?

Then when the reval is done, could it potentially go up again?

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What he says is that while he never used it and was fundamentally against it. He was glad there was a low cost option if he needed it. There will be with the new plan as well. Also, something Obama care chooses not to state is that before it someone could write off healthcare costs above 7% of their salary. Obamacare has raised that level to 10%

there might be a low cost option...but what will the deductible be? what happens to the 22 million that stand to lose their coverage!

As I stated in a previous post my deductible is $3200 before Obamacare it was $500

yes, i agree that it sucks that your deductible went up. so, did mine and i had to pay a lot more in taxes but at the end of the day which is better a $3200 deductible or not having access to insurance.

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What he says is that while he never used it and was fundamentally against it. He was glad there was a low cost option if he needed it. There will be with the new plan as well. Also, something Obama care chooses not to state is that before it someone could write off healthcare costs above 7% of their salary. Obamacare has raised that level to 10%

there might be a low cost option...but what will the deductible be? what happens to the 22 million that stand to lose their coverage!

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I was listening to the car radio last week, I don't know the station but was shocked when a person called in to the station and said he pays $3,200 a month for insurance for 3 people. His wife has cancer. I figure he makes a good salary when he said he sold his home to make monthly payments.

yes, $3,200 is a lot but you don't know how much this person makes. i know people, before obamacare, could not even get coverage with cancer or other pre-exising conditions.

It is obvious, it is not a lot or he would not have to sell his home in order to pay $3,200 monthy. I do feel for people without insurance. That is why states covered them with Medicaid. Some people are not getting insurance, they are just paying the fine because they cannot afford even the cheapest plan. My doctor who is in his early 60s closed his practice due to Obamacare. He is now working for an insurance company as a visiting doctor for homebound patients. I went to him for 20 plus years.

Your doctor is in his 60's. He didn't close practice because of Obamacare. That's a beyond stupid statement.

Under Obamacare, the federal government has been spending less money on healthcare while the number of insured people have gone up.

I thought Republicans wanted government spending to go down? Oh, right... A black guy proposed it and put it in place...

My deductible has gone from $500 to $3200 in the past 4-5 yrs.Now I basically have insurance just for major issues

You've chosen a high deductible policy. That is called making a choice. If you had mad a different choice, your deductible would be lower.

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I was listening to the car radio last week, I don't know the station but was shocked when a person called in to the station and said he pays $3,200 a month for insurance for 3 people. His wife has cancer. I figure he makes a good salary when he said he sold his home to make monthly payments.

yes, $3,200 is a lot but you don't know how much this person makes. i know people, before obamacare, could not even get coverage with cancer or other pre-exising conditions.

It is obvious, it is not a lot or he would not have to sell his home in order to pay $3,200 monthy. I do feel for people without insurance. That is why states covered them with Medicaid. Some people are not getting insurance, they are just paying the fine because they cannot afford even the cheapest plan. My doctor who is in his early 60s closed his practice due to Obamacare. He is now working for an insurance company as a visiting doctor for homebound patients. I went to him for 20 plus years.

Your doctor is in his 60's. He didn't close practice because of Obamacare. That's a beyond stupid statement.

Under Obamacare, the federal government has been spending less money on healthcare while the number of insured people have gone up.

I thought Republicans wanted government spending to go down? Oh, right... A black guy proposed it and put it in place...

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This country pays more for healthcare and education. We are #1 in spending but don't get the bang for the buck.

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This isn't news to anyone with a brain, but there are some "progressives" here:

(NEW YORK) -- Project Veritas has released a video of CNN Producer John Bonifield who was caught on hidden-camera admitting that there is no proof to CNN's Russia narrative.

"I mean, it's mostly bullshit right now," Bonifield says. "Like, we don't have any giant proof."

He confirms that the driving factor at CNN is ratings:

"It's a business, people are like the media has an ethical phssssss... All the nice cutesy little ethics that used to get talked about in journalism school you're just like, that's adorable. That's adorable. This is a business."
According to the CNN Producer, business is booming. "Trump is good for business right now," he concluded.

Bonifield further goes on to explain that the instructions come straight from the top, citing the CEO, Jeff Zucker:

"Just to give you some context, President Trump pulled out of the climate accords and for a day and a half we covered the climate accords. And the CEO of CNN (Jeff Zucker) said in our internal meeting, he said good job everybody covering the climate accords, but we're done with that, let's get back to Russia."
Bonifield also acknowledged: "I haven't seen any good enough evidence to show that the President committed a crime." He continues:

"I just feel like they don't really have it but they want to keep digging. And so I think the President is probably right to say, like, look you are witch hunting me. You have no smoking gun, you have no real proof."

http://www.veritaslive.com/06-26-2017/americanpravdacnn.html

bodhipooh wrote:
It is downright ridiculous, appalling, and embarrassing, that putting an elevator at the Grove Street station has taken SO long, and that it has cost $4 MM. If anyone ever doubted that the PA is a cesspool of graft and corruption, I sure hope this latest debacle has disabused them of those doubts.

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This whole thread has devolved into something so absurd on so many levels. No amount of "MSM is fake news" or "MAGA" is going to convince the die hard supporters on either side. The world as a whole is moving towards being more inclusive and working as a global society. A lot of Trumps supporters feel left out, and they have every right to feel that way, but it's wrong to think that everyone else needs to change to fit their narrow minded view of the world. Instead I suggest that is is they who need to adapt to the new world they live in.

Whether you want to admit it or not, the good 'ol US of A is in a pretty bad spot right now. I understand how tough it can be to go from being the big kid on the block where everyone does what you say, to having to share your toys with everyone else. We are in a transitional period, and it's normal that there be a lot of chaos as we adapt to our new place in the global society. At the end of the day the question you need to answer for yourself is, do I want to be on the right or wrong side of history.

It's all about scared white people raised on patriotic propaganda. The Chinese are gaining more influence worldwide and the white race is shrinking into a minority. The Trump fanboys can't handle the truth.

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This whole thread has devolved into something so absurd on so many levels. No amount of "MSM is fake news" or "MAGA" is going to convince the die hard supporters on either side. The world as a whole is moving towards being more inclusive and working as a global society. A lot of Trumps supporters feel left out, and they have every right to feel that way, but it's wrong to think that everyone else needs to change to fit their narrow minded view of the world. Instead I suggest that is is they who need to adapt to the new world they live in.

Whether you want to admit it or not, the good 'ol US of A is in a pretty bad spot right now. I understand how tough it can be to go from being the big kid on the block where everyone does what you say, to having to share your toys with everyone else. We are in a transitional period, and it's normal that there be a lot of chaos as we adapt to our new place in the global society. At the end of the day the question you need to answer for yourself is, do I want to be on the right or wrong side of history.

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HARDLY unexpected. They elected a lily white woman who dresses like a grandma. The district is 70% white but that will be ending soon as white people slip into the minority across the country. This is simply the dying tantrum of scared white people. She wouldn't even mention the POTUS's name in her speech!!

Election results from presidential races:
Year Office Results
2000 President George W. Bush 68% - Al Gore 32%
2004 President George W. Bush 70% - John Kerry 29%
2008 President John McCain 62% - Barack Obama 37%
2012 President Mitt Romney 61% - Barack Obama 38%
2016 President Donald Trump 48% - Hillary Clinton 47%