Declaration of war on drug lords..

[Captain Virgil Hilts]

Government inflating the money supply is one cause of inflation, usually the most common, but it is not the only one.

Inflation is too much money competing for too few goods.

There are two sides to that equation.

The government can pump too much money into the system.
Population booms can create more demand than the system can initially provide  (think post-WWII housing shortage).
Shocks to the supply system can create inflation as well.  (Shutting down production during a pandemic, tariffs, boycotts, trade-wars, poor harvests, bird flu, energy embargos, etc, etc, etc)

Government spending, money printing, and worthless debt have been the primary factors in every case of runaway inflation. As well as other government interference in the economy. Including interference during epidemics and pandemics, which are often themselves caused by the government. And it is the government that drives what is historically permanent inflation, and the attending lack of wage growth.

Temporary inflation due to market corrections is a different matter entirely. Or, what would be temporary if not for, wait for it, government intervention.

[Captain Virgil Hilts]

The GFC deflation was not ancient history, and you would be unwise to discount the possibility of economic collapse.

That assumption may not age well.

I do not discount the possibility of total economic collapse.

Indeed, I believe it entirely probable, unless certain factors are altered.

[AKIron]

Spending like there is no tomorrow will result in economic collapse. One might think it even planned.

[CptTrips]

Always thought timing is the key here...

As neither side wants what is there now it could be the best time..

They will of course first deny the Recession exists.  It takes 6-12 months before it is so obvious that they can't deny it any longer.

Then they will call it a mild recession. 

It won't feel mild to the retirees that lose their nest eggs, the pension funds that get caught skinny-dipping in dangerous equities when they should have stuck to fixed income instruments. 

The young people who will have lost the formative decade of establishing themselves economically which leads to all kinds of bad social knock-on effects like birthrate crash, more extreme politics and angry young people we see a economic system that does nothing but screw them and leave them little chance to enjoy the life their parents had, and is run by corrupt octarian oligarchs.

But inflation will drop, prices will deflate,  and the debt servicing explosion will be averted, for a while.

[AKKuya]

Let's seize the assets of the drug lords and pay off the national debt.

[Animl-AW]

Let's seize the assets of the drug lords and pay off the national debt.

I think Spikes summed it up well

IMO, This is a deflection. Several in charge have resigned in protest.
Military moral is spiraling because they did not sign up for this stuff on this nor our cities.

They go after small boats while submarines carrying much more go right under them and right under the fence Mexico paid for. oh, wait!.

This is plastic army-men obsession.

This is a reality TV production propaganda. it won’t even move the needle.

[AKIron]

So let congress act and pass law preventing the Executive branch from doing what every president in my lifetime has done. They won't for obvious reasons.

[CptTrips]

So let congress act and pass law preventing the Executive branch from doing what every president in my lifetime has done. They won't for obvious reasons.

They don't have to pass a law.

It's called the Constitution.  We've already done it.

And if the Constitution isn't enough, no other little law will be.  Then I guess it's time to throw hands.

The Congress should pass a resolution reminding the President that he will NOT commit this country to a war of unforeseen length without a Declaration of War from the People's representatives.

If he bucks, you impeach and convict and find another and give him the same ultimatum.

The president is not supposed to be a King.  He is supposed to be a bureaucrat who's main job is to faithfully and effectively implement the laws passed by Congress.

He has some limited authority to respond to an immediate crisis that needs addressing before the Congress can finish deliberation, but the authorization should have tight control and auto-expire every 90 days without subsequent re-authorization.

I don't get it.  The people who should LEAST want to see an imperial president\king ought to be Constitutional originalists.



There will be another King someday.  And AOC will love the vast array of monarchial powers she will have been left to wield with complete legal immunity. 

[Animl-AW]

So let congress act and pass law preventing the Executive branch from doing what every president in my lifetime has done. They won't for obvious reasons.

BS

[RUSH1]

I think Spikes summed it up well

IMO, This is a deflection. Several in charge have resigned in protest.
Military moral is spiraling because they did not sign up for this stuff on this nor our cities.

They go after small boats while submarines carrying much more go right under them and right under the fence Mexico paid for. oh, wait!.

This is plastic army-men obsession.

This is a reality TV production propaganda. it won’t even move the needle.

I guess the recruits haven't gotten the word. 

In 2025, military enrollment is expected to show significant improvement:
The Army anticipates meeting its enlistment goals, marking a turnaround after struggling in previous years.

All active-duty branches are reportedly meeting or exceeding their recruitment goals as of March 2025.

There is a possibility that recruitment could surpass pre-pandemic levels by the end of fiscal 2025.

Overall, the military is experiencing a recruiting momentum, with the Army hitting its target for the first time since 2021.

These trends indicate a positive outlook for military enrollment in 2025, following years of decline.


The rest of your claims are nothing more than wishful thinking on your part.     

[AKIron]

They don't have to pass a law.

It's called the Constitution.  We've already done it.

And if the Constitution isn't enough, no other little law will be.  Then I guess it's time to throw hands.

The Congress should pass a resolution reminding the President that he will NOT commit this country to a war of unforeseen length without a Declaration of War from the People's representatives.

If he bucks, you impeach and convict and find another and give him the same ultimatum.

The president is not supposed to be a King.  He is supposed to be a bureaucrat who's main job is to faithfully and effectively implement the laws passed by Congress.

He has some limited authority to respond to an immediate crisis that needs addressing before the Congress can finish deliberation, but the authorization should have tight control and auto-expire every 90 days without subsequent re-authorization.

I don't get it.  The people who should LEAST want to see an imperial president\king ought to be Constitutional originalists.



There will be another King someday.  And AOC will love the vast array of monarchial powers she will have been left to wield with complete legal immunity.

Every president in your life time has done it. Some a lot more than others. Korea and Vietnam come to mind. No talk about "Kings" back then.

[CptTrips]

I guess the recruits haven't gotten the word. 

In 2025, military enrollment is expected to show significant improvement:

Crippling unemployment does that.  The military is the employer of last resort.

Overall unemployment numbers may not look horrible historically right now, they are hugely skewed.

Within the age cohort of enlistees, it's Depression level.

[AKIron]

Congress never declared war against Korea or Vietnam yet US Presidents waged war in those countries killing millions. They couldn't even say they were directly protecting our borders as can be said today. And of course we have been involved in fighting in other countries without Congress declaring war ever since.

"One death is a tragedy, a million is a statistic"
-Stalin (maybe)

[RUSH1]

Crippling unemployment does that.  The military is the employer of last resort.

Overall unemployment numbers may not look horrible historically right now, they are hugely skewed.

Within the age cohort of enlistees, it's Depression level.

[CptTrips]

Every president in your life time has done it. Some a lot more than others. Korea and Vietnam come to mind. No talk about "Kings" back then.

There was plenty of discussion about it amongst educated people.

Does repeated violation of the Constitution magically make it not a violation anymore?

I've never wanted an imperial president.  Ever.  I've always distrusted too much power in one individuals hands.

The founders agreed.  They knew Congress would mostly be weak groveling near-criminals, but there would be a lot of them canceling each other out.

You never want one Napoleon or Caesar to get a foothold.

Fifteen presidents served during slavery.  That doesn't convey to slavery legitimacy.