Turning The Ballot Box Against Republicans

I Couldn't Figure Out Why Evangelicals Were Supporting Trump — Until Now. Here's Why They're Wrong.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/7/30/1554340/-I-Couldn-t-Figure-Out-Why-Evangelicals-Were-Supporting-Trump-Until-Now-Here-s-Why-They-re-Wrong

Texas has highest maternal mortality rate in developed world, study finds

As the Republican-led state legislature has slashed funding to reproductive healthcare clinics, the maternal mortality rate doubled over just a two-year period

The rate of Texas women who died from complications related to pregnancy doubled from 2010 to 2014, a new study has found, for an estimated maternal mortality rate that is unmatched in any other state and the rest of the developed world.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/20/texas-maternal-mortality-rate-health-clinics-funding

^^^Freaking unbelievable^^^

It may well start that way since a lot of us like me that are now steady participants don't want to start a community for various personal reasons, though I might want to help out - but I bet it grows.

Sorry, Rex, I'm going to try and stop being off subject

When has republicans ever made sense on anything?

REPORT: Melania Trump Was A High-End Escort For Wealthy Johns
http://www.gopocalypse.org/report-melania-trump-was-a-high-end-escort-for-wealthy-johns/

Great accomplishment republicans, first pimp and hooker in the White House! What's next, republican sanctioned sex with animals?

The majority of the food and agriculture "sliver" is to regulate the prices of milk, bread and eggs. (common staples that all Americans benefit from). So they cannot charge 100 dollars for a gallon of milk. A grapefruit in Japan cost 1000 dollars.

Also farm subsidies for when world markets get a glut of food one year the prices go down and government steps in to keeps these farms afloat.

Also research and development and many food safety regulators are paid out of this.

Because of overlap many other unrelated agencies get thrown into this category. Marine biology, air and water testing state and local governments can apply for grant funding including private universities County Extensions, 4H and corporations can receive money out of this tiny yellow sliver.

The food stamp program may only account for 1% of this tiny yellow sliver. I am unsure of the exact breakdown.

But hey, if it makes republicans happy to toss grandmas and babies off food stamps why not let them get their Christian jollies off attacking the poor and elderly? (cynical)

Donald Trump tweets image of Nazi soldiers inside the U.S. flag, then deletes tweet
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/07/14/donald-trump-tweets-image-of-nazi-soldiers-inside-the-u-s-flag-then-deletes-tweet/



And let's put a picture of the famous Jewish deist Ben Franklin on it too. (cynical)

How are those white supremacist campaign mangers working out for you Donald?

Inside Japan’s Most Insanely Expensive Fruit Parlor
https://www.buzzfeed.com/kevintang/inside-japans-most-insanely-expensive-fruit-parlor?utm_term=.psOjn4V6Z#.jvjYENQW5

Conservatives panic: ‘Lesbian and transgender hillbillies’ are coming to take over red states
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/08/conservatives-panic-lesbian-and-transgender-hillbillies-are-coming-to-take-over-red-states/

BREAKING: DNC Hacker Tracked & Exposed, Donald Trump In VERY Big Trouble (DETAILS)
http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/07/26/breaking-dnc-hacker-tracked-exposed-donald-trump-in-very-big-trouble-details/

I live in Texas and I can't hardly wrap my mind around it.

And out of the tiny slice for healthcare, Sen Ertle McConnell wants to fund fight Zika virus with ACA funding.

Hows that for a gob smack?

I guess you don't know the difference between the different types of govt spending. Of the total amount only about 13% of total spending is on defense, aka the military. Now this chart if only telling part of the story as there is discretionary and non-discretionary spending.

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/piechart_2015_US_total

I +1'd you twice, (once to make up the minus someone had given you). That was my thought, it was 57% of discretionary spending, not total spending. I think it was an honest mistake, since so many conversations and debates take place about discretionary spending only, so the two get mixed up. But strictly speaking, you are correct.

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/piechart_2015_US_fed

22% of federal spending

The difference between our graphs is yours only included federal spending and mine was total of all levels of govt spending.

That is still far less than the 57% reported in the other pie chart, and it is 6% less than what is spent on healthcare and 4% less than pensions at the federal level.