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Biggest debt holders:
Social Security 2.786 trillion ___________ this is bogus, because it's internal to the federal government
Federal Reserve 2.461 trillion ___________ this is bogus because it's internal to the federal government
China 1.157 trillion
Japan 1.136 trillion
Mutual funds: 1.056 trillion
Office of Personnel Management Retirement 0.873 trillion __________ this is bogus because it's internal to the federal government
State and local gov'ts 0.803 trillion
Military Retirement 0.601 trillion _________ this is bogus because it's internal to the federal government
Banks 0.515 trillion
Private pension funds 0.403 trillion
Ireland 0.270 trillion
Medicare 0.267 trillion _________ this is bogus because it's internal to the federal government

China's government is the largest single entity holding US debt that is not a part of the federal government

https://www.thebalance.com/who-owns-the-u-s-national-debt-3306124

I believe that national guards can be called by the President as well, not state. Besides, national guard in most states are funded by federal.

And you are talking about this data about deployment rate in Iraq?

Let's consider just one statistic - workforce participation as a percentage of the population. Around the year 2000 it was about 67%, it has been fairly steadily declining since 2008 from about 67% to 63%...

In other words, 4% less of the working age population is employed.

I'll just mention in passing things like the majority of newly-created jobs being part-time, wages being stagnant for the last 8 years, and a national debt that has increased from an "unpatriotic" $11 Trillion under President Bush to nearly $20 Trillion after 8 years of President Obama...

That is what passes for "generally positive economic growth"?

If a trade war occurs with China, consumer prices will significantly inflate.

China has much more to lose in a trade-war than the USA does. Their economy is tightly bound to exports. China knows this and is bluffing.

I didn't vote for Trump, but I hope he pushes this issue, and encourages China to shift more to a consumer driven economy rather than an export economy.

And with threat of nuclear force if need be. Right?

There is one little teent tiny miniscule insignificant thing though.

1.185 Trillion dollars of insignificance. https://www.thebalance.com/u-s...

That patry figure is how much the USA is in debt to China.

I suspect that if The new America decides to grab China by the Pussy, that China will simply call it's debt.

There is a reason why they call the new leader of th efree world naive.

Meanwhile, this is all shaping up to be much more entertaining than I ever thought possible. When bragging and bluster runs into the the hard cold wall of reality. Popcorn?

When Pepe's gets backed into a corner is when it will get deadly serious interesting.

Oh, so 30 % is "very little" know? Interesting
https://www.thebalance.com/u-s-debt-to-china-how-much-does-it-own-3306355

a few hundred dollars a month? minimalized numbers aren't a logical arguemnt, though I am sure it helps you win some with people who don't actually know what things actually cost.

FYI, here is the best resource on how much it costs https://www.thebalance.com/how...

Unless you're going for virtually "no coverage" (aka "Bronze"), it gets expensive, really quickly. I hope you don't get sick.

And for "There certainly are more resources available to help a budding entrepreneur." I am sure you're ignoring the licenses, fees and all the regulations (some quite stupid) you'll have to follow too.

For all the left's talk about "big business" and targeting them for abusive taxation and regulation policies, those also affect the smallest of mom n pop corporations. And all of that builds up barriers to entry to market. Here is a good article explaining how that hurts small businesses.

https://smallbiztrends.com/201...

Not that facts matter to most people, vain emotionalism is the ruling factor in decision making these days.

You know, over half of the US debt is to itself in its own retirement funds.

https://www.thebalance.com/who...

No, I'm refusing to take the bait you're trying to use to change the subject, as a way to distract from the fact she only avoided indictment because of political support from the administration.

Nope, you're refusing to address a serious problem, and making a tedious excuse for your refusal to do the right thing. Yet it was a subject you brought up.

Why do you lack the courage to denounce an actually abusive system, so badly that you immediately start to retract your support for your own statement?

Did you not realize someone would notice what you said, and support you? Are you afraid that you'll be subject to criticism for taking on a sacred cow?

Regardless, not a SINGLE person in the US military is there but for having volunteered to be there.

Indeed, the rich and privileged have managed to end conscription, leaving themselves free to benefit, without risk of paying the price. And there are still concerns about lying recruiters, and even targeting of the impoversished for recruitment.. Recent editorial on conscription. Which is why there are severe questions about the prosecution of individuals in the military, since it is not representative of the public, which leads to abuse, since nobody cares about them.

And then there's Trump's proposals.

So needless to say, these are some serious issues, and you should treat them with a modicum of consideration, not attempt to ignore them.

The UCMJ is publicly available to read before you decide to start taking a paycheck and benefits from the DoJ, and nobody - NOBODY - is even a little bit foggy on whether or not being in uniform and carrying around weed are compatible. Anyone in uniform who's too dumb to know that should be in the brig just for being that dumb.

Which would be one thing except For all the shit it has lead to happening. I'd rather they smoke weed than commit suicide to be honest.

It's ok, you can continue to stick your head in the sand and ignore the problem. You can do that. Totally.

You shouldn't. But you can.

Both military and civilian government employees who work with the clearances to handle classified material are subject to the same rules.

Nope, different rules and protocols. Was true even when it was Francis Gary Powers, who absolutely was not working for the DOD, absolutely not. And of course, there are severe problems with that system, as came up in a story the other day.

And then there was the story about misuse of databases by individuals engaging in personal affairs. Which is another problem that gets ignored.

Any involvement of the military in Hillary Clinton's prosecution would violate the Posse Comitatus Act.

Whew! It's a good thing you made that counterpoint to an argument nobody is having with you.

You're the one bringing it up, when it's meaningless what would be done under the UCMJ to someone who isn't subject to it anyway. Now something meaningful is the treatment of individuals to injustice under the UCMJ. You brought that up, but the swerved away from it.

It's a hot-potato, I'll grant you, but if you're brave, you can handle it. Right?

One is cumulative, the other is simply for a period. Next time try not picking for-profit firms with vested interests, and don't copy pasting shit you don't really understand you fucking idiot. Also your numbers are wrong - Bush Jr. left 11.6 Billion Debt, Obama has added 6.5 Billion in what is now an equal amount of time. The CBO is leaning increasingly conservative but those are the official figures from them, check the link.