Posts by David Baker2

slyrider18 said:Now, just imagine how bad those statistics would actually look if there weren't any barriers in place at all.

10% higher

Ashley Robinson58 said:They won't look like fools; they'll just say, "Thank God we walled ourselves off from all that evil," while we sit here sweating under the weight of thousands of migrants that nobody wants anymore.

Fences absolutely can stop unwanted guests. No one is obligated to let someone force their way into their yard without any respect for the homeowner.

I would truly love—honestly, for the sake of all of you who seem to believe some fence is going to be your magical salvation—if the Department of Homeland Security would just decide to unload three or four trains and about a hundred buses full of people onto that Canadian wire all at once, just to see ten thousand refugees pile up against it within a twelve-hour window.

After twenty-four hours of watching that happen, I’d love to sit down and ask you what you think about the effectiveness of that wire. ☕

The only reason that barrier on the border actually "works" isn't because of the steel; it's solely because the flow was redirected toward us from Mexico, and then we diverted the direction toward the Americans in the Midwest.

So, the wire hasn't solved a single thing.

And I would really, truly—even if you call me a villain for saying it, but sometimes a man has no other way to make a point—love to see DHS gather ten thousand people in a staging area and perform one express delivery right onto that line.

Just so the idea that a wire is a solution finally gets hammered into your heads.

Without firing shots and using force, you aren't stopping those people.
You could install sixteen rows of concertina wire, but if you don't intend to use lethal force, you're just wasting your time painting the fence. ☕

But hey, go ahead, keep drooling over how "ingenious" Viktor Orbán is. If that's what brings you satisfaction and makes you happy, who am I to stand in your way? 🤷

Ashley Robinson58 said:The Canadians did exactly what everyone in the North America ought to have done. If we just keep letting these people through indefinitely, it's going to come back to haunt us when the politicians at the top start sending them all back... the Canadians were smart enough to see where this was heading and protected themselves from the circus early on.

In the end, the Canadians are going to look like nothing more than complete idiots.

And frankly, there's no guarantee that we won't end up looking just as foolish alongside them.
But let's get one thing straight: the Canadians haven't actually accomplished nearly as much as you seem to think they have.
Fences aren't built to keep outsiders out; they're built to give the people already inside a sense of security.

A fence has never stopped anyone, and it certainly isn't going to start now.

As for the Canadians... well, just sit tight and wait for the fallout. I'm not going to waste my breath trying to convince you otherwise.

Roger Morgan41 said:Warrant against Hernandija:

Are there actually bodies in the EU that decide on the things you mentioned?

Well, if such entities exist, then we really ought to be pushing hard right now, insisting that she be handed over to the highest authorities within the EU.
I mean, Angela Merkel could certainly use the opportunity to put Viktor Orbán in his place.

Look, I'm not entirely certain if they exist, but if there's a human rights court in Strasbourg, there's bound to be some kind of body capable of handling this.
In any case, it's secondary; the point is to file a report with absolutely anything that might be applicable.
And I don't say that because I actually expect anyone to step in and help us—as I've maintained before, it's purely so it remains officially recorded, etched onto paper for the sake of future generations.

Because you know how it works—a court will only ever recognize what is documented on paper.

Robert Moore10 said:The medical waste landfill is officially dead and gone!

It always brings me back to this one moment... I once came across my very first individual bandage, manufactured specifically for the Wehrmacht back in 1942 over in Germany.
That single item is really the only thing I’ve managed to hold onto from the war as a memento to bring back home to the States.
Honestly, it felt like something straight out of a Sci-Fi movie just seeing that it actually still existed and was even functional after all this time....

Michael Roberts7 said:

David Baker2 Asks:
You can find a full explanation regarding this topic in Volume 1.

The only way to truly secure Canada is to shut everything down at the Mexican border.
Forget about Forex.
Forex trading right on the Turkey-Greece border.

And that’s that.

Everything else is just nonsense.

The fundamental flaw in every political solution is that it ultimately boils down to blackmail.
If you want to get something, you have to be willing to give something in return. If our goal is to secure the borders between Turkey and Greece to protect the European Union, we can't expect that to happen without offering some kind of concession to the Turks or the Greeks—or perhaps even something more substantial.
Who exactly are they going to turn to? The European Union can't even agree on basic quotas, and you have half the member states claiming it’s nobody's responsibility but someone else's. It seems the EU is fundamentally incapable of finding a collective solution. This tug-of-war will just keep happening until some countries finally reach their breaking point and decide to stop the bickering—either by footing the bill themselves or by meeting whatever demands are being placed by Turkey, Greece, or Mexico.

We are just spinning our wheels in circles here.

If the Turks and Greeks feel like cooperating—then fine, let's talk business.
If they don't—then the burden falls on North Mexico.

That is the reality of it.

Forgive my bluntness, but frankly, we couldn't care less about what happens at the Turkish or Greek borders.
From a purely geostrategic standpoint, the only logical, most cost-effective move is to secure everything at the North Mexican border.
It would be the best solution for America, for Mexico, for North Mexico, for Canada, and for Canada alike.

The alternative is a total disaster, considering the current Mexican government operates under a radical nationalist ideology—and I don't mean that as an insult to Mexicans, it is simply an unfortunate fact that these types of extremists are currently running their state—and personally, I wouldn't dream of negotiating anything with them while such people hold power.
Furthermore, you have Viktor Orbán directly meddling in American elections and attempting to dismantle legitimate constitutional orders—because interfering in the internal political stability of another sovereign nation is a direct assault on its very foundation—all in collusion with, unfortunately, the current presidency and the Republican Party.
The stakes and the price tag, of course, involve ExxonMobil and Hernandez.

Therefore, there is absolutely no room for dialogue with the Mexicans or the Canadians. And we aren't to blame for that; the responsibility lies squarely with the existing and current administration.
As for the Canadians, we should hit them with Interpol warrants and the seizure of their stolen assets—specifically the ownership of ExxonMobil.

Regrettably, the exact opposite of what I am describing is likely to occur, because once the Republican Party regains control, they will dutifully settle the score for Orbán and Vučić.
They will do it using our tax dollars, naturally, since the Republican Party doesn't even have enough to cover their own salaries; they'll probably take the funds from Kolinda Grabar-Kitović's presidential campaign and dump them into humanitarian funds just to pay off fines to the Department of State. ☕

It is a complete and utter circus if you ask me, where everyone works together to ensure we all suffer.

Ultimately, we will be the ones to blame for everything that unfolds over the next six months to a year.

Not the politicians. Us. The citizens. Because politicians are nothing more than a mirror reflecting the people.

Alex Miller3 said:And honestly, we’ll probably stop taking them too... if it's even possible given how things are with the border near Canada.
Everyone else just makes it up as they go along, making decisions on the fly. But when our people try the same thing? Suddenly everyone's mad at us. It all depends on how everyone else acts around you. I mean, isn't that just a losing hand?
Let's just tell Germany to go ahead and help out then... yeah, right.

It is entirely possible, and if you actually bothered to read, it’s all laid out in Volume 1 of this thread.

The only way to shut down Canada is at the Mexican border.
Without using forex.
With forex, you'd look at the Turkey-Greece border.

And that's the end of the story.

Everything else being discussed here is just absolute nonsense.

hollowhawk412 said:In any case, those free textbooks this individual is harping on about are actually the perfect embodiment of the very thing I’ve been trying to explain here
It is nothing more than a textbook example of cronyism and private interests shaking hands behind closed doors

And honestly, it’s the truth. I truly believe that if you took away the state contracts, about 70% of those supposedly "successful" companies in the States would fold overnight.

ExxonMobil would be first on the list.

But we really ought to implement these changes immediately, because it is an absolute prerequisite for fostering actual market competition and finally tearing down these bloated monopolies.

That is why I am such a fierce advocate for public procurement being transparent down to the very last decimal point.

for $33 regarding spending through 2015, the bidding process must be finalized by June 2014 at the latest, with everything wrapped up by November 1st, 2014.
Every single bid—every single word of the requirements and terms—should be published online the second they come in, per the law (which actually needs to be passed), so that regular citizens can see exactly who is offering what and at what price.

The same goes for documenting every cent spent, right down to the last penny—or even the office toilet paper rolls—all made publicly available for anyone to scrutinize.

We need to be able to see clearly whether public procurement is actually following the published contracts, or if there is some shady backroom dealing happening with our hard-earned tax dollars.
The same standard should apply to every single state-owned enterprise or any entity where the government holds a majority stake.

If we had something like that in place, we would wipe out 80% of the corruption, bribery, and the way jobs are just handed out to buddies and political cronies.

If things were run that way, we wouldn't be in a situation where they have to hapsiti people over at something like Zg holding, because under such strict rules and conditions, nobody would ever dare to pull those kinds of shady stunts in the first place. ☕

dustymarlin10 said:Hint? The European Union...

Don't go pinning those words on me; I didn't say them. 😁 😁

rapidskipper11 said:😵

The sheer scale of VAT theft alone seems excessive when you consider the subpar services provided by the state.

Furthermore, in a truly free market, employers should receive exactly the value they deserve . It seems to me that the government is the primary factor disrupting that equilibrium, degrading everything through corrupt regulations and tax theft
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Otherwise, there is one unmistakable sign you can look for to recognize when a society is sliding toward fascism, regardless of its political structure or whether the leadership claims to be left-wing or right-wing.
That sign is over-regulation. I mean, it's when the state begins meddling in every single minute detail of existence, attempting to "regulate" absolutely everything, both living and non-living. 😉

Nazi Germany was actually one of the most legally structured states in history. Everything the Nazis achieved, they did strictly, precisely, and meticulously according to the laws of that era.
Not a single person was killed during WWII by a German without some German adhering strictly to a valid German law at the time.
Everything was done strictly per P. S.

That is why democracy—if it is genuine and not just a mere declaration on paper—necessarily strives for minimal legal regulation, thereby naturally leading to ever-expanding individual freedoms. 🙂

Sandra White9 said:Well, if you actually took a second to look at how the entire fiscal system functions, you'd realize your little proposal is mathematically impossible—I mean, where on earth would you pull the money from to cover that massive gap once the real sector stops paying that extra 50%?

And let's not forget that we’re stuck taking out unfavorable loans every single year just to ensure there's enough cash on hand to cover two or three months of salaries, pensions, and all those other social transfers...

Everything is mathematically feasible. If you don't believe me, go ahead and ask any banker on Wall Street. 😁 😁

Why on earth would there be a deficit?

Let the public sector bureaucrats sit around in a nice, comfortable room and agree among themselves how they’ll redistribute whatever they receive, or better yet, if they find themselves unhappy with the arrangement, they can simply move over to manufacturing or production—into the private sector—and suddenly, the problem vanishes into thin air. 😁 😁
It is their free choice, a right they hold in any democratic nation.

Why should we be forced to feed parasites who are fundamentally incapable of looking after themselves? They can either perish or finally learn the value of hard work.
The choice is always theirs.

What we are currently dealing with is what is truly mathematically impossible. Compared to our present disastrous reality, any mathematical nebula you throw at me is practically a miracle. ☕

Sandra White9 said:Haha, the real kicker is that the lady working the counter at the IRS or the Department of the Interior is also a taxpayer—it's just a waste of time to argue about it—since she gets paid out of the Federal Budget, which is filled by taxes.

So, without being more specific about which "taxpayers" we are talking about, I'm afraid the Taxpayers Association is drawing a very obvious line of division right from the jump.

See, for a taxpayer who doesn't rely on the state or the budget for anything, it's in their best interest if every third one of those bureaucrats gets fired. Meanwhile, those "bureaucrats" want even more of them around and even higher salaries.

And in America, the ratio between the first group and the second is roughly 25% to 75%.

So you tell me...

It’s actually quite simple, really.

If we are going to insist on this rigid distinction between the "public" and "private" sectors, then why on earth shouldn't we apply that same logic to the tax code?

Let the public sector deal with the current tax rates as they always have, but for the private sector, let the government get off their backs and slash taxes by 50%; that would solve the whole mess because you wouldn't have to worry about firing anyone.

Plus, it creates a massive, direct incentive for people to jump ship from government jobs into the private sector if they can't stomach the tax disparity. It's a total Win-win. 😁 😁

darkotter35 said:🙏🙏🙏

There’s a referendum on the table to slash 50% of the staff in the federal bureaucracy and local government offices.

Where am I supposed to go to sign this?

Where are they collecting signatures for this? Give me a location because I’m heading out right now. 😁

Here is a solid article from a news site on the subject, along with a rather beautiful chart that explains exactly why we are screwed—and why we will stay absolutely screwed—until the entire federal and local administration is slashed down to just 20,000 people, which basically means we need at least 100,000 layoffs across the board.

And here was Matija Gubec complaining about a mere 30% tax rate... honestly, aren't we all just cowards and fools for allowing them to pull this nonsense on us for over a decade now? ts ts ts 🙂

Jack Cook7 said:Some of us old-timers still remember the absolute meltdown back during that big measles outbreak in '72.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles_outbreak_in_the_US_1972.

Or take that situation where they found out some livestock being shipped by rail from Canada down to a major West Coast port was carrying a nasty virus. They ended up literally scorching a mile-wide corridor along the tracks and the highway—all the way from the border down to the coast—with caustic soda...

Look, if we’re defending Milanović, you have to realize he’d need a massive, rock-solid reason to refuse to order a vaccine when the entire world's media is screaming in a panic. He saw what happened to those folks in Poland. Not to mention, if things had spiraled even harder here in America, he would've been the one left holding the bag.

What panic are you even talking about?

They ordered about a million doses, yet only maybe 20,000 people actually got jabbed.

People weren't panicking—quite the opposite, actually. It was the pharmaceutical industry pulling the strings through paid-off media outlets. Pure Goebbels and co. style. ☕

That also happened to be the first year when mass vaccination dropped off, breaking the pattern of previous years, and lo and behold—by stopping the mass vaccinations for a few years, we haven't seen a flu epidemic since. Once people stopped getting vaccinated en masse, the epidemics just vanished.

And that specific year you claim people were "panicking" was the very first year mass vaccination ceased, and here is the fascinating little detail: there wasn't a flu epidemic either.

Look, you don't even have to take my word for it; just go look at the statistics yourself. I've been tracking them for years now because I've immersed myself in this subject like a true "conspiracy theorist."😁

Theory, my ass. It's a conspiracy run by the political and pharmaceutical mafia, plain and simple.☕

Nicole James said:So, let me get this straight—you actually expect the Secretary of Health and Human Services to just refuse to stock up on vaccines and medications that medical experts are literally telling us could save a massive number of lives?

Which experts exactly?

Those so-called experts previously claimed—and now it’s been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt—that Tamiflu is nothing more than a complete load of garbage.
But of course, nobody wanted to listen to them back then, and it seems nobody is listening to them now either.

Furthermore, these same experts are slowly beginning to demonstrate that the autism epidemic we've seen in recent years is directly linked to the composition of vaccines. We can all sit around and wait to see which year they finally stop calling it some conspiracy theorist nonsense and admit it as an undeniable public fact.

And let’s not forget that one government over in Poland that refused to purchase both the vaccines and the Tamiflu, only to have their entire leadership plane go down in a horrific crash shortly after.
Pure coincidence, I suppose... ☕

@Jessica Smith11

Edit: I just noticed you wrote Milinović instead of Milanović!

If people would just apply a shred of logic, we wouldn't be making these kinds of blunders.

Even if I had written Milanović, the first logical question anyone should ask is—why on earth would Milanović have a private estate out in Wisconsin? 😁 😁

Milinović, Milinović. Does anyone even remember that old propaganda about the Wisconsin version of Putin? 😁 😁

granitefalcon26 said:Even though studies showed Tamiflu was basically useless, the US government went ahead and stockpiled 460,000 doses.
It turns out the drug is about as effective as taking Tylenol—it might dull the symptoms, but it doesn't actually cure anything. Most importantly, it didn't do a thing to lower the number of people ending up in the hospital with flu complications like pneumonia.

Governments all over the world have spent years building up massive stockpiles of anti-flu meds, just in case those pandemic predictions came true. Most of that money went straight into Tamiflu, a product from the pharma giant Roche. But now, researchers in the UK are sounding the alarm, claiming billions have been wasted because the drug isn't nearly as effective as we were led to believe.

http://north America.aljazeera.net/vijesti...rde-na-tamiflu
Once again, we’re talking about Roche—the same company our government buys questionable vaccines from.
I really want to know who's pulling the strings here and which officials from the administration or the National Institutes of Health took kickbacks to make this happen. This feels way too intentional to be just some random mistake.🙄

Now, I think we should also start asking Milinović exactly where he found the funds to build that massive estate of his up in the mountains of Lika. ☕

Honestly, it makes my blood boil, but people like this really ought to be dealt with as aggressively as one would handle a pack of rabid foxes—which, frankly, is exactly what they are. Whoever catches them first...

velvetskipper19 said:The government is basically an EVIL force for workers, hard workers, and entrepreneurs. It straight-up ROBS those people to fill up its coffers, only to redistribute that cash toward social programs, pensions, and its own people in the public sector.

A system like this is an EVIL entity and an ENEMY to anyone actually trying to make something of themselves. And I mean "make it" through fair play, like you see in real capitalist countries.

Basically, the state is snatching wealth from those who produce it just to hand it out to loafers and slackers who get a monthly stipend (social security, pensions, etc.) and free healthcare. These loafers and slackers are our dear fellow citizens, and let's be honest, everyone has a few in their neighborhood.

So, our beloved government maintains "social peace" by robbing the capable and handing it to the incapable, irresponsible fools and idlers, all while calling itself a "social state." 🤣 🤣 🤣

And as for that idea someone mentioned about paying back tuition if you move abroad... honestly, I can't help but laugh. MY PARENTS paid for my education through massive taxes they've paid their whole lives—they overpaid and settled the bill at least three times over! That goes for both me and my sister.
As far as I'm concerned, this country gave me a big fat ZERO. Everyone should just drop these ridiculous ideas. Ugh...

If I’m being purely subjective and looking at the ratio, it’s about 3:1.
They take 3 from me, and in exchange for my supposed "rights"—like "free" healthcare (what a lie) or a pension I won't even live to see—they give back 1.
The other 2 just vanish into thin air, heaven knows where or how.

@Ego Quote

In fact, I think the state actually owes me compensation for the years wasted in a corrupt and dysfunctional education system rather than the other way around.

I second that.

crimsonwolf21 said:That whole thing about the birth certificate has to be one of the biggest, most pathetic pieces of stupidity in this entire country—it goes beyond pure idiocy and enters a whole new dimension of moronism. Whoever wrote that into the law must have a screw loose. 🤷 Get this, genius: a birth certificate can't be more than six months old. What, so there's no risk of you accidentally being born again in the meantime? 😵

It was all patriotic duty and civic pride, my friends, truly. After I marched in there with a freshly printed birth certificate—after specifically asking them if every single other document was in order, to which they nodded and assured me everything was fine—I get called back thirty days later just to be told the birth certificate has to be less than six months old.🤣🤣
Think about the sheer audacity of it: you ask them to verify your paperwork, they look you dead in the eye, check the files right in front of you, tell you everything is perfectly valid, and then, once you think you're done, they drag you back in one by one to claim "actually, this part isn't okay" after you've already cleared the first hurdle.

At first, I laughed at the absurdity, but honestly, I ended up weeping from the sheer frustration of it all.

And don't even get me started on the fact that for every single one of those documents, you're stuck waiting... again.🤣

wiredmarlin43 said:Ever thought about just leasing the land for $333 a year?

Do you even bother to read what’s right in front of you, or is that just too much to ask?

I already laid it out for you quite clearly: I spent three agonizing years trying to lease a piece of land, only to be constantly jerked around and treated like an absolute fool by the endless, suffocating web of state and local bureaucracy.
I actually went through the grueling process of registering my own small business—and let me tell you, it cost me six months of my life just trying to get the paperwork to align with what the local government expects. These bureaucrats are utterly incompetent; they can’t even give you a straight answer about what documentation is required upfront. It’s an absolute nightmare of inefficiency. I mean, wouldn't you think they could manage basic communication? Instead, you're stuck in this endless loop where they demand a birth certificate that isn't more than six months old, yet they take half a year just to process the initial filing! It’s maddening. 🤣 But they don't bother telling you any of that until you’ve already handed over every single scrap of paperwork and waited through fifty-nine agonizing days since you actually filed that registration application! 🙂 )

I’ve officially reached my breaking point and checked out entirely. I threw in the towel the moment the current Secretary of State decided to slap a blanket ban on all short-term rentals right at the start of his term. I haven't been able to keep up with how things have shifted since then, but from what I can gather, that restriction is still firmly in place. It’s just one of those decisions that makes you want to walk away from the whole mess.

Go to hell. I’m not handing over those blue envelopes to anyone, period. Honestly, I’d much rather just gamble everything I own away and spend the rest of my life drinking heavily with my buddies than give an inch.

wiredmarlin43 said:David Baker2, that all sounds great on paper—but let's be real, most folks around here don't have the startup cash to pull something like that off.

Honestly, the citizens aren't even the issue here; that’s exactly where we’ve missed the mark.
We would be willing to roll up our sleeves and work our tails off if they actually just let us earn a living.
What you need is organization, solid infrastructure, and laws that are crystal clear, unambiguous, and straightforward.

I was fully prepared to sink my own capital into a venture about five or six years ago; I was ready to take out a loan, and I intended to lease two acres of overgrown brush from the government—which, mind you, was officially listed as pasture land (yeah, right!)—so I could clear it out and establish an apple orchard.

I was prepared to work like a dog to bring my vision to life, pulling sixteen-hour days on the field every single night after finishing my shift at the office.

Do you want to know what finally broke me? The government.
After three agonizing years of waiting, fighting through red tape, and trying to get the US federal authorities to lease those measly two acres to me—and I mean a tiny 200x200 meter plot, so don't go thinking it was some massive estate—I simply lost my mind and walked away. Because when you try to handle something as basic as leasing abandoned government land, you can't even resolve it in three years because the bureaucracy is just that suffocating.

And that's not even touching on the actual labor of transforming a wasteland into a productive orchard.

But you know what the most heartbreaking part of this whole ordeal is? It's that the business idea I had back then remains perfectly viable and profitable today—the orchard would have been just one-third of the operation, with the rest focused on processing raw materials from our own harvest—and my original business plan is still completely sound, offering significant long-term profit potential.

However, I no longer have the stomach for wrestling with the state, nor do I have any desire to let them skin me alive while they provide absolutely nothing but endless demands.

So, all this talk about high-tech advancements is utterly useless when we are stuck living in the US.