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Posted by | January 18, 2017 18:30 | Filed under: Politics

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At least 59 Democrats will boycott Trump’s inauguration.

The majority of Democrats plan to attend the inauguration and uphold the tradition of watching the peaceful transfer of power, regardless of party. But after an exceptionally divisive election, some are breaking with the norm.

As Jan. 20 draws near, 59 Democrats have announced they’ll boycott the inauguration.

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By: Alan

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14 responses to 59 and counting

  1. TKList January 18th, 2017 at 19:22

    Hopefully they keep walking and don’t come back.

    Government is best at misallocating capital and suppressing freedom.

    • Willys41 January 18th, 2017 at 19:33

      If you’re so unhappy with the way our government works then get off your ass and get involved in changing the system for the better.

    • SteveD January 18th, 2017 at 20:04

      http://heatst.com/politics/clinton-investment-fund-loss/
      http://reason.com/archives/2011/03/18/the-truth-about-hedge-funds-an
      http://hf-implode.com/

      No better or worse at misallocation of capital than the private sector?
      So, as an investor in the “private sector,” getting financially wiped out somehow in no way “suppresses” your freedom?

      • TKList January 18th, 2017 at 20:08

        The difference is in the private sector if you continually misallocate capital you go out of business but in government you grow bigger and misallocate even more capital.

        • SteveD January 18th, 2017 at 22:11

          Your obsession with GROWING govt. spending/dollar misallocation is based solely upon jealousy-seems you believe someone else benefits from the spending while you do not. You are completely ill-informed.

          1. GDP = federal spending + non-federal spending + net exports
          2. Any entity’s spending is some other entity’s INCOME.
          3. The federal government creates dollars by spending (crediting accounts) – no taxes or borrowing involved.
          4. True, some federal spending could be better directed, but in AGGREGATE (by the above equation) – all federal spending is beneficial to the economy (directly & indirectly). Money does not stop circulating with first use.
          5. All federally created dollars are spent in the private sector-who knew?
          6. State or local govts rely on taxes or borrowing to spend and simply reallocate dollars (unlike the federal government). All dollars (bank or federal govt created) continue to circulate within the economy until every last dollar is taxed out of the economy (disappear completely from the money supply) by federal taxes.

    • anothertoothpick January 18th, 2017 at 20:26

      Libertarian theorists have the luxury of mixing and matching policies to create an imaginary utopia.

    • Obewon January 18th, 2017 at 20:33

      USA’s Elected officials don’t march to the beat of your wet dreams.

      Dems 500 blue counties won deliver 64% of U.S. Record $19 T current dollar GDP +4.4% APR. Donnie’s 2,500 red counties eked out a meager 36% GDP. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6dee417f10a6b347bab77ec195936b560e6701d7c46b06f54be62cf6c6116851.png

  2. Buford2k11 January 18th, 2017 at 19:29

    I refuse to watch someone who represents ALL that is wrong with this Nation, get sworn in to the office, of which he has no intention of defending…He is illegitimate, and the russian connection will bring him down…just not before the ceremony…The republican party will not protect us from trump, as they have their own agenda, and their own ideas…which are just as bad if not worse than what ever it is that Trump may bring to the table…
    trump is acting like he is above the law, and his team is trying to make it so…Bannon, who has not been mentioned much lately, has been pushing the true agenda…Putin and Bannon both will be pulling the Rooskie strings…we are in for a ride…so…here we are…if you are financially secure, you will be fine, but if you are not, and depend on anything from the government, forget it…we are on our own, and the system we have depended on, is about to get raped and pillaged by Ryan and company…yeah, a new day…whoopee…

    • Mensa Member January 18th, 2017 at 20:22

      I have no desire to watch his smug gloating gob.

      It’s beyond me how so many conservatives find him inspiring. But they also loved Nixon and GW Bush.

  3. KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker January 18th, 2017 at 20:22

    In typical “trump gaudiness”, he’s placed a jumbotron blocking the Lincoln Memorial.
    Another clear example of the lowbrow ignorance we can expect from Putin’s shallow orange vulgarian.

    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/589a1b759be46cf87d5b4d17bf44c7f0caae833c0c62a191ccd19b2d91e33a53.jpg

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