You DO realize that if you have to create an acronym to indicate you are ignoring something, you aren't ACTUALLY ignoring it, eh?? :D

I'm just sayin'... :D

And yet, when asked about the Committee's investigation into the FBI and it's actions, yer Cave'er-Leader said

"We're All Worried About It"
-Chuck Schumer

So, which is it??

It's all a big yawn or Dumbocrats are all "worried about it"..???

Of course.. But when others who are more politically acceptable do it??

{{{cchhhiirrrrrppppp}}} {{{chhhirrrrrppppppp}}}

'S ok.. I understand...

When the GOP releases a memo it wrote to itself, the public's going to yawn, sorry to burst your bubble...

And yet, the Dumbocrats are hysterically fighting tooth and nail to prevent the release of that GOP memo that the the head of the Intelligence Committee wrote...

If it's such a big yawn, why are the Democrats hysterical about stopping it??

OK, I see I am going to have to start cracking down on completely unrelated tangents here in the comment threads. What does this possibly have to do with the price of tea in China, or the taxes addressed in the article?

I need a new acronym. "Off Topic, Ignored" (OT;I) perhaps? Anyone else have suggestions??

Let's keep these comment threads at least tangentally on-topic, folks, say what?

Michale [5] -

OT;I

When the GOP releases a memo it wrote to itself, the public's going to yawn, sorry to burst your bubble...

Don Harris [6] -

Does this means the winner of the debate and the 2018 elections will be the best liars?

Yes. Deal with it. Or maybe "most effective liars"? 'Twas ever thus...

As for movie quotes, check out IMDB.com, it'll help...

:-)

C. R. Stucki [7] -

Aha! Another county heard from! So you'll support my OT;I campaign?

:-)

LizM [15] -

I've done US taxes, French taxes, and Irish taxes, but never Canadian taxes, I have to admit. Is there a hockey injuries surcharge? Just curious...

Heh.

As for how it works here, yes, individual taxpayers can adjust their withholdings, but they have to do so using arcane formulas that most people don't bother with.

Most people just trust the standard withholding is correct. This usually (in the past) has led to most taxpayers getting at least something back at the end of the year (see that part about "if I got a refund, it was a good year" in the article).

But with all the changes, the standard withholding charts have been thrown into chaos. So while it is entirely possible for all taxpayers to tell their payroll departments "take an extra #X dollars out each week," the probability is that most won't do so.

So we end up with the problem described above. It'll be a total crapshoot for taxpayers in 2018 as to whether they'll owe money at the end of the year or not.

This hit George H. W. Bush politically in a big way, as I recall (I was too lazy to look it up for the article), when he overestimated and people had to pay up at the end of the year.

Michale -

Good (ultra-liberal) friend of mine out here just left on a cruise to Hawaii. Seems like a popular thing to do, these days, just had to say that...

neilm [27] -

You may prove to be right, that's for sure...

neilm [29] -

Weren't there hovercraft available? My only crossing of the EC was on one, and it was pretty bitchin'....

-CW

Just saw a tweet from Don Jr. on the Republican’s memo stating that it shows just how tainted the FBI’s Russian investigation is...

Since when does Don Jr. have security clearance to be privy to that memo?

He doesn't... BUT... Poor Don Jr. wouldn't miss an opportunity to criticize the Russia investigation since he's a chip off the old block and has lied multiple times in testimony. Oops. :)

He rocks in the treetop all day long
Hoppin' and a-boppin' and a-singin' his song
All the little birds on jailbird street
Love to hear the robin go tweet, tweet, tweet. ~
Rockin' Robin, Jimmie Thomas

Since when does Don Jr. have security clearance to be privy to that memo?

Well, try to have some fun, you know.

I will, thank you.. :D

And, good luck finding some solitude. :)

Our first cruise, we had almost 30 people in our group..

THAT was tough finding some alone time..

This time it's only our immediate family, so we're good ta go.. :D

However with the pace of news with 45 in the White House the chances are we will have had 6-8 crisis of some description before and probably during the elections (NFL kneeling, $130K bribes, more from Mueller, Sessions and/or Kelly getting fired, government shutdowns, DACA shenanigans, Mexico not paying for the wall, China imposing tariffs on soy beans, etc.).

Also, after Russia have completed their World Cup in July they can become belligerent again without risking a boycott.

I think the tax cut will only be important if the market spikes, crashes and the talking heads blame "sugar rush" tax bill. Otherwise it will be as important as "Repeal and Replace", or "paper-towel-gate".

Well, try to have some fun, you know.

And, good luck finding some solitude. :)

Which is why we have the unlimited drink package. :D

Plus, a boat that big?? It's easy to find some solitude.. Plus we're doing SCUBA in St Marteen and horseback riding in San Juan...

And more drinking in Haiti :D

President-Unfaithful-Sh!thole's $130,000 payment to Ms. Daniels now under further scrutiny. Did he pay her off with campaign funds? Common Cause wants to know!

Further:

Huh. So…maybe the Trump Organization paid off Stormy, and then got reimbursed by the campaign? I would normally be skeptical on the grounds that no one could possibly be this stupid, but this is Trump we’re talking about.

Then again, maybe the Russians paid off Stormy! I definitely think that’s plausible enough that Robert Mueller should subpeona Cohen for a brief chat under oath. Remember, kids, attorney-client privilege doesn’t cover conversations made with the intention of committing or covering up a crime or fraud.

Yesterday was Blotus-Melania's 13th Anniversary. They spent it apart, with the 239-lb-NOT!-Sh!thole tweeting desperately about anything-other-than-investigations-into-him.

Traitor Republicans (one really doesn't need to append "traitor" anymore since it's now baked in, but still…) meanwhile crank up conspiracy theories about the FBI. Feinstein and Schiff want to know how it was that Russian bots appear to be working hand-in-hand with GOP Traitors to spread these conspiracy theories in lockstep. The rightwing machine is now Putin's tool and all the little trumpies open their little mouths on demand and swallow whatever Putin shoves down their gullible-little-throats.

72 more hours!!! :D

In a CNBC interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Dimon also expressed strong support for the tax overhaul, predicting it will boost capital investment and job creation.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/24/jp-morgan-ceo-jamie-dimon-says-tax-cut-will-lead-to-higher-wages-inflation.html

GOP is going to kick ass in the mid terms.. :D

True, but you can't really assess the future decades from now if the cuts don't last the decade..

Not that I could assess that anyways, being the admitted economic dullard that I am..

But the simple fact is, NeverTrumpers tried to paint President Trump's tax cuts as bad for the American people and that is clearly, factually and demonstrably not the case...

Well, I wasn't talking about JUST these Trump cuts, you know ... I mean it's not like Trump was the first one to cut taxes and he won't be the last ...

Yep, it's nice to win.. :D

Probably useless ones.. :D

Is the big and long-term picture here about shrinking government and what will be the impacts on the middle class as that process plays out over the decades?

The tax cuts expire in less than a decade....

Excellent column!

Which applies equally well to Canadian taxpayers, especially those of us who file their own taxes and use the simple version of the return.

We can have our employers deduct more or less taxes each pay period depending on our individual or family circumstances. Can Americans do that, too?

The main takeaway for me: the wide disparity in how Trump's tax reform impacts the middle class versus the top percentiles and how that disparity plays out in terms of economic growth and how government functions.

Maybe you could delve into all of this in another column ...

What government departments and/or services and/or programs will be cut or eliminated to pay for these tax cuts?

Is the big and long-term picture here about shrinking government and what will be the impacts on the middle class as that process plays out over the decades?

OK, got you. Sometimes even I, Mr. Niceguy incarnate, sometimes wallow in the joys of Schadenfreude.

Speaking of polls...

I am sure ya'all will embrace THIS poll, just like you embrace polls that say what you want to hear...

Right??? :D

But you are correct. You have set yourself up for a hopeless task..

Many have tried to bring these hystericals to see reason and logic... They have all failed, given up and disappeared...

The only reason I am still here???

"I don't run out on a friend"
-Sean Penn, TAPS

:D

Aggravating?? Au contraire' (My own participation in the French exercise :D)

It's gratifying to see Hysterical NeverTrumpers act like complete and utter bigots. Act like the complete jerks and morons they accuse others of acting..

It simply re-affirms that my comments about them are dead on ballz accurate...

"It's an industry term"
-Marisa Tomeii, MY COUSIN VINNY

:D

My (hopeless) Raison D'etr as the French say in participation in the land of Weigantia is to educate Dems/Libs out of their raging misconceptions/mis-comprehensions about how the real world actually functions.

I kinda skip over most of the stuff that seems to be aggravating you, keeps life much simpler.

It's simply in response to prozac-girl's constant bigotry against Trump supporters..

http://www.chrisweigant.com/2018/01/22/what-about-the-house/#comment-114634

When she stops the bullshit, so will I....

I would point out that you don't seem to have a problem with HER bullshit, but it's clear you do.. :D

Why on earth did you choose to share that PA story with us on a political blog? We get plenty of that stuff everyplace else, don't really need it here.

Dumbocrats are crapping their pants!!! :D

Time to stock up on popcorn!! It's going to be a grand show to watch Odumbo, Clinton and Mueller go down in flames.. :D

Hysteria from Weigantians in 3.... 2.... 1.... :D

Nothing like Class Warfare, eh?? :D

After Tahjir urinated on himself and became unresponsive from the beatings, King placed him in the shower and blasted him with cold and hot water, Smith told police.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/24/pennsylvania-couple-beat-4-year-old-to-death-over-spilled-cereal-authorities-say.html

Dumbocrats.. :^/

Middle Class Americans are seeing a HUGE benefit of President Trump's tax plan right now..

And they couldn't be happier.

And THAT will make 2018 a banner year for the GOP :D

But there's always ONE thing EVERY Weigantian knows for damn sure about the tax system, and that is that everybody who earns more money than we do has absolutely GOT TO BE somehow stealing some of our share of the national pie, and therefore needs to have HIS taxes raised!!