The Biden Presidency

Started to think that those arm deals

1. Taxpayer money got siphoned
2. Weapon industry got sales order, lawmaker got insider trading profit
3. Israeli got the weapon, paying the lawmaker with election fund

It's not like Israel needs all those hardwares against civilians, they just need legitimacy that the US are behind them
 
Iker Quesadillas said:
He's got three months to be the next FDR.
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short of alito and thomas having an unfortunate private jet accident while heading to a private fishing camp in Alaska and Schumer growing a spine to rush through 2 replacements his legacy is cemented now.
 
WI_Red said:
He could have been remembered for his actual legislative successes (there were some big ones, IRA, CHIPS, etc.) but none of that will be remembered as they will be gone in 12 months.

Instead, his abysmal handling of Gaza and vanity in running again will be all that is remembered.
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What's the general consensus on the CHIPS act? Has it been effective in revitalizing U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, fostering innovation and addressing emerging challenges in the global semiconductor landscape?
 
Suedesi said:
What's the general consensus on the CHIPS act? Has it been effective in revitalizing U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, fostering innovation and addressing emerging challenges in the global semiconductor landscape?
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From the Department of Commerce:
To date, the Commerce Department has announced over $30 billion in proposed CHIPS private sector investments spanning 23 projects in 15 states. These projects include 16 new semiconductor manufacturing facilities and are expected to create over 115,000 manufacturing and construction jobs across the country. Commerce is on track to allocate all remaining funds with CHIPS grantees by the end of 2024.
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https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/...ience-act-creating-quality-jobs-growing-local
 
Suedesi said:
What's the general consensus on the CHIPS act? Has it been effective in revitalizing U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, fostering innovation and addressing emerging challenges in the global semiconductor landscape?
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It will be vital for getting TSMC manufacturing in the US but there's delays and personnel issues. It's probably going to be a success, but by 2030 rather than 2025ish as initially wanted. The issue is getting the US staff trained up to the level of the Taiwan staff according to most reports.
 
Balljy said:
It will be vital for getting TSMC manufacturing in the US but there's delays and personnel issues. It's probably going to be a success, but by 2030 rather than 2025ish as initially wanted. The issue is getting the US staff trained up to the level of the Taiwan staff according to most reports.
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Well it is a limited worker pool, MAGA folks don't have the intelligence needed for these kind of jobs :rolleyes:
 
Balljy said:
It will be vital for getting TSMC manufacturing in the US but there's delays and personnel issues. It's probably going to be a success, but by 2030 rather than 2025ish as initially wanted. The issue is getting the US staff trained up to the level of the Taiwan staff according to most reports.
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I figured. I’m seeing the same roadblocks with the IRA—there's so much momentum and interest in building energy transition projects here in the U.S., but the sheer amount of red tape and shortage of skilled personnel is really holding things back. It's frustrating to watch potential get tangled up and delayed or possibly even shelved.

:mad::mad::mad:
 
Balljy said:
:lol: possibly

There's some interesting reports on it, it's essentially huge cultural differences so the learning on the job in Taiwan and vice-versa isn't going as well as expected. It'll get there though MAGA or not.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/aug/28/phoenix-microchip-plant-biden-union-tsmc

https://restofworld.org/2024/tsmc-arizona-expansion/
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The U.S. has systematically dismantled its manufacturing base over the last 30-40 years, and it’s hard not to see the consequences now. Rebuilding it at this stage feels like a monumental task, and sometimes, it seems like these efforts might just be too little, too late.

It's American Factory all over again
 
Suedesi said:
The U.S. has systematically dismantled its manufacturing base over the last 30-40 years, and it’s hard not to see the consequences now. Rebuilding it at this stage feels like a monumental task, and sometimes, it seems like these efforts might just be too little, too late.

It's American Factory all over again
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That's the consequence of the capitalism and the free market, it's pretty much the same in the UK, the skills the workforce had are esentially gone and any rebuild will be mostly automated anyway, so those jobs are never coming back
 
Red in STL said:
That's the consequence of the capitalism and the free market, it's pretty much the same in the UK, the skills the workforce had are esentially gone and any rebuild will be mostly automated anyway, so those jobs are never coming back
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It still astounds me that the people voting for Trump can't see that. Musk and other billionaires will be delighted with the cuts to EPA regulation, worker protections and tax/tariffs funded subsidies.
 
Laurencio said:
It still astounds me that the people voting for Trump can't see that. Musk and other billionaires will be delighted with the cuts to EPA regulation, worker protections and tax/tariffs funded subsidies.
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TBH it's not just Trump's supporters, it started long before him, everyone wants cheap goods, $thattoasters, $25 microwaves, $20 toaster ovens, $1 hamburgers and so on, they can have all those if they choose, but their wages would have to be $3 an hour
 


If enacted, the change would make it much easier for border agents to remove migrants before they can meet with an attorney.
The push by Nuñez-Neto and Sherwood Randall comes as migrant rights advocates desperately push the president to do anything he can to protect communities before Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States on January 6. Trump was elected on a broad mandate to deport millions of migrants.
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fitting :)
 
I don't know what he was on about in his latest speech but I heard the word "battlebots" so I agreed completely.
 
Glad to see the Biden admin coming down hard on Israel now that they're unburdened by electoral concerns.
 
The FTC passed click to cancel last month’s. Last night I cancelled my LA Fitness membership easier than when I signed up.
 


Nooooo. What!!! Can't be! Such a cynical senator. :(
I guess this is what being in Washington for years does to you...
 
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