Recent content by JTOSU

There are very few members of congress that vote independently and the vast majority vote the party line. IMO, Fetterman is a great example of someone that is more true to himself than the party. I am sure there are others, but can’t think of any other current members of congress like that...

Youth love getting out of schools. So for a school the size of 3,200 students with just 50-80 reported at protest by media…my first assumption is there were probably many instances of parents telling their child “no” (they cannot leave school to attend the protest). My second assumption is it...

Students in two particular south Tulsa school districts did receive discipline for unexcused absence. And students excused by their parents did not. There just wasn’t a press release about it. This doesn’t discourage exercising rights. I think it is understandable that school...

The high schools that I’ve worked with all have some level of discipline for unexcused absence. And leaving campus without prior approval has additional discipline. In-school suspension does seem reasonable for a first time offense leaving campus without permission. I would assume any...

I dislike tariffs, but your facts are incorrect. The nonpartisan Tax Foundation estimate $1k per HOUSEHOLD in 2025 and $1.3k per HOUSEHOLD in 2026. https://thehill.com/business/5732676-trumps-tariffs-us-households-1k-per-year/amp/

Why would I put defense spending in category #1 (ie MUST continue and have increases greater than inflation)? If you think we need to keep increasing defense spending then I disagree with you.

When did I claim that those would be “more than the deficit”? My words that you responded to is “there absolutely is math to reduce spending”.

LOL. This is happening again? We are talking the “deficit” not the “debt”. We had this discussion two years ago when kept getting those confused.

So you can’t come up with even one item in a $6T budget that isn’t category #1?? Well done congressman. First thing - item in category #1. But needs change now. * SS: raise the retirement age. Should have been done 20 years ago. This is the largest single expense and no other choice more...

You and @steross would make good politicians. The politician motto: “Once an expenditure is approved it is sacrosanct and not only must continue to be paid …it must always have increases.” Respectfully and seriously, the real question is what federal expenses: 1) MUST continue and have...

Reducing spending is not “blah, blah, blah”. That is a cop-out. And no, I neither said nor implied that because the wealthy overwhelming fund the government that I expect it to come from somewhere else. You continue attempting to add words to my posts that aren’t there. If we had good...

Unfortunately, there are some under-performing schools…in every state. However, I think are some excellent public schools in Oklahoma that offer a wide-curriculum and challenges for a diversity of students and abilities. I don’t know where you live, but in the Tulsa area…Booker T Washington and...

You, again, are adding things I’ve never mentioned. Nowhere did I state, or have I ever stated, anything about fairness of “making people with very little money pay tax”. I have no desire to increase taxes on any income level. My point is the wealthy already overwhelming pay “their fair...

Your three sentences are all crimes. Anyone doing those should be charged. But that is just saying squirrel. That has nothing to do with the federal government taking more from people that earn the money.

People who are wealthy are “Screwing the rest of us”???