Is PROJECT 2025 really a Christian policy?

[oldbadger]

PROJECT 2025

Some people claiming to be Conservative Christians have drawn up a rather startling proposal for major changes in the US, should such people win through to a strong government. It's called PROJECT 2025. I can show their introduction on their website but not much more; but folks have published more details on Wiki. Here we go............................:-

https://www.project2025.org/
PROJECT 2025
It is not enough for conservatives to win elections. If we are going to rescue the country from the grip of the radical Left, we need both a governing agenda and the right people in place, ready to carry this agenda out on Day One of the next conservative Administration.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025
Project 2025 envisions widespread changes across the government, particularly economic and social policies and the role of the federal government and its agencies. The plan proposes slashing funding for the Department of Justice (DOJ), dismantling the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), sharply reducing environmental and climate change regulations to favor fossil fuel production, eliminating the Department of Commerce, and ending the independence of federal agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC).[8][9] The blueprint seeks to institute tax cuts,[10] though its writers disagree on the wisdom of protectionism.[11] Project 2025 recommends abolishing the Department of Education, whose programs would be either transferred to other agencies, or terminated.[12][13] Funding for climate research would be cut while the National Institutes of Health (NIH) would be reformed along conservative principles.[14][15] The Project urges government to explicitly reject abortion as health care[16][17] and eliminate the Affordable Care Act's coverage of emergency contraception.[18] The Project seeks to infuse the government with elements of Christianity.[19][20] It proposes criminalizing pornography,[21] removing legal protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity,[21][22] and terminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs,[4][22] as well as affirmative action.[23]
Project contributor Jeffrey Clark advises the future president to immediately deploy the military for domestic law enforcement and direct the DOJ to pursue Donald Trump's adversaries by invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807.[24][25] The Project recommends the arrest, detention, and deportation of undocumented immigrants.[26] It promotes capital punishment and the speedy "finality" of such sentences.[27] Project director Paul Dans, explained that Project 2025 is "systematically preparing to march into office and bring a new army, aligned, trained, and essentially weaponized conservatives ready to do battle against the deep state."[28][29] Dans admitted it was "counterintuitive" to recruit so many to join the government to shrink it, but pointed out the need for a future president to "regain control" of the government.[4] Although the project cannot by law promote a specific presidential candidate, many contributors have close ties to Trump and his 2024 campaign.[6][30]

[Athetotheist]

[Replying to marke in post #10]

Democrats have had total control of the the DC political branches and have never raised substantial taxes on the rich because they know the 'tax the rich' is just a dishonest talking point designed to fool the uninformed into voting for government funds-wasting big spendering and tax oppressing democrats.

How many Republicans have voted to raise taxes on the rich?

Two parties, one team.

[marke]

[Replying to marke in post #10]

Democrats have had total control of the the DC political branches and have never raised substantial taxes on the rich because they know the 'tax the rich' is just a dishonest talking point designed to fool the uninformed into voting for government funds-wasting big spendering and tax oppressing democrats.

How many Republicans have voted to raise taxes on the rich?

Two parties, one team.

Leftists cannot list one tax increase on the rich passed by Congress when both houses and the president were controlled by democrats.

[oldbadger]

I think eliminating the Dept. of Education should be at the top of the list because it consumes so much money for a service already provided by individual states.

I think that Athetotheist might have out you right there?

OK, so what federal/nationwide services do you think are essential?

[Athetotheist]

[Replying to marke in post #12]

Leftists cannot list one tax increase on the rich passed by Congress when both houses and the president were controlled by democrats.

How many Republicans have ever introduced, voted for or even suggested a tax increase on the rich?

That's what I'm getting at----there's always "bipartisan consensus" when it comes to shielding the fortunes at the top.

[marke]

I think eliminating the Dept. of Education should be at the top of the list because it consumes so much money for a service already provided by individual states.

I think that Athetotheist might have out you right there?

OK, so what federal/nationwide services do you think are essential?

The US military, for one, is essential.

[marke]

[Replying to marke in post #12]

Leftists cannot list one tax increase on the rich passed by Congress when both houses and the president were controlled by democrats.

How many Republicans have ever introduced, voted for or even suggested a tax increase on the rich?

That's what I'm getting at----there's always "bipartisan consensus" when it comes to shielding the fortunes at the top.

Most lawmakers on both sides understand that the 'tax the rich' scheme is nonsense.

[Athetotheist]

[Replying to marke in post #16]

Most lawmakers on both sides understand that the 'tax the rich' scheme is nonsense.

Can you explain why it's nonsense?

[marke]

[Replying to marke in post #16]

Most lawmakers on both sides understand that the 'tax the rich' scheme is nonsense.

Can you explain why it's nonsense?

There are many reasons underlying the foolishness behind the "tax the rich" nonsense.

1. The poor are not poor because the rich are rich.

2. One reason nations like Haiti suffer extreme poverty is because the nation does not provide protections for rich people to invest money in businesses to make money for themselves and provide jobs and income for others.

3. Politicians who scream the loudest about 'taxing the rich' are themselves responsible for passing tax codes in which they can protect their own riches made by greedy avenues like exploiting the spending of government money by selling influence and participating in insider trading. Those politicians lie to make the ignoirant and lowly erroneously think the politicians would lift them out of poverty if they could.

4. Economies do not thrive by taxing the rich out of business. The rich who see that excessive taxation is not worth the trouble of conducting business will be motivated to shut down their business and live off their accumulated wealth in tax-friendly overseas paradises or the like.

And so forth.

[Athetotheist]

[Replying to marke in post #18]

The poor are not poor because the rich are rich.

The rich make themselves rich off the labor of the poor.

One reason nations like Haiti suffer extreme poverty is because the nation does not provide protections for rich people to invest money in businesses to make money for themselves and provide jobs and income for others.

One thing we've learned here in the US is that only the first half of this is true. Businesses make money for themselves, but when it comes to creating jobs the outsourcing begins. That's why "Made In China" appears on so much of what we buy----the profit motive drives businesses to buy the cheapest labor available.

Politicians who scream the loudest about 'taxing the rich' are themselves responsible for passing tax codes in which they can protect their own riches made by greedy avenues like exploiting the spending of government money by selling influence and participating in insider trading. Those politicians lie to make the ignoirant and lowly erroneously think the politicians would lift them out of poverty if they could.

That's why we have to get the dark money out of our political system.

Economies do not thrive by taxing the rich out of business.

Taxing the rich doesn't keep economies from thriving; it just keeps predatory market economies from thriving. Pundits point to places like Canada and Denmark and say, "Oh, just look at the taxes they pay!!", but Canadians and Danes have universal health care systems they like, education systems they like and economies they like.

The rich who see that excessive taxation is not worth the trouble of conducting business will be motivated to shut down their business and live off their accumulated wealth in tax-friendly overseas paradises or the like.

.....and leave workers without jobs, to avoid paying their own share of taxes.


Who was it who said, "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's"?

[marke]

[Replying to marke in post #18]

The poor are not poor because the rich are rich.

The rich make themselves rich off the labor of the poor.

Yes, businesses are born when investors believe they can earn income from arranging willing workers to produce needed goods and services. Starting and running businesses to make money is essential to healthy economies.

One reason nations like Haiti suffer extreme poverty is because the nation does not provide protections for rich people to invest money in businesses to make money for themselves and provide jobs and income for others.

One thing we've learned here in the US is that only the first half of this is true. Businesses make money for themselves, but when it comes to creating jobs the outsourcing begins. That's why "Made In China" appears on so much of what we buy----the profit motive drives businesses to buy the cheapest labor available.

The reason Americans buy goods from China is more reasonably attributable to the greed of consumers than to the greed of businessmen losing their businesses to foreign competitors.

Politicians who scream the loudest about 'taxing the rich' are themselves responsible for passing tax codes in which they can protect their own riches made by greedy avenues like exploiting the spending of government money by selling influence and participating in insider trading. Those politicians lie to make the ignoirant and lowly erroneously think the politicians would lift them out of poverty if they could.

That's why we have to get the dark money out of our political system.

Politicians who get rich trading on their political positions are greedy and unlikely to pass legislation that will throttle their harvesting of government pork spending excesses for personal gain.

Economies do not thrive by taxing the rich out of business.

Taxing the rich doesn't keep economies from thriving; it just keeps predatory market economies from thriving. Pundits point to places like Canada and Denmark and say, "Oh, just look at the taxes they pay!!", but Canadians and Danes have universal health care systems they like, education systems they like and economies they like.

JFK and other leaders have proven that excessive taxation hurts people and the economy more than any help that may be derived from the bad policies.

The rich who see that excessive taxation is not worth the trouble of conducting business will be motivated to shut down their business and live off their accumulated wealth in tax-friendly overseas paradises or the like.

...and leave workers without jobs, to avoid paying their own share of taxes.

No investor should invest in any business that loses money to the government.

Who was it who said, "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's"?

God demands allegiance and obedience to God before allegiance to any government. God does not favor robbing workers of their earnings to give to the undeserving non-workers.