Was on a Lufthansa flight and the right side was smoking and the left non.

My high school had a smoking area for the students

I’m sure there’s legislation authorizing the collection of visa fees etc. However, absent legislation allowing an agency to keep it, any money it raises goes to the treasury’s general fund. If there is such legislation it would certainly specify what it can be used for

That’s right he cannot use tariff money for this. So he’s limited to what was already in the revolving fund. I misspoke it was not previously appropriated, but congress did authorize the revolving fund

That money was already appropriated.

This explains so much. Worked with a MAGA guy during Trump one, he said to me "I think we believe the same things we're just at different places on some spectrum." I said no we believe different things but couldn't succinctly say what. This is it in a nutshell.

I was drinking a red beer at the Pioneer Inn in Nederland CO when a guy ran in shouting.

Trump 1 -> catch and kill tabloid stories
Trump 2 -> catch and kill entire media corporations

True most people are consuming more. They are also worried about catastrophic medical bills, getting laid off or getting scammed. We all know someone financially devastated through no fault of their own. Maybe this isn’t affordability exactly, but it’s real and affordability is a decent shorthand.

Agree 100%! Before accountability, reform of Congress and the Courts so they can fulfill their roles. At the same time repairing the damage must be undertaken. Before that the Democratic Party must find the will and leadership to take on these tasks and more. Gonna be busy decade or so.