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Traildogbob

(12,809 posts)
29. If you depend on
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 01:21 PM
9 hrs ago

SS, Sate retirement or Vet benefits, that ain’t going with you. So forget retirement, you will need to work wherever you go. And not every country is gonna welcome our asses to drain their health care systems. Most of us will never be able to leave. But I don’t blame those that can.
But it does make veterans like myself think, What the Fuck, how is this thanking us for our service and many of us the ultimate sacrifice, dying for this place?
For people now doing the Hawley shuffle when the country calls for you to fight, Not necessarily physical fight, But just what you can minimally do to serve and honor all that have.
Many are gonna find other countries will start closing their own boundaries. Not so welcoming to gun worshipping, or people that elect child rapers, or just becoming. Drain on their economy or just overcrowding and food shortages.
I would move to go to Sweden, Norway, Denmark and other snowy places, but that will never happen. I am not Wealthy enough and part of my military sacrifice has shown up in my ladder years with physical pain that will not survive another long term job. But if ya can, I guess do it.
That is part of the freedom we fought for you to have.

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Whoa leftstreet Thursday #1
Quotas, people! UpInArms Thursday #2
You are OK with people not paying to support their children? MichMan Thursday #9
No ... UpInArms Thursday #10
How is not issuing a US Passport sending someone away? MichMan Thursday #11
Revoking passports UpInArms Thursday #13
Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1998 passed the House 402-16 and was unanimous in the Senate MichMan Thursday #14
No UpInArms Thursday #15
What does any of that have to do with having a passport though? MichMan Thursday #16
Nevermind UpInArms Thursday #17
Ummm... revoking passports is noit deportation. I'm confused. Happy Hoosier Thursday #19
A mis-understanding of terms, VISA revoked... GJGCA 10 hrs ago #24
These are US citizens, revoking their passports just means they can't leave the country EX500rider 8 hrs ago #31
I don't think you understand how this legislation works. Lifeafter70 7 hrs ago #39
Keep pretending that fence was to keep people out! ret5hd Thursday #3
Our plan is to retire abroad Johnny2X2X 10 hrs ago #22
If you depend on Traildogbob 9 hrs ago #29
"SS, Sate retirement or Vet benefits, that ain't going with you" nonsense EX500rider 8 hrs ago #32
You think it will exist! Traildogbob 8 hrs ago #35
People who owe child support should pay that before taking trips abroad, I am fine with it EX500rider 8 hrs ago #33
just keep pretending... ret5hd 8 hrs ago #36
Pretending what? States already revoke DL's over non-payment, Passports are a good addition IMO EX500rider 7 hrs ago #42
that it won't be you soon. ret5hd 7 hrs ago #44
I don't owe any child support so not worried, thanks though EX500rider 7 hrs ago #45
So you think there is some secret plan to deny passports to people? To what end? EX500rider 7 hrs ago #46
no, not secret at all. why did you ask that? ret5hd 6 hrs ago #51
Well there is a plan to deny passports to people behind in child support yes that is known EX500rider 6 hrs ago #54
only the worst of the worst... ret5hd 4 hrs ago #56
Bad law enforcement shoots does not equal "come for us" in my book, YMMV EX500rider 1 hr ago #62
I'm not pretending Lifeafter70 6 hrs ago #55
What about offenders who won't pay their fines? C_U_L8R Thursday #4
Good! Greg_In_SF Thursday #5
Apply it evenly and fairly, or do not apply it Torchlight Thursday #6
How is not issuing a passport removing people from their homes and neighborhoods? MichMan Thursday #7
It will be a tool to remove 'undesirables' Torchlight Thursday #8
Still not understanding how taking away a Passport is removing anyone? MichMan Thursday #12
I supported this legislation before it passed Lifeafter70 8 hrs ago #30
Well, if they are removed Greg_In_SF Thursday #18
if they revoked my passport it would keep me here, not remove me eShirl 9 hrs ago #26
Lots of people don't have passports, it does not "remove people from their homes, neighborhoods and nation" EX500rider 8 hrs ago #34
They don't even have to be totally caught up Lifeafter70 6 hrs ago #52
If revoking passports means a person cannot vote TommyT139 Yesterday #20
There are other forms of ID besides Passports MichMan 10 hrs ago #21
Not correct. TommyT139 7 hrs ago #38
"... having a valid passport -- the basic document of citizenship" That would be your birth certificate, not passport EX500rider 7 hrs ago #43
Not for thousands of Americans TommyT139 7 hrs ago #47
Birth cert + marriage license EX500rider 7 hrs ago #48
From what I heard, usedtobedemgurl 4 hrs ago #59
Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1998 passed the House 402-16 and was unanimous in the Senate MichMan 4 hrs ago #60
Exactly! usedtobedemgurl 4 hrs ago #61
Given my druthers, I think those evading court ordered child support should be sent to jail on a work release program MichMan 4 hrs ago #58
TIL there are DUers who do not know what passports are, what they do, and how they work nt Dreamer Tatum 10 hrs ago #23
That is clearly the case, given the responses in this thread. MineralMan 9 hrs ago #25
Me too TommyT139 7 hrs ago #40
So... Elon Musk is top of the list, right? SSJVegeta 9 hrs ago #27
I was just about to ask that. The Madcap 9 hrs ago #28
Does he owe child support? That would be surprising. nt Dreamer Tatum 7 hrs ago #49
Allegedly SSJVegeta 6 hrs ago #53
Wondering about the subset Boo1 7 hrs ago #37
Agree with your last statement and Lifeafter70 4 hrs ago #57
this thread is really something WhiskeyGrinder 7 hrs ago #41
Maybe you should have your passport confiscated nt Dreamer Tatum 7 hrs ago #50
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