Tag: government
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Kemp whiffs on opening Georgia
Middle of the road Republicans are always a problem. This is loser behavior. You can’t appease your enemies. They won’t vote for you anyway. All you do with a middle of the road stance is piss off your allies. The governor signed an executive order that as of April 8 ends a ban on large gatherings, eliminates…
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Woman survives Holocaust only to be killed by Cuomo’s COVID-19 policies
Felicia Friedman lived to be 94 years old. She died on May 19, 2020 due to Emmy winning Governor Cuomo’s decision to send COVID-19 patients into nursing homes. How’s the impeachment going in NYC? Oh… it’s not. Turns out if you’re a Democrat you can send people to their deaths and diddle your staff with…
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Concept of prolonged COVID-19 symptoms dubious
I don’t doubt that some people who have severe infection from COVID-19 can have permanent damage. Seems logical. But, I’m against the NIH spending over $1 billion to study something based on a dubious surveys where almost half never had a COVID test in the first survey and only 15.9% tested positive in the second…
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A Senate without the filibuster might be a good thing
Imagine a paralyzed Senate. A Senate that gets nothing done. A Senate that can’t pass legislation. It’s like a dream come true! It takes only one Republican to object to a request but a majority to overcome most objections. Mr. Schumer might at any time need all 50 of his members—and the vice president—on the…
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We’ll pay for that $1.9 trillion handout… in 10 YEARS
Here’s a lesson in how to redistribute $1.9 trillion dollars and say its in balance. Pass a tax bill that, in theory, pays for the redistribution from tax increases OVER 10 YEARS. The planned increases reportedly include: raising the corporate tax from 21 percent to 28 percent; increasing the income tax rate on people making more…
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Chicago is so flush with cash it can provide Guaranteed Basic Income to residents
Some genius Chicago aldermen have the brilliant idea to provide a “Guaranteed Basic Income” to city residents. Alderman Gilbert Villegas, Alderwoman Maria Hadden and Alderwoman Sophia King introduced the resolution to the Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development of the Chicago City Council. “Distributing cash directly to Chicago families would transform life for millions…