Saturday, May 29, 2021
The Real Problem with the Blue-State Model
The Real Problem with the Blue-State Model
“I’d like to throw a lifeline to businesses and families throughout New Jersey who are looking for greater economic opportunity and relief from high taxes. Come to Texas and be a part of our economic success story,” wrote Abbott. “Combine our low taxes and reasonable regulatory environment with our access to global markets and our robust infrastructure, and it’s easy to see why the Texas economy continues to flourish.”
- It’s not just high taxes; it’s lousy services, too.
"Last April, shortly after New Jersey governor Phil Murphy proposed a budget with hundreds of millions of dollars in new taxes, his Texas counterpart, Greg Abbott, published an op-ed in the Garden State’s largest newspaper, inviting businesses and residents to consider moving south.
Shortly afterward, Murphy responded in the Dallas Morning News, explaining that his budget sought to move Jersey in a “stronger and fairer” direction, after years of putting “the wealthy and big corporations ahead of ordinary people.”
- He didn’t explain how his state—with the nation’s third-highest corporate income tax and its worst business climate—had put “corporations ahead” of ordinary people.
- Nor did Murphy clarify how Jersey, where the top 1 percent of households pays 38 percent of the income taxes, favored “the wealthy.”
...Many who say that they plan to leave say that taxes are indeed a factor.
But lurking in the data are other reasons, including mounting discontent with what residents actually get for their tax dollars.
Independent studies show that on the core tasks that people think government should do—building roads and bridges, running airports and transit systems, or otherwise spending tax dollars well—high-tax states rank low, despite enormous financial resources...Read all.
And democrat voters say they hate the rich?-----IT’S GOOD TO BE THE NOMENKLATURA
Instapundit--IT’S GOOD TO BE THE NOMENKLATURA
“On Wednesday, Granholm confirmed she earned a $1.6 million profit on her shares of Proterra amid a firestorm over her financial ties to an electric vehicle company repeatedly promoted by the Biden administration.
"Granholm’s Green Energy Millions.
In selling off her shares, Granholm was able to defer paying capital gains taxes on the $1.6 million sale because cabinet officials are not penalized with the tax on assets they are required to sell as a condition of joining the administration.
The Biden administration is seeking to raise the capital gains tax on America’s wealthiest families.”--Posted by
Why Was Dr. Fauci Put in Charge of the COVID-19 Pandemic After His Disastrous HIV Epidemic Performance?
Why Was Dr. Fauci Put in Charge of the COVID-19 Pandemic After His Disastrous HIV Epidemic Performance?
The media immediately seized on this assertion and created panic and a stigma for those infected.
"...During the HIV crisis in the early 1980s, Dr. Fauci created a similar panic regarding transmission. Fauci speculated that the virus could spread through regular household contact based on detecting the infection in an infant.
Perhaps the most famous case of this stigma was Ryan White.
He was a hemophiliac diagnosed at 13 after receiving an infected transfusion of a blood-clotting factor to treat his disease.
Because of casual transmission fears, he had to fight to return to school following his diagnosis at the age of 13, when the virus was considered terminal.
...People wondered if their fellow citizens were a mortal threat.
At the time, other researchers had advanced the idea of blood- and body-fluid routes of transmission based on the evidence provided by the transmission pattern.
The media largely ignored them in favor of Dr. Fauci’s more startling speculation during the election season of another Republican president the Left was desperate to defeat.
Ultimately, Dr. Fauci’s colleagues were proven correct...Read all.
History for May 29
History for May 29 - On-This-Day.com
Gilbert Keith Chesterton 1874 - Writer of philosophy, ontolory, poetry
- 1765 - Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act before Virginia's House of Burgesses.
- 1790 - Rhode Island became the last of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
- 1849 - A patent for lifting vessels was granted to Abraham Lincoln.
- 1912 - Fifteen women were dismissed from their jobs at the Curtis Publishing Company in Philadelphia, PA, for dancing the Turkey Trot while on the job.
- 1922 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that organized baseball was a sport, not subject to antitrust laws.
- 1953 - Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became first men to reach the top of Mount Everest.
- 1990 - Boris Yeltsin was elected president of the Russian republic by the Russian parliament.
Friday, May 28, 2021
'Transyouth' expert: Kids should have choice to undergo 'life altering' surgery because they 'most of the time make good decisions' - TheBlaze
'Transyouth' expert: Kids should have choice to undergo 'life altering' surgery because they 'most of the time make good decisions' - TheBlaze:
Video footage posted on social media shows a transgender-affirming medical professional arguing that children should be able to choose to undergo sex reassignment procedures because they "most of the time make good decisions."
And besides, the doctor added — in specific reference to breast reduction surgery — it can always be reversed later in life.
Fail at your job? Blame the cops!-----Crybaby: Chesa Boudin blames lazy, racist cops for San Francisco's crime surge and his own unpopularity - American Thinker
"Apparently, all would be paradise in crime-pit San Francisco if it weren't for all those lazy, racist cops who are persecuting poor, heroic Chesa Boudin, the city's leftist do-nothing district attorney.
That's the word from young Chesa, stepson of Bill Ayers, son of a terrorist convicted of killing a black cop, and former Hugo Chávez adviser, who's suddenly found himself unpopular in the city and facing a voter recall.
According to KPIX5 CBS of San Francisco (hat tip: LegalInsurrection.com):
District Attorney Chesa Boudin claimed..."The reality is the POA (police officers union) needs someone to point the finger at and this isn't a new issue," he said.
...the POA wants to get away without doing their job. They want to get away with allowing their officers to send racist text messages, to use excessive force against the community and to engage in systematic violations of civil rights of Black and brown drivers on our streets...Read all.
Don Surber: Blacktivists say "people of color" is racist
"Blacktivists say "people of color" is racist
Newsweek ran a column by two blacktivists, under the headline, "Stop Saying 'People of Color' When You Mean Black."
...The column complains that calling people of color places people of other colors on par with black people in their grievances.
...They do not want those Asians or Hispanics horning in on their action
The whole point of BLM and all that crap is to promote black supremacy.
...Writer Andrea Plaid and Christopher MacDonald-Dennis, chief diversity officer at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, wrote, "Instead of erasing this truth with the term 'people of color,' we ask that you use it sparingly. It is a term that denotes all racially marginalized people. How often are you really talking about all racial minoritized people? More often than not, you're describing a specific group with its own specific problems. Don't be lazy; name them. Though all racisms are rooted in white supremacy, they manifest themselves differently in different communities."...Read all.
Biden administration physically restricts 12 GOP lawmakers from access to border facility - TheBlaze
Biden administration physically restricts 12 GOP lawmakers from access to border facility - TheBlaze:
A delegation of 12 GOP members of Congress were physically restricted from entering the El Paso Intelligence Center during a visit to the southern border, Fox News reported. The lawmakers have reportedly attempted to gain access to the facility for weeks and been rebuffed by Biden's government.
The GOP lawmakers accused the Biden administration of interfering with their "constitutional duty to have oversight over these facilities that are paid for by taxpayer dollars."
Wasn't caused by the "pandemic". Caused by the political manipulation of the scam.-----Pandemic has fueled eating disorder surge in teens, adults | WOODTV.com
Pandemic has fueled eating disorder surge in teens, adults | WOODTV.com
- Many hospital beds are full.
- Waiting lists for outpatient treatment are bulging.
- And teens and adults seeking help for eating disorders are often finding it takes months to get an appointment.
"The pandemic created treacherous conditions for eating disorders, leading to a surge of new cases and relapses that is not abating as restrictions are loosened and COVID-19 cases subside in many places, doctors and other specialists say.
“We are absolutely seeing massive increases,’’ said Jennifer Wildes, an associate psychiatry professor and director of an outpatient eating disorders program at the University of Chicago Medicine...Read all.
Video shows obese thug-woman throwing punches. We've masculinized too many girls.-----28-Year-Old Woman Charged For Assaulting Southwest Crew Member
https://www.gatechecked.com/28-year-old-woman-charged-for-assaulting-southwest-crewmember-5193?utm_source=flightaware.com&utm_medium=social
"28-year-old Vyvianna Quinonez has been charged with felony battery after assaulting a flight attendant on a Southwest Airlines flight.
"28-year-old Vyvianna Quinonez has been charged with felony battery after assaulting a flight attendant on a Southwest Airlines flight.
...“the passenger repeatedly ignored standard inflight instructions and became verbally and physically abusive upon landing”, and punched the flight attendant in her face.
The crew member was seriously hurt, losing two front teeth and suffering other physical injuries to her face.
...“This unprecedented number of incidents has reached an intolerable level, with passenger non-compliance events also becoming more aggressive in nature...Read all.
Major Bible publisher scraps 'God Bless the USA' Bible that included America's founding documents, patriotic lyrics - TheBlaze
Major Bible publisher scraps 'God Bless the USA' Bible that included America's founding documents, patriotic lyrics - TheBlaze:
Book publisher HarperCollins announced Tuesday that publication of an America-themed Bible, complete with founding documents and patriotic song lyrics, would not move forward.
Tom Cotton Embarrasses Biden ATF Nominee Over Assault Weapons Definition
Tom Cotton Embarrasses Biden ATF Nominee Over Assault Weapons Definition (click link for incredible video. We are ruled by morons!)
Still insane from TDS!-----Facebook: People Are Now Permitted to Speculate Covid-19 Leaked from a Laboratory
Facebook: People Are Now Permitted to Speculate Covid-19 Leaked from a Laboratory
"h/t Breitbart; Following official suggestions the Wuhan laboratory leak hypothesis is being seriously considered by the US Government, Facebook has announced they will now allow users to share their Wuhan lab leak virus origin theories with friends.
Biden officials shut down Trump-era investigation to determine if COVID leaked from Wuhan bio lab - TheBlaze
Biden officials shut down Trump-era investigation to determine if COVID leaked from Wuhan bio lab - TheBlaze:
President Joe Biden's administration reportedly shut down a State Department investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic that was started last year by the Trump administration under then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's leadership.
News of the Biden administration's actions are significant because the theory that COVID-19 leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology — which the media once denounced as a conspiracy theory — has gained considerable traction in recent weeks, not that evidence existed previously showing the theory was not a viable possibility.
BIG news and stopped construction? But daily murders in Chicago and every other democrat controlled cities aren't "news"???-----Amazon Connecticut Facility Finds 8th Noose, Stops Construction Again
- Another noose was found at the construction site for an Amazon warehouse in Windsor, CT.
- This means a total of eight have been found at the site, forcing construction to stop twice.
- An Amazon spokesperson said the company does not tolerate "hate, racism or discrimination."
An eighth noose was found at the construction site for an Amazon fulfilment center in Windsor, Connecticut, CNN reported.
The noose was found "mixed in with an entangled with electrical cords," which were being stored on a pallet on the floor, the police said in a Wednesday statement cited by CNN.
The site was shut down as a result...Read all.
History for May 28
Thomas Moore 1779 - Lawyer, social philosopher, author
- 1805 - Napoleon was crowned in Milan, Italy.
- 1863 - The first black regiment left Boston to fight in the U.S. Civil War.
- 1928 - Chrysler Corporation merged with Dodge Brothers, Inc.
- 1957 - National League club owners voted to allow the Brooklyn Dodgers to move to Los Angeles and that the New York Giants could move to San Francisco.
- 1977 - Fire raced through the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, KY. 165 people were killed.
- 1996 - U.S. President Clinton's former business partners in the Whitewater land deal were convicted of fraud.
- 1998 - Pakistan matched India with five nuclear test blasts. The U.S., Japan and other nations imposed economic sanctions. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said "Today, we have settled the score with India."
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