I have a pet theory about the evolution of market economies. It derives from the proposition that process improvement is the fundamental origin of profits.
Continue reading “Blackrock owns America’s homes – and a whole lot else”Happy Birthing Person’s Day
Some GOP Senators are just having too much fun
Coming soon, Lawn mowing person’s day.
In politics, you know you are doomed when they start laughing at you.
Mr Biden’s Climate Leadership
So, China is taking advantage of Biden’s CO2 restrictions to increase theirs for economic advantage.
This should surprise no one who has not been asleep the last 60 years. Biden, of course, is shocked.
More outrageous: DOJ investigating sitting members of Congress or leaked tax returns of the ultra wealthy?
https://theweek.com/us/1001425/trump-doj-seized-apple-data-from-adam-schiff-other-house-democrats
Investigations are fine. Necessary at times. But to politicize the DOJ in the manner the previous administration did should outrage people from all sides. Especially when the initial investigations under Sessions showed no reason to continue them,
But the President’s personal Attorney General did his master’s bidding and kept at it.
Continue reading “More outrageous: DOJ investigating sitting members of Congress or leaked tax returns of the ultra wealthy?”New Leak Of Taxpayer Info Is (More) Evidence Of IRS Corruption
AIER and others take issue with the ProPublica story shared recently at Tidewater Forum.
Continue reading “New Leak Of Taxpayer Info Is (More) Evidence Of IRS Corruption”CDC To Hold “Emergency Meeting” After 100s Suffer Heart Inflammation Following COVID Vaccines
This story bears watching. It has long been theorized that the mRNA vaccines created for Covid-19 might themselves cause vascular disease. We may now be seeing evidence to support that speculation. There are also ethical questions to work through. Even if the risk of myocarditis or pericarditis is low, is it ethical to vaccinate children and young adults who, as a group, face little risk from Covid-19 as well as pose little risk to others?
A Local Mystery: Where is that National Anthem Coming From?
Almost every morning my wife and I hear a loud speaker play a short recording of the national anthem at 8:00 a.m. This has been going on for a number of years and we have often speculated about where the loud speaker might be located. We hear it in Colonial Place, one block in from the main body of the Lafayette River.
Continue reading “A Local Mystery: Where is that National Anthem Coming From?”If you sell a house these days, the buyer might be a pension fund
Seriously, Louie?
Maybe they can borrow MTG’s Space Lasers.
Today’s GOP in a nutshell. Emphasis on the NUT.
Tax the Rich
This fantastic journalism makes it absolutely clear – the tax system fails to tax the wealthy. Never mind the statutory rates being too low. This is a deeper problem. The ultra-wealthy simply pay nothing. One year, poor Jeff Bezos’s income was so low that he was able to claim and take a $4000 child tax credit.