The
Illustrator:
Donald Trump is rubbing our faces in the the fact that fascism is not
an antique relic, that about 30% of US adults are racist,
sexist, xenophobic, economically illiterate morons. Some of these
yahoos are forming
a 'militia' to protect their leader from those New York liberals
who keep stepping in front of elbows and fists at Trump tent
revivals.
Rights
And Wrongs:
Oklahoma Republicans are trying to pass a bill that would classify
abortion as a first degree murder. Quite who would fry/get
gassed/hang was unclear, but certainly the woman and probably the
doctor and nurses and state and local Planned Parenthood
administrators.
Uncommon
Corps: The
Mississippi House has passed a bill requiring that public school
teachers issue grades to parents. Not that bad of an idea – as
long as I get to set the standards.
Secret
Handshake:
According to Paul Krugman, much of economics dogma about markets and
globalization consists simply of “guesses
about such things,” often
“based on loose
historical reasoning.” He
concluded by confessing that he and his fellow practitioners “should
be cautious in our claims about the virtues of free trade.”
Progress:
Apparently the internet
has finally gotten to Salt Lake City; the Mormons are warning
against an epidemic of pornography and the Utah House has declared it
to be a
public health crisis.
Private
Profits:
During her first year as Secretary of State, Ms. Clinton insisted
that a company called Laureate Education be invited to an
education policy dinner hosted at the U.S. Department of State. A
few months later Mr. Clinton became “honorary chancellor” of
Laureate, a position that paid him $16.5 million over the next four
years. Laureate students, of course, are eligible for US-backed
student loans...
Observed:
"People are not voting for Trump (or Sanders). People
are just voting, finally, to destroy the establishment." Nassim
Taleb
Onward
And Upward:
Great Britain, which is less and less great the longer the current
crop is in office, will reduce the tax rate on upper-middle class
families and cover the budget shortfall by cutting the support
currently given to 640,000 of the nation's disabled.
Without
Comment:
Following months of investigation, the Financial Crisis Inquiry
Commission unanimously referred Robert Rubin to the Department of
Justice for criminal investigation into “violations of the laws of
the United States” committed by the former US Treasury Secretary in
his positions with Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. The DOJ immediately
filed through the shredder. Nothing was done. Nothing will be.
An
Explanation:
Nationally 23% of the
25-to-54-year-old population is
not working – either
actively or passively
unemployed, up
from 18% in 2000.
A
Parting Shot:
4 comments:
Nothing was done. Nothing will be. Not quite, Obama had to field a number of phone calls from his paymasters, and give out the marching orders. There's rumor the effort may have stirred his apatite, and he had an extra mid-morning snack.
Re: Rights and Wrongs: Bet they'd back off quick if they bumped it down a notch and included masterbation, which is, after all, the same thing only sooner, right?
Re: The Illustrator: while not common in the US, 'democracy', as practiced in other nations, voting is a full contact sport [casting a serious pall on the alleged 'rule of law' democracy is supposed to be the epitome of.]
I concur with your assessment that Mr. Dumpf's followers will probably get carried away and make America so great that some poor fellow will win a trip to the local cemetary...probably for standing in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Finally Re: Secret Handshake: Methinks apologizing now is very much 'too little-too late'. the Global economy is a smoking slag heap and the political clock (at least in this country) has been turned back to the days of the Robber Barons, before Roosevelt [Teddy] busted the trusts!
I reiterate my original challenge: If economics is really an 'art' then why can't one of them work out a fix for the crippled economy?
The sad truth is they can't because all money is funny!
Re "Uncommon Corps": Either I've been misjudging the Mississippi state government or they really are clueless. I'm guessing that there's a good chance that those legislators will be reconsidering the wisdom of their actions when it's revealed that 85% of report cards contain an F in that category. I can hear the angry recriminations now - "Obama made us do it".
Re 85% of parents will get an F. Actually, they will be grading on a curve, and it's, well, Mississippi.
The state hopes that teachers will start "teaching to the test", and giving parents overt basic instruction on how to pass the parent test. Not a bad idea actually. And of course teachers have extra time and energy.
The big scandal will come when parents start getting participation trophies just for showing up.
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