Under Biden, the IRS budget was significantly increased a couple years ago. Part of that increase was to fund the policing of tax returns, especially among the wealthy. According to Charles Rettig, an IRS commissioner appointed by Trump, the United States is losing $1 trillion in unpaid taxes every year. In the past two years, […]

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This is kind of interesting. A colossal mistake misleading the public. Not so great as to cause harm to anyone. Great enough to be annoying as everyone starts to go through the process of, “what do I have that is made of black plastic?” Pitches them and them finds out that they were ok due […]

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President Jimmy Carter served as a naval officer on the nuclear-powered submarine USS Seawolf. His civic duties included serving as senator in Georgia’s legislature, the governor of Georgia, and President of the United States. He remained true to his roots as a peanut farmer and Sunday School teacher for which he caught much comment on the […]

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Who would have though a whale could out live a human. Taking into consideration, they were hunted for their oil, run into by large ships, and suffered from the human caused pollution of their oceans. Study reveals right whales live 130 years—or more – University of Alaska Fairbanks New research published in Science Advances reveals that right whales can survive […]

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I am puzzled by what the Senate allows and what they do not allow. Maybe, I should clarify the later so it is understood what I am going to discuss. There is another Kennedy in the Senate who hails from a different Kennedy family. This is other than the more famous Kennedys who played significant […]

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Introduction to a new Newsletter – The Daily Yonder written by Sarah Melotte. This is the inaugural post of our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a weekly map straight to your inbox.  Do You Think Global Warming Will Harm You Personally? – by Sarah […]

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President-elect Donald Trump appears to be siding with Elon Musk and his other backers in the tech industry. The dispute over immigration visas has divided his supporters. The question in my mind being? Why Go Out of Country for Labor besides a supposed belief the Labor is better? Most of the electronics techie people I […]

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This photograph of a new Chinese fighter scares me and reminds me of happy days of my childhood spent climbing on an actual decommissioned fighter in Wheaton Regional Park. I promise you there is a serious connection. The new Chinese 6th generation fighter is supersonic, has a delta wing and has no tail. The last […]

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This can be either interesting or puzzling to anyone who perhaps has a few thoughts on Trump’s mindless wandering. We are sitting here with an economy which is ready to take off and grow. And Trump is occupied with thoughts on Canada and Greenland. Fortunately, Denmark has shown an interest in obtaining the United States. […]

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Who or what we become in life is influenced by a bunch of factors that can be boiled down to genetics and environment. Genetically, both my parents were PhD scientists. As a geneticist, I can tell you that there are no genes known to be responsible for “science.” But of course, my home environment skewed […]

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Jailing for Profit: When Budgets Depend on Locking People Up – by Nazish Dholakia Vera Institute Across the country, more than 1,300 counties have expanded existing jails or built new ones over the last 20 years, increasing the nation’s capacity to lock people up in jails by almost 40 percent. One of the drivers of this growth […]

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Just an interesting article on President Cabinet and departmental picks. A few issues with who he picked. Indeed, some of back away from the offering of a post with Trump’s administration. Also, more Republicans approve than did during first transition; overall ratings still well below other presidents. Trump Transition Ratings Better the Second Time Around, […]

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How we got into this mess, and how we get out of it. Capitalism is compatible with democracy only if democracy is the dominant partner. It was dominant from 1933 until 1980. Then hyper-capitalism took over and finally gave us Trump. Robert Reich Friends, Donald Trump isn’t the cause of what ails America. He’s the […]

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I am still on holiday time and also getting over a bad cold which is lingering for almost two weeks now. Still relaxing through the holiday and getting well again. Anyway . . . Merrill has an introductory piece on Paul Krugman from a couple of weeks ago. Or when Prof. Paul Krugman announced he […]

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The best way to interpret social media posts from President-elect Donald Trump is through the lens of professional wrestling. Prof. Heather uses such to make a point. It is not reality as much as showmanship. Whatever happened to Junkyard Dog, the Hart Foundation, etc,? I ran into the Hart Foundation in the Detroit Airport. It […]

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As I read this and having grown up in Chicago. The layout sounds more like Chicago politics with precincts, districts, Wards, and Aldermen (Alderpersons). There was also a Mayor. Mayor Richard Daley owned Chicago. If you needed something done, you went to see your Alderman. Recommendations came in a similar manner and worked up the […]

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All lies and jestStill a man hears what he wants to hearAnd disregards the rest . . . So what does the public think or believe today about grocery prices? Or are they scared to death after hearing Trumps plans on how to cut excessive spending. Which is the result of cutting taxes due to […]

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I’m surprised this hasn’t bubbled up sooner. Not only has immigration been a net strength for America throughout its history (unless you’re a Native American), but in the last three decades, immigrants—particularly from China and India—have fueled American biotech and computer technology innovation. So when I read Trump and his supporters vilifying immigrants and threatening […]

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 – by New Deal democrat This Christmas week initial claims declined -1,000 to 219,000. The four week average rose 1,000 to 226,500. With the typical one week delay, continuing claims 46,000 to 1.910 million, the highest number in over 3 years: On the YoY% basis more important for forecasting purposes, initial claims were up 2.8%, […]

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