Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Liberals should stop demonizing the rich | TheHill
Liberals should stop demonizing the rich | TheHill
"Twice in an interview on CNBC following the announcement of the President’s Build Back Better framework, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen asserted that the taxes outlined for high-earning taxpayers and corporations by the framework (not to mention, the numerous tax breaks for news organizations, trial lawyers, unions and wealthy citizens of high tax states)
represented their "fair share."
...Even on its face, the claim that the rich were under-taxed was always erroneous.
"Twice in an interview on CNBC following the announcement of the President’s Build Back Better framework, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen asserted that the taxes outlined for high-earning taxpayers and corporations by the framework (not to mention, the numerous tax breaks for news organizations, trial lawyers, unions and wealthy citizens of high tax states)
...Even on its face, the claim that the rich were under-taxed was always erroneous.
- The top 10 percent of taxpayers pay 70 percent of federal income taxes. What would be "fair?" 75 percent? 90 percent?
- The top one percent pays 40 percent of federal income taxes, despite earning only about 21 percent of total reportable income. Is that less than “their fair share?”
- Since 2001, the top 1 percent’s share of federal income taxes paid grew from 33 to 40 percent.
- Moreover, what goes unsaid in liberal framings of our tax system is that 50 percent of Americans pay virtually no (less than three percent of) federal income tax...Read all.
The American left is building a contradictory, irreconcilable and ultimately unsustainable argument
Michael Smith
The American left is building a contradictory, irreconcilable and ultimately unsustainable argument.
Their premises:
1. Certain criminal and/or violent acts will be supported, condoned, or simply ignored by government.
2. Absent that government protection, the individual must take on the duty and responsibility of protecting themselves, their families, their neighbors and their property.
3. Subsequently warning people that the individuals who do take action to protect themselves will likely face prosecution if the government decides it does not agree with the methods employed.
This is such a massive irrationality, it simply cannot stand."
Their premises:
1. Certain criminal and/or violent acts will be supported, condoned, or simply ignored by government.
2. Absent that government protection, the individual must take on the duty and responsibility of protecting themselves, their families, their neighbors and their property.
3. Subsequently warning people that the individuals who do take action to protect themselves will likely face prosecution if the government decides it does not agree with the methods employed.
This is such a massive irrationality, it simply cannot stand."
BLM leader who vowed 'bloodshed' abruptly leaves interview when confronted by Fox News host: 'No, you're a coward!' - TheBlaze
BLM leader who vowed 'bloodshed' abruptly leaves interview when confronted by Fox News host: 'No, you're a coward!' - TheBlaze:
Black Lives Matter activist Hawk Newsome, co-founder of BLM for the greater New York City area, abruptly left an interview on Fox News Saturday after "Unfiltered" host Dan Bongino confronted him for allegedly threatening violence.
After painting Kyle Rittenhouse as a racist domestic terrorist, media focus on assassinating Judge Bruce Schroeder’s character
After painting Kyle Rittenhouse as a racist domestic terrorist, media focus on assassinating Judge Bruce Schroeder’s character
Last week, Grabien’s Tom Elliott put together a damning supercut featuring some of our most stunningly brave firefighters proclaiming Kyle Rittenhouse to be a racist white supremacist domestic terrorist:
Well, they’ve moved on from that.
Now they’re also impugning Judge Bruce Schroeder’s character and integrity:
History for November 16
History for November 16 - On-This-Day.com
Elizabeth Drew 1935 - Journalist
- 1871 - The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) was first chartered in the State of New York.
- 1915 - Coca-Cola had its prototype for a contoured bottle patented. The bottle made its commercial debut the next year.
- 1952 - In the Peanuts comic strip, Lucy first held a football for Charlie Brown.
- 1973 - Skylab 3 carrying a crew of three astronauts, was launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, on an 84-day mission.
- 1973 - U.S. President Nixon signed the Alaska Pipeline measure into law.
- 1981 - A vaccine for hepatitis B was approved. The vaccine had been developed at Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research.
- 1998 - It was announced that Monica Lewinsky had signed a deal for the North American rights to a book about her affair with U.S. President Clinton.
Monday, November 15, 2021
Appeals Court Blasts Biden Vaccine Mandate: 'One-Size-Fits-All Sledgehammer' | National Review
Appeals Court Blasts Biden Vaccine Mandate: 'One-Size-Fits-All Sledgehammer' | National Review:
Their decision asserted that, in the name of addressing what it posits is an emergency health peril, the mandate wrongfully lumps every workplace and worker into the same category. In reality, the judges noted, there are various risk levels for COVID among different demographics.
New poll shows dire outlook for Democrats, best midterm projection for Republicans in 40 years - TheBlaze
New poll shows dire outlook for Democrats, best midterm projection for Republicans in 40 years - TheBlaze:
Projections for the 2022 midterm elections look abysmal for President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and the entire Democratic Party.
In fact, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post survey, Republican congressional candidates hold their largest lead over voter preference heading into a midterm election year since 1981 when Ronald Reagan was president.
Climate loons (and climate billionaires) more important than us little people!!-----2020 marked worst year for electricity service disruptions ever recorded: EIA | S&P Global Platts
2020 marked worst year for electricity service disruptions ever recorded: EIA | S&P Global Platts
- Extreme weather events drove the increase
- Louisianans faced 60 hours of outages
"US electricity customers in 2020 faced the greatest total duration of service disruptions since 2013, when the Energy Information Administration began collecting reliability data, the EIA says.
US customers experienced more than eight hours of disruptions in 2020 on average, a nearly 20-minute increase from 2017, which marked the year with the second-longest total disruption, the agency reported Nov. 10. ...Read all.
FBI says hackers got no data after compromising email server
FBI says hackers got no data after compromising email server
"(Reuters) - The FBI said Sunday that hackers did not access any data or personal information on its network, a day after they compromised an agency server to send out thousands of fake emails.
The agency said it has fixed the software vulnerability that allowed the attack.
The fake emails originated from an FBI-operated server, which was dedicated to pushing notifications to the Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP), which the FBI uses to communicate with state and local agencies...Read all.
Girl Suspended 38 Times for Not Wearing a Mask Speaks Out - Louder With Crowder
Girl Suspended 38 Times for Not Wearing a Mask Speaks Out - Louder With Crowder:
I've maintained that mask mandates and all the lack of sense behind them are creating a new generation of based patriots. Kids are getting a real-time example of overreaching government mandates and unelected bureaucracies. And of grown-ups forcing children to do what they can't do themselves. Some of these Lil' Patriots have even spoken out at school board meetings. None of them dropped the mic like eight-year-old Fiona Lashells. She's been suspended 38 times for not wearing a mask.
B.C. emergency department head blames 'climate change' for patients health problems - Victoria Times Colonist
B.C. emergency department head blames 'climate change' for patients health problems - Victoria Times Colonist
...The head of the hospital’s emergency department, Merritt could see the aggravated toll the extreme heat took on patients battling multiple health problems at once, often with little money.
...As global heating takes centre stage in Glasgow this week, Merritt and about 40 other nurses and doctors are taking their concerns to Nelson’s city hall...Read all.
- The head of a Nelson, B.C., emergency department says it's time doctors start looking at the underlying cause of medical conditions triggered by smoke and heat
...The head of the hospital’s emergency department, Merritt could see the aggravated toll the extreme heat took on patients battling multiple health problems at once, often with little money.
...As global heating takes centre stage in Glasgow this week, Merritt and about 40 other nurses and doctors are taking their concerns to Nelson’s city hall...Read all.
Parents demand resignation of Scottsdale school board president after he accidentally reveals creepy dossier of info on anti-CRT parents - TheBlaze
Parents demand resignation of Scottsdale school board president after he accidentally reveals creepy dossier of info on anti-CRT parents - TheBlaze:
The dossier included a trove of information on 47 parents, including home addresses, phone numbers, mortgage data, traffic tickets, family members, and social security numbers.
One of the videos on the drive showed Greenburg's father wearing a bodycam before going out to record video of the parents.
Solar superstorm could prompt massive worldwide internet shutdown — for months
Solar superstorm could prompt massive worldwide internet shutdown — for months
"An unpredictable and volatile solar cycle could prompt a massive solar storm with the power to shut down the global internet for months — and the current electromagnetic cycle for earth makes such a storm more and more likely over the next few years.
What are the details?
"An unpredictable and volatile solar cycle could prompt a massive solar storm with the power to shut down the global internet for months — and the current electromagnetic cycle for earth makes such a storm more and more likely over the next few years.
What are the details?
...a solar superstorm would "cause large-scale internet outages covering the entire globe and lasting several months" due to inadequacies in internet infrastructure — namely miles and miles of undersea submarine cables that are responsible for supporting the worldwide internet structure...Read all.
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