Since the start of the war with Iran, I have been wondering why we had not seen an interview with John Kerry about this. I would have thought he would have been someone to talk to from the beginning. After all, he is most credited with the agreement we had with Iran before Trump did […]
I was pulling on a thread today researching the product of cryogenic treated fret wire. I have a Les Paul style guitar I built from a kit while in college in the early 80’s that needs a new fret board. I stumbled upon this bit of history: Scroll down to response #11 CB Alyn “In […]
The 2024 election map if “Didn’t Vote” was a candidate in each state. As Micheal Morre noted, the largest power block is the did-not-vote block. Imagine! Facebook, Daniel Becker Link to numeric provided by Angry Bear.
Posted commentary by Daniel Becker on Facebook “For those of you who think your taxes are paying for the undocumented immigrant. Actually, they are paying for you. How you say? Because they will never be able to receive the full benefits of the taxes they pay.” “More than a third of the tax dollars paid […]
If you have not heard, slipped in while the nation is not looking, your faith leader can now make a political endorsement without fear of the IRS. You know the Christain Right has had this on their to do list for eons. Right there with abortion and getting some of that government funding for their […]
Change in Household Income Resulting from the Republican and Trumps extension of the 2017 Tax Bill or the TCJA Daniel Becker had this bar chart on Facebook which details how the tax break will play out. Really great for the 1 tenth of 1 percenters. Good for the top 1 percenters and the upper five […]
I watched a Nova show titled: Baltimore Bridge Collapse It got me wondering: What Ifs? The specifics I mention regarding the bridge come from this show and this Wikipedia article. We have all been hearing and asking, “what if there is another pandemic”. With the personnel/financial cuts and head of agency changes the current Republican […]
With all the focus on Medicaid, I have been wondering; why haven’t we heard from the long-term care industry? Surely they must be hearing about the potential cut of $880 billion within the Medicaid budget. Oh, and this is a minimum directive given to the committees of jurisdiction as noted in their 58 page budget […]
Regarding my commentary on the need for ideology, maybe this will help clarify my position. Ideological Purge: DOGE’s Federal Layoffs Especially Target Agencies Perceived as Liberal Two responses to my discussion questioned what are the policies positions. There were specific issues of concern presented. I was not addressing specific policy at all. That these questions […]
Hello everyone. It has been a while but… Anyway, this is my thinking on the question asked here a few days ago: Do Democrats and Progressives need a marriage counselor or a divorce lawyer. It is long, so forewarned. First, let’s be clear on the idea of the Overton Window. Wikipedia notes the creator’s view […]