Tuesday, March 30, 2021

GOP FINALLY GOES OVER THE EDGE!

Republicans seek to remain in or gain back power but not for the reasons you think.

They are less interested in governance than in just having the power over your lives and the means to live worry free.

The position of power affords them the luxury of ruling in favor of those who can best reward them with gifts and luxury items to feather their political beds.

But being in the minority in America means they must go to extreme lengths to get elected and that is where the immorality and downright un-American tactics come in.

The most obvious way Republicans have gone after their brass ring is to alter the way we vote and who is allowed to exercise that most important democratic right.

Here a few of the ways in which GOP lawmakers are plying their trade:

·       Restrict voter’s rights.

o   Especially and mainly if those targeted are thought to lean left.

o   Target minority communities who historically vote Democratic.

o   Felons who have paid for their crimes may not be allowed to vote.

·       End early voting.

o   Early voters tend to be more Democratic

·       Close or consolidate selected polling places.

o   Make it harder for the poorer communities to get to the polling places.

·       Shorten the hours on election day.

o   Closing at 8pm or earlier rather than traditional 9pm so working class cannot make it there on time.

o   This will make lines longer in an attempt to discourage voters.

o   AND THE BEST – NO FOOD OR WATER ALLOWED TO BE HANDED OUT TO THOSE ON LINE!

§  What possible reason can these bastards give for this addition??

·       End voting by mail

o   While this could inconvenience some of their own voters it hits the Democratic voters much harder, especially those without cars.

·       Require more IDs to vote.

o   Photo IDs and Driver’s License and in some cases notarized letters are out of reach for minorities and the poor communities.

o   Not accepting student IDs for out of State voters.

o   But do accept gun licenses as proof of citizenship!

·       Signatures must match spot on.

o   As we age out signatures change.

o   This allows scrutiny by polling officials to throw out voters they don’t like.

·       Must have a valid mailing address.

o   This clearly targets the homeless whose numbers have swelled over the years.

o   This is also a slap to Native Americans who live on ‘reservations’ and tend to vote Democratic.

Stoking hate and fear in the common man and woman is one of the more enduring tactics the GOP uses to get people to vote for them.

·       The Dems want to take away your guns

o   Then you won’t be able to fight against a corrupt government

o   You also won’t be able to protect your home from those aliens.

§  They want your jobs.

§  They want your daughters.

§  They want your money

·       The Dems are in favor of abortion!

o   We need to control your bodies!

·       We are the family values party.

o   Even though most of us have more than one wife.

o   We also have several mistresses.

o   We also love to separate families at the border.

o   And coupled with our no abortion stance you’re on your own taking care of your children!

·       The Dems are tax and spend!

o   Of course, Repubs always drive up the deficit

§  But not to worry, your kids will pay for it after we’re gone!

§  We will have to cut your social services to pay for it.

§  Any pennies left we will gift to the neediest billionaires!

o   We will never raise your taxes!

§  We will, however, lower the taxes on the wealthy.

§  We’ll make you pay in other ways.

So vote for us and we will Make America Great Again!


BUT IF YOU DO NOT LIKE THE ABOVE MAKE SURE YOU NEVER VOTE REPUB AGAIN AND TRULY MAKE THE COUNTRY GREAT!

Monday, March 8, 2021

A FAIR WAY TO FIGURE A FAIR MINIMUM WAGE

One of the more contentious fights our government has had through the years is the one concerning a federally mandated minimum wage.

The desired wage being debated in Congress now is $15 per hour.

Republicans and Conservatives don't wish to guarantee anyone, other than themselves, any minimums and apparently could not care less if the needy just drop out of society and off the face of the Earth.

Democrats and Liberals feel that all workers should be paid a fair 'livable' wage commensurate with the cost of living.

But therein lies the rub.

The cost of living is quite a bit higher in California (CA) and Hawaii (HI) than it is in Mississippi (MS) or Arkansas (AR).

In fact, while MS is around 15% below the national average cost of living, HI is nearly double the rate.

A simple solution to fix this inequity could be to use a coefficient multiplier based on actual costs people incur in their particular State.

I used an insurance website to determine a fair estimate of the current costs a resident in each state would face. (You may click the above link to read their analysis.)

The website analyzed the following eight factors to gauge the COL:

  • Miscellaneous goods & services
  • Housing
  • Groceries
  • Transportation
  • Utilities
  • Health care
  • Car Insurance
  • Home insurance
MS is currently the State with the lowest cost of living at 15.22% below the national average.

If we wish all States to be on equal footing, then let's use $15 per hour as the pre-configured national average.

So if we multiply that $15 by the difference between the MS cost of living and the national average, we come up with a proposed minimum wage for Mississippians of $12.72 per hour.

Likewise for Hawaiians, who must contend with a cost of living that is 95.8% higher than the national average, their minimum wage would become $29.37 per hour!

People living in either of those two States would then have equal local buying power.

I suggest the minimum wage then be recalculated every 10 years around the same time as the U S Census so as to remain fair and relevant.

Based on the most recent figures for costs of living, the following list shows the fairest minimum wage for workers by State:

MS    $ 12.72
AR     $ 13.28
NM      $ 13.33
OK     $ 13.47
TN     $ 13.58
MO    $ 13.59
AL       $ 13.60
IN     $ 13.60
OH    $ 13.65
KS     $ 13.72
IA     $ 13.74
NE       $ 13.96
WY   $ 13.97
KY    $ 14.02
NC    $ 14.03
IL       $ 14.07
SC      $ 14.12
ID    $ 14.21
TX    $ 14.27
UT   $ 14.52
GA   $ 14.53
MT   $ 14.62
WI   $ 14.63
ND     $ 14.69
SD   $ 14.76
LA   $ 14.86
AZ   $ 14.93
MI   $ 15.07
WV   $ 15.10
MN  $ 15.46
FL     $ 15.65
VA    $ 15.73
PA   $ 15.86
DE    $ 16.06
NV    $ 16.13
CO   $ 16.38
NH   $ 16.69
ME   $ 17.09
NJ     $ 17.10
VT     $ 17.33
CT     $ 17.87
RI     $ 17.91
MD $ 18.15
WA $ 18.57
AK    $ 18.61
MA    $ 18.67
OR   $ 19.71
CA     $ 22.05
NY    $ 22.88
DC    $ 23.66
HI    $ 29.37

If Congress would actually take a look at this, they might like it but tweak it in a way to lower the nationally desired average to say $14 instead of $15.

But whatever number they decide upon the method to calculate the differences between States would remain the same.

The same idea used to calculate a State's minimum wage could also be used to figure the cost of healthcare and the rate of unemployment insurance etc.

One main problem that will always loom in the background of this FAIR AND EQUITABLE list is the 'State's Rights vs Federal Mandates' argument.

The States will say, 'don't tell me how to run my business' or my State.

And even though this is the best idea yet, if I do say so myself, it will be ignored and never implemented!

Pity!

What do you think?

Let me know in the comments.

Sunday, January 3, 2021

END AMERICA'S SHADOW GOVERNMENT

For years, the Repub Party worked in the shadows to undermine Democracy.

They suppressed votes and disenfranchised any group of Americans they felt would vote for a Democrat.

When they realized groups of people were allowed to vote on a Sunday before an election because they could not afford to take a day off to do so Repubs worked hard to end early voting.

The GOP sent mailers to African American households and other likely Democratic voting groups with false information such as a wrong polling place or even the wrong voting date.

They actively gerrymandered every district in every State under Repub control to ensure the reelection of their candidates even though they were a distant minority. This famous and infamous process entitled ‘redlining’ is basically the GOP’s guide to minority rule. It is a quasi-apartheid form of government in America.

In the war against Democracy there were skirmishes in many localities across the country that largely went unnoticed by the general population.

Many times civil liberties groups attempting to end these irregularities found themselves in the courts.

That’s when the GOP turned some of their anti-democratic attention to the judges across America. They quietly started appointing friendly Conservative judges everywhere they could.

That practice recently culminated with the outright acts of the current GOP Senate Majority leader.

All of these tactics affected mostly black and minority neighborhoods and were well thought out as to seem mostly fair and balanced.

Mostly.

And when the ‘neighborhood’ was the entire country a new tactic evolved as was the case when Repub ‘god’ Ronnie Reagan realized unions mostly voted for the Democratic candidate. That was the signal for the forces of the GOP to attack.

The Repub hatred for unions is well known and an active strategy to this day and will remain so until they are stopped.

But with the advent of the single most disgusting creature ever to step foot in the White House, let alone rule over it, the Repub Party has come out of the closet.

They used to call themselves the ‘Family Values Party’ or the party of fiscal responsibility, but both of those terms have fallen by the wayside as they have now clearly shown their true colors.

A quick and easy trek through history will show that under GOP rule the country’s deficit always rises and the middle class, the majority of America, always falls.

The GOP works hard to title any new measure they bring forward and enact with a fair sounding name, such as the “Jobs Act” or stating a State’s union busting policy gives everyone the “Right to Work.”

And as any bully is wont to do when they lose power to the Democrats they rant and rave about the high cost of living and the horrendous deficit and call them the ‘tax and spend’ crowd.

A quick aside question that never seems to get asked is how can government spend what it does not have?

When Repubs are in power they lower the taxes on the wealthiest of the land and give enormous tax breaks to large corporations. Both groups can afford to pay more taxes, aka their fair share far more easily than the working class who makes them rich.

So in a way the GOP is right. When the Democrats take over, they must find more money to keep government running and they do so by rolling back the unfair tax breaks given to the donors and friends of the Repub Party.

But the ‘right wing’ machine is ready to pounce and claim falsely that the taxes will hurt the middle class and stifle business thus harming the economy.

Once again let’s do a quick romp through history and note that since Eisenhower’s administration in the 1950s the economy has always gotten better under a Democratic President and always faltered under a Repub one.

And by the way, Eisenhower’s economy expanded very nicely thank you, while the top tax rate in the land was 90%!!!

So, what can we do to right the ship of state?

How can we ensure our future will be fair for all Americans and safe for our children and theirs?

We must learn from history and not repeat it.

We must shine a light on those actively working to end American Democracy and make sure no more shadows exist in our government.

The Democrats have shown themselves to be the party of, by and for the people. Now we the people must show them we are on their side as well!

Sunday, December 13, 2020

OUR GOVERNMENT KNOWS:

1 - Pollution is warming the Earth with devastating results on the horizon.

2 - Healthcare for all, paid for by our taxes, will save money and lives in the long run.

3 - Minorities and immigrants helped build America and 'get it done!'

4 - Individuals who love other individuals regardless of race, religion or gender do not harm anyone else's marriage or life!

5 - Lowering taxes on those who can most afford to pay and will not even notice the amount paid is totally counterproductive for a healthy society

6 - People with guns DO kill people and assault rifles do it faster and better!

7 - Corporations ARE NOT people and never have been my friend!

8 - Science may not have all the answers to all of our problems but it is a better way to go than tossing darts at a dartboard or using a Ouija board.


So why does one political party, which will remain nameless (Repubs) continue to fight tooth and nail against addressing or even discussing these issues?

I believe we all know the obvious answer!

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

GEORGIAN HEROES ON MY MIND

Self proclaimed 'deeply religious' people oppose abortion calling it murder.

They use the supposed 'Pro-Life' stance to vote Repub over Democrats whose 'Pro-Choice' beliefs say women should be allowed to control their own bodies!

Many of these Dems are also religious but realize that forcing women to carry a pregnancy to term may cause far more harm to them and to society in the long run.

And by forcing women in this manner the conservative Repubs are essentially changing their group's name to 'NO CHOICE!'

BUT IF THEY ARE REALLY AGAINST MURDER WHY KEEP VOTING FOR A POLITICAL PARTY THAT PROMOTES IT AND ENABLES IT?

More than 252K have been killed by a virus THAT dt & THE GOP IGNORED!!!

By the time we have the thing under control the death toll may well be over half a million Americans!

A vaccine is on the way but it will still take time to perfect it, manufacture it, distribute it and get it to all the people in the country.

dt & the GOP actively promoted ignorance and held 'Super Spreader' rallies thus spreading the death wantonly.

The fake President is even threatening to illegally withhold the eventual vaccine from his political opponents as payback for not voting his way.

IS THIS THE PARTY AMERICANS REALLY WANT IN CHARGE???

Hypocrisy is saying one thing but doing the opposite and in this matter and so many more matters the Repub Party should be renamed the GOH - Grand Old Hypocrites!

There is no masking their greedy self absorbed uncaring way of governing. And as long as they are allowed to block progress while sitting back raking in fortunes in bribe money from Big Biz, Big Oil, and Little Putin we are doomed.

For the sake of our economy, our lives and the lives of our children we simply must call on the Democratic Party to turn America around and right the wrongs of the GOH.

The people of Georgia have a chance to be American heroes by saving us from the grim reaper in the U S Senate.

We are counting on them to make GOH stand for Georgia Over Hypocrisy by voting for the two Democrats in the January run off elections!

Let's hire the Democrats to stop the death of America and to do the jobs we need done to save the country from the murderers of the party of hypocrisy!

Thursday, November 12, 2020

QUOTE OF THE DAY - NOVEMBER 12, 2020

“If it’s wrong when they do it, it’s wrong when we do it.”  ― Noam Chomsky


I must disagree with today's QOTD by Noam Chomsky:
“If it’s wrong when they do it, it’s wrong when we do it.”
Repubs do 'it' every time they're in power & Dems are chided if they even think of retaliating when they hold the top spots!
As a result humans continue to get screwed.
Repubs raise the deficit to the sky every time they are in control of government then blame Dems when they take over for trying to fix it, calling them 'tax & spend liberals.'
Repubs continually try to take away rights from humans then blame Dems for costing the economy too much when they (we) try to correct the evil done by the GOP.
Repubs stoke fear about what Dems will do if they win elections every chance they get but all their talking points are things they have done and continue to do while they hold the reins of government!
Yes, Mr Chomsky, it is wrong for either party to do the things the GOP does every chance they get but after 40 years of slaps in the face isn't it time for humans to say ENOUGH?
Reagan (Nancy that is) is no longer President and we have barely survived the dt era with mcconnell & burr & all the rest of the treasonous anti-American criminals that still lurk in the shadows of DC.
Isn't it time for a Teddy Roosevelt (republican I might add) type of government? One where the leaders walk softly but carry that big stick?
And isn't it time for all of us to see who the real enemies of the people of America are and use that big stick to smack the hell out of the Repubs forever?
Yes it will be wrong but for once it will feel SO good!
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