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20 hours agoQuick history lesson. In 1960 US minimum wage was $1.00/hour and the cost of the average US home was $11,000.00 A couple of high school kids could get married on graduation day and be homeowners in a few years.
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To quote the American humorist Kin Hubbard, ‘It ain’t no disgrace to be poor, but might as well be.’ It is in fact a crime for an American to be poor, even though America is a nation of poor. Every other nation has folk traditions of men who were poor but extremely wise and virtuous, and therefore more estimable than anyone with power and gold. No such tales are told by the American poor. They mock themselves and glorify their betters. The meanest eating or drinking establishment, owned by a man who is himself poor, is very likely to have a sign on its wall asking this cruel question: ‘if you’re so smart why ain’t you rich?’ There will also be an American flag no larger than a child’s hand glued to a lollipop stick and flying from the cash register.
Kurt Vonnegut, in "Slaughterhouse 5’
No one has more contempt for Trump supporters than Trump does.
edited. Thanks you eagle eyed sentry of truth.
I saw an episode of SNL. The joke was that Reagan only pretended to be a bumbling idiot and was, in fact, a razor sharp mastermind.
It’s a fantasy and every writer gets to pick their own rules.
Like saying a werewolf is better than a vampire because they are only active three nights a month…
“[They] detested each other. Which makes sense, because they were both detestable.”
Gen. Sir Harry Padgett Flashman, VC
Always bet on Donnie chickening out. He had the 2016 nomination sewn up, and challenged Bernie Sanders to a debate for charity. Bernie said ‘sure’ and Trump had to run from his own dare.
22·18 days agoI remember an Arthur Clarke novel where a space ship needs water from the planet below. The easiest thing is to lower cables from space and then lift some ice bergs.
So, no space elevator in the next few months?
The word “economy” can mean different things to different people.
Before Reagan became President, ‘middle class’ was defined as one Union job supporting a family of four. In those days $1 million was considered a vast fortune. By the time Bush Sr. left office ‘middle class’ meant both parents working to keep the house going and $1 million was what a rich guy paid for a party.
As Henry Ford said of the Model T. “You can get it any color you want, as long as it’s black.”
You can have any candidate you want, as long as it’s a Conservative.
When Roald Reagan pushed tax cuts for the rich George W. Bush called it ‘voo-doo economics.’
In almost five decades, the taxcuts have never paid for themselves as reagan promised.
This has been a favorite ploy of the GOP for decades. If they get elected they put in some blatantly illegal/unConstitutional law and then force the opposition to pay to fight it. Because the GOP is the ‘government’ they can force the taxpayers to subsidize the circus while the Left has to bleed money to pay for lawyers.
What’s even funnier is that Trump ran a lottery for his donor base where the first prize was a dinner with the President. The lottery ran for months and not one MAGoo ever won.
I suppose I could do a fact check on that, but my mind is still reeling from the music video he released yesterday.
If you didn’t see it, he’s a rock star with a dozen go-go dancers behind him. And a flag guitar.
Trump insults the police and military on a daily basis.
Be interesting to see how they stand when the time comes.
Fire fights is what the Right wants and is hoping for.