Innocent or obese civilians can frustrate an agenda. Not if the commander has anything to say. Bombs Away: On March 20, 2018 the Senate narrowly voted to defeat a resolution to block sales of laser guided bomb systems to Saudi Arabia presented by Rand Paul (R-KY) and Chris Murphy (D-CT). The CEO of Raytheon (maker of the armaments) met with US officials prior to the vote to encourage the continued sales and was delighted by the vote outcome (a big . . .
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GDP versus Well Being
How do we grade ourselves? GDP is the total value (monetary) of everything produced by all the people and companies in the country. What about quality of life? The commander likes to brag about his impact on GDP and predicts higher growth without any supporting facts or theory. His two dimensional thinking misses important contributions from innovation such as advances in preventive medicine, free access to knowledge through tools like Wikipedia, affordable healthcare and a protected environment and also masks . . .
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Rich Guy Says Goodbye Amtrak
Trump’s proposed budget cuts of $630k to Amtrak will surely disrupt our national long-distance railway system throwing it into a possible melt down. To think that this summer’s travel season may be the last with passenger trains for millions of Americans, is ridiculous and will put the U.S. far behind most other countries. This Administration’s proposed budget will wipe out funding for long distance train service in over 220 cities and towns and 20 cities including: Alexandria, VA; Birmingham, AL; . . .
HEALTHCARE FOR ALL, America Soon to Be Joining the Civilized World!
Thank you, Barack Obama! I’ve been predicting that because of the ACA legislation you passed 7 yrs ago, passing legislation providing Healthcare 4 All , clearly is in America’s near future!!!…. And, that can’t be soon enough. Some of the most powerful people in the US are talking about a massive change to healthcare Once confined to the fringes of debate, the… BUSINESSINSIDER.COM
Holocene, we hardly knew you!
The US is going to quit the Paris Climate Agreement for no clear or consistent reason – the latest is that the impact would not be significant enough. Aside from being ignorantly incorrect, this misses the benefits of working with the 194 countries in the agreement. Abdicating leadership and turning our back to the world does not bode well for the US economy or the planet. The Holocene epoch was good while it lasted. These 11,500 years have been hospitable, . . .
Macho Insecurity on World Stage
Does oafish behavior appeal to the base? That would be an interesting study in macho-insecurity. Pushing the Montenegro Prime Minister out of camera range in order to be front and center, now seems like normal behavior and perfectly encapsulates the person. Of course, “America First” and the rest of you get in line! Lecturing from someone else’s written speeches – not very persuasive and let’s call it what it is: embarrassing.
Pharma Drama!
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is about granting the people the right to exercise their freedoms of speech and religion. I guess Big Pharma has some claim to the 1st but: Why do we allow them to bombard us with dramatized ads attempting to convince us to start using their remedies for issues we are often unaware of? Give us the facts only. Enough with the families from central casting acting out their emotional dramas trying to . . .