Time to get moving; today we’re off to Berkeley for a pottery sale, then to a Japanese supermarket in San Jose. Fog again this morning, which means clear skies after it burns off—we might run into fog along one low-lying highway along our route, but maybe not, or not heavy. TTFN. —Alan
I had trouble understanding that first article until I reached the 7th paragraph and discovered the author's point was that [gasp] ordinary people were able to express their opinions. Sorry, Mr. Naughton, I think I have a right to express my opinion.
"There is no easy way out for the party at this point. In coming days, Senate leaders will probably claim to take steps to fix the House bill’s flaws. But they won’t be able to, absent a complete rewriting. The core of the plan is the problem.
How did Republicans do this to themselves?
Above all, they refused to heed the lessons of 2016 — of Trump’s shocking romp through the primaries and even more shocking general-election win. In a time of deep economic dissatisfaction, among members of both parties, Republican leaders insisted on basing their plan around an enormous tax cut for the wealthy. Doing so pleased their donors and trickle-down true believers, but it is worth pausing for a moment on the cynicism of the plan. In substance, it is almost the direct opposite of the party’s middle-class rhetoric."
“The G.O.P.,” Henry Olsen, a conservative policy expert, recently said, “really wants to do nothing other than cut taxes for businesspeople and the top bracket based on what can only be called religious devotion to supply-side theory.”
I completely agree! I never encountered a leaf blower until we lived in Virginia. Folks there said they HAD to blow their leaves to the road and the town HAD to vacuum them up, otherwise mold and slimy creatures would gather under them over Winter. Gee, I wonder how folks there survived before the devices were created. These have now invaded the north, used primarily by lawn care companies. All they do is push the leaves to a pile, then the wind lays them out again. Utterly foolish wasteful, terribly noisy and horrible for the environment. They should most definitely be banned!
A good trip to the Bay Area (that's about 3 to 3.5 hours each way) today; the first Miyoko has been able to make in a year and a half. No fog and mostly light to moderate traffic. Neither of us significantly the worse for wear.
It is one of the milestones in her recovery that she had been looking forward to. (We got in some shopping therapy; that works far better in person than vicariously!)
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Time to get moving; today we’re off to Berkeley for a pottery sale, then to a Japanese supermarket in San Jose. Fog again this morning, which means clear skies after it burns off—we might run into fog along one low-lying highway along our route, but maybe not, or not heavy. TTFN. —Alan
I had trouble understanding that first article until I reached the 7th paragraph and discovered the author's point was that [gasp] ordinary people were able to express their opinions. Sorry, Mr. Naughton, I think I have a right to express my opinion.
Deletehttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/18/opinion/sunday/republicans-taxes-middle-class.html?smid=fb-nytopinion&smtyp=cur
ReplyDeleteFrom the article:
"There is no easy way out for the party at this point. In coming days, Senate leaders will probably claim to take steps to fix the House bill’s flaws. But they won’t be able to, absent a complete rewriting. The core of the plan is the problem.
How did Republicans do this to themselves?
Above all, they refused to heed the lessons of 2016 — of Trump’s shocking romp through the primaries and even more shocking general-election win. In a time of deep economic dissatisfaction, among members of both parties, Republican leaders insisted on basing their plan around an enormous tax cut for the wealthy. Doing so pleased their donors and trickle-down true believers, but it is worth pausing for a moment on the cynicism of the plan. In substance, it is almost the direct opposite of the party’s middle-class rhetoric."
“The G.O.P.,” Henry Olsen, a conservative policy expert, recently said, “really wants to do nothing other than cut taxes for businesspeople and the top bracket based on what can only be called religious devotion to supply-side theory.”
Might it not be called mammonolatry?
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ReplyDeleteI completely agree! I never encountered a leaf blower until we lived in Virginia. Folks there said they HAD to blow their leaves to the road and the town HAD to vacuum them up, otherwise mold and slimy creatures would gather under them over Winter. Gee, I wonder how folks there survived before the devices were created. These have now invaded the north, used primarily by lawn care companies. All they do is push the leaves to a pile, then the wind lays them out again. Utterly foolish wasteful, terribly noisy and horrible for the environment. They should most definitely be banned!
DeleteA good trip to the Bay Area (that's about 3 to 3.5 hours each way) today; the first Miyoko has been able to make in a year and a half. No fog and mostly light to moderate traffic. Neither of us significantly the worse for wear.
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Great to hear Miyoko could go too!
ReplyDeleteIt is one of the milestones in her recovery that she had been looking forward to. (We got in some shopping therapy; that works far better in person than vicariously!)
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