I've been binge reading a Fantasy Romance Mystery series, Haunting Danielle, and so have been more than usually out of touch. The next book No. 20, won't be available from Audible till next week, which has given me a chance to catch up a bit. This item from the Oct. 12 Economist caught my eye:
Turkey invaded northern Syria to crush Kurdish militias, after Donald Trump said he would pull American troops out of the region, giving Turkey a green light. President Trump was widely condemned for abandoning the Kurds, who fought alongside America against Islamic State and still guard captured IS prisoners in camps. He justified the betrayal by claiming that the Kurds “didn’t help us in the second world war”. Actually, they did. Kurds of the Assyrian Parachute Company fought for the Allies in Greece and Albania, among other places.
What an all fired idiot! Frankly, I prefer my books to the real world.
"As with Sanders and Warren, Biden has promised to secure the solvency of the Social Security fund by lifting the cap on the Social Security payroll tax. "
Wanted to mention that, IMHO, if you lift the salary cap you also need to lift the benefits cap. Although, given the way benefits are calculated, that would still be a net plus for the Social Security trust fund.
It's always a question just where justice lies. People who make more than the current cap ought to be saving a significant amount while they work--although many of them live paycheck to paycheck, I read.
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ReplyDeleteAnonymous author likens Trump to a pantsless old man wreaking havoc at his nursing home
https://apple.news/ACpnOKWnyQuyJOhrSnO3rUg
Author is apparently in DT’s Admin.
DeleteAlso to a heedless twelve year old boy running loose in an air traffic control tower.
DeleteOh, Listener, please! That first image may make me barf. He's bad enough with his pants on!
DeleteI didn't choose that image! It's the title of that article. LOL!
DeleteI've been binge reading a Fantasy Romance Mystery series, Haunting Danielle, and so have been more than usually out of touch. The next book No. 20, won't be available from Audible till next week, which has given me a chance to catch up a bit. This item from the Oct. 12 Economist caught my eye:
ReplyDeleteTurkey invaded northern Syria to crush Kurdish militias, after Donald Trump said he would pull American troops out of the region, giving Turkey a green light. President Trump was widely condemned for abandoning the Kurds, who fought alongside America against Islamic State and still guard captured IS prisoners in camps. He justified the betrayal by claiming that the Kurds “didn’t help us in the second world war”. Actually, they did. Kurds of the Assyrian Parachute Company fought for the Allies in Greece and Albania, among other places.
What an all fired idiot! Frankly, I prefer my books to the real world.
And when has DT ever fought for this nation?!!!
DeleteI know. Like he has ever sacrificed anything - his time, his health, the life of a loved one - for this country.
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ReplyDeleteI can't see Bloomberg knocking anyone out. It's just too late to make a run.
DeleteThere will be plenty of natural attrition without any help from him, surely. If he blows the odd billion or two it will not displease me one bit.
DeleteElizabeth Warren helps out 'confused' billionaires with new tax calculator [Click] “New tool shows how much Bill Gates and friends would pay under Warren’s plan, and guess what: they’ll still be really rich!”
ReplyDeleteI'm liking her plan more.
DeleteDoes anyone here know if she is planning to remove the wage cap on social security contributions?
DeleteForbes answers my question:
Delete"As with Sanders and Warren, Biden has promised to secure the solvency of the Social Security fund by lifting the cap on the Social Security payroll tax. "
Wanted to mention that, IMHO, if you lift the salary cap you also need to lift the benefits cap. Although, given the way benefits are calculated, that would still be a net plus for the Social Security trust fund.
DeleteIt's always a question just where justice lies. People who make more than the current cap ought to be saving a significant amount while they work--although many of them live paycheck to paycheck, I read.
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