Rats! The sun rose on Feb. 2. Donald saw his shadow and now we are going to
have another six weeks of bombastic profanity.
For the life of me, I don’t understand how Republicans like a guy who
swears, loves Planned Parenthood, and hates George W. Bush’s foreign policy
that virtually had a war won when Obama snatched defeat from the jaws of
victory.
Or maybe it’s not really the R’s who love the
Donald. He gets 35% in polls but the
polls are from IA, NH, and SC which are all open primaries, where Dems vote the
Republican ballot. Maybe that 35 points is actually about 20 who are R’s and
the rest are Dems and Indies. Meantime I
console myself with jokes. Did you hear
the one about 2 Corinthians who went into a bar?
The Bern and Hill debate was on PBS. Is that
what they call “Antiques Road Show?” The college kids love watching it and they
have a new game. Buy a case of beer and
every time someone says the word “free” you take a swig. Hillary says if Ted Cruz is elected, she is
moving to Leavenworth. I am told that on the night before Christmas in the year 2000, Hillary was lying in bed and
suddenly the ghost of George Washington appeared to her. “What can I do to serve the public better?”
she asked him. Washington said, “Always
tell the truth.” Hillary gulped. Then an hour later the ghost of Thomas
Jefferson appeared. “What can I do to
serve the public better?” she asked.
Jefferson said, “Listen to the people.”
And Hillary gulped again. Then an
hour later, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln appeared. .
“What can I do to serve the public better?” she asked. Lincoln said, “Just enjoy yourself and go to
the theatre.”
Seriously, I think Bernie has a chance, so I
have been studying his ideas. Bernie promises free college. We could do that. It happens in Europe and most of the
world. You just close the private
colleges and have only government ones. And
of course, the government can’t afford everyone so they give a big test at the
end of high school to decide who gets placement. Those who don’t make the cut, and that
includes just about everyone, get to be bowling alley and store clerks. Moral:
When government promises more free stuff, it means less free
choice. Now if you look closely at
Bern’s plan for free college, it is actually free tuition only. And it is about
half funded by a 5% tax on financial transactions in savings transactions. So every time you trade stocks or bonds or
CD’s Uncle Sugar takes 5%. It will turn
your 401K into a 201K in no time at all.
Bernie wants free health care for all which
is rather like VA hospitals for everyone. The cost is way more than even his
stiff tax rates can raise. Nonpartisan
Tax Policy Center estimates his spending will be $2.8T more each year (about
double) and his tax increases raise only $1T. The max income tax bracket will
go to 58%. The capital gains will be
taxed like regular income. What Cap
Gains at 58% means is that nobody in business sells out. Instead of bright young people taking over
old businesses and making their fortune, it means businesses will simply be
boarded up on Mainstreet. After all, who
would give the state and federal government 2/3? This would bring economic
growth to a dead stop. Then think about
all the S Corp small businessmen paying 58%.
You think they will hire new people or hide their income?
You think Hillary is better? Well, she is.
She wants 45% income and cap gains taxes.
This is just too serious and I said it wouldn't be. So did you hear that Obama is going to travel to Cuba? Quick! Re-jigger the visa system so he can't come back! He won't attend Scalia's funeral. He's trying to look up Karl Marx for a SCOTUS nominee.
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