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Update 04/20/2025
Happy Easter, Earth Day, and whatever else it is. …………………………………….. At the most extreme, Trump and his allies tried to claim that his victory — the third-narrowest since World War II — represented a sweeping “mandate.” – Somehow this reminds me of when George Bush got re-elected and said he had a mandate to privatize… Continue reading
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Update 04/13/2025
After the stock rise on Wednesday, after the tariff reversal announcement, From Robert Reich: “The reversal prompted the S&P 500 stock index to climb over 7 percent in just minutes. Traders with inside information about what Trump was about to do — some of them, presumably, Trump family members and cronies — just made a… Continue reading
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Update 04/02/2025
“Preventing wars is cheaper than fighting them,” goes an old saying. I would say a similar thing about health care, or you can remember an old quote: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Hint to the younger folks – Medicare is rather generous with things like Physical Therapy, I assume because… Continue reading
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Update 03/30/2025
President Trump suggested Tuesday night the Jan. 6 rioters he pardoned could get compensation payments. – Axios. So now we are going to pay them for the riot? Wait, maybe some Presidential Medals of Freedom, like he gave to Limbaugh? ……………………………………… Our investment counselor, years ago, when I asked about crypto, said his advice was… Continue reading
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Update 03/23/2025
“Make no mistake, they’re coming after you,” Arizona Sen. Kelly warned at the town hall. “All of this stuff you’re hearing every single day is so they can give a big giant tax cut to people who don’t need a tax cut,” he said of Trump and the Republicans. “We could raise the taxes of… Continue reading
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