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Monday, November 27, 2017

Not Even In My Wildest Dreams

... can I expect to benefit from the currently-proposed Republican tax plan.

The Congressional Budget Office has evaluated that proposal, and has determined that any individual making less, in  2027, than $75,000.00 a year would be worse off, that is, pay more taxes, than he or she does now.  In that not-at-all-distant future, only those garnering at least $100,000.00 would get a tax break.

Why am I not surprised?

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Sympathy for the Devil?

One of Bodhi's favorite authors, Tony Hillerman, once described one of his major characters like this.  Just when you think Joe Leaphorn wouldn't surprise you, he surprises you.

The same can be said of Donald Trump.  Don't think the man is anything other than self-involved and with a sense of entitlement the size of Montana.  Trump has described the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau, designed to assist individuals tussling with large financial institutions, as having devastated those institutions.

The man is [ supply your favorite pejorative ] ...