Economic issues-taxes, freedom to do business, unemployment
It often seems that the citizens of Washington State can't seem to catch a break. The fight against the looming Income Tax continues, and the ordinary people can seem like they are sleeping through the whole thing. Let's Go Washington, the citizen group fighting the income tax, and struggling to pass all three of their …
I am reading Thomas Sowell's book "Wealth, Poverty, and Politics", and his discussion of the many factors that affect what kind of society results from a variety of geographic, demographic, social, and genetic factors interacting. For a long time, I have thought about societies like those in Russia and most European and Asian countries in …
Continue reading Thoughts on Societies, and on America. Poor peasants.
This photo and post are unbelievable in their obtuseness, and total uselessness. But I repeat myself. Their reason for being is a huge hoax, and they are supported with MY tax dollars! Yes, in spite of the Trump administration outlawing DEI, my state goes right on ahead indoctrinating everyone to believe that there is such …
Continue reading Can you say “Virtue Signaling”? “Environmental Justice” in Washington State
Aside from the fact that Seattle teachers are very well-paid, with generous benefits that no one in the private sector can match, the state of Education is parlous all over Washington. In spite of their great pay packages, Seattle teachers still wait until the last moment before school starts to vote on their union packages, …
Continue reading What’s up with Education in Seattle, and the rest of Washington State?
There were 3 shootings this weekend in Seattle. 3 are dead, 3 are wounded, and no one has been arrested. Instead of dealing with that, Seattle Socialist Mayor Katie joined Embassy Suites workers on the picket line. Last time she joined striking workers, Starbucks moved. https://twitter.com/choeshow/status/2097104228141658266?s=20 Then, again... Another fatal shooting in Seattle last night, …
It seems that the Legislature of Washington State, when it passed its "Millionaires Tax" this year, inserted a bunch of little time bombs for their Public Employee Unions. The Teachers Union is the largest supporter of Democrats at all levels of government, and they have a huge weight to throw around. They allocate the millions …
This story is fascinating. I love Medieval history, as it was a period that led to earth-shaking changes, not only cultural but environmental and physical, all over the world. Here's what happened in England. The Black Death did not arrive in England to find a well fed population. It arrived to find a generation that …
Continue reading Sama Says: Time for a History Lesson. Nutrition and Plague in Medieval England.
We simply can't relax around here. The Democrat Overlords (as they see themselves) will come up with new ways to tax and hound their constituent peasants, on a near-daily basis. When it's not gangs of black teens terrorizing law-abiding neighbors, it's the new taxes and fees, either existing or proposed. A local commenter today laid …
Continue reading *Never a peaceful moment in the Pacific Northwest. Fighting Leftist Tyranny.
That will seem like elementary school, compared to the new tie-up between two financial-data providers. Be afraid, be VERY afraid. You voluntarily sign up for a Facebook account, and you make a conscious decision to use Google products, like internet search, Gmail, and YouTube. You can decline to use Facebook, and there are alternate search …
Back in February, finance billionaire Bill Ackman's family suffered an unspeakable tragedy, when his daughter was found in her home with a brain hemorrhage. His story is both horrific and inspiring. Here it is. At midnight on February 6th, earlier this year, the doorbell to our apartment rang. The doorbell was followed by a pounding …
Continue reading *A horrible tragedy inspires a billionaire to fund medical advances.
