(1 comments)        Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Consequences of The Heritage Foundation Project 1981 and Project 2025's Guide to Subverting Democracy   SHARE The Economic Consequences of Project 1981 is depicted by the linked graphic. It led to the suspension of the fairness doctrine, contributing to today’s partisan polarization and Reagan endorsement of candidates’ pledge to oppose tax increases which has put the U.S. Government on a path to bankrupt. Trump 45, as a system destroyer, abandoned Obama’s pandemic plan, resulting in 400,000 Covid Deaths on Trump’s watch. The linked article closes with: In the United States, the assault on democracy is Project 2025. But this assault is not a fait accompli. By incorporating a smart, aggressive critique of the Trumpian Mandate in all of their campaigning in 2024—thus ensuring that voters know the fate of democracy really is at stake—Trump’s foes can and must prevent this right-wing fever dream from becoming an American nightmare.”

(2 comments)        Monday, August 19, 2024
The Heritage Foundation Wants to Finish the Job, Stealing The American Dream, with Project 2025!   SHARE Heist: Who Stole the American Dream? was a 2011 documentary which explains the giant shift in American politics. It goes on to mention the Heritage Foundation was created to do the ideological marketing. This 2011 documentary highlights the Heritage Foundation’s January 1981, Mandate for Leadership accomplishments over three decades to move America in the wrong direction! In May2011, the Heritage Foundation’s Website advocated cutting Government in half  by squarely confronts Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, the three so-called entitlement programs, which together accounted for 43 percent of federal spending in 2011, At the same time, fully funding national defense. At a 2022 Heritage Foundation dinner, Trump endorsed the organization, saying it was "going to lay the groundwork and detail plans for exactly what our movement will do  See first comment for link to 27-minute video of Heist: Who Done it on the Economy!

(1 comments)        Monday, August 5, 2024
Connecting-the-Dots from Our Disruptive 2024 Weather to the Heritage Foundation Champion of Project 2025/Agenda 47   SHARE The linked article mentions the Heritage Foundation’s dismal track record when it has weighed in on past environmental issues, its dismal track record dates back to Tobacco Health Risk Denialism and is ongoing, today and into the future, with Fair Election Denialism. Concisely, Denialism. is a cancer, injected into America’s political discord, since the formation of the likes of the Heritage Foundation in February 1973, in accordance with, Powell Memo (1971}: Blueprint for corporate domination of American Democracy. The Heritage Foundation published a previous 1,100-page"Mandate for Leadership,” in 1980 for Reagan’s transition team.  Project 2025/Agenda 47 is not a new-fangled flash-in-the-pan assault on Democracy, it is act II, four to Five decades in the making!

(1 comments)        Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Biden as Democratic Vice-Presidential Nominee Should Preserve $91 Million Campaign War Chest.   SHARE Per linked article: Since their campaign account was registered with the Federal Election Commission in the name of both candidates, Harris could use those funds for her own presidential effort if Biden were to drop out, according to Kenneth Gross, senior political law counsel at Akin Gump and former associate general counsel for the Federal Election Commission. If the reverse were the case, Biden took the Vice-Presidential nominee position it should follow that any candidate, including but not limited to Harris could be the Presidential nominee. With the possibility of post-general election turmoil, a Democratic ticket with Biden as Vice-Presidential nominee, would have the apparel of the Most-seamless transition! In addition, Biden as Vice-Presidential, would provide the U.S. with an administration with the strongest Vice-Presidential in our history.

(1 comments)        Friday, May 19, 2023
How to Hold Billionaire Benefactor's Accountable for Their Tax-Deductible Donations to Think Tanks   SHARE Transparency, via mandatory disclosure of large donations to Think Tanks, is how to hold the likes of Harlan Crow (Clarence Thomas’ Billionaire) accountable! The linked article notes that Crow a is funder of conservative politics who sits on the boards of conservative think tanks and political organizations. Among Think Tanks’ main risks is  reputational risks, which affects their credibility and ability to engage with other actors. On 3/4/2022, Historian Heather Cox Richardson wrote in her daily newsletter “In the past, just when it seemed we were approaching the end of democracy and replacing it with oligarchy…the American people turned to leaders who helped them reclaim democracy.” Our Leaders that responded, worked to reflect the increasingly loud voices of the majority of the American people. Will President Biden, respond in the fashion of Lincoln and both Roosevelts?

       Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Why Voting for Herschel Walker will be Inflationary, with no increase in the Minimum Wage as a Remedy!   SHARE Without a doubt Herschel Walker will yield to GOP peer pressure to continue inflationary tax cuts, while blocking any minimum wage increase, unchanged for 13 years. Higher corporate profits reportedly account for more than half of today’s price increases. This is no surprise, since Trump’s 2017 tax cuts incentivize the maximization of profits. The 40 percent drop in tax rates, from 35 percent to 21 percent, corporations had a much greater incentive to price-gouge. The cut in corporate tax rates also incentivized corporations to buy back their stock, pushing share prices higher. This put billions of dollars of discretionary spending power in the hands of stockholders, driving prices higher for consumers than they would have otherwise. Republicans have laid out no credible plan now to bring down inflation and no intention to raise the minimum wage.

       Saturday, November 5, 2022
Voters: There are Inflation Causes Stemming the Republican's 2017 Tax Cut & Jobs Act   SHARE The linked opinion mentions a Democrats’ closing argument to voters, which I agree with! I suggest the Democrats go on the offensive by highlighting some of the 2022 Inflation Causes Stemming Trumps 2017 Tax Cut & Jobs Act. Corporate tax cuts are intended to incentivize the maximization of profits. With this 40 % drop in tax rates, corporations had a much greater incentive to price gouge exiting the pandemic than if were 35% instead of 21% The cut in corporate tax rates, also incentivize corporation to buy back their own stock, pushing share prices higher. This put billions of dollars of discretionary spending power in the hands of stock-holding consumers, driving prices higher for all consumers than they would have otherwise been without these corporate tax cut.

(1 comments)        Sunday, August 28, 2022
Show your Support for Amending the Constitution, Democracy, Honor Justice Ginsburg and Women's Equality Day!   SHARE The linked piece relates to the final step is to publish the ERA as the 28th Amendment to our Constitution, which was passed by Congress and ratified by 38 states. Since amending the U.S. has been so rare over the last 5 decades, few can argue that it is the ultimate in Democracy and our representative form of government. Please draw you attention to the ERA action points and act as you see fit, especially bringing SJ Res 1 to the floor for a vote, ideally prior to the start of early voting in September! S.J.Res.1 has been sponsored/cosponsored by all Democratic/Independent Senators, including Senators Manchin and Sinema, as well as GOP Senators Collins and Murkowski; for a total of 51 Senators. With this co-sponsorship in The Senate, S.J.Res.1 should fare better than the Women’s Health Protection Act, codifying roe v wade.

(3 comments)        Sunday, July 10, 2022
The Last Thing GOP Senate Candidates Want is a Vote on Valid Ratification of the ERA prior to 11/8/2022   SHARE The linked article relates to U.S. House bipartisan joint resolution (twice passed) declaring the ERA validly ratified and how the ratification will help protect abortion rights. The related S.J.Res.1 has been cosponsored by almost all Democratic/Independent Senators, including Senators Manchin and Sinema, as well as GOP Senators Collins and Murkowski; for a total of 51 Senators. With fifty-one votes, the filibuster can be suspended with a limited carve-out for legislation mitigating a SCOTUS ruling, where a majority vote was reached by some justices confirmed with a filibuster carve-out. What is good for the goose should be good for the gander. Worse case, cosponsoring Senators will refuse to a filibuster carve-out; but the damage will be done to the GOP Senators up for reelection in 2022 and 2024, that vote Ney!

(1 comments)        Monday, February 14, 2022
Benjamin Franklin's Wisdom as it Applies to Trump   SHARE Political conservatives have emphasized an identification with the Founding Fathers, so let’s put that to the test regarding Trump. In Poor Richard's Almanack, Benjamin Franklin wrote this in the 18th century: “The rotten apple spoils his companion.” When you allow a rotten apple in your life, you are accepting their behavior. It's not on them. The Fuehrer's biggest lie is that Germany was not beaten in 1918. Hitler used this lie to rise to power. This theme is similar to Trump’s, that the 2020 Election was stolen. Even without the Presidency, Trump proves on a daily basis that he is the “GOP Puppet Master”. The linked article is a recent example, stating: “Most Republican senators either refused to condemn the RNC’s “legitimate political discourse” resolution or criticized it only as ineffective politics.” Trump can  continue his influence, even from prison.

(1 comments)        Friday, March 26, 2021
Scapegoat Mitch McConnell: Suspend the Senate Filibuster Until the GOP lose their SCOTUS Seat Advantage   SHARE The author of the linked article politely refers to Mitch McConnell’s style as “calculated audacity” and seems confident that McConnell’s Achievement of a conservative Supreme Court will be the legacy that will outlive him. This assumes that the Democrats do not engage in the “audacity of consequences” by righting wrongs. One way to do this, is to suspend the filibuster until the Democrats gain a SCOTUS Seat advantage, commensurate to the seats stolen by the Trump/McConnell partnership. A GOP stolen seat gives them an advantage of 1 seat, which is equalized by the Dems gaining one: only when the Dems Gain 2 seats are, they compensated. Counting foreign influence enabling 45 to win in 2016, three SCOTUS seats were stolen. Give Mitch’s 2021 unfavorable rating of 64%, the 2022 Senatorial races can become a referendum on the SCOTUS Seats.

(2 comments)        Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Connecting-the-Dots between Michigan Integrity F Grade & Its Shortest/Harshest Term-Limits, among strictest in America   SHARE Michigan, a lobbyist paradise: three two-year terms for representatives, and two four-year terms for senators. The article on Michigan’s honor system with no honor refers to lobbying or lobbyists ten times. Term limits would primarily help lobbyists, as the politicians do not have enough experience to know what they are doing while the lobbyists will be showing them the ropes, while paying them to also pull them. Lobbying firms do not reveal which issues and legislation they advocated for or against. Michigan's money-driven politics serve as a key reason why the state ranks last among the 50 states with a grade of F and a numerical score of 51 out of 100 from the State Integrity Investigation. It received an F in 10 of the 13 categories of government operations that were examined. Its political system has been referred to as "the Wild West ... with no sheriff in town."

(1 comments)        Thursday, March 11, 2021
100% GOP Senate Nay ARPA Votes Proves Merits of Term Limits are another GOP Big Lie at Worse, a Flawed Opinion at Best   SHARE A growing list of GOP establishment politicians no longer recognize the party they represent and have decided to walk away rather than face the peril of losing at the hands of a base that views them as insufficiently loyal to the cause. Five have imposed upon themselves term limits, by choosing not to run for reelection in 2022. One hinted at the frustrations born of being in a party where compromise is a bad word, in spite, of this frustration, being considered insufficiently loyal and having no fear of voters; all five voted with their party and against the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Term limit avocats current lack data that term limits will result in compromise or anything that resemble a partisan gridlock break through, based on the ARPA Senate vote. Term limit advocacy has been primarily championed by the GOP, likely to gain yet another advantage.

(1 comments)        Thursday, March 4, 2021
Critical Thinking Citizens - GOP's Voter Suppression Legislation is to Avoid Accountability for its Tarnished Brand   SHARE In his speech Sunday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Trump once again implied that he had won the last election and that elections in America need urgent reform. The GOP was held accountable in the 2020 Election with loses of the Senate and Executive branch. To avoid similar accountability in future elections numerous Republican-controlled state legislatures are looking to pass measures that will effectively make it more difficult for people to vote. According to an analysis from the Brennan Center for Justice, there are four times as many bills to restrict voting across the 50 state legislatures as there were a year ago. And there is little at the federal level to impede these efforts. The Supreme Court — now with six Republican-appointed justices — is hearing another voting rights case this week that could further diminish the Voting Rights Act.

(2 comments)        Sunday, February 14, 2021
Reinstate the Fairness Doctrine: to Remedy the Cancer that Enabled the Cancer of Trumpism   SHARE In 1969, The SCOTUS "ruled unanimously that the Fairness Doctrine was not only constitutional but essential to democracy. The public airwaves should not just express the opinions of those who can pay for airtime; they must allow the electorate to be informed about all sides of controversial issues." Congress attempted to codify the Fairness Doctrine, with a House Yea-Nay Vote of 302 – 102 and a Senate Yea-Nay Vote of 59-31, but the legislation was vetoed by President Reagan. The doctrine did not require equal time for opposing views but required that contrasting viewpoints be presented. Stations were given wide latitude as to how to provide contrasting views: It could be done through news segments, public affairs shows, or editorials. Reagan veto of Fairness in Broadcasting Act of 1987 counters a unanimous SCOTUS Ruling and the overwhelming will of the Congress.

(1 comments)        Sunday, December 20, 2020
If elected GOPhers David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler will be indebted to Super-PACs over the Average Georgian   SHARE GOP donors gave $95 million to Senate super-PACs and party committee between Election Day and Nov. 23, over four times as much as the $18 million Democrats gave similar groups. The aim of this over 400% advantage is to perpetuate the super-rich low tax rate achieved in the following graphic: In 2018, offshore tax dodges, like those facilitated by Loeffler, cost states $14.2 billion (Georgia $290 million) and the federal government $97.8 in lost tax revenue for a total of $112 billion or $1.120 trillion over 10 years. This has led to the reduction in the share of Uncle Sam’s revenue for corporate income tax as achieved in the following graphic: In 2019 as a result of the TCJA of 2017 the S&P 500 companies paid an effective tax rate of 8.7% versus the 21% statutory rate of 21%, An almost 60% discount multi-nationals’ get versus our domestic companies and individual taxpayers.

(1 comments)        Friday, December 4, 2020
The Hypocrisy of Kelly Loeffler's Taxpayer Protection Pledge to the Taxpayers of Georgia   SHARE Grover Norquist, of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) commended Kelly Loeffler for signing ATR’s Taxpayer Protection Pledge. ATR’s Website later stated, “Tax hikes of all stripes should be off the table as Georgia begins to recover from the pandemic-driven downturn.” GOP controlled states ATR Anti-tax pledgers oppose closing international corporate tax loopholes like those facilitated by Kelly Loeffler (linked article). ATR views closing corporate tax loopholes even those of foreign competitors as a “tax hike”. Offshore tax dodges, cost states $14.2 billion (Georgia $290 million) and the federal government $97.8 in lost tax revenue for a total of $112 billion or $1.120 trillion over 10 years. 18 states (Graphic) failed to enact Combined Reporting systems, enabling domestic corporate tax avoidance, which cost those states $2.85 billion (Georgia $194 million) in 2018.

(1 comments)        Wednesday, November 11, 2020
How Reagan's Unpatriotic Tax Avoidance Gift to Corporations Worldwide is Enforced by Grover Norquist's Anti-tax Pledge   SHARE On September 2, 1983, Margaret Thatcher wrote President Reagan asking him to support a ban the use of the Unitary Tax Method by the states. As a result of Reagan favorable response to this request, the link document estimates that $17.04 billion of tax revenue was lost by all states in 2018. Even though Grover Norquist’s Anti-tax Pledge is titled Taxpayer Protection Pledge, its enforcement against our states using the Unitary Tax Method, protects non-taxpayer to the detriment voting taxpayer in every state and the lion's share of their employers. With the fiscal strains of Covid-19 as a backdrop, isn’t it long overdue for state officeholders to actually protect voting taxpayers; instead of perpetuating a tax haven loophole, which makes our domestic businesses and their employees less competitive, in a global economy.

(1 comments)        Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Vote for Veterans & Military Families Members for a New Generation of Public Office Leaders in 2020   SHARE The link page contains the2020 veterans and military family members for Public Office supported by Taking the Hill PAC, the only veterans organization - PAC or otherwise - in the country that is led and operated by veterans who are also former candidates for public office. It wasn’t that long ago that nearly 80% of those in Congress had served in Uniform. Today, barely one-in-five Members are Veterans and only one in nine have served in the post-9/11 era. What we’ve lost is that connection to a core value held by every Veteran and military military family member — a commitment to service that always puts “Country First.” With your help, we can change this. – Patrick J Murphy, Former Congressman & 32nd Under Secretary of the Army #ElectMoreVets #VetsTakeTheSenate 

(1 comments)        Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Tom Kean Jr. Demonstrates Grover Norquest's Taxpayer Protection Pledge Does Not Work for Voting Taxpayer in New Jersey   SHARE LegiScan’s Roll Call: NJ A4495 | 2018-2019 | reported, Sen. Kean Jr., Thomas H. [R] voted against closing this estimated $290 million corporate tax loophole. Congressman Tom Malinowski (NJ-7) who supports even fairer corporate tax codes at the Federal and State levels is being challenged by Kean Jr. It is estimated that these measures would generate an additional federal and state tax revenue of $ 97.8 billion and $ 714 million per year, respectively. Grover Norquist’s ATR.org’s Website includes Tom Kean, Jr. as a signer of their Taxpayer Protection Pledge. All the NJ Senate Pledge Signers voted against overturning the corporate tax loophole, this is Taxpayer Protection Pledgers not protecting the taxpaying voters of New Jersey; but protesting Corporations that are unpatriotic to the State of New Jersey and its taxpaying voters.