come on.
Monday, June 17, 2024
Okay, before we get to the main topic of this screed let’s review a few breaking news items.
First, there’s Donald Trump saying Milwaukee is a horrible city. His flunkies tried saying he was talking about crime in that city. Good try. Unfortunately, for you but fortunately for Milwaukee according to the city’s police statistics – crime is down. Oops. But not to worry, we have a new excuse. He never said it. Someone made it up. This according to the orange one himself. Well, that solves it. Except for all those cameras. I guess we can blame AI. Let’s watch the flip floppers explain this away.
Now RNC chair Lara Trump has announced that if there is any cheating in an election “We will find you” and they will be prosecuted. Hey Lara, go to Georgia. I understand there are a bunch of people already caught trying to cheat. Maybe you could help out? You know, hold up pictures of the accused and point a finger at the pic.
In my main piece – Donnie boy has said he wants to do away with income taxes, and he wants to replace it with tariffs on imported goods. Just to be sure you understand that a tariff is a tax. A tax on the buyers. That’s us – the U.S. citizen. An income tax is on the people with income. Duh. The lack of an income tax would mean the rich would pay less, a lot less, about $1.5 million less per person. Who gets hit with a tariff? The poor, the middle class are the most affected. Economists calculate to make up or the loss of the income tax the tariff would have to be 133% on all imported goods. So if a car cost $100,000 it would now cost $233,000. If it was a $50K car it would now be $115,500. They figure everyone would pay an additional $5000.00. I guess this would include the rich but they are saving $1.5 mil so, eh?
Remember when Reagan tried this kind of thing? Cut taxes and then cut costs? He got the cut taxes through Congress, but the cut programs (ie costs)? Not so much. I imagine that DJT might get the income tax done away with but the tariff? Not so much. So we could end up with no revenue coming into the government.
That’s just my speculation. But I’m sticking with it.
Oh, I forgot. Trump held a rally at a black church in Detroit. Few if any of the parishioners wanted to attend so they filled the place with white people and eight black folks – none of whom were members of the church. Great job.
Is it just me or are the things Trump is saying more unhinged and rambling than before? Is he losing it? Remember when he was in the White House, a ton of prescriptions for Adderall were filled. Is the speed getting to him?
Most people think it is just trailer trash supporting Trump. Well do I have news for you. Why do you think he is getting so much money from the big Corps? Reread the above. While on a river cruise in Europe in 2018 most of the people supported Trump. They were rich and educated. We are doing another river boat trip at the end of this month and hoping we don’t sit at any of those Trump supporter tables.
He is becoming more unhinged. His dementia has advanced significantly. I read yesterday that there will be no more evening rallies as he’s displaying classic sundowners behavior. The story that just came out from a reporter who’d interviewed him numerous times said Trump didn’t remember him at all in a follow up to an hours long interview. The toadies and spin doctors aren’t able to keep up anymore.