Alyssa Milano: Bill Clinton Should Have Been Investigated For Sex Claims
No, Alyssa, it was not a different time. Continue reading Alyssa Milano
Category Archives: National politics
False prophets in the Bible
Working on the post “Other Jesus sayings,” which will probably appear in December, I must soon deal with Jesus saying, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country,” etc. (Mt. 13:57, Mk. 6:4, Lk. 4:24).
Those whom I regard as false prophets today are trolls.
Who pays for Medicare? Etc.
Political commentary …
… is rare on this blog.
Facebook uncovers political influence campaign ahead of midterms
Read the comments. What astonishes me is, post-Helsinki, Trumpers’ headlong rush to approve of anything Russia does.
When needs are met
This is the third of three posts about entitlement:
07/12 – “Entitlement(s): Attitude and policy”
07/19 – “How I became homeless”
Today – “When needs are met”
I have no trouble sharing my candy, when I have plenty.
Jim Snyder even offers people cigarettes, when he has plenty.
When needs are met, one becomes generous.
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URGENT ACTION NEEDED — SAVE THE NATION
A FB post by my alter ego, Timothy Wright:
URGENT ACTION NEEDED — SAVE THE NATION
Entitlement(s): Attitude and policy
This is the first of three posts about entitlement:
Today – “Entitlement(s): Attitude and policy”
07/19 – “How I became homeless”
07/26 – “When needs are met”
Let’s get rid of (the term) entitlements
“In 2012, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid alone represented 44 percent of spending; all entitlement programs were 63 percent. But it’s hard to control entitlement programs because their constituencies are so large.”
It makes sense to me that, as Samuelson proposes, we should discard the term “entitlements” as naming portions of the federal budget that are untouchable. No program should be sacrosanct.
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Make ’em all taxpayers
Anticipating November, Democrats act desperately
Kathleen Parker says Democrats are pushing the minimum wage increase in a “desperate” effort to boost turnout at the midterm elections, whereas the proposal stands no chance of passing Congress.
As a policy of The William Tell Show, I’m more interested in an issue’s substance than in who will win.
The minimum wage increase may not be a good idea, but relates to numerous issues of personal concern to me.
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