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Democrats and Lobbyists Gird for Battle Over Far-Reaching Tax HikesCongressional committees this week begin drafting tax increases on the
wealthy and corporations to pay for a $3.5 trillion social policy bill, but
the targets are putting up a fight. read more
The taxes are necessary to fund government.
The 4.5 trillion will be bonds.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
As Migrants Surge Toward Border, Court Hands Biden a LifelineDesperate to control the unrelenting buildup on the border, Biden
administration officials turn their focus to deterring migration, dashing
hopes of asylum seekers. read more
"After all, Mr. Biden had condemned the policy — which requires asylum seekers to wait in Mexico
— as “inhumane” and suspended it on his first day in office, part of an
aggressive push to dismantle former President Donald J. Trump’s
harshest migration policies."
Trump appointments depend on Trump policies.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
From Afghanistan to the World Cup, Tiny, Wealthy Qatar Steps UpThe Gulf state played a major role in the American airlift, the latest
evidence of the small but gas-rich country punching above its weight on the
world stage. read more
Qatar is a trading nation,
They are doing a good business in Afghan bodies.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
Jill Biden Returns to In-Person TeachingSending the first lady back into the classroom puts weight behind President
Biden’s promise that his administration can get students safely back into
in-person learning this fall. read more
Joe Biden is a brave and foolish man.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Biden’s Electric Car Plans Hinge on Having Enough ChargersThe United States has about 100,000 public chargers, far fewer than Europe
and China. It needs 10 times as many, auto experts say, to complete the
switch from combustion engine vehicles. read more
Tesla is happy to supply public chargers at the necessary rate.
A basic truth is a watt of electric power is infinitely convertable. The watts do not care what battery they are stuffed into.
Tesla is selling all the cars it can make.
The story is junk.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Abbott Signs Texas Election Law, Ending a Fierce Voting Rights BattleGov. Greg Abbott called the law, which will sharply curtail access to the
ballot in Texas, a “paradigm” for other states looking to pass election
bills. read more
The Texas voting law is not the end of the battle.
The battle will go on.
The Republicans do not have a final word anywhere,
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
Orrin Heatlie, the Lead Behind Newsom’s Recall, Has the CoronavirusOrrin Heatlie, who along with a small group of Tea Party activists began
circulating petitions for the governor’s recall in 2019, said he was
recovering at home from the virus. read more
That will help.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
Veterans Struggle With Issues That Are Often Invisible to OthersThose who served in the wars that began after Sept. 11, 2001, are
struggling with health problems, trauma and feelings of displacement and
alienation. read more
The military makes crazies. It does not make sanity.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
Veterans Struggle With Issues That Are Often Invisible to OthersThose who served in the wars that began after Sept. 11, 2001, are
struggling with health problems, trauma and feelings of displacement and
alienation. read more
Crazy does not show most of the time.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
Alphonso David Fired as Human Rights Campaign PresidentMr. David, who previously worked as a lawyer for Andrew Cuomo, was
identified in a report as having advised the former governor on how to
handle sex harassment allegations. read more
Alphonso David is a lawyer and thus by definition a mercenary.
Know more about the man.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
From Cradle to Grave, Democrats Move to Expand Social Safety NetThe $3.5 trillion social policy bill that lawmakers begin drafting this
week would touch virtually every American, at every point in life, from
conception to old age. read more
Power entails responsibility.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fee_tail
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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago
Biden to Visit Northeast Flood Zones as Demand Grows for Climate ActionThe president will visit hard-hit areas in New York and New Jersey, as
residents call for more serious action on climate change. read more
A next action that can be taken on climate change is a fossil carbon tax.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Clarissa Ward of CNN Looks Back on the Afghanistan WarThe network’s chief international correspondent, one of the most visible
reporters during the withdrawal of U.S. troops, decided to become a
reporter after an epiphany on 9/11. read more
"Sky UK Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast-owned Sky Group"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_L._Roberts
Clarissa Ward would be a good hire for the Times.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Unemployment Benefits Expire for Millions Without Pushback From BidenThe president has encouraged some states to continue helping.
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Biden has no purchase on the problem without congress.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/purchase Meaning #6
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Americans Stretch Across Political Divides to Welcome Afghan Refugees“Even the most right-leaning isolationists” are coming forward to help
those fleeing Afghanistan, a pastor said. A mass mobilization is underway. read more
A fond hope.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Ending EI Benefits Didn’t Increase Employment[image: Story 475172801]
From the Washington Post:
You will remember that employers squealed they were having trouble finding
workers, so Republican states ended extra EI benefits.
The end result? No more workers, but businesses were harmed by reduced
spending.
Woops?
One of the many fundamental “errors” in neoliberal thinking is that you
want workers and recipients of government aid to not have a lot of money.
After all, they’re a cost.
But every business’s employee is a bunch of other businesses’ customer, and
ever aid recipient is also a customer. Smart businessmen, or ones w... read more
Ian Welsh is mostly correct.
Doubt the intentionality presumption.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Meet the Freedom Phone, a Smartphone for ConservativesA 22-year-old Bitcoin millionaire wants Republicans to ditch their iPhones
for a low-end handset that he hopes to turn into a political tool. read more
The "Freedom Phone" is a missconcieved product.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Back on the Trail, Bernie Sanders Campaigns for the $3.5 Trillion Budget PlanSenator Bernie Sanders is barnstorming the country again, but not for the
presidency. Instead, he’s making the case for a $3.5 trillion bill that
would be a once-in-a-generation achievement. read more
Bernie Sanders is being himself.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Democrats Hit the Road to Sell Big Spending Bills as Republicans AttackLawmakers seek to win the backing of voters by emphasizing the tangible
benefits of sweeping legislation that Congress will consider in the coming
weeks. read more
The Republican dream is manorial.
Government in that system is feudal and thus hereditary.It is unconstitutional and undemocratic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manorialism
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Ian Welsh2 days ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – September 5, 2021[image: Story 474854026]
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – September 5, 2021
by Tony Wikrent
*Strategic Political Economy*
The Writing On The Wall
[Heisenberg Report, via Naked Capitalism 9-1-2021]
Beijing’s regulatory crackdown is no flash in the pan and it’s not
“limited” or “targeted” either. It’s an across-the-board effort to rein in
the influence of capital, scrub society of perceived Western excess,
reestablish discipline (broadly construed) and codify Xi’s “thought.” It
is, apparently, a “profound revolution.”
The reality of this has yet to set in for Western inv... read more
Tony Wikrent does a better job of watching than most.
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