Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Recycling the story from March, presidential candidate Gary Johnson doubles down on libertarianism being of the left not of the right
Former Republican Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson, running as the Libertarian Party candidate for president, quoted here:
"[L]ibertarians agree with socialism as long as it’s voluntary”.
Libertarian Koch brothers funded American Action Forum finds cost of deportation to be $67,000 per, ICE only $12,500
What a shock.
Ed Rubenstein, here:
One AAF report put the total cost of removing all 11.3 million illegals living in the U.S. at between $420 billion and $619 billion. That is based on the assumption that 20% of the aliens would leave voluntarily [The Budgetary and Economic Costs of Addressing Unauthorized Immigration: Alternative Strategies, By Ben Gitis and Laura Collins, March 6, 2015].
But let’s do the math. Deducting those who would self-deport we are left with 8.96 million illegals that the U.S. government would have to forcibly deport. Dividing AAF’s low and high cost estimates by these involuntary deportees, we arrive at a per deportee cost ranging from $45,000 to $67,000. By comparison, ICE—the government agency in charge of deportations, estimates that it costs $12,500 to deport an illegal alien. [ ICE reveals cost for deporting each illegal immigrant, By Mizanur Rahman, San Francisco Chronicle, January 27, 2011]. ...
To understand why AAF inflates its deportation cost estimates, just follow the money. Not the Federal tax money: the donor money. The Koch brothers [have] given millions to the forum as part of the now-familiar quid pro quo: our money for your “research” supporting open borders [The newest dark money power player: American Action Network, By Zachary Roth, MSNBC, March 18, 2014]. The Kochs see illegal aliens as a profit center rather than a problem.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Despicable Paul Ryan, Congress and Obama stiff-arm Puerto Rico bondholders who will end up fronting the inevitable taxpayer bailout
Paul Ryan is the establishment all the way. And he hasn't changed since 2008. He is not Tea Party, he is not Freedom Caucus, he is not for the taxpayer, period.
From the story here:
In essence, the bondholders will front the money for the bailout while taxpayers would have to pay them back for this cash advance.
This is something that Speaker Ryan and his allies, including the Obama Administration, don't want you to know.
Monday, May 30, 2016
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Bob Dole recommends Newt Gingrich for VP
From the remarks here, after the eight minute mark:
"My view is that Donald Trump needs someone who understands Congress, who can help him work with Congress, who understands foreign policy, domestic policy, economic policy," Dole said Saturday. "You know someone like Newt Gingrich. You know none of us are perfect, but Newt Gingrich is a good fit for Trump, because he can help him in all of those areas and Trump has to listen."
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Friday, May 27, 2016
Libertarian Charles Murray warns the world he's writing a book agreeing with Trumpism, but Trump's still not fit to be president
The response to Murray's article at National Review tells the true state of libertarianism today, and everyday.
With 3842 comments as of this moment, the top comment gets 44 up-votes, indicating an agreement rate of 1.1%.
Libertarians can't agree about their own movement let alone about the country. Meanwhile 11.5 million Republican primary voters agree with Donald Trump.
Here's Murray:
We Establishmentarians, therefore, should all go on the record about our view of Donald Trump. That includes me. I have done so in 140-character tweets, but it’s time to elaborate. Apart from that, I have a specific need to go on the record: While I am already on record with my sympathy for the grievances that energize many of Trump’s supporters, I am thinking about writing a book that is even more explicitly sympathetic with those grievances. I want to forestall any suspicion — especially if Trump is elected — that writing in sympathy with some of the content of Trumpism indicates any form of sucking up to Trump the man.
Chicom People's Liberation Army: Just waitin' for the order to Kill, Kill, Kill
Seen here:
China in recent years has turned to animated short films, rock bands and rap music to promote the Communist Party, government policies and the military. An armed forces recruiting video released earlier this month features a rap-rock soundtrack with lyrics such as "just waiting for the order to kill, kill, kill" over a frantic music-video style montage of aircraft, tanks and guns.
The video is here, at the end of which the message couldn't be clearer. An effort is also underway to make Karl Marx cool to the millennial generation of China, which has lost interest (story here).
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Unbound delegates pledge support for Trump, giving him 1,238 and securing the nomination
The Associated Press had the story, here:
Trump was put over the top in the Associated Press delegate count by a small number of the party's unbound delegates who told the AP they would support him at the national convention in July. Among them is Oklahoma GOP chairwoman Pam Pollard.
Purple Strategies online poll is pure propaganda, calls people making between $30,000 and $75,000 "working class", says they'll vote for Hillary
Aside from online polls being a joke, this one from Purple Strategies for Bloomberg saying people making between $30,000 and $75,000 are "working class" is as phony as they get:
“If he [Trump] can’t improve his performance among these working-class voters, he may need to build a more conventional Republican coalition to win,” said pollster Doug Usher.
Those are middle class people, not working class, and numbered about 54 million in 2014.
Working class people with whom Trump is wildly popular make up to $30,000 and numbered about 81 million in 2014.
This "poll" is trying to shape perceptions, not measure them.
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
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