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Nov 25, 2021 14:18:36   #
Sorry, sent them to my mail list and then deleted them.
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Nov 25, 2021 13:45:52   #
Wyantry wrote:
So do you include all those Chevrolet Bolts (battery recalls, cannot park in garage, cannot charge near structures), or the Tesla’s with their crashes tied to non-recognition of emergency-lights (police, ambulance, fire vehicles) and “non-participating” driver inputs? Those vehicles?

Or what about the fact fuel-savings of $1000.oo per year (or so) is in NO MANNER going to offset the additional $20,000 or more that an electrical vehicle (EV) costs?
Or what about the lack of charging-stations in many locations?
Or the additional TIME required for charging while on trips?
Or what about the additional load upon already polluting grid-tied power systems and generating plants?
Or what about the fact that wind and solar generation IS NOT AVAILABLE when charging is derired?
Or the costs (and pollution aftermaths) of mining and refining necessary battery materials?
Or the control of “essential materials” by chiefly a hostile foreign power (China)?
Or what about potential recycling or disposal of used vehicles/parts like batteries?
Or what about potential fire or pollution damage caused by used components?
Or . . . ?

There appears to be an entire series of unsatisfactorily-answered questions.

The entire rush to electrifucation has not been thought out in advance, nor the downsides thoroughly balanced against the against the benefits longterm (a standard cost-benefit analysis).
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There is plenty of substantiated info out there where solar powered vehicles will not save anybody any money so why does Biden and many Senators and Representatives keep pushing it. I believe many of them are heavily invested in solar power and so to ensure their investment pays off in a big way they will try and force solar on everyone. I think bottom line, it's all about the money? No solar powered vehicles for me.
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Nov 24, 2021 19:46:03   #
I think most of us do if we admit it.
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Nov 24, 2021 11:53:25   #
jerryc41 wrote:
This is something new, and I think it's from Windows/Microsoft. Quite a while ago, red lines started appearing under misspelled words. Right-clicking would show suggested substitutions. Now, I see double blue lines. To get suggestions, I have to right-click and then press Alt-down-arrow.


I use a free program called "tiny spell". Works great with almost any windows computer program. I am a terrible speller and sometimes mis-type even words I know how to spell. Problem I have is without a spell checker when I go back over the text even words I know how to spell but have mis-spelled look OK.
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Nov 21, 2021 13:03:32   #
travelwp wrote:
There is a rumor that today, doctors have started a medical procedure on Biden to look for his brain.


And unfortunately for us they found nada! Well maybe I should have said fortunately?
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Nov 21, 2021 13:00:23   #
Blurryeyed wrote:
The "Build Back Better" bill contains sunset clauses to some of its most expensive entitlements in order to disguise its true cost to the American people. Even with these sunset clauses, depending on the particular entitlement, 1 year, 3 years, or 6 years, the CBO has scored this as adding 367 billion over the course of 10 years. For instance the increase in the childcare allowance adds $130 billion/year to the budget but the democrats have sunseted the additional payments after one year for CBO scoring but we all know that the increases will never be sunset, so the democrat lie is that this program will only cost $130 billion when in reality this one aspect of the bill will cost $1.3 trillion.

Here is the Wall Street Journal's take on the bill and the Democrat lies surrounding it. The editorial board characterized it as the most dishonest spending bill in American history.

The Real Biden Bill: At Least $4.6 Trillion

Program by program, here’s how Democrats disguise the real cost of their entitlement blowout.

The Congressional Budget Office on Thursday released its “official” cost estimates for the House tax and entitlement bill, but don’t believe it. The CBO gnomes aren’t lying about a 10-year deficit estimate of $367 billion. They’re obliged to score the bill under rules that Democrats have r****d with multiple tricks that disguise the real cost by trillions of dollars.

Democrats phase out the biggest programs in the bill while paying for them with 10 years of tax increases. They phase-in other programs and off-load costs to the states. The Penn Wharton Budget Model estimates the House bill would cost nearly $4.6 trillion over 10 years if temporary provisions are made permanent, as most will be.

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) pegs the cost at $4.9 trillion if temporary tax credits and programs are made permanent through 2031. This would add $1.5 trillion to deficits over the next five years without additional tax offsets. Let’s take a tour of this budget deception.

• Enhanced child allowances ($3,600 for children under age 6 and $3,000 up to age 17). This is the bill’s most expensive provision at about $130 billion a year, which is why Democrats limit it to one year. Does anyone doubt they’ll extend it in the future?

They may get help from Republicans, who won’t want to be attacked for raising taxes on families. CRFB says making the allowances permanent would cost $1.13 trillion. Based on current law, it would cost $1.5 trillion since the $2,000 tax credit from the 2017 GOP tax reform is set to drop back to $1,000 after 2025. So that’s nearly $1.4 trillion in hidden costs alone.

• Earned income tax credit expansion. The bill nearly triples the maximum EITC value for childless adults—but only for one year. Its $15 billion annual cost would be $135 billion if extended over the decade. The kicker: Individuals can qualify based on their previous year’s earnings, so they technically don’t have to work to get it.

• ObamaCare premium subsidies. Democrats in March extended eligibility to Americans making more than 400% of the poverty line and capped their premium payments for benchmark plans at 8.5% of income. Subsidies for lower earners were also increased so people making 150% of the poverty line don’t have to pay a penny toward their premiums, compared to 4.1% before the change.

These sweetened subsidies are set to expire after next year, but the bill extends them through 2025 while also allowing lower-income adults in states that opted out of the ObamaCare Medicaid expansion to qualify. CRFB says these subsidies will cost $530 billion if they are made permanent.

• A new child-care entitlement. Households making up to 250% of their state’s median income would qualify for child-care vouchers, and their payments would be capped at 7% of income—less for lower earners. The bill appropriates about $100 billion through 2024 to states and “such sums as may be necessary” from 2025 to 2027.

Spending on this entitlement like all others can be expected to increase on autopilot, especially as providers raise prices to capture more subsidies. States will have to pick up 5% of the cost from 2025 to 2027, which somewhat reduces federal spending but could lead to state tax hikes down the road.

• Universal pre-K. The bill appropriates about $18 billion to states for universal pre-K through 2024 and then “such sums as may be necessary” through 2027. States would be on the hook for about 5% of the cost starting in 2025 and 37% in 2027.

The pre-K and child care entitlements are estimated to cost only $380 billion because they phase in gradually and expire after six years. But there’s zero chance they will expire in 2027. Once the middle-class gets hooked, the entitlements will be impossible to repeal. CRFB estimates the two programs would cost $800 billion if made permanent.

• The current $10,000 limit on the state-and-local tax (SALT) deduction increases to $80,000 through 2030. In 2031 it would return to $10,000. Penn Wharton says this gimmick would lead to $65 billion in additional tax revenue through 2031 though it would cost about $300 billion through 2025. Confused?

Under current law, the $10,000 SALT cap is set to expire in 2025 with most of the 2017 GOP tax cuts. So raising the cap to $80,000 would add to the deficit through 2025 but subtract from it through 2031. This gimmick will make it harder to extend the other expiring provisions of the 2017 tax reform, such as bonus depreciation for business. CRFB says that if the 2017 tax reforms are extended separately, any savings on paper would be erased and replaced with an additional $340 billion in costs.

In sum, the House bill will cost $2 trillion to $3 trillion more than CBO is estimating because Democrats have camouf**ged the costs. Penn Wharton estimates the bill’s tax increases and other revenue will yield about $1.8 trillion, but this doesn’t account for how the tax hikes will change the incentives to work and invest.

Keep in mind that CBO this summer projected that annual deficits will already exceed $1 trillion on average through 2030, causing U.S. debt to swell by $12.8 trillion—and that’s before the infrastructure bill or this House bill. When the spending all kicks in, and the rich are all taxed out, the middle class will be hit with a huge tax increase. This is the most dishonest spending bill in American history.
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Why just Joe Biden and the Democrats? You think Trump and his band of Politicians didn't lie? All Politicians lie, it's just part of being a Politician today. Sad isn't it?
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Nov 8, 2021 17:49:43   #
Mother-in-Law came to dinner


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Nov 7, 2021 20:38:34   #
Smoked fish and turkey


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Oct 30, 2021 12:58:47   #
I need to vent


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Oct 28, 2021 00:24:34   #
The bottle neck is California (simple version)

from an article by Andrea Widberg

The conventional wisdom is that the V***S is the reason for stalled container ships off the California coast. (NOT THE COMPLETE STORY)

Problem # 1

California's new laws are NOT mentioned. Trucks with engines built before 2011 are not allowed in the container off load area and drivers must be 21 years of age now, no longer just 18.

To solve the truck problem, California mandated that older trucks be replaced with electric trucks (which don't exist yet).

Half of the nation's truckers are now prohibited from picking up containers in California. You don't hear about that of course.

In an effort to solve the problem, California compliant trucks have been taking shipments to the state border, where the load is t***sferred to non-compliant trucks. This has just built another bottleneck.

Problem # 2

California's new law AB-5 k**led the gig economy. Traditionally ports are served by owner operators. AB-5 BANNED OWNER/OPERATORS WHO ARE NOT UNION. So, there just aren't nearly enough trucks to handle the job. Biden's grandstanding about operating the ports 24/7 won't make a difference.

The unions win and the media punts but the average AMERICAN CITIZEN loses. Does any of this surprise you ?
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Oct 20, 2021 10:00:44   #
With only one shot at that!
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Oct 19, 2021 12:23:32   #
I saw one of those things while walking my dog along the Trinity River about 6 years ago. They are quite dangerous and the one I saw ate my dog.
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Oct 19, 2021 12:12:31   #
My Grandfather Jay W. McHenry of Benton, Pa (center in the plaid shirt, one of the 13 original shareholders) and other original founding members of the Painter Den Hunting Club. In 1926 these 13 men purchased land and founded a club for hunting and fishing on a mountain top in Pennsylvania. This was their first hunt during the Winter of 1926. Today the club thrives and has increased substantially in land size and allows the logging industry to selectively harvest timber. Membership is limited to about 50 and a prospective member must be voted in. Most members are the descendant of the original founding members. They built a beautiful cabin that will accommodate all members. Every year towards the end of August they put on a large clam bake for members, families and guests. Makes my mouth water just thinking about that. I have been fortunate enough to attend that probably 10 or so times. If I had stayed in that part of the country, I would have tried my best to become a member. The second picture is the cabin is at the edge of the lake as it is today.




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Oct 11, 2021 11:15:54   #
I always knew the airlines would finally come up with a solution to separating but also accommodating both v******ted and un-v******ted air travelers. Fully v******ted C***D travelers will not find much difference. Those un-v******ted passengers will have to use the upper level seating and might find a slight difference in their accommodations.


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Oct 9, 2021 18:17:37   #
I wish I had the talent to do that and ESPECIALLY the patients to put in those highlights. Thanks for sharing.
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