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Reality-based commentary on politics.

Random Thoughts On August 31st.

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When I moved from Franklin Massachusetts to the Cape, it took six months for me to find a health care provider accepting new patients and facilitate the transfer of my medical records. When I moved from Franklin Massachusetts to the … [Read more...]

And live at home with your parents?

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I was a dispatcher/expediter for a large industrial service company towards the end of my career.  I worked from 7:00AM- 4:00PM five days a week, no lunch breaks.  I made about $65K a year, medical and dental, 401K.  Eventually I was laid … [Read more...]

Scott Brown 2.0?

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Mr. Brown announced he has resigned as head of New England Law Boston as m mentioned an interest in “re-engaging in the political arena” and wants  “to re-engaging in the political arena in support of candidates and causes who share my … [Read more...]

I wish I was making this stuff up. 

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In Pakistan, the Taliban opposed the polio vaccine and has shot those administering it. In Alabama, MAGA follower Marjorie Taylor Greene has suggested shooting those trying to administer the Covid vaccine. I wish I was making this … [Read more...]

Then, and Now.

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George Eastman of Kodak fame had a monopoly of the photographic industry in the United States by 1927. He became incredibly wealthy.  With this wealth, he was the first American industrialist to introduce the concept of profit sharing in … [Read more...]

Has Anyone Else Notice This?

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I'm 66 years old.  I've been a Republican, Democrat, independent.  I voted for Anderson, Carter, Dole, Obama, Bush (both of them).  Over the years I've known lots of Democrats, Republicans, independents. Over the past couple of years and a … [Read more...]

A Fair Wage and a Measure of Dignity.

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A Cape Cod restaurant closed for breakfast Thursday morning after customers berated staff to the point some employees cried. Reports of disruptive behavior on aircraft have shot up since the new year, and flight attendants are the ones … [Read more...]

If You See a Turtle on a Fence Post.

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In 2016, a steel worker union official asked President Barack Obama at a June 1 town hall in Elkhart, Indiana, about job losses at a plant run by Carrier, an air conditioning manufacturer that recently announced plans to move jobs from … [Read more...]

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