While I can appreciate the Democratic calls for college education subsidized by the government and understand that many parents would rather spend time on their careers instead of raising their children - and that many have no choice in … [Read more...]
A Big Day for Corporations Making Huge Subsidy Packages Look Dumb
GE has announced it will pull out of its Fort Point headquarters plan and give back its massive subsidy package, according to the Boston Globe's Jon Chesto: General Electric says it will reimburse the state for the massive incentive … [Read more...]
General Court Committees Named
I've never been sure why this does not get taken care of between election and inauguration so they can hit the ground running, but both of our legislative chambers have named their committees. You can find the list by committee here. … [Read more...]
Tulsi Gabbard vs Morning Joe
As part of her post-announcement media tour, Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard recently appeared on Morning Joe. The panel spends most of the interview questioning Gabbard about the President of Syria (she opposed regime change). The … [Read more...]
MA House progressives: Self-abasement to stay out of the basement
And again, your Massachusetts House of Representatives acting a lot like a crowd of obsequious courtiers to an eccentric, capricious King. A couple of weeks ago, a process amendment was floated to end a requirement to give conference … [Read more...]
Piketty on Warren on Piketty on the wealth tax
Thomas Piketty, the world's most prominent proponent of a wealth tax, held forth in the Globe on Elizabeth Warren's proposal for same. His verdict: Good, but it could go farther! The debate has only just begun and the proposed schedule … [Read more...]
WE’RE #1!! BEAT LA! (for worst traffic congestion)
I'm just going to leave this here: It’s probably crossed your mind while grinding through another commute into downtown, or in one of those horizon-bending backups on Routes 128 or 3: Boston must have the worst rush-hour traffic in the … [Read more...]
Anyone See a Pattern Here?
"With a court-imposed deadline looming for the government to reunite families separated at the US-Mexico border under President Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) told reporters on … [Read more...]
Obscene wealth concentration by the numbers
A fascinating piece buried in the Washington Post (but at least published, in contrast to the rest of the mainstream media) lays out the facts of America's obscene wealth concentration (emphasis mine): The 400 richest Americans — the top … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Warren Makes it Official
This morning, outside the historic Everett Mills in Lawrence, where the 1912 Bread & Roses strike began, our senior Senator surprised exactly no-one by announcing that she is a candidate for the Democratic nomination to be the 46th … [Read more...]
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