Links for 3/17/20

Links for 3/17/20
This disease is not the Black Death. Old people dying of it means less if them dying of influenza. I have the thing. My asthma meds handle it. Robitusin would too. The bad part is feel in weak and watching the coverage on TV. Note to MSNBC and CNN: leave the old fool in the White House alone. He has nothing to add worth listening to. Trump was likely serving the interests of the landlords in his Cabinet, especially Mnuchin. They want to make sure they get rent so that they can service the mortgage backed securities against their properties. It is why Steve negotiated the bailout. The Masters of the Universe in Wall Street probably also have their hands in this. Both parties.

The Good Samaritan takes many forms. He can be Black or Gay or Female. I dare Cardinal Sean to address them all.

The wealth tax is doubling down on capital gains taxes. Wealth taxes also legitimate wealth. Good social democracy, lousy socialism. Sometimes popular positions are wrong. Bernie needs to get out and start the move to unity.

We need a president that will listen to outside voices and move to compromise. Sanders and Warren had staffs who are too sure of themselves to listen. Policy is a dance, not a war. Biden's tax plan is not perfect, but much of it will pass. How it looks in the end is up to staff on Ways and Means and Senate Finance. The other important issue is Defense. Trump is an idiot and no one is sure about Bernie. Joe will be ready on Day One. He is ready now.