Soviet Socialists, Communist Cuba, Peronism, among others, already conducted decades of field research. Their findings, after much earnestness, are conclusive without a doubt.
Central planning succeeds at retarding growth, increasing poverty, and sapping the imagination and inventiveness of its inhabitants. Before long they’re rifling through the garbage cans in search of a cure for their hunger pangs."
Government can give you nothing it does not first take away.
“She also plans to give you $6,000 every time you give birth.”
It will cost about $480,000 to put a kid through public school K-12 education in New York City.
Perhaps the employee FICA tax amount should be refundable up to four years back for new mothers/fathers under 30.
That would be about 24% of the parents yearly earned income.
That way we don’t have to hand out $6,000 for anchor babies.
“She says she will give you $25,000 to buy your first house.”
Hurry, hurry, get your $400,000 house for only $375,000. In a few years, after Democratic and Republican efforts to lower housing prices, you’ll be the owners of a $325,000 house.
Hurry, hurry, get your $150,000 house for only $125,000. In ten years, you’ll have one of the few houses left standing on your block. Take a look around Detroit to see what happens when the federal government tries to make homeowners of people without sufficient self-discipline.
Electricity has been price controlled for over a century.
Bookmark.
“price control”
Nowadays price controls are typically only partially imposed, say on 30% to 50% of the housing units for the likely loyal to leftist politician voters. The remaining units are not price controlled. England has its Section 106 agreements, but “affordable” unit set asides are common in famous US ‘blue’ cities.
Imaging a new building where the cost of the units would require rents of at least $1600/month. If 40% of the units are rent capped at say $1000/month, the remaining units would have to be marketed at $2000/month or more.
“Presently, the USPS is operating at a massive loss. It reported a $6.5 billion loss for fiscal year 2023 and is projecting a $6.3 billion loss in 2024. But with Uncle Sam and your taxpayer dollars backing it, the USPS will continue to operate at a forever loss.”
Mail could be delivered just three days a week to residential addresses.
*** Vice President Kamala Harris wants to help you.***
The hell she does. Or any Democrat. Some Pubbies, too.
Mitch McConnell, I’m talking to you, pal. You’ve sold so many of us down the river. I haven’t forgotten.
It should be remembered by refunding taxes more generous payments for things like new babies and house downpayments can be made to independent and likely Trump voters.
George Washington lost his first bid for the Virginia House because his opponent out spent him on booze.
He was two years later by having plenty of rum, beer, and hard cider on-hand...
Politicians these days are slacking. Want my vote? A couple glasses of a high end Scotch of Absinth will at least get me to sit still long enough to listen...
Welfare votes started when the first handouts began! Never ended and never will!