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Biden’s plan for electric cars is already outdated

Biden’s plan for electric cars is already outdated

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  5 Comments  •  5 years ago

Joe Biden is playing to the media and wants to score a win.  Biden's emphasis on electric vehicles is more political show than a practical policy. Electric vehicles haven't matured sufficiently to...
Biden sees `win' for US in electric vehicle battery deal

Biden sees `win' for US in electric vehicle battery deal

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  31 Comments  •  5 years ago

What's good for South Korea is good for the United States.  Of course, South Korean doesn't have to deal with BLM protests or a porous southern border or health care deserts or a shrinking middle...
We must stop cutting China slack on climate

We must stop cutting China slack on climate

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  2 Comments  •  5 years ago

There is a question.  The question disregarded, avoided, and ignored in climate diplomacy.  The question that must be answered.  How? China is still building toward peak emissions.  While the rest...
NYC's ultra-rich face 52% combined top income tax rate, highest in U.S.

NYC's ultra-rich face 52% combined top income tax rate, highest in U.S.

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  7 Comments  •  5 years ago

Well, it's an attention grabbing headline.  Fortunately, the reporter included a description of marginal tax rates. Progressive income tax systems divide income into brackets with different tax...
Supreme Court strikes another pandemic-related restriction on religious services

Supreme Court strikes another pandemic-related restriction on religious services

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  36 Comments  •  5 years ago

What should be ringing alarm bells is Elena Kagan's dissent based on the interpretation of the 1st amendment as intended to provide an equal outcome.  Kagan has elevated secularism to the same...
CDC zombie apocalypse preparedness guide rises from the dead  (3/4/21)

CDC zombie apocalypse preparedness guide rises from the dead (3/4/21)

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  7 Comments  •  5 years ago

The Zombie apocalypse is back in the news.   Do you know what to do when Zombies begin roaming the streets?  The CDC has provided tongue-in-cheek guidelines to prepare. The CDC guidelines are...
Corporate Taxes Are Wealth Taxes

Corporate Taxes Are Wealth Taxes

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  24 Comments  •  5 years ago

Gee!  I thought taxing the rich would actually impose taxes on the rich.  You know, things like taxing capital gains as ordinary income and making the income tax progressive. Instead we're treated...
Biden to target 'ghost guns,' stabilizing braces in new gun control actions

Biden to target 'ghost guns,' stabilizing braces in new gun control actions

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  11 Comments  •  5 years ago

Really?  Just how big a problem are ghost guns and stabilizing braces? I don't have a problem with restricting or banning either ghost guns or stabilizing braces.  But, let's face it, these...
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