Today, the sun shines, the trees still retain their leaves. A few are turning oranges and yellows. But just a few. For the first time in over 18 months I am alone in this house. Hubby, appropriately masked, is in a classroom in the Bronx, panicking over cases of COVID in his school. There are…
The recent ProPublica article, “The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax”, by Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen and Paul Kiel, shows that the wealthiest US persons pay a true-tax rate of just around 3.5%. We can grumble about it, sure. As middling income or poor people, we pay…
Three Hundred and Ninety-Five Days. So. Far. And no, there isn’t an end in sight. I’m sitting here, at my laptop, using the extra screen to make the words bigger. I’m sipping coffee. I’ve eaten a banana-nut muffin (no, didn’t bake it). I’ve taken the morning meds. The shoulder that got stabbed twice with its…
The current (soon to be ex-) WH occupant has signed a last-minute stimulus bill into law. What’s in it? Among other things, it has payments direct to people like the last one did in late March. People who got money the first time around will get money now. Yay? Not really. For most people the…
Election done. Declared winner. A speech or two. Some cheering. Some howls of pain and anger. Lots of vitriol on social media on every possible side. Next? What does come next for the US? Whatever comes next, it won’t be easy. The pandemic is still sweeping across the states, and new cases are picking up.…
Words To Think By 