I came across this is little story today, it's not breaking news. I suspect that a member of the housekeeping staff knows something about the bomb threat that required the sweep for weapons.
According to police in Secaucus, the bomb threat — which later was determined to be bogus — was called in to Hudson Regional Hospital on July 18. During a search, bomb detection dogs led investigators to an unlocked office closet containing dozens of firearms.
Among the weapons were 11 handguns and 27 rifles or shotguns, according to police. The closet also contained a .45 caliber semi-automatic rifle with a high-capacity magazine that was determined to be an assault rifle, and a 14-round high-capacity handgun magazine.
The arrested the guy the next day.
What the heck do you think this guy was doing? It sounds very ominous that he was keeping those weapons there.
How about a windfall tax on excess corporate profits? You know, tax the entities that have the money. Or, they use profits to raise wages, and more is withheld in taxes.
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It is my contention, true or untrue, right or wrong, that all those 'trillions' of dollars being thrown around here, there, and everywhere, are invisible monies, ie, non-existent.
Only an opinion, not a debate. Maybe just showing off my ignorance, but that's how I feel.
How about a windfall tax on excess corporate profits? You know, tax the entities that have the money. Or, they use profits to raise wages, and more is withheld in taxes.
How would you define "excess corporate profits?" And have you considered what effects this might have on retirement accounts that might be invested in these corporations?
How about abolishing the home interest mortgage deduction?
Costing at least $70 billion a year, the mortgage interest deduction is one of the largest federal tax expenditures, but it appears to do little to achieve the goal of expanding homeownership. The main reason is that the bulk of its benefits go to higher-income households who generally could afford a home without assistance: in 2012, 77 percent of the benefits went to homeowners with incomes above $100,000. Meanwhile, close to half of homeowners with mortgages — most of them middle- and lower-income families — receive no benefit from the deduction. Three major bipartisan panels have proposed to convert the deduction to a credit and lower the maximum amount of interest it covers. These reforms would be major improvements over current law and would generate significant additional revenue.
I plan on being alive and collecting social security in 2034 when it's predicted the Social Security Trust Fund will no longer be adequate to pay the premiums to people. It would be nice if we take a look at how to solve that issue now.
Raising the tax rate, raising the retirement age, raising costs are certainly painful but it might be necessary.
It would be also nice while they are so worried about spending that they look at the big military pig.
Biden is simply fear-mongering. Like the "threat to democracy" narrative.
But, you're right. Something needs to be done.
Well it's election season and it's fear mongering time. Not that I like it.
"They're coming after your social security", "Their coming after your guns", "they want an open border", "they want to control your uterus". Rubio the other day said "democrats will destroy this country".
On a side note. I read a figure that mortgage interest rate deduction costs 70 billion a year in 2020. Really not a lot in the big scheme of things. In 2007 after my "divorce" (no legal gay marriage) I started to claim mortgage interest and actually got something for a couple of years. For many years I've claimed it and have gotten nothing. Wouldn't bother me if it went away. LOL
Well it's election season and it's fear mongering time. Not that I like it.
"They're coming after your social security", "Their coming after your guns", "they want an open border", "they want to control your uterus". Rubio the other day said "democrats will destroy this country".
I didn't know when I posted that, that he was about to speak.
He racheted the fear-mongering up a notch. Or a few notches.
I didn't know when I posted that, that he was about to speak.
He racheted the fear-mongering up a notch. Or a few notches.
That's kind of vague. I suppose you're talking about Biden. Care to share what you heard that ratcheted up fear-mongering? I don't have cable and I'm done with the news for the day.
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How about a windfall tax on excess corporate profits? You know, tax the entities that have the money. Or, they use profits to raise wages, and more is withheld in taxes.