TODAY'S RAMBLINGS
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Happy Wednesday, and oh, the entertaining post I had ready for today.
But then the U.S. Senate passed a version of Dear Leader’s One Big Beautiful Bill.
And then I reviewed the website of my primary news source, The Economist. So my fun will have to wait until Friday.
Because a picture 9 pictures tell a story: A fucking nightmare. These are all from this article, published on July 1 at The Economist’s website, although the caption is mine.
Take a close look at each - if you think you can stomach it.
Because at its core, this “budget” hurts the least fortunate among us to give more to the most, while at the same time adding at least $3 trillion (that’s the non-partisan estimate - it’s probably more like $5 trillion) to our nation’s debt.
To those lamenting this “budget” and its terrible impact on both poor people and our financial health as a nation, a friendly reminder:
To those who voted for Trump for this very reason: Congrats. You’ve got your tax cut.
But how do you feel about everything else?
FROM THE UNWASHED MASSES
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Thank you for reading this newsletter.
KLUF
If only our situation as a nation was as good as this album.