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The Dem 2020 Race is a Clown Car.

Did you know that failed Georgia Gov candidate Stacey Abrams wrote Romance Novels?

“Softly, inexorable, he tested the contours of her lips, the damp heat urging him inside. Reaching for patience, Luke sank down into the chair she’d abandoned and settled her across his lap,” Colbert read.

“Her eyes fluttered open, her fingers clutched at his shoulders, when she tugged her closer, patience fled.”

“It was a really good kiss,” she responded.

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/04/04/watch-stephen-colbert-mocks-stacey-abrams-by-reading-excerpts-from-her-erotic-novel/

The sad thing is the Media is gonna pretend it's a former era where Dems can say shit in 2019 to Spring 2020 to appeal to the batshit socialist base in the Primaries, and not be called on it later during the General.

The Media Endlessly Talks About Interest Rates—Are They Even an Effective Economic Tool at This Point?

The one silver lining in the nomination of political hack Steve Moore to the Federal Reserve is that it might spur a productive discussion on the benefits (or lack of them) of monetary policy as an instrument of economic growth. This is principally because it’s just one ingredient for what is necessary to instill economic growth, and not a particularly good one at that. A more direct approach is via appropriately targeted and sufficiently large fiscal actions.

In regard to monetary policy, low interest rates kept in place for a long time can actually constrain economic growth unless they are coupled with sensible compensating fiscal policy, due to the adverse income impact to savers emanating from a resultant lower income stream. There is also a problem of political legitimacy when so little of the funding is explicitly approved by Congress, and is left instead to the discretion/creation of the Federal Reserve (which has historically tended to prioritize the narrow interests of finance over the rest of the economy). And Steve Moore, a leading advocate of cutting rates to promote additional economic growth (even as he has historically championed spending cuts), will simply perpetuate the (unfortunately) widely held notion of monetary policy as an effective cure-all, if his ideas gain policy traction within the Powell-led Federal Reserve.

In fact, what is truly required is well-formulated fiscal policy and less monetary policy activism, precisely the opposite of today’s prevailing trends. Solvency per se is not the issue. The key here is how the money is spent, lest fiscal policy become as diffuse in its effects as monetary policy has become, as well as discredited politically because of perceived ineffectiveness when long-standing structural issues (such as inequality) remain unaddressed.

Much More: https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2019/04/the-media-endlessly-talks-about-interest-rates-are-they-even-an-effective-economic-tool-at-this-point.html

This is the first comment from comments section in the article about interest rates referenced in comment #2.

Jim A.
April 4, 2019 at 10:31 am


IMHO, the main issue is that corporate investment is not credit constrained, it is demand constrained.

There is no reason to expand if they can’t sell more of their product. In aggregate, consumers are constrained more by lack of income to service current debt than they are by the access to credit.

The result is that lower interest rates are neither as effective at juicing the economy, or triggering an inflationary spiral as they have been in the past. Indeed to the extant that all the juicing has boosted prices, it has only boosted the prices of assets that are expensive enough that they are bought with borrowed money: real estate, college degrees, and stocks.*

This “new normal,” has yet to percolate through to the movers and shakers, so even as some urge ever lower interest rates to boost the economy, others worry about inflation, and neither seems to realize that MOST of the extra credit just boosts income inequality. It would be funny, if it wasn’t so serious.

*especially PE and Leveraged buy outs.

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2019/04/the-media-endlessly-talks-about-interest-rates-are-they-even-an-effective-economic-tool-at-this-point.html

There is also absolutely no reason to hire more people no matter how much and loudly the Golden Golem screams, if there is no increased demand.

Companies are in business to make a profit, not be a charity organization to hire people just for the hell of it.

Gonna call it: the Dems only hope in the 2020 election is to pick a brown candidate. They desperately need brown votes to have a chance after all the shit they’ve pulled, and crazy shit they e stood for. So they need to bring to the table something black voters can agree on: a black candidate. That means Kamala or Booker. Both are shit, but the rank and file Dems will get themselves worked up enough to vote for them in the general, and the blacks will come out to vote for “one of ours.”
It still probably won’t be enough, but it’s their only shot.
Nominate Biden or Sanders and they’re sunk. To the black vote it’ll be one old white dude vs another old white dude and they’ll just stay home.

Patrick says

The prediction of doom because of Trump is looking kind of worn and shabby at this point

Kind of like the list of accomplishments and playing out ever so slowly just like the elusive Big Beautiful, the Bestest ever Trade Deal with China that is getting quite long in the tooth and starting to smell fishy

Patrick says

Didn't happen.

Going to happen/is happening...if you were at the movies, you are at the point where the advertisements from the local businesses are ending, the gambit about the concession offerings is playing and the trailers for the upcoming movies is about to play.

Probably a good idea to get some popcorn and a drink now - you really do not want to miss the main feature.

So much winning.

Even more MAGA and winning - plus the stock market is up so that proves everything is just fine - not.

HEYYOU says

but I can screw something up & fix it faster than many can do it correctly the first time.

Been watching ILWU union mechanics at the Ports ?

Quigley says

Booker

Booker is a whore for Big Pharma, if I recall correctly. A weak point in debates.

Quigley says

nominate Biden or Sanders and they’re sunk.

Actually D's may win with Biden in PA, OH, and WI, which may be enough to win election. However, Biden is already sunk with conveniently timed groping allegations.
Neither Kamala nor Booker will win in those states, meaning loss of election for D's.

Elgatouno says

What? Nobody wants to talk about the flipfloper in Chief?

post something that has not been universally true since beginning of times, then it will be worth discussing

Elgatouno says

How you like them avocados?

I have a tree in my yard, no need to buy

It's fun watching all the LibbyFuck PsychoLibBitches exonerating Biden's stink finger forays due to political chameleon-ship. Biden needs to stop sniffing his fingers in public after serial grabbings, it isn't couth.

Now Jusssie is refusing to pay and Chicago is suing him for it.
https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/television/article/The-Latest-Suburban-police-criticize-Foxx-on-13741608.php

Quigley says

Gonna call it: the Dems only hope in the 2020 election is to pick a brown candidate. They desperately need brown votes to have a chance after all the shit they’ve pulled, and crazy shit they e stood for. So they need to bring to the table something black voters can agree on: a black candidate. That means Kamala or Booker. Both are shit, but the rank and file Dems will get themselves worked up enough to vote for them in the general, and the blacks will come out to vote for “one of ours.”

Totally in agreement. And watch the Dems studiously ignore Kamala's Bank-friendly efforts as DA of SF and Booker's Big Pharma bendovers.

It's all about Anti-Whiteness now. Things can really change, but I see it as you do if trends continue.

georgeliberte says

Now Jusssie is refusing to pay and Chicago is suing him for it.
https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/television/article/The-Latest-Suburban-police-criticize-Foxx-on-13741608.php

In the end, maybe Chicago will end up paying Smollett.

CBOEtrader says

Smullet was charged, why does this innaccuarcy keep popping up

If the Left isn’t lying, it can’t possibly win anyone to its side.

The Left isn't an existential threat to society, because their women are godless harridans or scumbag bastard factories from the 'hood.

All we have to do is limit migration to prevent the dying Left's scheme to destroy Western Civilization in a gesture of rage.

marcus says

He said some are the dregs of society. Possibly referring to cognitively challenged white supremacists, or swamp creatures.

I'll be voting for the first Democrat or Republican candidate that doesn't come out spewing divisive, identitarian invective.

The thing people fear about the "supremacists" and the "woketards" alike is one and the same thing: Americans don't want Identitarian leaders. When Identitarians are all that's on offer, they'll vote "tribally". This is divisive, cynical, and myopic. Identitarianism is anti-American.

It's always been in shambles. hahahaha

They've never dominated an institution, not even a single Diary Queen in bumfuck.

The AltLeft, however, is a clear and present danger.

cmdrdataleak says

I'll be voting for the first Democrat or Republican candidate that doesn't come out spewing divisive, identitarian invective.

www.youtube.com/embed/W14n4TAAo-o

The first minute is cat and dog stuff, then it segues into interviews with Women's Marchers, comedy gold.

Asian Chick with speech disorder explains Anti-White racism isn't racism at 3:00

@Patrick, maximum Hypergamy at 5:20

jazz_music says

When America was great the broadcasters were regulated so that talk radio as it is a propaganda vehicle now and Fox News was not allowed to exist.

It also meant that 90% of the rest of the media couldn't be Resist Ants 24-7-365, too.

That means that MSNBC would have to have Laura Ingram to balance Rachel Madcow.

Checked it this morning, wasn’t very beneficial though.

In life losers will always blame white men, stupid victim mentality.

marcus says

Quigley says

As a white male

Merry Christmas.

Jeez, you would think that at least on this one day you could check your privilege.

jazz_music says

That’s where the divisiveness first became monetized and politically ripe for somebody like Trump to exploit.

Some did not vote for a clown but against a witch. This corrupt system seldom gives us someone to vote for but always someone to vote against. Propaganda divides us so the puppetmasters can control us.

jazz_music says

Anyone listening to those platforms with a straight face believes Trump is the greatest man who ever lived REGARDLESS of all he says or does

The hysterics on both sides are often entertaining.

DOn't worry, be happy.

OR if you want something to be worried or upset about, there are some moronic idiots on the far left that are impossible to defend that you can criticize and vent pointless indignant rage while using totally dishonest exaggerated strawman lies to simultaneously paint yourself as just as much of an idiot.

Join the party, it's fun. It's not like there are any real problems to solve.

A more realistic saying:

"When your last dollar has been spent, you will realize you're not going to eat at all."

Come on Jazzy, we all know if the goods were in the Mueller report it would have been leaked in its entirety by now.
We also know if there is anything redacted that the Democrats can use to keep their petty smears going. They will edit the PDF and remove the redactions like they did last year when they leaked an underacted version of a report.

How do you make batteries, that’s pollution

How do you generate electricity, most of it is pollution too by your own definition since it’s not just made from water falling down spinning turbine.

Money changers don't understand engineering. ICE = 25-30% energy convertion efficiency, the other 70% wasted as heat/carbon emmissions.
EV = 80 -90% energy efficient. Combined with solar PV, or wind, the most economical as well.

But that ICE energy didn’t come out of thin air. To make it you had to burn coal, gas, etc... so it’s same shit, converted twice

kt1652 says

Money changers don't understand engineering. ICE = 25-30% energy convertion efficiency, the other 70% wasted as heat/carbon emmissions.
EV = 80 -90% energy efficient. Combined with solar PV, or wind, the most economical as well.

How much less?

Put in the real numbers, not hypothetical.

Tim Aurora says

The title clearly said less pollution and not pollution free

I see the chart. It shows it at the exhaust. It doesn’t consider the manufacture of the electricity.

Whole thing assumes elictricity has no cost to make.

Tim Aurora says

Here is a website that calculates it. It is an unknown website so I do not stand by these numbers but take them as reference

https://blog.ucsusa.org/rachael-nealer/gasoline-vs-electric-global-warming-emissions-953


FortWayneIndiana says

How much less?

Put in the real numbers, not hypothetical.

FortWayneIndiana says

But that ICE energy didn’t come out of thin air. To make it you had to burn coal, gas, etc... so it’s same shit, converted twice

kt1652 says

Money changers don't understand engineering. ICE = 25-30% energy convertion efficiency, the other 70% wasted as heat/carbon emmissions.
EV = 80 -90% energy efficient. Combined with solar PV, or wind, the most economical as well.

What a losing argument.

Power plants operate at a much higher efficiency than internal combustion engines, on cheaper and more diversified fuel sources, including renewable.

Electric motors and batteries also have relatively little energy waste, making the system as a whole more efficient to operate, especially when you consider being able to leverage the superior distribution infrastructure of the electric grid versus the relatively sparse network of fuel stations. Consider that most fuel stations receive their supply by tanker-truck, which introduces yet more inefficiency.
Solar, wind is eveng more efficient.
It takes a lot of energy to extract, refine, transport, distribute the petrol to your gas tank. So many middle men, they don't work for free. Lol.

About fucking time! She wasn’t doing her damned job. Was just letting people on through, more like a train conductor than a draw bridge!

kt1652 says

Power plants operate at a much higher efficiency than internal combustion engines, on cheaper and more diversified fuel sources, including renewable.

That's debatable. I think nuclear is fucking awesome, but morons here keep on closing those plants down left and right because everyone is scared of them. You can't get more efficient than that. Everything else is burning fuel/gas to generate electricity. So you simply pushed burning to a central spot, and made it impossible for most people to fuel up their cars. Centralized systems are prone to problems, distributed systems work better. One gas station breaks, half west coast isn't sitting.

Either way, bottom line is this. There is no way right now you can use renewables to generate enough electricity to power everything our society needs, so it's a moot point. It's not there. So EV's are still burning fossil fuels, just they are not burning them where you drive, but at some other place. "Renewable Energy" creation needs to not suck, before it matters.

One more thing Tim.

Be very VERY CAUTIOUS of centralized power generation. Enron fucked us big time in the past with that. When they wanted to raise the price of energy, they'd call their friends to shut off a station or two. Energy supply would drop causing price to skyrocket. Lots of people got really fucked by the costs.

If we centralized generation, we will get the same shit again. Crooked mother fuckers out there exist, and there are many of them.