Last week Boeing reported that it had skipped out on $305 million in taxes in 2015. Back in 2013, the Legislature enacted a special Boeing exemption from business taxes. The legislative intent was to keep jobs in Washington. But that was not written into the tax exemption bill. So in spite of, or maybe because…
Marvin Rosete reported on facebook about the King County Democrats’ caucus held at Hazen High School Sunday, May 1: I am glad Senator Patty Murray left the building safely, until an idiot decided to attempt to bum rush the Senator’s group as she was leaving. The man in question said he was attacked by Hillary…
InspireSeattle invites YOU to join us at our Social Forum: Saturday, May 7th at 6:30PM. Main discussion topic for this evening: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): is this Asian trade agreement good or bad for America (and Americans)? President Obama’s Office of the United States Trade Representative frames the TPP as “INCREASING AMERICAN EXPORTS, SUPPORTING AMERICAN JOBS .
(For a related article see More fun and drama with Bernie Sanders in Second Life.) A Bernie supporter sent me this snippet of overheard conversation: [20:26] Dortha Wildcrest (goodtime69i): our leaders are flesh eating iguanas [20:27] Dortha Wildcrest (goodtime69i): my problem with bernie is [20:27] Dortha Wildcrest (goodtime69i): he thinks the democrat party should adopt…
From Wikipedia: “Michael Louis Connell (November 30, 1963 – December 19, 2008) was a high-level Republican consultant who was subpoenaed in a case regarding alleged tampering with the 2004 U.S. Presidential election and a case involving thousands of missing emails pertaining to the political firing of U.S. Attorneys. Connell was killed when the plane he…
From Tax cuts for the rich made Kansas broke — so now Republicans move to raise taxes on the poor: Let’s say you’re the Governor of Kansas. The tax cuts for the rich you pushed through a couple years ago mean you’re in a world of budgetary hurt, and you’re not sure how you’re going…
Bernie Sanders and Birdie Sanders discuss Bernie’s campaign and the symbolism of Birdie Sanders, who has some incisive things to say about government and about whether Bernie Sanders is a socialist. Note: this is work in progress.