May 30, 2019 6:00 AM
Morning Reads — Thursday, May 30, 2019
It’s Thursday! It’s also the anniversary of the very first automobile accident in the country, which happened on this date in 1896 in New York City.
Peaches
- First things first: Bigfoot Sightings in NE Georgia.
- Sec. Perdue: University of Georgia USMCA study “all wrong”
- Georgia unveils plan for internet service in rural areas
- We’re 34th in the nation for per pupil education spending.
- These 11 sites have been added to Georgia’s register of historic places.
- City of Rome looking to tighten alcohol ordinances.
- This is why people assume there are backroom deals in local gov’t.
- Sea Island wetlands lawsuit rages on.
- State gives SoGA hospital more time for construction.
Jimmy Carter
- A four-day school week? Teachers and kids give it an A.
- “You can’t sit with us!”
- Amash gets standing ovation at town hall after calling impeachment.
- An interesting read on the border crisis (but best viewed on a computer)
- The Bay Area of 1970 was less racially segregated than it was in 2010.
- Beer Industry Blames Tariffs for 40,000 Job Losses.
- …and a study says it’s costing $831 per household per year.
- MAGA patches on Army uniforms?
- Why Is the Military Gunning for Wind Farms?
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The tariff seems relatively small to me. Eventually we will win and they will give. Meanwhile how much does all this illegal aliens cost us per year? https://www.foxnews.com/us/each-illegal-immigrant-cost-us-82k-conservative-think-tank-claims
Yawn. Fake news.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-check-how-much-does-illegal-immigration-cost-america-not-n950981
An estimated half of the nation’s undocumented immigrants are believed to be working under fake Social Security numbers, which means they are paying taxes and into Social Security. The ITEP estimates that state and local governments take in $11.74 billion a year from undocumented immigrants.
Wiehe added that undocumented immigrants are also not eligible for the federal earned income tax credit, so they’re taxed at higher rates than similar low-income Americans.
Capps said that undocumented immigrants also pay taxes in other ways: paying sales taxes on items they purchase, and funding property taxes through rent payments, too.
Meanwhile, undocumented immigrants are not eligible for Social Security and the vast majority of taxpayer-funded welfare programs like food stamps and cash assistance, according to Capps, the expert with the Migration Policy Institute.
1/2 are breaking the law by stealing identities. I didn’t even take that into account. That should cause immediate deportation. If they will go to that extent when does the law breaking stop. We are a nation of laws for a reason.
As a Millennial who isn’t going to see a dime of Social Security thanks to selfish, money-grubbing Boomers, I’m just happy that they’re paying into the program.
Hey, if we’re going to start cracking down on lawbreakers, let’s not restrict it to brown people.
“Millions of Americans are simply not paying their taxes. For about every 30 taxpayers who file their tax returns each year, there’s one business or household that doesn’t. The amount of money they collectively owe is not trivial — about 14 million taxpayers owed $131 billion in taxes and penalties to the federal government in 2017, according to the latest IRS data.”
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/4/16/18311366/tax-day-cheating-prosecutions-jail
FYI Ben, if heading to Tybee this month, the obstacle course at the drawbridge is roughly the same. They do close down a lane a few days a week between 9:00-4:30, but it’s still functional. The state patrol is hang out in the area too since it’s a 40 MPH work zone.
Thanks! We’ve had to delay until Sept since we moved recently and doing a fair amount of renov at the new place. Selling the RV trailer too, but probably still stay at the campground in a cabin if we can get one.
Book now. Seriously.
Nostalgic for another view on taxes? “Donald Trump has claimed not paying taxes makes him “smart”, in a heated exchange with Hillary Clinton during the first US presidential debate.” (no link necessary, we can all find it.)
FREEDOM GAS! Molecules of American Freedom!
“In a press release published on Tuesday, two Department of Energy officials used the terms “freedom gas” and “molecules of US freedom” to replace your average, everyday term “natural gas.””
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/05/us-department-of-energy-is-now-referring-to-fossil-fuels-as-freedom-gas/
“Not sold in the US”. “Not intended for Energy Independence”. Your natural resources branded and sold to the highest importing bidder.