Speak Out: SpeakOut: 08-22-2021

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Posted by fxpwt on Mon, Aug 23, 2021, at 9:36 AM:

Great coverage

Great coverage of Covid in today's paper (8/19/21). Thank you, Southeast Missourian!

Cubs fan?

To the Cards fan complaining about their mediocrity, things could be worse. You could be a Cubs fan!

Inept president

The only thing keeping Biden from being removed office is the person who would take his place. No one wants Harris to become president. She is more inept than Biden. What a shame, of all the people the Democrats could have run for president and we got these two.

Economics

It's funny that people think businesses can set whatever prices they wish. Supply and demand; and competition constantly force businesses to mark prices lower than they wish. So when wages are artificially inflated due to wage controls, businesses do take a hit to earnings, but it can't all come from there. The public is going to see a price increase, and that will negate the increase in wages.

Aid to Haiti

It's time we reaccessed giving aid to Haiti. We have been providing them with aid for 75 years. They are now worse off than when we started. It is clearly not working. It's time to use that aid to help the U.S.

Afghanistan

Where are the Democrats, they spent four years attacking President Donald Trump and his family making up many stories that led to impeachment hearings. Now Biden has put our country in dire straits. Our national security is in jeopardy. There are Americans stranded in Afghanistan and fearing for their life. Biden told them if they can get to the airport they would be brought home, but they are on their own to get to the airport. This is embarrassing and demoralizing. Where is the so-called squad? Their silence says a lot about their character.

Eviction restriction

Biden's extension of the eviction restrictions against the wishes of the Supreme Court is an impeachment-level offense. He needs to be put on trial and removed from office. That is worse than anything that Trump did.

Afghanistan blame

It didn't take long for Republicans to start the blame game for Afghanistan. Doesn't matter that Trump wanted the troops out and even started the process before he lost the election. Nope, Biden simply finished what Trump started and the entire thing is Biden's fault.

Private school

Here is a novel idea. Parents with school-age children who are receiving Biden's refundable Child Tax Credit can use this money to send their children to private/charter schools or use it to fund their home schooling efforts. This will by-pass the Common Core educations students are subjected in government schools.

Biden and Carter

The border, gas prices, inflation, Afghanistan. The Biden Administration is a complete disaster! The only person happy about the job Biden is doing is Jimmy Carter, who will move from bring our worst modern day President to second worst.

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    Re: Biden and Carter

    Aside from the normal noises, gots to wondering about the age of the caller, to be viewing Carter as 'modern-day'? :-)~

    Went into my files from the Wayback Machine, and found a local receipt 'only' from 1987, rather than all the wayback to the Carter-era of 1977-1980, suggesting the sales tax rate within the City limits was 6.00%, if'n my electronic guzzinta machine worked right. If memory serves, also before the times of any restaurant/motel, CID, or TDD double-secret special add-ons.

    Ahhh, 34 years of progress, with a 41% increase in the base sales tax rate, to boot! Sweet!

    -- Posted by fxpwt on Mon, Aug 23, 2021, at 9:47 AM
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    ...and the next opportunity to excel, adapt, improvise, and/or overcome.

    Gots the Ameren bill in the mail today. Enclosures pertaining to hearings in early October about raising the electric bill by 12%, and the gas bill by 6% in early 2022.

    Not sure how the recent court ruling about their Rush Island coal plant may affect this electric increase request. https://e-edition.stltoday.com/st-louis-post-dispatch/20210821/281625308384517

    At any rate, I suppose that the 8.25% in taxes collected off the utility bill (13.725% on non-residential accounts) look to have a significant corresponding increase in those revenues as well...

    Sweet! :-)~

    -- Posted by fxpwt on Mon, Aug 23, 2021, at 11:05 AM
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    Well, scrolling through the TV over-the-air stuff, you know, that old school antenna thing - seems that Channel 23 has added two new channels - 23-4 DEFY and 23-5 TRU.

    https://www.defytvnet.com/schedule/

    https://www.trutv.com/schedule

    Now up to 9 stations with 43 channels available in the Cape area... Sweet ! :-)

    -- Posted by fxpwt on Mon, Aug 23, 2021, at 7:41 PM
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    Great coverage: Yep, 24/7 Covid Covid Covid.

    Cubs fan: Cards still have a chance at the Wild Card - they just need to come together with every game and play hard.

    Inept president: Good description!

    Economics: It's that Hyperinflation that acts as a Tax on all Americans that will especially hurt the middle class.

    Aid to Haiti: Need to retrieve money from the Clinton Foundation that somehow found it's way into it from the Haiti relief money a few years back - surprise surprise.

    Afghanistan: Well said caller. The Afghanistan Withdrawal Fiasco will be Biden's legacy.

    Eviction restriction: Impeach and Convict Turnip Brain Biden then repeat for VP Harris.

    Afghanistan blame: Who was President when Afghanistan fell and let Americans stranded while the troops fled the country leaving their equipment behind - sad days for our once #1 military....Joe Turnip Brain Biden is the answer.

    Private school: Good idea caller but how are the recipients of the child credit going to pay for the newly bought updated cell phones, flat screen TVs along with other purchases.

    Biden and Carter: Biden is Jimmy Carter on Steroids!

    And that's the way it should be according to Schaefer's World....Monday, August 23, 2021.

    -- Posted by Truth Slinger on Mon, Aug 23, 2021, at 7:49 PM
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    After last nights game IMO the Cards are out of the Wild Card chase for this year.... they are a good team but need to bring home those on base plus find some pitchers that can throw strikes.

    -- Posted by Truth Slinger on Wed, Aug 25, 2021, at 8:05 AM

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