Israel’s army said on Tuesday it had detected Hezbollah tunnels infiltrating its territory from Lebanon and launched an operation to destroy them, a move likely to raise tensions with the Iran-backed group.
— Read on www.france24.com/en/20181204-israel-lebanon-netanyahu-operation-hezbollah-pompeo-tunnels
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s newly inaugurated president kicked off his first Monday in office with something not seen in recent history — a news conference and a pledge to hold one every working day of his six-year term to keep the people informed.
— Read on www.yahoo.com/news/mexicos-common-man-president-hits-ground-running-140213915.html
This guy seems like a leader with a style I like
Massachusetts judge, under scrutiny for possible role in immigrant’s escape from ICE, should be benched, Gov. Charlie Baker says | masslive.com
— Read on www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/12/massachusetts_judge_under_scru.html
Another activist judge thwarts justice with disastrous results
WASHINGTON (AP) — The dinner table diplomacy that Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping of China conducted over the weekend produced something as vague as it was valuable: an agreement to keep talking.
— Read on www.yahoo.com/news/trump-xi-agreement-buys-time-063308061.html
Each took a step back
Facing rising competition from Disney and other media giants entering into the streaming business, Netflix is increasingly eager to lure filmmakers who want their movies to be shown on a big screen and get awards recognition.
— Read on www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-netflix-roma-20181203-story.html
Building collapses worsened an already severe housing shortage. Havana alone had a deficit of 206,000 homes in 2016, official figures show.
— Read on www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/02/havana-cuba-collapsing-buildings-housing-unesco/1998606002/
Communism’s failure in Cuba
The French are the latest to refuse to sacrifice growth for green piety.
— Read on www.wsj.com/articles/the-global-carbon-tax-revolt-1543880507
A bad idea, especially in hard times for the working class
The office of the special counsel investigating ties between the Trump campaign and Russia in the 2016 election says it is “tying up loose ends.”
— Read on www.yahoo.com/news/no-ms-ocasio-cortez-21-230008754.html
It is never easy to substantiate political rhetoric with facts and numbers.
Politicians have a nasty habit of spending more of other people’s money before they get it. Then the hunt for things and people to tax starts in earnest. Sin taxes, lotteries, gambling, gas tax, vaping tax, carbon tax……….
They never consider cutting the size of government as a solution as it would chip away at their power base. Big government is self perpetuating because of crony capitalism. Everyone who gets tax relief or revenue from the government is not going to vote for a pay cut.
Now that we have fewer net taxpayers than beneficiaries, the perfect storm is here, 22 trillion dollars in federal debt. Plus the interest on it.
COMMENT: My sister lives in Chicago. She is looking to leave finally. She told me there is a 9% tax on any amusement like Netflix or PlayStation for her son. You are right. They keep finding things to tax rather than address the problem. This cannot be maintained forever. OT REPLY: This is what happens. Rather than increasing taxes, they expand things to tax. They assume they can get away with that easier than be seen as raising taxes. It is all about how it will be reported. Sony has indeed agreed to comply with Chicago’s Amusement Tax, which means that PlayStation users now have to pay an extra 9% tax on streaming and rental services, which took effect on November 14th, 2018. This latest expansion of the city’s Amusement Tax will apply to purchases such as rentals, but not full sales of games. Back in 2015, Chicago’s Department of Finance expanded the tax on events to include streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, and Spotify. It is most likely illegal but under our legal system, the burden is on you to spend money to prove you have a right. Governments can pass a law to do anything, even kill your first born. Only if they try to enforce it then you have to take them to court and spend years to get to the Supreme Court.
— Read on www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/taxes/chicagos-hunt-for-taxes-goes-after-children-playing-games/
Vote with your feet folks, get out of those blue state tax hell holes.
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