Meanderings

Stimulus Relief: Let’s see, one side suggested $3 trillion back a few months; the other side suggested $500 billion. Far apart. Later $3 trillion is the known need; one or two segments maybe? Now the suggestion is closer to $908 billion. Still not enough, but a good start. Depends on where it goes. First to people struggling to buy food and pay for housing. That should just about eat it all up. Then another trillion just to help out state and local governments saddled with revenue declines because of the COVID economy shutdown, and higher expenses to safeguard the health of their citizens. Perhaps another trillion is needed to ensure commerce and industry – especially small businesses – are kept operating? There’s the 3 trillion mentioned earlier. All studies show this to be correct. At least for now.

Congress get to work!

Pardons: Pre-emptive or not, pardons ought not be granted except in special cases. Protecting one’s close advisers in the White House is not special; it is criminal. Maybe the federal pardons will work for trump’s gang, but state laws will hopefully snag them on their way to their future lives?

COVID Restrictions: People are reacting to the restrictions imposed to reduce spread of disease during the pandemic. I understand they are frustrated and irritated, but the disease is what they should be fighting, not public servants charged with the responsibility to do what they can to keep us all safe. Come on people! Get on the right track here!!

Trump in 2024? Not likely. Even if at 78 or 79 he is alive and well enough to run, the interceding four years gives the justice system time to identify and prosecute him and his allies thoroughly. Pardons, by the way, are an admission of guilt, of felonies. I doubt such a person could be elected dog catcher unless it is widely viewed as a punishment.

December 9, 2020