Thanks Red States

Thanks to those 19 Trump pandering red state governments, mainly in the south, for sending their medicaid money to us 32 states that care for our needy brothers and sisters. Your unintended generosity is greatly appreciated. Paul Hunter

The Rich Get Richer

Do these companies need a 15% tax cut to invest in new plant, equipment and jobs?Need it or not theyare going to get it. 2012 Forbes top ten companies with largest cash reserves in billions Apple $137,000,000,000 Microsoft $68 Google $48 Phizer $47 Cisco $46 Oracle $34 Qualcom $28 GM $27 Amgen $24 Ford $23 $391,000,000,000 2015 Forbes top ten companies cash reserves in billions Apple $200,000,000,000 Microsoft $110 Alphabet/Google $70 Cisco $61 Yahoo $35 Qualcom $30 EMC $15 E Bay $10 Face Book $9 $540,000,000,000

More Guns That's The Ticket

We are bombarded with the harangue, from the NRA gun sellers and their feckless congressional lackeys, that more guns means a safer population. The "more guns" rant apparently includes adapters that convert semi automatic military style assault rifles with oversized magazines into rapid fire killing tools. Please explain to the families of the dead and wounded how armed concert goers in Las Vegas could have prevented the tragedy. Watch, listen and weep. https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/contributors/100000005475556/our-loved-ones-died-we-want-action-on-guns.html Paul Hunter

Seeking Comment

If world affairs continue on the current path we could expect, sooner rather than later, the next synthesis in the Socratic/Marxian dialectic. Economic power will shift from the malfunctioning democratic capitalism of the developed nations to the command capitalism of China. The only hope is that the equally populated and democratic India can survive the struggle.

The western model eliminated the communist/socialist/dictator system of the USSR and the axis powers to create the current synthesis. Nothing but change is constant.

Our only hope is that we can overcome the political blame game and regain our bipartisan balance.

Paul Hunter contact paulhunter45177@gmail.com

Not The Time For Gun Talk

Asked by a reporter at the University Medical Center in Las Vegas if the United States has a "gun violence problem," the president dismissed the question.

"We're not going to talk about that today," said Trump. "We won't talk about that."

'This isn't a guns situation,' says Trump after Texas church shooting.

What situation is it? It's time to sell guns to church goers it appears!
NRA's Wayne LaPierre will target anyone for blame over the Las Vegas massacre."“There are menaces out there every day. People want to be able to protect themselves,” LaPierre told CBS News’ “Face the Nation.
” It's Obama’s fault"

Paul Hunter

What We Don't Know

Is it in Ohio's citizens best interests to maintain a secret department manned by private business executives that may have agendas that are not necessarily in the interest of the public at large?

As Bloomberg Businessweek points out "Jobs Ohio" spends millions of tax payer dollars in an attempt to bring new companies to Ohio. The citizens and their watchdog, the state auditor, have no access to the results of that spending. The legislature has made Jobs Ohio bullet proof from audits and public records requests. The overall results are rather depressing. According to Bloomberg, Ohio's job growth rate trailed the U. S. average for 57 consecutive months.

The original, still existing and public, Ohio Department of Development, could duplicate that record for a lot less money.

Paul Hunter

Where Did The Money Go?

Wilmington, Ohio's estimated median household income in 2015: $33,316 (it was $34,880 in 2000)
Estimated per capita income in 2015: $20,977 (it was $17,346 in 2000)Population in 2014: 12,375 (99% urban, 1% rural). Population change since 2000: +3.8%
Check it out:

a. Wilmington's median household income (most common occurring income) decreased from $34,880 in 2000 to $33,316 in 2015.

b. The population of Wilmington increased from 11,904 in 2000 to 12,375 in 2014.

c. The per capita (average) income increased from $17,346 in 2000 to $20,997 in 2015.

I conclude that the city's income wealth over the observed period, for the most part, didn't go away it actually increased and was simply redistributed to fewer people. This wealth transfer replicates the national trend.

A sample calculation

Population in 2000 was 11,904 with an average income of $17,346 = $206,486,784 total income.

Population in 2014 was 12,375 with an average income of $20,997 = 259,837,875 total income

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Wilmington-Ohio.html#ixzz4wtQAlNbU

Paul Hunter

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