Govt – Page 5 – Link(s) of the Day

We don’t have a president, or a plan

60 days into the coronavirus crisis, the White House does not have a plan, a framework, a philosophy, or a goal.

There Is Still No Plan

The lockdowns were an expensive way to buy time. The government has squandered it.

ICE Using app data

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/v7479m/ice-is-using-location-data-from-games-and-apps-to-track-and-arrest-immigrants-report-says

Blue collar boom? College grads, baby boomers big winners in Trump’s economy

U.S. President Donald Trump rolled out an eye-catching statistic in his State of...

For most Americans, real wages have barely budged for decades

Adjusted for inflation, today’s average hourly wage has about as much purchasing power as it did in 1978. Most wage increases have gone to the highest earners.

This Is What Life Without Retirement Savings Looks Like – The Atlantic – Pocket

Many seniors are stuck with lives of never-ending workâa fate that could befall millions in the coming decades.

Source: getpocket.com/explore/item/this-is-what-life-without-retirement-savings-looks-like?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Toymaker CEO: If we move out of China, Trump could just ‘put a target on somebody else’s back’

Despite possible new tariffs, Basic Fun CEO Jay Foreman says Trump’s unpredictability makes it risky to move production to countries such as Vietnam or India.

Source: www.cnbc.com/2019/08/30/basic-fun-ceo-jay-foreman-to-keep-production-in-china-despite-trump.html

The cost of Trump’s new Air Force One has skyrocketed nearly $2 billion from the original estimate

Trump’s Air Force One will cost taxpayers $5.2 billion. After his 2016 election, Trump said he negotiated the price down from $4.4 billion.

Source: www.businessinsider.com/air-force-one-pentagon-52-billion-2019-8

More Democrats Than Republicans Are Now Registered In CA’s Orange County

California’s Orange County, a longtime Republican stronghold, has now flipped to become majority-Democrat. The Orange County Register reported on Wednesday…

Source: talkingpointsmemo.com/news/orange-county-democrat-registered-voters

Cop Points Gun at Photog Because He ‘Doesn’t Know’ What a GoPro Is

Here’s a video of a disconcerting encounter between a police officer and photographer that’s making the rounds online. It shows a police officer in San

Source: petapixel.com/2019/08/07/cop-points-gun-at-photog-because-he-doesnt-know-what-a-gopro-is/