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U.S. Anti-Tax Sentiment Linked To History Of Slavery

Apparently this article keeps getting blocked or taken down. So posting it here as a back up.  The notion America’s wealthiest individuals do not pay enough taxes has widespread political support, and several Democratic politicians and presidential candidates have strong proposals for various forms of wealth taxes. Yet taxing wealth has proved elusive in this country. Witness the latest effort at tax 'reform' from Donald Trump and the Republican Party, which moved radically in the opposite direction. The new law cut individual taxes for the rich and slashed corporate taxes,  further boosting inequality  that is already at levels not seen since the Great Depression. A new book entitled  “The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay,”  by economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, helps trace the roots of the apparent tax-phobia that pervades the American political class. The Berkeley economists maintain that the reluctance to tax wealt

Going Up the Country

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So not for the first time, I’m to set off on a gnarly road trip. Bryce Canyon (was on my To Do) list, Canyonlands, visit my brother, then my sister, maybe some beach camping, visit my Dad, nephew, best mates, grandmum, and back. I’ll blog as much as I can with available internets. Why? It’s 2019 and the us of a is in unrest. Loads of not nice things tend to happen to brown skinned people. But when you turn on the TV or watch You Tube vids, the only travelers are buff white dudes. I want this travel blog to be for the short, cute, Princesses that feel the call of the open road, a great camp spot, and miles to go before you sleep. And, it’ll be a nice concise way to put up pics for those that aren’t road dogs. I hope you enjoy my adventure!  Cheers!

Doctor Who?

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Full disclosure. As you can see, Tom Baker is my doctor. He was my first. I've been on this ride over forty years. I've cycled through 73 different writers. Yup 73!!! I counted!!! Thank you Google. I understand the vitriol and trepidation of the new. You should've heard my comments when Colin Baker became the Doctor. I was less than thrilled. I was not polite about it. My family told me, suck it up or stop watching. I sucked it up.  Now, 44 years later, I've a 13th Doctor. I reserve judgement. (ish) The writing is lackadaisical. There are plot holes. It does get dreadfully boring at times. There are more misses than hits. What I see is a Doctor struggling to find themselves. How exactly do you do that when you've so much history but don't want to repeat yourself? Well, you repeat yourself.  The Daleks have always been a go-to foe. They made their first appearance in season 1. There have been Dalek foes in all but 11 seasons of the entirety of Doctor Who. Li