“Today, the Medicare Tax rate is 1.45% for individuals with earned income up to $200,000. Employees and employers each pay 1.45%, for a total of 2.9%. Unlike with Social Security taxes, there is no limit on the income subject to Medicare taxes.” – Medicare only covers 50m people. So it would cost 6 times current rate to cover everyone – …
Trump and the California GOP
I’d be lying if I wasn’t happy seeing the end of Clintonism. As Trump’s victory rolled in, his strategy became apparent. Energize the rust belt filled with blue collar workers who have been abandoned by the Democrats in both social policies and, with Clinton, economic ones. Trump recognized that the Blue Collar Reagan Democrats, with its wide presence in several …
The Disgusted Middle Strategy
Karl Rove engineered George W Bush’s wins by turning out the base. A lot of this was accomplished using “wedge” issues. This approach became the hallmark of GOP strategy even though candidates like Sen. McCain and Gov. Romney failed to excite the base. But now we have a candidate, not issues, that have excited the base. This served Donald Trump …
170 years ago, California was Independent
June 14th – the U.S. Army’s Birthday (1775), Flag Day (1776) . Few know it’s also California’s Birthday. 170 years ago, a few American settlers with whiskey approached the Mexican Governor, Vallejo, and told them they were declaring an independent California Republic. Vallejo agreed and so they spent the night designing the flag. That’s a brief summary, Bear Flag Rising …
Who will be Trump’s VP?
What calculations go into a Vice President pick? Ben Carson, may have weighed in during his short time on the vetting team. Over the past few campaigns, VPs weren’t picked on their ability to succeed the Presidential candidate but to add credibility to the ticket. Here are a few reasons why VPs were picked in past elections: The Uniter. Ronald …
Trump Fights like ISIS
If you’re looking for an article calling Trump a terrorist, look elsewhere. This is a quick analysis of how Trump’s political campaign echoes a lot of the “guerrilla” asymmetric tactics ISIS has had in its own conflict. Their ideologies are vastly different, but in the information age there appears to be successful strategies people can employ. Here are just two: …
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