Just finished watching President Trump’s wonderful speech in Fargo, N.D. Thought we might escape a My Pillow commercial for an hour. No such luck.
Day: June 27, 2018
SMS Seeadler William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 6-27-18
The Germans successfully used a three-masted sailing ship as a commerce raider during World War I. She was the SMS Seeadler. It was likely the last time a sailing ship was used in combat albeit the United States did use the schooner USS Irene Forsyte as a decoy ship during World War II although it never saw action.
SMS Seeadler William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 6-27-18
Pennsylvania Budget Violates TPA
Pennsylvania Budget Violates TPA
By Leo Knepper
Last week the Pennsylvania House and Senate adopted the 2018-2019 budget by overwhelming margins. Thanks in large part to the economic growth generated by federal tax cuts enacted by the Trump administration, and the fact that it is an election year, the voices calling for tax increases were more subdued than usual this year. Because the underlying cost drivers were not dealt with in any meaningful way in this budget, the reprieve will be temporary.
The first problem with the budget was that it exceeded the growth cap established by the Taxpayer Protection Act (TPA). The TPA limits spending growth to the rate of inflation plus population growth. As noted by the Commonwealth Foundation:
“The budget plan increases General Fund spending by more than $718 million—an increase of 2.2 percent. (Note that House leaders place the increase at 1.7 percent—adding $159 million of ‘2017-18 spending enacted in 2016-17’ to the baseline.) That means Harrisburg is demanding nearly $300 million morefrom Pennsylvanians than it would under TPA.”
In addition to the accounting gimmicks used to hide a portion of the spending increase, this year’s budget continues to underfund the Commonwealth’s substantial pension obligations. Members of the General Assembly will argue that this budget meets the actuarily recommended contribution (ARC). Meeting the ARC would be meaningful if the calculations were based on realistic assumptions; sadly, that is not the case. The ARC is artificially constructed and significantly underestimates pension liabilities and overestimates the overall return on the pension assets.
An on-time budget would be something to celebrate if it made significant changes to the Commonwealth’s fiscal trajectory. The 2018-2019 budget avoids making any tough choices. It overspends and fails to prioritize in any meaningful way. We are running out of road for the proverbial can to be kicked down. The longer the General Assembly postpones reform, the fewer options we will have, and the more painful the changes will be for everyone.
Mr. Knepper is executive director of Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Budget Violates TPA
Stop Rape Activist Arrested On Pedo Rap
Stop Rape Activist Arrested On Pedo Rap— The Daily Mail is reporting today (June 27) that Joel Davis, 22, who chairs the International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence has been arrested for trying to set up sexual encounters between himself and children as young as two years old, among other things.
Remember what Jesus said about wolves in sheep’s clothing.
The ones who most loudly proclaim their virtue are the least likely to have any.
Here’s a test for those who still read the dying dailies and watch the network news: See how deeply this is covered if at all.
Stop Rape Activist Arrested On Pedo Rap
Reality to be experienced William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 6-27-18
Reality to be experienced William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 6-27-18
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
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