24 Wednesday Jul 2019
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Right, Republicucks? The people speak?
After hitting a new high last month, mentions of immigration as the most important problem facing the U.S. increased further to 27% in July. Since Gallup began regularly recording mentions of the issue in 1993, immigration has been cited by an average of 6% of Americans, though it has been higher in recent years. There have been occasional, typically short-lived, spikes when major immigration events were occurring.
The molten pot.
16 Thursday May 2019
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The (presumable) descendants of the men who met the British at Bunker Hill and Lexington are frightened by a flock of birds…
Sometimes nature can get a little too close for comfort, and sometimes that’s due to wild turkeys. We saw a tweet Monday about just that from someone who lives in the Moss Hill section of Jamaica Plain.
She complained about aggressive turkeys pecking at people out walking. We checked it out, and found that she’s not alone.
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“It’s just gotten to be terrible that I’m fearful to go walking with my grandchild in the stroller. I’m actually fearful to go walking on my own,” Kathy says.
Wild animals are usually under the jurisdiction of the state wildlife agency. We reached out to that department, but they didn’t respond.
One if by land, and two if … OH SHIT! A turkey! Run! Big State, save uuuuuuss!!!
Dear LAWD, Kathy, you’re in Pilgrim-land. Just grab one and cook it. The rest will observe and move on. Fear. America is rank with it.
But, not when it comes to things that really should inspire at least a little trepidation. When it comes to the largest invasion in recorded human history, Americans are blind, stupid, or stupidly, blindly unconcerned.
The latest Harvard/Harris Poll reveals that when Americans are asked how many illegal aliens are arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, only about 13 percent answer correctly. Meanwhile, about 76 percent of Americans believe illegal immigration levels are vastly lower than they actually are.
For example, there were nearly 100,000 border apprehensions in April, alone. This puts illegal immigration at the southern border on track to outpace every year of illegal immigration under former President Obama and take the U.S. back to Bush era levels. At current rates, experts project there to be 863,000 border apprehensions this Fiscal Year, though this only counts illegal aliens who are caught at the border and does not include those who successfully cross.
Those are the apprehensions, again, and not the total of all illegal entries. Then there are the “legals.” Bush Error levels. Innumerate, civic nationals can’t be bothered with reality. Unless it’s turkeys in the yard. Then, it’s an emergency. Maybe we could have the scary birds guard the wide-open border?
06 Wednesday Mar 2019
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From first to worst, or visa versa. Some are exactly what you’d expect. Others aren’t what one might imagine. All forms of taxes are equalized or adjusted as an equivalent of income.
50. Alaska
• Taxes paid as percentage of income: 6.5 percent
• Income per capita: $57,179 (10th highest)
• Income tax collections per capita: $0 (tied – the lowest)
• Property tax collections per capita: $2,001 (11th highest)
• General sales tax collections per capita: $0 (tied – the lowest)
49. South Dakota
• Taxes paid as percentage of income: 7.1 percent
• Income per capita: $48,818 (23rd highest)
• Income tax collections per capita: $0 (tied – the lowest)
• Property tax collections per capita: $1,381 (24th lowest)
• General sales tax collections per capita: $1,124 (6th highest)
48. Wyoming
• Taxes paid as percentage of income: 7.1 percent
• Income per capita: $57,346 (9th highest)
• Income tax collections per capita: $0 (tied – the lowest)
• Property tax collections per capita: $2,347 (6th highest)
• General sales tax collections per capita: $1,097 (11th highest)
A guide if you’re considering a move.
18 Monday Feb 2019
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This new poll looks good.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thirty-five percent of Americans name the government, poor leadership or politicians as the greatest problem facing the U.S. This is the highest percentage Gallup has recorded for this concern, edging out the previous high of 33% during the 2013 federal government shutdown.
But, dig a little deeper and it starts to look like that declining IQ in action.
The current percentage of Americans naming government as the most important problem is nearly twice as high as the 18% recorded in November. That increase likely reflects public frustration with the government shutdown that occurred from late December through most of January. Gallup observed a similar double-digit spike spanning the 2013 government shutdown, from 16% in September 2013 to 33% in October 2013.
Americans have different things in mind when they name the government as the most important problem. An analysis of the verbatim responses to the question from the latest survey finds that 11% of Americans specifically cite “Donald Trump” as the most important problem, while 5% name “the Democrats” or “liberals” and 1% “Congress.” About half of those who say the government is the most important problem — 18% of U.S. adults — blame both parties or cite “gridlock,” “lack of cooperation” or the shutdown more generally. The latter figure has grown from 6% in December and 12% in January.
If the government’s the problem, then why not celebrate it closing (even temporarily)?
Bottom Line
Federal government shutdowns have clear, negative effects on Americans’ views on a variety of measures, including their general satisfaction with the direction of the country. But shutdowns aside, Americans’ views of the government itself as a problem — rather than the means of solving problems — have increased over the past two decades. On one end of Gallup’s 2001-2019 trend is the record low of 1% naming the government as the greatest problem, recorded one month after 9/11. On the other end is the latest 35%, as the longest shutdown on record left bad feelings on both sides of the political aisle.
At the moment, Democrats and Republicans are aligned in this view, though likely for different reasons. For Democrats, the shutdown was a stalemate over a border wall they overwhelmingly reject — from a president of whom few in the party approve. For Republicans — who show an even greater recent increase in mentions of government as the top U.S. problem — the ramifications of losing control of the House of Representatives and the party’s inability to pass legislation it favors may be dawning on the party’s rank and file.
The people seem to sense some sort of odd issue emanating from the Democrats and Republicans. But they keep identifying as Democrats and Republicans. Einstein had a saying about this pattern of action. Also, there’s more cooperation at work than most people understand; the uniparty keeps the government going and the government keeps causing trouble. And, if one still believes that the United States Empire is in any manner democratic, then where does the ultimate blame lie? Maybe with the … people themselves?
A little good news from the other findings in this particular poll: the second biggest problem the wise citizens see is with immigration. However, given their track record with accurately assessing their own chosen number one issue, Lord only knows what they’re thinking about number two. My guess is that, whatever that is, it is also indicative of the general mental decline.
Related:
Vox Day on confusing the Nation with the State:
10 Sunday Feb 2019
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Sallust was right and Coonman does come off as a pretty fair master.
The poll, conducted Wednesday through Friday, finds residents split over Northam’s fate, with 47 percent wanting him to step down and 47 percent saying he should stay on. Northam counts higher support among black residents — who say he should remain in office by a margin of 58 percent to 37 percent — than among whites, who are more evenly divided.
Of course. As I noted earlier, the GOP hand wringing is useless.
22 Tuesday Jan 2019
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Bleak:
PS: It really is an awesome article.
21 Monday Jan 2019
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This poll report will be the main subject of this week’s TPC column. Please stand by; that, then, here.
06 Tuesday Nov 2018
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The horrors! Only half of you have faith in DEMOCRACY!
Just 51% of Americans said they have faith in the country’s democracy, and 37% say they have lost faith in democracy, according to a new Axios/SurveyMonkey poll conducted in late October.
Why it matters: It suggests that recent political turmoil has caused people to doubt the very foundation of American society, particularly leading up to election day.
Democracy is to the foundation of American society what concrete is to a hummingbird’s menu. That’s why “hummingbird” “democracy” appears exactly zero times in the Constitution or other Founding Documents. The Men of 1776 understood that democracy was quite likely to lead to the turmoil witnessed today.
Join the 9%. Sometimes all you need is no faith in something.
28 Wednesday Jun 2017
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The story is entitled “Americans’ Confidence in Institutions Edges Up” but there’s still not much trust. And, I think, what little is there is mostly misplaced. Read the article. Here are my answers to the different trust subjects, my percentages, contrasted with those of the general public, with brief explanation.
Overall trust in “the big” is up only a little. It still lags well behind that from before the financial crisis. It’s even down versus a generation ago:
Gallop.
Newspapers 27 2
Lies, lies, and more lies. They do however cover the comics pretty well. Sometimes they get happy local stories right.
Public schools 36 2
A few are decent and provide a real education – exactly 2%. Close them.
Banks 32 1
Organized theft gangs. Trust them to rob you. Your personal local banker may still be a nice person.
Organized labor 28 33
I’m over here. These clubs do sometimes serve a worthy purpose, representing the little guy against the corrupt, government-connected corporate giants. Sometimes.
U.S. Supreme Court 40 2
“The most important kind of nothing.”
Criminal justice system 27 0
There is no “justice” in the American system; acquittals are statistical flukes. No due process. No equal protection. No logic. Frequently, no evidence and no authority.
Congress 12 -12
How could??! I think I’m on the same page with everyone here – Gallop just overlooked the (negative) for the public.
Television news 24 1
See the papers, above, minus Garfield and Dilbert.
Big business 21 5
See organized labor, above.
Small business 70 85
The actual drivers of both national employment and business civility. Try hard to support Mom and Pop when you can.
Police 57 14
My 20% is a composite breakdown: Feds: 0; State: 10; Local cops: 33. This is based on my interactions with the same.
Church or organized religion 41 55
Another breakdown based on the “or”: God’s ordained, universal, eternal, and infallible Church: 100%; man’s rapidly declining “Organized” religious attempt at the same: 10 (when and if I can find it).
Military 72 0
America long ago won its last war. The new military can’t even defend its own HQ (see the morning of 9/11/2001), can’t win easy wars against primitives, costs waaaaay too much, does not protect your freedom, the English language, or anything else other than certain corporate profits. A politically correct, make-work, welfare jobs program and worse than useless.
Medical system 37 2
A complete joke of pitiful quackery and profiteering. Don’t get sick.
Presidency 32 2
The chosen lesser loser of the Great Quadrennial Black Mass. At least gives sometimes rhetorically stirring, if pointless, speeches. Cool plane.
News on the internet 16 50
It’s a 50/50 proposition. Half is factual. Half is click bait and BS. Choose wisely. You did: you’re here…
Quick Meme.
PERRIN LOVETT 
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