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Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Reality . . .

. . . NOT reality tv, but reality economics . . .

(from https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/fact-checking-trump-no-tariff-man-china-doesn-t-foot-n943686)
"The people who are purchasing foreign goods are paying tariffs," said Columbia Business School professor Amit Khandelwal, who teaches on international trade. . . If you went to an electronics store right now and bought a foreign-made, big screen television hit by tariffs, the sale price will likely include a sizeable price hike thanks to the U.S. tariff — potentially to the tune of hundreds of dollars.

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Right(ness) . . .

. . . being rung in by OHO (the duo Jay Graboski & Ray Jozwiak at a recent live performance at Bourbon Street on the Beach . . .

Bosley Beach
©2018 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Monday, December 3, 2018

Another . . .

. . . perspective . . .

(from https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/02/george-hw-bush-family?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR1F4d30ZTepn8KBtjm3HCwmjVZKH_6lcTlVVzpH7PjwJV_Dzk4x2HBz3qQ)

". . . Suddenly, the former president lifted his right arm into the air, his fingers extended backward, snapping them without, however, deigning to look at the man behind him. The officer reacted with celerity, producing, seemingly out of nowhere, a tube that he deposited in his master’s hand. It turned out to be a sun tan lotion, as George Senior, without losing his stride and definitely without thanking the aide, began to lavishly apply it to his exposed forearms and neck. . . That night, pondering the experience . . . from the man who once held the fate of humanity in his hands. I was disturbed by the unintentional message he had sent me. Without the slightest notion that I was witnessing his cavalcade from my smug and far too self-satisfied position on a beautiful balcony, he had given me the finger, offered a lesson about what matters in the grand scheme of history. . ."

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Sunday, December 2, 2018

Regularity . . .

When too much time has moved along
And little has been said
I perceive a fine delinquency
Has infested my own head

Sure, there's no obligation
And no deadline thus imposed
Remuneration's nebulous
My masquerade's exposed

Yet there's still so much left
To be expressed on topics numberless
That I feel somewhat inadequate
When, in frequency, remiss

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Saturday, December 1, 2018

Another What . . .

. . . I believe . . .

The church of music
Holds no ham and oyster suppers
We're all just deacons
With our boots upon the ground
Marching into mystery
In command but
Still can't quite see

The church of music
Won't require your weekly presence
You'll find it stays with you
No matter where you are
No dogmatic postulates
No demands on
Your fidelity

It can end the darkest night
Carry you through the hours
Know not if it’s wrong or right
Make no mistake
It’s divine
This church of mine

There are no fiery demons
In what I believe
It’s not for me to say
Who’s what and where they go
All things flowing naturally
No controlling
Power over you or me

Stricly spiritual
No trace of any politics
Lurking in the mix or in the fabric
Only what is good
No room for hate and no deceit
Honesty
Sincerity will move you
And me

This church won’t interfere
With what you think or do
Your body and your mind are
Yours and yours alone
No one tells you what to say
No one criticizes
What you feel inside

It can heal the deepest wound
Shine a light in the darkness
Warm a chill in any room
Make no mistake
It’s divine
This church of mine

Church
©2016 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Friday, November 30, 2018

What . . .

. . . more do you need? . . .

(from http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-says-his-gut-more-reliable-everyone-elses-brains?cid=sm_fb_maddow&fbclid=IwAR26prHQczR9CRP4taBiw-uyqI2aXsla37umpw1P6qAKkk1brbX6eAhEjgU)
". . . I have a gut, and my gut tells me more sometimes than anybody else’s brain can ever tell me . . . "

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Thursday, November 29, 2018

Smart? . . .

(from https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/11/trump-general-motors-subsidies-threat?fbclid=IwAR0uCf7rjN_SK2HIE3OuUgxYvCZKRFAZ9_9cHzTBVSCA_K3r7DyMQdc_WLU)
". . . the president of the United States threatening to punish a private company for making a decision based on market realities that are partially his fault is . . . really something! But the whole thing takes on some extra hilarity when you realize, for the 927th time this year, what this not-at-all-smart guy is unintentionally proposing. As Dan Primack points out, subsidies for G.M.-specific electric vehicles do not exist. Rather, there are industry-wide federal tax credits of up to $7,500 available for purchasers of U.S. electric cars, with “aggregate caps of 200,000 vehicles per manufacturer.” In other words, getting rid of the subsidy in its current form would hurt both American consumers and other auto manufacturers. . ."

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