Monday, April 15, 2019

yeah, you know what i mean

that cool lemon and lavender crushed ice glass of the winners in their circle

you've been there or will be there

when everything you do seems to find closure and the bright greener than ever before trees next to the road that rises up to meet you shake poplarly

but it wasn't always like that

our forefathers - the greatest generation - learned lessons we can't image in the depression era school of hard knocks knock knocking on heaven's door

then suddenly we have basic income, light up telephones that can look up virtualy anything and art beyond imagining created by lovely and stylish ladies wearing leggings with t shirt blouses who can legally go naked in public

we look toward the future with hope accessing our racial memory only in pitched battle

and the lessons are there

white rose

sophie scholl

fdr entered the oval office with one of the largest mandates ever and a national emergency

only to go on to win the largest electoral college tally in his reelection bid in 1936

so now we can look back and see the truth - they will pour out a fine measure full and overflowing

fdr's liberal 1933 new deal created the greatest economic expansion in world history and the dinner parties were fun

we look forward to a happier existance st john promised as our nation's salad years approach a nicer and healthier age

white water, soft drinks wear the afternoon evening onto the patio table with a challenge and a hail ho !

here's a graph with a data set sourced from here

after the largest tax cuts in history created the great depression :

history of top tax bracket

the dow according to trump supporters

mises .com says debt grew more under bush and reagan than under obama

nasdaq says obama lowers oil prices with iran deal finalized in 2015

gdp historical

st louis fed crude oil prices historical from 1990

chevy volt goodnews and beyond

trump tariffs on solar and steel came in january and march ( the dow april 28, 2018 )

dow jones industrial average 1982-2018

obama's recovery.gov enacted february 2009

dow Jones industrial average 2007-2017

obama is ranked the 12 th greatest president

unemployment rate fell from 9.8% to 3.9% due to recovery act

#liberalsgrow

fdr ranked 3rd greatest u s president

- dime (united states coin ) wiki

- march of dimes wiki

cpi ( inflation ) from 1913 - 2018 ( arab oil embargo 1973 and formation of opec 1960 )

the great depression followed the largest tax cuts in history:

' lizzy borden took a tax ':

Dear Bangor Daily News :

' The late actor Jack Lord was born 22 days before the World Almanac says Republicans acquired Congress and the presidency from 1921 to 1933.

Ntu.org says Republicans lowered the top marginal tax rate in stages from 73% in 1921 to 24% in 1929, the year we first shattered the world economy.

Democrats raised it to 92% in 1952 and 1953, the years bls.gov says unemployment fell to 3.0% and 2.9%.

It stayed at 91% from 1954 through 1963 while unemployment averaged 5.4% / year, nyse.tv says the Dow grew 17.2% / year and treasurydirect.gov says national debt rose 1.27% / year.

Except spiking 1968 - 1970 (Apollo 11 launched 7/16/69), it was lowered by Democrats to 70% between 1964 - 1980, while unemployment averaged 5.5% / year, the Dow rose 2.6% / year, and national debt rose 11.2% / year.

Republicans lowered the top rate in stages to 28% between 1981 - 1990 (Kristen Shepard shot J.R.), while unemployment averaged 7.1% / year, the Dow rose 17.1% / year and national debt rose 22.4% / year.

Between 1991 - 2000 it was raised twice (Gap blue desses weren't cheap) to 39.6%, while unemployment averaged 5.6% / year, the Dow rose 31.3% / year and national debt rose 5.48% / year.

Between 2001 - 2010 (Matt Murphy snagged Barry Bond's 756th HR ball 8/7/07) Republicans lowered it in stages to 35% while unemployment averaged 6.1% / year, the Dow rose 0.87% / year and national debt rose 13.3% / year.

"Book 'em Danno". '

" Raising minimum wage to $15 would increase tax revenue by $2.4 billion in Illinois AND increase housing affordability "

- voorhees center, august 18, 2018

" Every extra dollar that goes to a low-wage worker creates $1.21 worth of economic activity, according to respected economic models. Every dollar that goes into the pockets of high-earning Americans adds just 39 cents to the national economy. "

- bdn editorial, oct 1st, 2018

maine minimum wage increase took effect january, 2017

" Revenues for the state of Maine came in $55 million above estimates in April, increasing the surplus to nearly $71 million with two months left to go in the budget year. "

- bdn may 30th, 2018