Not correct.
I have coworkers in Texas that got hit with multi thousand dollar bills during brown outs.
Deregulating critical services never ends well for the consumer.
I would vote for a potato if it was up against a fascist prick... We may not be far from that.
So far $5.7 billion has been spent. The total approved funds were actually $60 billion. That ratio does seem sketchy, but the article mentions the money will be spent on other upgrades as well, such as customer service, though it fails to go into much detail.
I recall reading that increasing IRS funds tend to yield significantly higher earnings, but the article doesn't provide any depth there. The proposal mentions that they expect to bring in $200 billion. That sounds disappointingly low to me. I was hoping for something more like a 10-1 return, but I imagine auditing those armed to dodge taxes isn't easy.
It needs to be law that all public officials release their tax records...Also no stock holdings.
The crazy thing is that you don't need to cherry pick quotes or take them out of context to make him look like an idiot.
Listen to pretty much any interview or speech and he says something that is clearly idiotic, evil, or a blatant lie. Most likely all three... Repeatedly.
I get that Fox News is a hell of a drug, but just hearing this dipshit speak should shatter the illusion. The unwavering support is mind boggling.
Creepy. And I learned something. Reminds me of another comic strip that cracked me up. The gist:
God said to the insects "you may each pick three traits." The millipede said, "I want legs!" The centipede agreed. God nodded. "And for your second trait?" The millipede smiled brightly and said "More legs!" The centipede request the same. God asked for their final request. "More legs!" The millipede shouted smiling even brighter The centipede gave a sinister grin and growled. "Teeth."
The really fucked up thing is the origination fee. Banks charge like 1% to do the loan paperwork. Why does the paperwork for a $400k house cost more than a $250k house? Don't the banks make enough money on the interest?
Not to mention PMI, which should just be illegal. Oh you don't have 20% down? Great credit score? Doesn't matter. We're charging you another 2%.
Home sales are a greasy business.
Team owners: "We're just humble billionaires and we care so much about your state. The team is part of the community... Now subsidize our massively profitable business or we'll move the team."
I'll never understand why fans are die hard loyal to franchises that screw them at every possible opportunity. Insane ticket prices, seat license fees (which are somehow different than tickets?), insane concession prices, ads on everything- it hurts my brain.
That's just bad PR. I can't imagine the potential profits are worth the risk.
Can you imagine how many problems simple term limits would fix?
...and there goes my eagerness to buy the Q3. I loathe drm.