Doug Ross @ Journal: MAYOR OF LONDON THREATENS TRUMP: Let Muslims in or they will attack America!
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. . . while mostly leaving the wealthy alone. Perhaps the Blue Model does not do what we think it does? Read more below. Hat tip: Instapundit Watch two centuries of immigration to the US in this amazing animation We do immigration right, because it is what we have always done. Europe on the other hand, has been a place sending people not receiving. As such they have no idea what to do to assimilate large numbers of immigrants. America moves through phases in immigration. Commonly after long periods of receiving large numbers of immigrants we suffer a short period of backlash when we feel a need to slow immigration to allow for assimilation. We seem to be entering one of these after a long period of Mexican/Latino/Asian immigration. It is not clear whether Trump reflects this or whether he simple understands this sentiment and is willing to repeat it back to the electorate in order to gain votes. Regardless, it is a clear indication that we need a brief respite to assimilate before we resume immigration. This should be an interesting year, and interesting election. Transit’s Share of Urban Travel in 2014
. . . in the rest, transit's share of motorized travel is vanishingly small. More below the fold. No wonder they live such impoverished lifestyles, they pay dear for everything, and they are taxed nearly to death on top. But they have espresso!
‘He thought he could help’: Concealed carry gun-wielder intervenes in domestic dispute and is shot dead
. . . for oft evil will shall evil mar. T.J. Antes a "concealed carry permit holder was trying to intervene in a domestic dispute . . . Instead, he was killed." There are lessons to learn here. Mr. Antes did some things right, and made a fatal mistake as well. Overall, Mr. Antes acted in the way we should expect a Marine to act, as a counterpoint to evil, in an attempt to stop a violent man from further violence. The fatal error is not a dint on what Mr. Antes did but should be evaluated to keep others from making the same mistake. The general rule is once the person acting violent breaks off the encounter, the concealed carry holder should as well. This is not hard and fast, but once the chance of violence has declined, placing oneself in harms way becomes increasingly difficult to justify. This outcome shows us why. Temper fi, and condolences to his family. I am sure he will be greatly missed. I appreciate his attempt to maintain order in a world seeking to spin ever into chaos. His actions where the actions of a man attempting to do good, and thwart evil, but as evil will, it ultimately destroyed itself by killing Mr. Antes. A long prison sentence for Bradden is the only likely outcome from this encounter. Once part of the story needs to be corrected because it is simply factually wrong. The "journalist" writes, "As the number of states allowing people to carry guns has increased, reports of injuries and deaths have also risen." This is an absolutely false statement. Some background history, the general move from "may issue" to "shall issue" concealed handgun licensing for most states occurred from the mid 1980s through about 2005 when the emphasis shifted from a move to "shall issue" to "Constitutional carry", essentially the right to carry without the need for a permit. FBI statistics show that in 1960 the rate of violent crime in the US was 160.9 per 100,000 population. The violent crime rate rose unrelentingly thereafter. And by the mid 1980s the states were taking action to allow their citizens to protect themselves by adopting "shall issue" concealed carry laws. by 1986 the violent crime rate was 620.1 per 100,000 population. As the states increasingly adopted concealed carry laws the violent crime rate slowed, plateaued and then reversed. The rate was 758.1 in 1991, and then dropped to 506.5 in 2000, and further dropped to 469.0 in 2005. During the slow early adoption of "shall issue" concealed carry laws by states the violent crime rates continued to rise somewhat, but as more states adopted these laws, the crime rate plateaued, and finally dropped. The violent crime rate today after myriad states have adopted "Constitutional carry" is even lower at 375.7 per 100,000 population. There is no evidence to support the fact that reports of injuries and deaths has also risen. The evidence does support a serious decline in violent crime, however. The same evidence holds for murder in the US and nearly every other serious or violent crime. The "journalist" points the readers to a few anecdotal stories as apparent proof. In a different vein, it is interesting that the new face of the American $20 bill will be a black, republican, gun toting, chick who fought the Democrat party for the liberty of an entire peoples, and, with a bit of help, won! You go girl! I would do anything to get rid of the racist, Democrat bigot front man on the bill today. Thanks Obama! Perhaps for the first time I actually mean it. "One of the nation’s largest pension funds could soon cut benefits for retirees" - Newmark's Door
"What’s driving Illinois’ $111 billion pension crisis" - Newmark's Door What happens in Puerto Rico won’t stay there Pensions today are on the rocks, it really doesn't matter whether they be public, or private, they are pretty much in a state of collapse, and will leave millions with insufficient funds for retirement. The solution is not to make retirement federal but to make retirement a blend of personal through IRA's and the like, employer through things like 401(k)'s, and 403(b)'s, and then add in the amounts paid into Social Security. Social Security, or Savings, or a Little of Both Those are fine ideas. The real point here, however, is that pensions are in a shockingly dismal state, and even if you have a pension and it seems stable, you should take actions today to help protect yourself in case it suddenly finds itself in the same position as many of these other pensions. We have written about this before. Central States Pension Fund is essentially broke, and will need to cut payments to retirees . . . "Government as we know it is likely coming to an end. We will need to replace it with something more functional, and soon. Please stay abreast of the blue model articles, you will need to make informed decisions on how to proceed, and they will allow you to be informed as you ponder the way forward." The 20 most popular TED Talks of all time . . . and then I scrolled up on number 1 and saw the smiling face of Sir Ken, as I like to call him. I was about ready to hit the fainting couch, I was getting the vapors! His video below is must watch video to help understand how important it is for us to address the education crisis. We are crushing our children, and ultimately starving our economy of the creative input of millions of young people. This one change will do more to reinvigorate technology, and science, engineering, and art than anything we could do. The next new life saving drug is likely only a single creative young pharmacologist away. We need to take action now. |
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