McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski warned in a speech at the Economic Club of Chicago luncheon last week that it was time to “face facts” and acknowledge that companies have been leaving the city over the past year due in part to rising crime (Fox News).
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired back at the CEO of McDonald’s after he highlighted the difficulty rising crime in the city has caused for his business, telling him he needs to “educate himself” on the matter. “I think what would have been helpful is for the McDonald’s CEO to educate himself before he spoke,” the Chicago Democrat said.
So actually who needs to be educated?
According to the Daily Caller:
“Total violent crime complaints are up 37% over the last 12 months, according to Chicago Police Department crime stats. The Chicago crime rate is 3,926 per 100,000 people, which is 67% higher than the national average.
Could it be that it is the Mayor of Chicago is the one that needs to be educated? Hmmm!
Similarly other far left politicians need to be educated. The chief executive of the largest U.S. bank was testifying before a House panel with other bank executives on 9/22/22. Representative Rashida Tlaib, the Michigan Democrat, surly asked J.P. Morgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon:
“Please answer, yes or no. Does your bank have a policy against funding new oil and gas products?”
Dimon responded, “Absolutely not and that would be the road to Hell for America.”
Tlaib responded by saying that every J.P. Morgan Chase customer who benefits from the Biden administration’s student loan relief program should close their account. Earlier in the hearing, Dimon had criticized the Biden administration’s program, calling it “badly done.”
Since with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a subsequent law degree, Ms. Tlaib appears to have little knowledge or acumen in finance, or in the “real world” energy production, I thought it might be appropriate to educate her about coal plants:
Coal plants in the world as of 9-14-2022
The EU has 468 – building 27 more… Total of 495
Turkey has 56 – building 93 more… Total 149
South Africa has 79 Coal-fired power – building 24 more… Total 103
India has 589 – building 446 more… Total 1035
The Philippines has 19 – building 60 more… Total 79
South Korea has 58 – building 26 more… Total of 84
Japan has 90 – building 45 more… Total 135
China has 2,363 – building 1,171 more… Total = 3,534
That’s 5,615 projected coal-powered plants.
USA has 15 – building 0 more…Total = 15
Without funding new oil and gas products, I wonder how Ms. Tlaib proposes the U.S. will supply energy to its citizens in the future?
Who needs to be educated? Hmmm!
10/4/22
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