Last night I was playing poker with a group of cohorts of all political persuasions. I am one of the few on the right, while most are staunchly on the left. Although political discussion is typically verboten, there was one thing the guy on the far left and I could agree on … “in general, voters are dumb!” We thought that for different reasons. He basically said, “how could voters be dumb enough to vote for Donald Trump?” When anything political is even tangential to the table talk, I usually keep my mouth shut. I am proud to say that I did not break my tradition, even as I thought about two simultaneous stories of that same day.
As even the dumb voters are aware, at this point, nearly four months before the November election, inflation is having a disastrous effect on everybody. (Well almost everybody, as those who do not have to buy their own gas and their own food are clueless … are you listening, President Biden?) Those who have even some minimal knowledge of economics understand that one of the main things in the genesis of inflation is increased government spending. Two of that days headlines underscored the lunacy of what the government spending is actually doing outside of Washington D.C.
First headline:
“Biden Looks to Indefinitely Dismantle $230 Million Gaza Pier”
Let’s try to understand the effect of what our president did to dumb voters nationwide, as he was trying to win votes in Michigan … he spent $230 million of taxpayer dollars on something that was a boondoggle to begin with. Predictably, the pier was a target of Iran-backed terrorists in the region and rough weather repeatedly damaged the pier or made it necessary to move the pier to protected waters off Israel’s coast.
This $230 million could well be the poster child for frivolous government spending!
The second headline from Daybreak Insider:
“Retail Store Closures Increase by 24% in a Single Year”
Just the News: More companies are declaring bankruptcy and shutting down operations, citing inflation and high costs. Inflation and the economy remains a top issue among all voters, according to a recent The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll. Retailers are closing nearly 3,200 stores this year, according to a recent analysis from CoreSight Research. The closures are a 24% increase from 2023.”
So there you have it. The first headline describes the cause, while the second headline describes the consequent effect.
If the voters elect Joe Biden, they are indeed “dumb voters!”
6/21/24
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