Adding a work requirement of some sort seems an obvious compromise to ensure passage of Biden's $3-3,600-per-year-per-kid checks, though @JStein_WaPo writes as if they're a done deal for COVID bill without a work requirement. Really? https://t.co/jQqbdEEVOQ https://t.co/L2heqjuLAi
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February 14, 2021 at 04:01AM
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Good discussion of cash child allowances. The news is that @hamandcheese is open to having WORK REQUIREMENTS that must be met before you can get @MittRomney's checks. Does Romney know? And why not do same for Biden's checks (eg in his COVID relief bill)? https://t.co/yaXiFIAurK
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February 14, 2021 at 03:43AM
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Or what donor …. https://t.co/qXFxskuWwC
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 14, 2021
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February 14, 2021 at 02:20AM
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.@LATimes California "[c]ase counts have started to shrink." Actually, no. Case counts are PLUMMETING. https://t.co/BzIofcKOjO
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 14, 2021
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February 14, 2021 at 02:19AM
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*This* is the sort of thing men produce if they have too much free time. Can our civilization afford more of it? Is this the sort of future society we want? https://t.co/Mm8eUrjPK4 https://t.co/68L3HoVgJt
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 14, 2021
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February 14, 2021 at 01:14AM
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UBI Hell: "Though they have nothing but time on their hands, they are not terribly involved in care for their home or for others in it. They are increasingly disinclined to embark on activities that take them outside the house." They watch screens. https://t.co/oFPXbq1pR0
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 14, 2021
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February 14, 2021 at 01:04AM
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Yep. Seems way too soon. https://t.co/VUNXuXI5vf https://t.co/apIBl7a687
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 14, 2021
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February 13, 2021 at 11:22PM
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What they should have done all along (instead of quickie "trial"), no? https://t.co/pfJwQeOgN0
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 14, 2021
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February 13, 2021 at 10:24PM
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Here's Schumer, along with Warnock & Ossoff promising $8,200 more "direct relief …That’s between the direct payments and the doubling of the child tax credit …" Will it be possible to stop the cash-per-child dole once the pandemic is over? https://t.co/D2fnMo8pmr
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 14, 2021
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February 13, 2021 at 08:45PM
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????? https://t.co/YaQWRaenEQ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 13, 2021
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February 13, 2021 at 06:24PM
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For the NYT union, "defending workers has given way to defenestrating them …" https://t.co/0SXwBH7rqU
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 13, 2021
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February 13, 2021 at 06:11PM
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If Christo did this it would pay for itself https://t.co/ncuImBAUUW
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 13, 2021
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February 13, 2021 at 03:04AM
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I was (very confidently) wrong about the timing of Born to Run. It was 2 months before the simultaneous Time/Newsweek covers in 1975. Still think I'm right about the newsmags' effect … https://t.co/Np3ugmkihW
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February 13, 2021 at 02:51AM
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NEW PARROT ROOM: I make a highly disprovable prediction about Nikki Haley right off the bat … https://t.co/iVtBUfEAkn
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 13, 2021
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February 12, 2021 at 11:45PM
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On @bloggingheads a viewer comes up with a better nickname for AG Sulzberger than "Pinchito" … https://t.co/90WSdgmVqV
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 13, 2021
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February 12, 2021 at 11:09PM
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You could read this two ways, no? 1) Trump knew Pence was in danger, then tweeted against him; or 2) Trump thought Pence was now safe, then tweeted.
An actual trial might get at this … https://t.co/Y8cCQTmdcV
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 12, 2021
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February 12, 2021 at 03:03PM
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What does she think about cash welfare for non-workers (who have kids)? https://t.co/f11tEZPqQS
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 12, 2021
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February 12, 2021 at 03:00PM
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Friend's car broken into today. Credit cards stolen. Cops made it clear they had no intention of pursuing arrests even though thieves undoubtedly on video.
You have to wonder if CA crime/lawlessness/screw-the-victims will be bigger factor in Newsom recall than his COVID response
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 12, 2021
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February 12, 2021 at 05:18AM
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Seems wrong. Last 2 graphs suggest maybe it wasn't just the tweets. Still wrong. https://t.co/T8VK7FY8a5
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 12, 2021
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February 12, 2021 at 04:26AM
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Agatha Christie or … Hamlet. Think it might end like Hamlet. … https://t.co/enIX8lQAyD
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 12, 2021
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February 12, 2021 at 03:45AM
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Stephens goes for the Larger Issue (role of "intent" in "moral philosophy") instead of naming names and blaming fthe foolish wokesters in question. Smaller Issue much more interesting! Column got spiked anyway. https://t.co/pw6Obv71M6
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February 12, 2021 at 03:35AM
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a) What was the "deadline"? Couldn't wait a day?
b) Since when are big-time daily journalists spooked by deadlines? https://t.co/72dCyX0jhM
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 12, 2021
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February 12, 2021 at 03:30AM
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Biden also said (in 1988) "The current system is largely one of income support which has forced too many people into a cycle of dependence."
Today's Biden Dems (and hip DC GOP DoleWonks)–'Let's have a big program of income support going to non-workers' https://t.co/o0NQIFfEeq https://t.co/1YAc3CsxSp
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 12, 2021
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February 12, 2021 at 02:59AM
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"In 1988, then-Senator Biden expressed concern that the 'welfare system has broken down' because 'it only parcels out welfare checks and does nothing to help the poor find productive jobs.' That was then … https://t.co/cuhn8y68e8
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February 12, 2021 at 02:47AM
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"We know these cash payments with no strings attached are not pro-family because this was the way of America’s welfare system for decades." Rubio on the new Biden (and, implicitly, Romney) dole. https://t.co/cuhn8y68e8
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 12, 2021
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February 12, 2021 at 02:41AM
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