REMEMBER OBAMA? Here's a TIME magazine cover story from 2010 on how Obama's big government stimulus bill (it seemed big at the time, anyway) was going to "change the country".. "quietly altering the way Americans work, move, innovate and plug in." We've had this hype before. https://t.co/5AlUJZPTGx
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April 29, 2021 at 02:53PM
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White House uses rhetoric of work ethic–"working families," work work, work, job, jobs, jobs. But the whole thrust of the Child Tax Credit is to cast aside the tired old Clintonian emphasis on work, now derided as "workism," and send cash to parents whether they work or not. https://t.co/P5KZm7rYx0
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April 29, 2021 at 02:41PM
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White House Fact Sheet: "[T]ax credits for working families have been shown to boost child academic and economic performance over time." But the credits also go to NON-WORKING families, welfare-style. That's the big selling point for the Left. https://t.co/3rQ8vz6Pkt
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 29, 2021
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April 29, 2021 at 02:30PM
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He's right about the need for the child tax credit to reward work, "a crucial part of stability and dignity" for families.There are ways to do that that don't just "send everyone a government check," as the Biden CTC does. https://t.co/7YmlbZet0d
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April 29, 2021 at 02:58AM
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Not sure. Clinton's boring laundry list SOTU was quite popular, if I remember. https://t.co/MplguoHkkC
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April 29, 2021 at 01:38AM
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The Kelly quote gets worse after "accountable" — sounds like he's bought into the Let-Everyone-In-More-Efficiently response to the crisis … https://t.co/xV89yY1FPg
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April 29, 2021 at 01:30AM
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If I heard right, Chuck Todd said we haven't heard this kind of support for government since the 50s and 60s. Nobody remembers Obama? …
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April 28, 2021 at 10:41PM
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STEALTHFARE: Example of how hidden the huge refundable, welfare-like child tax credit is: The @voxdotcom emailed summary of the $1.8T Biden "families" plan doesn't even mention it. …
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April 28, 2021 at 06:14PM
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Well, the refundable "child tax credit" can go very wrong. It basically re-creates the welfare system Clinton reformed. https://t.co/4RiCSoYETP https://t.co/dLAvsj9as1
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April 28, 2021 at 12:46PM
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"[I]t’s unlikely that Biden will get his way on much besides spending and taxes"
Um, that's a lot! https://t.co/eLev5afpx6
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 28, 2021
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April 28, 2021 at 03:45AM
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"At a March 25 news conference, Biden falsely described the increase as a seasonal norm, not a result of his policies or approach."–@NickMiroff , WaPo Those anti-Trump shortcuts (eg "falsely") coming in handy! https://t.co/rxdV6Y2HCb
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April 28, 2021 at 03:23AM
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Why it's wrong for the press to focus only on the kids and families in detention. Single adult illegals (who are not asylum-seekers) are sneaking in by the tens of thousands. Historic border breakdown. https://t.co/uPLhyMB1Hg
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April 27, 2021 at 10:06PM
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Treat Big Tech companies as common carriers, writes @BillHagertyTN https://t.co/MRNHqe7YFy Makes sense to me — I trust judges to protect free speech more than @Jack's minions — but I await the lawyers' critiques. ..
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 27, 2021
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April 27, 2021 at 05:55PM
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Especially ingenious of Mayorkas to do this and somehow have Becerra get the blame. https://t.co/Kd76QFSY9P
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April 27, 2021 at 04:55PM
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Increasingly hard to escape the conclusion that this is what @AliMayorkas and the 'progressives' in charge of Biden's policy WANT. A couple of million new illegals and asylum-gamers a year. Otherwise they'd do something to prevent it. … https://t.co/uPLhyMSD5Q
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April 27, 2021 at 04:53PM
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Surely whether some Republicans are wrong to think the country's going all to hell has at least something to do with whether the country's going all to hell–an issue Brooks doesn't feel he needs to address https://t.co/UXB3BtEhHW
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April 27, 2021 at 02:33PM
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"Illegal immigration went into reverse a decade ago."
That was before "La Invitacion" … https://t.co/ryNzRKKrq0 https://t.co/no2JxkRuSI
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April 27, 2021 at 02:03PM
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Thread https://t.co/8YUENRBttp
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April 27, 2021 at 01:49PM
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If this were published in the @NYTimes they'd be congratulating themselves all over Twitter, talking about awards (while the Woken schemed on Slack to get Bensman cancelled) https://t.co/ryNzRKKrq0
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April 27, 2021 at 01:42PM
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Looks like Biden's decided to shore up Obamacare instead of expanding Medicare. Seems a mistake. Obamacare is stratified & confusing. Medicare is egalitarian and works pretty well. Lowering eligibility age to 55 or 60 has been wildly popular for a reason. https://t.co/7UaaYCvNkp
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 27, 2021
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April 27, 2021 at 01:27PM
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But we need imported resort workers to BEAT CHINA https://t.co/7yTd2GMvU8 https://t.co/p3vgNVWliN
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April 27, 2021 at 01:15PM
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"Antonio [the smuggler] said that when Biden actually won, business in Mexico’s Chihuahua State instantly boomed ¡como nunca! Like never before." https://t.co/ePRWHSKeE4
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 27, 2021
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April 27, 2021 at 12:58PM
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Smuggler attributes surge to "what he termed la invitación, the invitation. This is the local cartel reference to… Biden’s promises to the world’s poor that if they crossed the border illegally…they would be welcome to stay, never fear deportation" https://t.co/ryNzRKKrq0
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April 27, 2021 at 12:57PM
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"The Border Patrol agents who work here estimate that 70-80 percent get away clean, probably even more …" Bensman These are: single adults, rather than the families and unaccompanied minors flooding other zones and attracting media attention hundreds of miles to the south…" https://t.co/WwAmb5QI58
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 27, 2021
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April 27, 2021 at 12:50PM
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Fantastic report from @BensmanTodd on the wide-open border at Big Bend. "Eighteen-wheeler tractor-trailer rigs and trucks of all sizes now pull right up to the river in unending succession to unload people and drug cargo in broad daylight…" https://t.co/ryNzRKKrq0
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April 27, 2021 at 12:47PM
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