Loss of "social mobility" seems an anodyne way to describe corrosive long term collapse of values (e.g. work) and institutions https://t.co/3u5Kjfoys8
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March 12, 2021 at 02:26PM
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"I'm amazed that people felt the need to belittle the work that was done." Biden passed up a big opportunity to be gracious … https://t.co/Ea9IW2SorZ) via @SFGate
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March 12, 2021 at 01:32PM
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"Rather than rushing to secure the border, the Biden team appears to be sending processors to the border for the purpose of moving illegal immigrants into the U.S. as quickly as possible" https://t.co/fFZM5xrqOU #FoxNews
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March 12, 2021 at 01:14PM
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Same problem in the Northern part of the state– 2d doses being cancelled because promised vax supplies don't materialize. Yet I hear of places elsewhere in LA that are swimming in vax. Hard to know what's happening. Feels like some opaque politics in play https://t.co/qhGd41GxBj https://t.co/cUTwCYoiHd
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March 12, 2021 at 03:08AM
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Sounds like Jacobson's appearance was a disaster https://t.co/BdxYBnnxK8
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March 12, 2021 at 02:57AM
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March 12, 2021 at 02:19AM
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Link should go here: https://t.co/AkGzWsA2zp
Apologies https://t.co/WDXfzPViRe
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March 11, 2021 at 10:04PM
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FAITH IN GOVERNMENT NOT QUITE RESTORED YET: Moderna 2d doses being cancelled, leaving people two weeks to scramble to get them elsewhere with no guidance? Fear I may be one of them. https://t.co/cjSFFEQQWD
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March 11, 2021 at 09:55PM
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Meant to link to this: https://t.co/AkGzWsA2zp
Thanks https://t.co/b0WnQ1dbxh
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March 11, 2021 at 09:41PM
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The key question is better stated as 'Will families be able to live on child support + side hustles//loans from friends/ etc. without having to enter formal labor market?' PS Plus many may qualify for traditional welfare (TANF) too. They going to keep enforcing work there? https://t.co/Bqje03LEFE
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March 11, 2021 at 09:36PM
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Krugman, confidently: "nobody will be able to live on child support." Really? $6-7K/year plus $6K food stamps plus any state supplements plus free Medicaid? In low-cost areas? Skeptical! https://t.co/1V1uuqrWnc
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March 11, 2021 at 09:32PM
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PREMATURE DECLINTONIZATION: Just because Democrats sneak a dole into the massive Covid bill doesn't mean we've had a "major change" in American politics. We'll find out when the voters actually hear about it and have their say. https://t.co/ICOU17vuiZ https://t.co/1V1uuqrWnc
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March 11, 2021 at 06:36PM
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Doesn't Biden know "workism" is over? He could ask the people at Niskanen Center pushing his $100 billion child-check dole https://t.co/NB8wBKgyhE https://t.co/RTewLg3hbW
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March 11, 2021 at 06:16PM
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He's singing the old words, but the music has changed … https://t.co/RTewLg3hbW
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March 11, 2021 at 06:03PM
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DICONNECT: Biden says his stimulus bill gives "people in this nation, working people… people who built the country, a fighting chance.” But its progressive crown jewel, the 'child allowance,' sends cash to families that have no breadwinner, do NO WORK. https://t.co/5kEXdPOocs
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 11, 2021
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March 11, 2021 at 06:03PM
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Question for someone who's read the COVID relief bill: Can unauthorized immigrants get the new no-strings child allowance checks? Would-be asylees awaiting adjudication of their cases? (If we're talking magnets for border-crossing, those would be big ones …)
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March 11, 2021 at 02:49PM
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Imagine if Trump had eked out an Electoral College victory. The riot at the US Capitol might look like a Boy Scout jamboree in comparison. https://t.co/zNycmBkWLl
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 11, 2021
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March 11, 2021 at 02:43PM
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It sure *looks* like they're putting Americans on the dole, then bringing in immigrants to do the work. That's one link … https://t.co/PLjMTNARpa
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March 11, 2021 at 02:39PM
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AXIOS-STYLE! 5 quick points on the new Biden "child allowances."
Shorter than Yglesias, anywayhttps://t.co/AkGzWsA2zp
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March 11, 2021 at 08:55AM
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March 11, 2021 at 05:07AM
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You think Biden's going to emphasize his "child allowance" checks– or that they are designed to be a PERMANENT program lasting long after Covid?
My guess is no. Less public knows about this the less risk they'll have what doctors call an "adverse reaction." https://t.co/0uumvGFlRg
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 11, 2021
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March 10, 2021 at 11:22PM
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"[S]toryline distractions" is a good euphemism for gaffes, though.
Expect storyline distractions! Or embarrassingly tight Biden-control. The real problem, though, is that presidential salesmanship is hard. Reagan could do it. Maybe Clinton. Maybe Trump. But usually it's a dud https://t.co/0uumvGFlRg
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 11, 2021
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March 10, 2021 at 09:52PM
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"The president is preparing to embark on a new, far more public-facing phase of his term."
Why do I think this is a big mistake from their point of view? Stealth was working for them. https://t.co/GzKoTQpo5z
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 11, 2021
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March 10, 2021 at 09:48PM
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If @hamandcheese really means GOPs'll have trouble saying we shouldn't "refund" credits to people with NO earned income–because we now refund them to folks who do earn income–that seems…forced. Don't think @marcorubio & @SenMikeLee will have trouble making that distinction. https://t.co/0gjYRzHMex
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 11, 2021
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March 10, 2021 at 09:28PM
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