The migrants get the jobs. The "losers" get a UBI. It all works out. https://t.co/Qf0r2b2mGw

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 24, 2021 at 03:32PM
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How about $120 B in seed money for a massive new welfare program? Schools will be open one day soon. A new culture of non-work — enabled by Biden's UBI-fo-Parents — will be with us for a long time. https://t.co/AlOg1ffwsV

Why are Republicans asleep at this switch? It's bizarre https://t.co/QMncb65aIk

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 24, 2021 at 03:16PM
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Anderson's "not a Breitbart troll." Whew! Don't suppress him then. .. https://t.co/8oesqAppGB

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 24, 2021 at 03:06PM
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STEALTH: Amazing that WaPo, summarizing the Covid bill and the hunt for $ to cut or shift doesn't even mention the $120 billion checks-for kids program designed to be the new welfare dole. https://t.co/SDtgo6OGmN

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 24, 2021 at 09:39AM
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What are the odds Tiger was doing something with his cell phone (calling/texting/linking)? I would say 100%. I suppose this is obvious.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 24, 2021 at 05:10AM
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President Klain's first misstep? https://t.co/pSY0JwZc4u A Topher too far

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 24, 2021 at 04:49AM
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A permanent Independent Counsel within the DOJ–a Fed for the law? Seems like a new immortal bureaucracy looking for things to do. But YMMV https://t.co/ykxu47S2TR

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 24, 2021 at 04:35AM
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"Nearly every piece in the Times about the protests denied that Antifa was causing the mayhem. But I knew they were. I saw them with my own eyes. Antifa members told me they were." https://t.co/rtkYXIldPY

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 24, 2021 at 02:45AM
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Yes, one problem is that GOP corporate donors are probably FOR looser borders, more welfare, and wokeness. So they prefer a vague overarching sentiment–no 'radicalism'!–that lets GOP politicians sell out on the specifics.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 24, 2021 at 01:21AM
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No groaning! https://t.co/fs50ZnKlOP

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 24, 2021 at 01:07AM
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Maybe that's why if you offer people cash even if they don't go to work, they might not go to work! Having to deal with the awfulness of an entry level job seems a way bigger disincentive than a slightly elevated "marginal tax rate," (ie what defenders of Romney's plan focus on). https://t.co/lXho2aSAvP

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 24, 2021 at 01:03AM
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You need a poll to show that people would rather get monthly cash checks than practically anything? So would I. Let's give everybody what they want! What could go wrong? https://t.co/QRClCVU7PD

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 23, 2021 at 11:34PM
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Answer of course is there are people in both camps. But there are also many people in between–who'd go to work if that's the only way get $, which might help un-mess-up their situations. That's one place work requirement can help. Can't define this middle out of existence. 2/2 https://t.co/N0pKwpmhyS

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 23, 2021 at 10:59PM
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Conflicting defenses of UBI check-sending schemes 1) Poor are just like us! They'l work if there are jobs, even if get $ without working; 2) Poor are all messed up! They have "barriers" like "addiction and mental or physical health issues." [Sperling] 1/2 https://t.co/1cB6TJmWy4

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 23, 2021 at 10:48PM
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Hard to believe Sperling cites Earned Income Tax Credit as his big argument for why Biden's child checks won't discourage work. The EITC only goes to workers. Biden's checks would go to people who have kids & NEVER WORK. Seems like incentive to not work! https://t.co/1cB6TJmWy4

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 23, 2021 at 10:41PM
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You don't understand Ryan–it 's a 'delicate balancing act'! The border is open yet it is not open. It is Schrodinger's Border. https://t.co/FsRJi8HfOg

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 23, 2021 at 09:54PM
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Maybe some confessions of error by the GOP establishment would also be appropriate! Wars, obsession with tax cuts, importation of foreign workers, ignoring economy's 'losers'–lots of places to start. Staggeringly repudiated Ryan/McConnell/Rove can go first … https://t.co/bBE6VWfYEa

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 23, 2021 at 07:33PM
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So COVID reconciliation bill is not set in stone! Maybe there is also time to modify the Dems' $120B Reestablishment of Welfare — ie by requiring work for the checks (or for full checks), but maybe also allowing work in prior years (SS records) to count. https://t.co/ws1REHJNqi

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 23, 2021 at 07:24PM
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Why do they need a cliche overarching label ("radical")? (Never mind that Trump showed voters in mood for something radical & non-market.) Why can't they say Dems are "anti-borders" "pro-amnesty," "pro-welfare" "anti-jobs" & "pro-Woke"? Sometimes I think GOP consultants are fools https://t.co/rNS3nZ1bi2

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 24, 2021

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February 23, 2021 at 07:12PM
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SO POPULAR WE CAN'T MENTION IT: If I were paranoid — and I am — I would say the @nytimes really does not want you to know that a $120B checks-for-having-kids dole is tucked into the fast-tracked Covid-relief bill. $120B — not big enough to mention! https://t.co/WJWwvfICOl

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 23, 2021

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February 23, 2021 at 09:40AM
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And a line used repeatedly in the book … https://t.co/DPTeFFFJvd

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 23, 2021

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February 23, 2021 at 05:01AM
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She's going down too easy for that. https://t.co/6FSRe9Fn0C

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 23, 2021

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February 23, 2021 at 03:44AM
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Rubio is stepping up on this issue … https://t.co/hTI2FgLVuH

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 23, 2021

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February 22, 2021 at 10:11PM
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First the McNeil controversy badly damages the @NYTimes, then arguing about the McNeil controversy badly damages competing media outlets. Now the Slack at Salon can start arguing about Slate … https://t.co/hU6wIX0UYG

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 23, 2021

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February 22, 2021 at 07:50PM
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Slack continues it's swath of destruction across American cultural institutions … https://t.co/IuPqPrrUqu

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 23, 2021

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February 22, 2021 at 07:46PM
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