My plan tonight was to write an awesome post about the GOP’s $1.5 trillion tax-cut of 2017, and how, contrary to what we were promised at the time, they didn’t “pay for themselves” by driving increased corporate investment, but instead pushed the federal deficit to a record-breaking $747.1 billion. None of this, of course, is […]
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Deficits v. Dolomite
Posted in Art and Culture, Economics, Uncategorized Also tagged 1975, bonuses, budget deficit, canes, Congressional Budget Office, corporate welfare, Dolemite Is My Name, Dolomite, Eat Out More Often, entitlements, film ideas, hypocrisy, hypocrisy watch, karate, kung fu, Los Angeles, Mark's, Mark's art ideas, Mark's big ideas, Medicaid, Medicare, Netflix, pimps, Rudy Ray Moore, Russ Forster, social security, Steven Mnuchin, tax cuts, theology of tax cuts, Tony Clifton, Treasury Secretary, Trump tax cuts, welfare, welfare reform, XXX 35 Comments
Ypsilanti exit interview: Annie Palmer
A few days ago, when I learned that local musician Annie Palmer had packed her bags and fled Ypsilanti, I decided to send her an email and ask why she’d gone. Following, with her permission, is our exchange. [And, yes, I start every conversation with, “What’s your name?”] MARK: What’s your name? ANNIE: Annie Palmer. […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Special Projects, Ypsilanti Also tagged Amy Sumerton, Annie Palmer, authenticity, bike stealing, Chicago, Chris Palmer, creepy Carlos, exit interviews, goats, Johnny Cash, Mom and Not Mom, noise ordinance violations, roommates, Tennessee, Twin Peaks, Ugly Mug, Won't You Let Me, Ypsi Food Co-op, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews 20 Comments