Luna

trickle down

Well, duh!

....Data from 18 OECD countries over the last five decades to estimate the causal effect of major tax cuts for the rich on income inequality, economic growth, and un-employment....[found] that major reforms reducing taxes on the rich lead to higher income inequality as measured by the top 1% share of pre-tax national income. The effect remains stable in the medium term. In contrast, such reforms do not have any significant effect on economic growth and unemployment.

-- © David Hope and Julian Limberg, International Inequalities Institute, The London School of Economics and Political Science

ain't it just awful

proud to be an american idiot

for Trump supporters...the election fraud narrative features three characteristics that supercharge its psychological appeal: It makes a complex and hostile world seem orderly, controllable and certain. 

-- Aaron C. Kay, Mark J. Landau 

Or, you're just a fucking idiot.

Courtney

You know you love her....

 

the Gulf of Crazy

Ever wonder why your wife married you? Ever ponder the knowing or questioning 'look' that she gives you when you are talking crazy shit? Ever have the realization that she probably has no idea what you are talking about or why, and is thinking, "why did I marry this crazy person?".  

And you know as well as I that we have just scratched the surface of "crazy".

To wit:  Have you ever thought about your death and what to do about the darn funeral? More specifically, what to do with your body- Burial? Cremation? Taxidermy?  

Wait! Is taxidermy really an option? You bet it is! And as you are reading this right now, the germ of an idea is forming in your brain! 

For those that can't form ideas in their brain, try to form a picture: a nice basement lounge, or perhaps a man-cave for those that cannot get past the 90's; comfortable seating; a good sound system; a well stocked bar complete with beer taps. Standing behind the bar with a smile on his face and a hand on a tap is......you. The dead, perfectly preserved in taxidermic splendor, you. Go ahead, person that can't form ideas. Sidle up to that bar, stick your glass under the tap, and pull down that hand!

That, my friends, is the gulf of crazy that separates us.

-- dbdesgnr, 1/4/2016

thanks to L. M.  for clarifying the Gulf of Crazy
thanks to C. F.  for being bat-shit crazy

lenny

live free or die

devolution

evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) - $1,795,000
This unit cost reflects an average for the entire projected Fiscal Year 2021 purchase, which includes ESSM Block I and Block II versions.

back to normal

ed. note/
Welcome back to GeezerNationTM 

Now that things are back to normal- Bad Man OrangeTM gone, everyone vaccinated,  economy booming, Obama and Bezos memoirs published- we can resume our programming:

 

bring it