ALF

At least red states would never gerrymander districts. 🙄

Why Disney has its own government in Florida and what happens if that goes away The dissolution of the special district would mean that Orange and Osceola counties take on the assets and liabilities of Reedy Creek. That could lead to higher taxes for those residents to pay off Reedy Creek's debts and take over the care of roads, policing, fire protection, waste management and more. "The debt service alone for Reedy Creek is over a billion dollars," Farmer said Wednesday. "This bill makes no provision as to how that debt service is going to be assumed. Local government entities must pick up assets and liabilities of any special district that is dissolved." https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/21/us/reedy-creek-walt-disney-florida/index.html

This is making the supply chain worse Shanghai escalates Covid lockdown restrictions Authorities in Shanghai have said they will tighten the enforcement of lockdown measures, as a Covid surge continues in China's financial capital. New measures include placing electronic door alarms to prevent those infected from leaving, as well as evacuating people to disinfect their homes. Earlier this week, hundreds were forcibly evacuated from their homes to allow for buildings to be disinfected. The restrictions will take Shanghai's lockdown into its fifth week. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-61137649

Why did Disney stock go down November 2021? Disney's fourth quarter 2021 results disappointed investors, and its stock is falling. The decline was primarily due to slow growth in subscriber numbers for Disney Plus, its streaming service. Revenue for the company's other divisions improved compared to the same time last year. Is Disney losing money with Disney Plus? A variety of costs (content production, marketing, technology infrastructure) contributed to losses of roughly $600 million for Disney's streaming unit; losses totaled $400 million in the same quarter a year ago. Nov 10, 2021

The more I look into it , he's just giving Democrats ammo to scare voters , it won't pass. Scott’s “Skin In The Game” Plan Could Raise Taxes By $100 Billion In 2022, Mostly On Low- And Moderate-Income Households Senator Rick Scott wants to "sunset" Social Security and Medicare So --- if Scott actually understood his own proposal, the entire Social Security Act --- including Medicare and the Social Security Pensions almost all Americans over 70 are receiving monthly --- would either disappear (that’s what “sunsetting” means, by the way) or have to be re-enacted by Congress. Well, yes. Congress COULD pass the entire Social Security Act word for word again. But will they? Will they not hold hearings? Is there nothing in the current Social Security Act, that some member(s) of Congress might want to change or eliminate? Try and imagine the scenario when the entire Social Security Act (let’s remember that includes the Medicare program – Parts A, B, C and D) needs to be re-authorized. https://www.wamc.org/commentary-opinion/2022-04-15/senator-rick-scott-wants-to-sunset-social-security-and-medicare

No details but I'm on SS and medicare and in a Florida newspaper . I do think Republicans will take both houses midterms , but not enough to over ride a veto. Scott might scare seniors with this though and Democrats will talk it up.

Opinion | Rick Scott tax plan bad news for retirees So imagine my surprise when I saw that Senator Rick Scott recently introduced a plan for the Republican Party that would raise taxes on nearly half of all Americans, forcing seniors and working class families to pay more when they file their taxes every year. His plan also includes provisions that could sunset Medicare and Social Security, jeopardizing the health care and retirement benefits that millions of Florida seniors have spent their entire lives earning. https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/2022/04/18/senator-rick-scott-plan-would-force-seniors-pay-more-taxes/7333900001/

Do military bases employ off base civilians and buy goods and services from each community? Do the military stationed there patronize off base locations ? Bases are indeed a benefit to where they are located .

They can go wherever they want , no problem at all.

No , but no state income tax like Florida and Texas should pick up more of the cost of hurricane damage . The rest of the country subsidizes them plus all there military bases.

Russia rejects cease-fire for civilian evacuation amid Eastern Orthodox Holy Week Russia rejected a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine that the United Nations secretary general requested for the purpose of civilian evacuation during the Eastern Orthodox Holy Week leading up to Easter https://www.foxnews.com/world/russia-rejects-ceasefire-for-civilian-evacuation-amid-eastern-orthodox-holy-week Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill's support for Putin's Ukraine war has fractured his church Russia's war in Ukraine is also something of a holy war. Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has long been a key ideological ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and at least tacit supporter of his military adventures. https://theweek.com/russo-ukrainian-war/1012713/russian-orthodox-patriarch-kirills-support-for-putins-ukraine-war-has

Non union should be able to bid if they agree to prevailing wage if that is required I would think.

No matter how many they allow in they should be all properly vetted and legal but on probation.

Hue Jackson's claims Browns incentivized him to lose spark inquiry Jackson first made the claims on Twitter. He wrote Haslam was "was happy while we kept losing," and while it may not have been $100,000 he was offered to lose, Jackson assured followers, "Trust me it was a good number." Jackson, who is now the head coach at Grambling State University, told ESPN in February there was money to be made for hitting certain milestones, like attaining a certain number of draft picks and being the youngest team in the league. https://www.foxnews.com/sports/incentivized-tanking-allegations-nfl-inquiry-browns

I think the County will insist Terry pick up the cost to renovate or replace the Key Bank Center , Sabres home. As long as the Bill's fans get a new stadium we are happy campers.

It looks like Joe Haden would be the best FA if we could afford him.

Chef Jim is the master troll , I'm learning from the best 🙂

It's behind a paywall this is all I could see How Hunter Biden’s Firm Helped Secure Cobalt for the Chinese The president’s son was part owner of a venture involved in the $3.8 billion purchase by a Chinese conglomerate of one of the world’s largest cobalt deposits. The metal is a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles. All I can see is Chinese spending from that partial article , missing payment to Hunter Found this in a different article A Washington Post review confirms key details and offers new documentation of Biden family interactions with Chinese executives March 30, 2022 Over the course of 14 months, the Chinese energy conglomerate and its executives paid $4.8 million to entities controlled by Hunter Biden and his uncle, according to government records, court documents and newly disclosed bank statements, as well as emails contained on a copy of a laptop hard drive that purportedly once belonged to Hunter Biden. But the new documents — which include a signed copy of a $1 million legal retainer, emails related to the wire transfers, and $3.8 million in consulting fees that are confirmed in new bank records and agreements signed by Hunter Biden — illustrate the ways in which his family profited from relationships built over Joe Biden’s decades in public service. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/30/hunter-biden-china-laptop/ I would never defend anything Hunter Biden did, to me he is a lowlife or if his father was involved. Burisma is the other scandal Hunter was part of. I just wonder if he declared and paid taxes on all this income.

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Rotting fruit, spoiled vegetables: How Texas just made the supply chain even worse A weeklong protest by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott against President Biden's recent immigration policy reached a resolution on Friday, but the gridlock it created has resulted in hundreds of millions of lost dollars and delays in shipments of everything from avocados to automobile parts that will have a longer-term impact. Vegetable producers say their produce is spoiling in idling trucks and they are losing hundreds of millions of dollars. What used to be a routine border crossing turned into a 30-hour wait for some trucks. Meanwhile, the fruits and vegetables in those trucks spoiled, leaving some produce department shelves sparse or empty in advance of the holiday weekend, he said. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/16/economy/texas-mexico-abbott-border-economic-impact/index.html

NYS subsidizes NYC transit , subways and buses every year. The MTA in CY 2020 will oversee more than 75,000 employees and an annual operating budget of over $17 billion Within the Department of Transportation budget, the Executive Budget recommends $6.2 billion in transit operating aid to the MTA. https://www.budget.ny.gov/pubs/archive/fy21/exec/agencies/appropdata/MetropolitanTransportationAuthority.html

ALF considers it to be a honor to also be on DRsGhost ignore list , thank you, seriously.

Coach Levy's famous “Where else would you rather be…than right here, right now

That's their problem who makes up the questions. You still have a good idea.

With a new stadium, resale of tickets to a few games per season to fans from visiting teams with deep pockets will soften the increase. There should be high demand even from non season ticket Bill's fans.