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Two of the big issues contributing to the collapse of our culture are the decimation of our education system and the erosion of our society’s connection to a spiritual identity. You ask how a community could vote the way Portland residents have, and ultimately the value systems have eroded because we have failed to model them and younger generations have not embraced them.
My mom has a very definite take on precisely when the decimation of the education occurred. It was when “Welcome Back Kotter” aired . It made it acceptable to both backtalk teachers and not treat school seriously.[/quote]
Respectfully disagree with your mom. My take is the decline in our education system started with the Dept of Education, formed in 1980.
Just one man’s opinion….
Schmidt got smoked in yesterdays primary election by 12 points. A big chunk of his funding came from Working Families Party, headquartered in New York. Another large contributor is the Drug Policy Alliance.
“The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is a New York City–based nonprofit organization that seeks to advance policies that “reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition, and to promote the sovereignty of individuals over their minds and bodies”. The organization prioritizes reducing the role of criminalization in drug policy, advocating for the legal regulation of marijuana, and promoting health-centered drug policies”- Willamette Weekly.
George Soros is a contributor to both PACs.
Local media could no longer cover for Schmidt. The results of his progressive policies are out there for all to see. Record levels homicides, robberies, auto thefts, vandalism and assault didn’t leave much to run on as incumbent.
It will take years for Portland to recover.
Portland citizens are beyond weary with the nonsense presented as progessivism. Four years ago, Mike Schmidt was all about not prosecuting property crimes. Well, car thefts suddenly spiked to over 1000 cars per month. Break ins, flash mob theft and petty theft left business owners no option – move or close your doors. Often times there was no choice- businesses could not get insurance, or it was so expensive it became unaffordable.
Today, DA Schmidt is all about law and order, getting behind new police initiatives to curb auto theft, reduce drug use and prosecuting flash mob gang robberies as organized crime. Liberals are slowly starting to realize that soft on crime does not reduce r
Gotta wonder what metric the WH uses in determining how well the economy is doing.
Unemployment Numbers are more fraudulent than meaningful.
Consumer prices are insanely volatile. Energy prices are out of control, thanks mainly to increased Green Initiatives. (Energy Taxes)
Most of the GDP increase from Q1 2020 is wiped out by inflation.
Consumer Spending is financed by credit card debt.
Budgeted deficit spending at all time high.Aside from denial or delusion, how could any one look at our current economic policy and not see a train wreck of epic proportion. 🙂
Heard a sound bite of Bernsteins interview this afternoon.
Pretty basic question. “Why borrow instead of printing more money?” Good lord, he stumbled over the answer like Biden going up the steps to Air Force One.
[quote quote=8327]End of the article says they already moved HQ to Austin in 2020. Of course I have no idea what that means. A corporate HQ for a massive company can be 10 people. I wonder how many employees this pulls out of California?[/quote]
6500 in Redwood City, about 13.5% of the city’s workforce. This article goes back a couple of years, but I can’t see where much has changed. https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/west/companies-are-rapidly-leaving-california-study-finds-heres-where-they-are-going/
This is a good source for tracking corporate departures. https://californiapolicycenter.org/the-california-book-of-exodus/
CEO of Belong, a residential property management company on why its relocating to Miami -“Belong CEO, Ale Resnik, emphasized the cultural fit between Miami and Belong: “Miami represents a glimpse at a possible future of the USA. One that’s multicultural, more pragmatic, and less ideological. This is an ecosystem where consumer tech can blossom.”
More pragmatic and less ideological- sadly wonder if the west cost will ever be described this way. Not in my lifetime, I’m sure.
Well, finally someone calling out a media outlet for its overt bias. (At least someone not named Trump and someone that is definitely not a MAGA guy.)
What is amazing to me (and proof MSM is in the liberal bag) is the absolute silence about Schiff. Mr. Irrefutable Proof that Trump colluded with the Russians. The guy is running for US Senate, and not a peep from MSM about his lynch mob mentality in going after Trump.
I just shake my head.
Talk about putting lipstick on a pig.
“The Biden administration has struggled to draw attention to its significant immigration successes, instead contending with the ever-present pressures at the border. Changing the national narrative may be its most difficult challenge to confront.”
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/biden-three-immigration-record
Reading bios for the Board of Trustees, there is good reason to think a little bias might be in play.
“As Cardinal fans return to Stanford Stadium for the 2023 season, they can expect several changes to improve the fan experience.”
I failed to notice any mention of winning. That would improve this fans experience.
In other news, man bites dog. I’m betting the under on voter turnout this year. The only way this election gets mildly interesting is there is a honest to goodness third party contender. Or Biden fails to make the cut at the convention.
I stopped watching SOTU when it became even less relevant than Oscar night. Both have equal portions of political chest thumping. At least I can hope for a wardrobe malfunction at the Oscars, although the current trend in evening wear is basically a wardrobe malfunction looking for a place to happen.
Not that I’m complaining….. 🙂
I’ll see your failed liberal policies and raise you a drug crisis.
When you decriminalize hard drug position and allow open use in public, is it any surprise you get a spike in overdoses and deaths?
Questions you will never get answers to at a press conference.
“Gov Newsome, for the tax payers of California, how do you explain missing on your budget forecast by a factor of 2? Secondly, what is your plan to eliminate the deficit?”[quote quote=8147]Surprising precisely no one, SVB Financial (Silicon Valley Bank’s former parent company) sued the FDIC when the FDIC seized $1.93 billion in cash during its takeover of the bank. That was 10 months ago, about two weeks after the failure. The FDIC is acting as a receiver for the bank, and is gathering the bank’s assets to repay SVB’s creditors. SVB Collapse: FDIC Removed $2 Billion Cash From Parent Company – TheStreet Just recently, however, the Internal Revenue Service made a $1.45 billion claim against the FDIC re: SVB for taxes due between 2020 and 2023. The FDIC has denied the entire tax claim. The IRS says the court should overrule the FDIC’s decision to deny the tax claim and make a new determination on the validity and amount of taxes owed. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/irs-sues-fdic-over-silicon-valley-banks-14-billion-tax-debt/ar-BB1ieuRl[/quote]
Oh, goodie! This will be fun to watch.
