Wednesday, October 31, 2018

The dum dumpy Trump

Hope I can survive this coming week but if things turn out bad on election day, I don't know what I will do with myself.  The stupidity of Trump knows no bounds as he says he can sign an executive order to deny birthright citizenship.  Even members of his own party do not agree with him on this point.  He also says that if Democrats regain control of Congress, a lot of people will lose money.  Hey, you guys are in charge and the stock market has been terrible the past two weeks and I am losing money NOW.  Also, Trump's trade tariffs are making a bigger mess of things and long term recovery will be impossible with those in place.  

Then here in San Francisco we have a huge problem with homelessness.   Now Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, is pouring millions of dollars of his own money into the Yes on C measure which will give the city more money to spend on homeless programs.  Hey guys, the welcome mat is out and homeless people around the country know they should come here where the weather is not that bad (certainly no snow or freezing weather) and getting rousted by the cops is less likely to happen here than in most cities.  Yes, the homeless need help but with the proper controls in place.   I think benefits should be limited to Bay Area people, not people who just arrived from Ames, Iowa or wherever.  Also, the mentally ill must required to undergo treatment, not a slap on the wrist after receiving a few pills. Too often people here will say "oh no,  you can't do that,  you can't force them into programs".  That is plain B.S.  That is what State Hospitals are for.  Oh wait a minute, I forgot.  Reagan closed those as governor and then gutted mental health programs as president.  Oy vey!

I hope we can get some sensible people in Congress before it is too late as this country is going down the tubes and fast.  The next president will need to make this country great again as this one is ruining it.  

It grows late as I write this and I am beginning to think a vodka/tonic might be needed before retiring so BFN.

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