Right As Usual

There is a post explaining that the IRS can't (or, at least, has not YET) notified the TAXPAYERS with legal Social Security numbers that their identity has been stolen, primarily by illegal aliens (I refuse to dignify their actions with the term immigrant). They claim that they have given these CRIMINALS a way to claim money from the IRS by issuing another, alternative number, i.e., the TIN: Victims’ numbers are stolen by illegal immigrants who need to give employers a valid Social Security number in order to get a job. Employers are prohibited from probing too deeply into numbers, even when they suspect fraud. But the  IRS  learns of the scam when the illegal immigrants file their taxes using a special Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) the agency doles out chiefly to illegal immigrants as a way of making sure they’re paying taxes even if they’re not supposed to be in the U.S. Between 2011 and 2015 the agency flagged nearly 1.1 million returns where som...

to sit during the National Anthem.  I'm referring to Colin Kaepernick, the 49er player who refuses to stand during the Anthem. That's the logical outcome of the totally clear decision of the Supreme Court, in  West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, in 1943, that overturned the decision of the Board of Education that expelled two students for refusing to say the Pledge of Allegiance.  That decision, in the middle of WWII, was not popular.  It was, however, correct, as a defense of the 1st Amendment. Later cases, involving studens' right NOT to participate, nor even stand, during the National Anthem, followed that decision.  It naturally follows that, if you can't force a minor to participate, you can't make an adult do so. Kaepernick's refusal is upheld by law. However, it doesn't address the issue of the public's right to disapprove of Kaepernick, nor to direct their ire at the team - i.e., refuse to buy tickets to his team's gam...

Found on the NY Sun site - a breakdown of VERY suspicious "structuring" of money. Share

Maybe not, in some respects. I was thinking about this, following reading one of the Liberty's Torch posts.   This was not posted by Francis, but Scott. There are some areas where Progressives and Conservatives share concerns.  Both want the local community (what we Old Types used to call the neighborhood) to be a place of civil, respectful behavior towards other residents. Both groups share some skepticism about the use of force by government against its own citizens. Both believe that the local schools need to do a better job educating students. So, there is room for some cooperation on specific issues, if there is a willingness to NOT engage in name-calling - which BOTH sides have done, at times. Perhaps we can begin small - with community organizations, local watch groups (in my neighborhood, we have an ice cream party in the summer, and other get-togethers). Most importantly, focus your justifiable anger at the political leadership, not at the individuals. ...