Undeniably Right

As of Wednesday morning, the Australian government has enacted a ban on all social media accounts for anyone under the age of 16. From Facebook to Instagram to Reddit and dozens of other sites, no child can have a social media page. The justification for the ban is the negative impact upon a child's mental health that these social media sites have. A child burying his or her face in a cell phone or a tablet is inarguably a bad thing. It stimulates young skulls full of mush in the wrong ways as well as giving them a skewed view of the world. Influencers are not successful and their accounts are enhanced in ways that are not healthy.

Our government has talked about following suit. Even some of my more conservative friends think this is a good idea. My question as always is, what does the government do well? Why have so many people decided it is the government's responsibility to protect our children? Where are the parents? Isn't it their responsibility to make these decisions for their children? The answer is clearly yes, but for 30 to 40 years so-called experts have told parents they don't know enough about educating or raising their children.

I am constantly amazed at the continuing hypocrisy of those on the left side of the aisle. Every time I think that they have stretched the bounds of reason beyond breaking and that this time they'll realize how hypocritical they are, they just come back and take it to the proverbial next level.

Karoline Levitt Is the next example of how the left-wing nut jobs let their emotion-driven hatred for Donald Trump and anyone associated with him cloud their judgment. Karoline posted a picture on social media of her and a friend at a beach. Both of the women were dressed in bikinis. These were not overly revealing bikinis, but they were bikinis. This sent the left into a tizzy. How could she be wearing something so revealing and inappropriate? She's a hypocrite for preaching morality and Christian principles then showing up on the beach like this.

Surprise, surprise!

For a small town, yes, it's big doings! And yes, Mike's completely on point!

Well, if Mike says so...

Part of the fight that led to the government shutdown was the extension of Obamacare subsidies. Not the original subsidies and tax credits but the 2020 expanded subsidies that were put in place by the Democrats and a few Republicans as a response to the pandemic. At least that was their excuse. Those subsidies were renewed in 2022 for three years, meaning they expire on December 31st of this year. Even though the pandemic is long gone, Democrats want to continue the payments. But who really benefited from the subsidies?

Taking the consumer out of the equation has led to high prices in almost everything that someone else pays on your behalf. Health insurance is no different. Obamacare was not really a way to help people get health insurance that couldn't afford it in the open market. In reality it was another mechanism by which politicians could funnel large amounts of money to their corporate donors. Only 24 million people are enrolled in Obamacare receiving either subsidized health insurance or premium tax credits.

Zohran Mamdani is now the mayor-elect of New York City. During the campaign he toned down his communist rhetoric. He lied about his Islamist beliefs. In doing so he appealed to the socialist/ communist wing of the Democrat party and everyone that hates Donald Trump. The New York Times did everything they could to help get him elected but now that he is ready to take office, the editorial board is asking him not to do what he has promised to do.

In their editorial on Tuesday, the New York Times editorial board congratulated the mayor elect. They then made the following statement: "In almost every area that featured prominently in the mayoral campaign," wrote the Times, "Mr. Mamdani can improve life in New York by marrying his admirable ambition to pragmatism and compromise." The board asked him to "start by building a leadership team light on democratic socialists and heavy on officials with records of accomplishment and proven management skills."

I have seen a claim that generally says something like this: black Americans make up 13% of the total population, pay 6% of all taxes, and received 26% of government benefits. I did a little bit of research and the artificial intelligence answers from several search engines confirm that these numbers are pretty accurate. I guess you could make the argument that we have already been paying reparations but that might make some of the woke left upset. One of the articles I read referenced a report from the Office of Tax Analysis that claimed the implications of these numbers is misleading because white Americans 'receive' $10 billion from the EITC each year. Numbers lie and liars use numbers.