Short Take Politics
No sunshine for transition funding
There is zero transparency for funding of the White House transition team because bribes, by their very nature, are better kept secret. https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-refuses-disclose-funding-transition-165029331.html?
Louisiana restructures tax code
State income tax is now 3% for everyone. They paid for it with a statewide sales tax. https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-tax-reform-special-session-landry-95db6e608809dcdcfae5f5de8b0355d4?taid=67422d4130a1c7000102330f&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
History repeats itself
With the promised crackdown on and scapegoating of immigrants, it is important to look back on the 1880s when the Chinese exclusion act was signed into law by Chester Arthur who took over after Garfield was assassinated. https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2024/11/26/g-s1-35805/chinese…