Grim Milestone, 1,000 deaths a day and this will only increase going forward

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Friday April 03, 2020 · 10:25 AM PDT

2020/04/03 · 10:25

I have not posted in such a long time, but I really need an outlet for my outrage. We have hit the grim reality of 1,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day, and this will only increase. One would see the estimates, 100,000 or 200,000 and think really, can we hit that, or are those estimates too high? They are not. With 1,000 deaths today, and this will only increase, think of the next two months. Every single day, more than 1,000 people will die. More than 30,000 dead in April alone. Will it be 60,000 or more in May? How many in June? How much exponential growth will there be?

This is the grim reality as of today, such a horrible milestone, it is hard to write.

www.usatoday.com/…

I keep thinking of the horror that is coming to Florida and did a little research on the stay at home orders to get a little perspective. I know that the tsunami coming to Florida is of the governors own making, but nonetheless, that does not make the loss of life any less tragic, but so much could have been avoided.

www.nytimes.com/…

According to this www.thedailybeast.com/…

New York issued their stay at home order on March 20th, with their cases at 7,102. Florida just issued their stay at home order lite (have to exclude churches WTF) when there was over 9,000 deaths. The spread in Florida is going to make NY pale in comparison.

I am sure that Mark Sumner is working on another insightful piece on this, but I am working from home and so frustrated, I just needed to write this as therapy to vent.

Take care everyone, stay safe

Did Ryan provide tax returns to Mitt?

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Saturday August 11, 2012 · 7:44 AM PDT

2012/08/11 · 07:44

I know that Mitt's tax problem disappeared momentarily, however now is a great time to remind everyone about it by asking Paul Ryan if he had to submit ten years of taxes to Romney.

I think that every time Ryan is interviewed he should be asked, "how many years of tax returns did you provide the Romney campaign?" If his answer is ten years, they should follow up (I know, no follow ups allowed, or asked), with, "Why did you do that?" or "what do you think would have happened if you refused to release your tax returns to him, would he have not offered you the VP slot?"

Another good question over to squiggle...

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Monday June 25, 2012 · 2:46 PM PDT

2012/06/25 · 14:46

The Wisconsin Pension system has always been strong, and more importantly fully funded, but it has just been rated by the Pew Center as "the strongest in the nation".

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Friday February 11, 2011 · 11:37 AM PST

2011/02/11 · 11:37

Governor Scott Walker says he does not need to negotiate with unions because the State of Wisconsin has "nothing to offer." He proposes ELIMINATING bargaining rights.

The last Wisconsin state employees union worker's contract expired June 30, 2009. You read that correctly, our last contract expired almost two years ago and the one that was to expire in June of 2011 was voted down the last day of a special session, December 16, 2010.

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Tuesday September 28, 2010 · 1:17 PM PDT

2010/09/28 · 13:17

I don't know what the final tally will be for those seeing President Obama today in Madison, WI today, but the line to see President Obama is almost a mile long right now and the security will start letting people in at 3:30.

chefdan

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Wednesday July 07, 2010 · 6:39 AM PDT

2010/07/07 · 06:39

This is the THIRD review of the data and emails that climate scientists had hacked. This review, like the first two, found that the researchers did not suppress or manipulate their data.

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Friday January 22, 2010 · 5:52 AM PST

2010/01/22 · 05:52

In another blow to democracy the Wisconsin Supreme Court has now said that the Justices no longer have to recuse themselves when deciding matters that involve their contributors. The new rule was written by the Wisconsin Realtors Association and business lobbying group Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. This, coupled with the ruling in the US Supreme Court does not bode well for the citizens of Wisconsin (I guess it is good for the corporations that are citizens). The rule was approved 4-3.

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Saturday August 01, 2009 · 3:40 PM PDT

2009/08/01 · 15:40

Nothing quite makes your blood boil like letting a poor girl die while her father, mother and others,"pray" for her healing, instead of actually providing a doctor that could easily cure her. Well, like her mother, her father was just found guilty of "second degree reckless homicide."

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Tuesday September 23, 2008 · 9:15 AM PDT

2008/09/23 · 09:15

I feel that as a citizen of this country, extortion is being used by Henry Paulson to demand money that would benefit him, and many of his friends and acquaintances. Just as Cheney helped his friends at Halliburton, Paulson wants to grab some big cash before he leaves office.

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Tuesday January 08, 2008 · 10:56 AM PST

2008/01/08 · 10:56

If you have not done so yet, register to vote NOW...

Even if you are like me, a Wisconsin resident, where our primary will have little or no influence on the outcome of who the Democratic or Republican will nominate to represent their respective parties, as many people as possible need to vote.

Poll

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What is the best way to increase voter turnout?

61 votes Vote Now!

What is the best way to increase voter turnout?

Have decent candidates

24 votes

Have uniform registration and voting standards across the US

18 votes

1 vote

Bring a friend along to vote too

1 vote

Have paper ballots available

0 votes

Ban electronic voting

1 vote

Move to France

16 votes

I voted today for the November election, did you?

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Wednesday October 18, 2006 · 10:23 AM PDT

2006/10/18 · 10:23

I live in Middleton, WI, just outside the capitol Madison, and I voted early today, so should you. Don't delay the GOTV. GOTV NOW!!!! I just voted against an anti gay marriage ammendment, the death penalty, and for the removal of the troops from Iraq. I also voted for Tammy Baldwin (yeah, proud to), Herb Kohl and Governor James Doyle (held my nose, but voted for them nonetheless). Read More

Radical tax change for the better

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Thursday April 27, 2006 · 9:48 AM PDT

2006/04/27 · 09:48

Radically changing our tax system into a hybrid of sales taxes and taxes on wages can benefit all as well as boost our savings rate in this country. Read More

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