[AGL] the USA R.I.P.

[Michael Eisenstadt]

I naively assumed that Gov. Abbott was just looking out for the survival 
of the bar industry in an eleemosynary spirit. As Frances points out, 
the ploy of reimagining bars as restaurants and letting them reopen was 
simply to keep the sales tax monies flowing to the state the health of 
the public be damned. In a parallel universe, an enlightened public 
would rise up and recall Abbott from office. Don't hold your breath!

What an election! Whoever wins Biden or Trump we lose: both crooks, the 
former in addition to being financially corrupt a captive of the worst 
tendencies of the age, namely the movements working to overthrow the 
intellectual and moral heritage of Western civilization. The latter, a 
narcissist as Frances notes yet strangely his own man and not in the 
pocket of special interests so far as is known unlike Biden who has been 
owned lock stock and barrel by the credit card giants domiciled in his 
home state of Delaware.

On 10/24/2020 11:49 PM, Frances Morey wrote:
> The state of Texas enjoyed a million dollars a day in alcohol taxes 
> collected by the bar keeps--that factoid I learned over a decade ago. 
> No telling what it is since then. The state's self interest is at 
> stake more than public health. The third spike is under way. We'll see 
> how closely the death rate follows.
>
> Trump as role model Narcissist in Chief disparaged face covering 
> turning it into a political statement. I sure hope he doesn't win a 
> second term. That could cause COVID-19 to linger in the populace for 
> the rest of my lifetime. I have learned to be cautious, masking up in 
> public and avoiding crowded situations--so far so good.
> Best,
> Frances
>
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