Posts

AI Interview: the SALT IRS Deduction

Image
The whole discussion of the SALT deduction that is taking place as part of the Congressional campaigns is completely out of sorts with the reality of the tax structures being discussed. Republicans assume that Trump fixed something that was broken. He didn't. Democrats assume that the previous system was all OK. It wasn't. Some states have high real property taxes, like New York (which is among the highest in the nation). Others have very low real property taxes. And sales tax rates vary from state to state, as do other SALT expenses. Thus, the deductibility of these from federal income taxes creates an imbalance in the tax burden favoring the people in states with higher taxes. Further bedeviling the situation is the political landscape: where many of the higher property and other local taxes are led by Democratic Party officials and the lower property tax states, by Republican Party officials. For the above reasons, and more, this has been a political football for a long time...
Read more

Secret CIA Visit to Moscow: Signal of an Immanent Coup vs. Trump?

I wonder if the unannounced trip by the head of the CIA to visit the Kremlin signals that a coup is coming here in the US against Trump. Or, in other words, was the purpose of the trip for the CIA to assure the Kremlin that a removal of Trump from office would not signal an escalation of the Ukraine war - or that a first strike was about to begin - as a consequence? I believe the elite is divided on the tactical approach to the shared strategic goal of world domination. I believe Trump may represent one faction that would rather consolidate power in the Western Hemisphere first (e.g., disassemble the resistance to US power here) and then await a more favorable position in the international sphere, engaging from a position of unchallenged power. I think the rise of the East may be taking the sand out from under his feet, at least in the eyes of some parts of the other faction(s). During the (so called) Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy declined to make a rapid transfer of senior leadersh...
Read more

INTERVIEW: Google AI on Election Bias (UPDATED 26 Aug 2026)

Image
Q.-  What congressional races are considered tossups this year? A.- Several key U.S. House and Senate races are rated as tossups by major nonpartisan forecasters like the Cook Political Report as control of Congress remains closely divided. [1] Key Senate Tossups Texas: Shifted to a tossup amid a high-profile challenge against the incumbent/gop side. Iowa: Moved to a tossup rating in recent late-summer tracking. Ohio & Alaska: Noted by forecasters like Sabato's Crystal Ball and other analysts as core competitive Senate tossups. [2, 3, 4] Notable House Tossups California 22: Rep. David Valadao (R) Colorado 8: Rep. Yadira Caraveo / Rep. Gabe Evans (R) Florida 25: Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D) Iowa 1: Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) New York 17: Rep. Mike Lawler (R) — the primary competitive tossup district in the New York mid-Hudson region. [1, 5] [1] https://www.facebook.com [2] https://centerforpolitics.org [3] https://www.youtube.com [4] https://katu.com [5] https://www....
Read more