The mental ill should be locked up. Is prison the best place?

 The mental ill should be locked up. Is prison the best place?

Mental Illness Untreated

 Want to know why you see so many crazy people on the streets and in social media?

1955: 161 million American citizens 1955: 560k mental asylum patients 2024: 332 million American citizens 2024: 35k mental asylum patients

We've unleashed the mentally ill to walk amongst us without treatment. 

The "Fair Share" is Increasing. Shouldn't Liberals be Happy?

Liberals always complain that The Rich are not paying their "fair share" of taxes. Whatever that share is , it seems to be increasing every year. 

                        Share of Tax Burden by Quintile

The Problem is Not Guns

 The media says we have a gun problem. I'd say it looks like something else.

Firearm Homicides per 100,000 population

 US Whites          1.7

Canada               1.8

France                 2.6

Austria                 2.8

Finland                3.3

US Hispanics       6.4

US Blacks           19.4

Capitalism Doesn't Work?

 

More Inconvenient Truths About Climate Change

You hear everywhere "Hurricanes are getting more severe and frequent because of CLIMATE CHANGE!"

Maybe this a better example of "disinformation"?

Inconvenient Truth About Climate

The inconvenient fact about the climate is that we are in an all-time cooling period. It may be reverting to a more normal warm period. If so, what are the odds we can stop this with a Green New Deal? 

The US Tax Code is Highly Progressive

 Contrary to what you hear from Democrats, the US tax system is highly progressive. 

Wealth Gap and Marital Status

There is always much handwringing about the "racial gap" in wealth. It's casually treated as a result of racism. Yet look at this one piece of data. Married households have far greater wealth than single households. Is it racism that makes blacks less likely to live in married households? How? If you want to reduce the "gap", might it not be good social policy to promote marriage and stop glorifying single parents? 

Bidenomics Stops Wealth Creation

 Whatever you think about "Bidenomics", it did not increase wealth. 

Inconvenient Facts About Tax Rates and Tax Burdens

 Lower tax RATES for the highest incomes result in a greater tax burden, not a lesser one. 

The simple reason is that when you can keep more of  what you earn, you are incented to produce more income. 

If US Goes Net-Zero

Trillions of dollars spent to produce negligible temperature change. 

If We End Fossil Fuels

 Here's a partial list of things made from petroleum we'd have to live without. 

The Affordable Healthcare Act Produced Less Affordable Healthcare

 

Economic Growth is a Function of Capitalism

What happened? Capitalism happened. And the US practiced it at a higher level. 

Wondering why elite schools like Harvard resort to blatant anti-Asian discrimination?

Wondering why elite schools like Harvard resort to blatant anti-Asian discrimination? 

Do you think this might be one of the reasons for these disparities? 

Children raised in fatherless homes

Black children: 64%

Hispanic children: 42%

White children: 24%

Asian children: 16%

Academic Performance and Fatherless Homes

There is an inverse correlation here with educational achievement. If you wanted to improve the performance of black kids and get more of them into college, maybe you should attack the underlying causes rather than applying affirmative action remedies?

Children raised in fatherless homes

Black children: 64%

Hispanic children: 42%

White children: 24%

Asian children: 16%

Why The Media Lost All Trust

The media can't figure out why they aren't believed anymore. I can come up with a few reasons for that.

Russian Collusion

“Very fine people”

Brett Kavanaugh is a serial rapist

Hands up Don’t Shoot

Jussie Smolett hoax

Covington kids are racist

Trump stored nuclear secrets at Mar-A-Lago

Mostly peaceful protests

Andrew Cuomo saved seniors

Covid vaccine stops Covid

Office Sicknick was murdered by protesters.

Covid came from wet market bats

Hunter Biden’s Laptop was Russian disinformation

Border agents whipped migrants

Masks work

Lockdowns are science-based

Boys with penises are girls

Don’t Say Gay is in the Florida law

Joe Biden is mentally sound

Tawana Brawley

Racist Duke LaCrosse players

Our border is secure

Facts Are Racist

 Yes, I know facts are racist (along with roads and math), but . . .

Biden Did not "Inherit" Inflation