They are both the right thing to do. Do them both. https://t.co/k7ILrOf7Ua
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 19, 2019
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Monthly Archives: July 2019
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Dr. Drew: Los Angeles Faces Imminent Outbreak of Bubonic Plague https://t.co/8o4gWRQyH6
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 19, 2019
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Do people know that another well-regarded history of Apollo (focusing on the people who *weren't* the actual astronauts) was co-written by @charlesmurray? https://t.co/6naTQxGsCE https://t.co/SiEBZK7NNI
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 19, 2019
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IT'S ORGANIC: Yes, that's what they'll say. But a) min. wage WAY more popular with Dem. base than Cent. Am. migrant cause b) Trump demand for border fix is organically related to min wage hike–a higher min. wage is a recipe for unemployment if immigrant workers keep flooding in. https://t.co/oF7nuszjDS
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 19, 2019
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Trump's term often seems like random grasping at any leverage that floats by: Tariffs on MX! Deportations! Well here comes big leverage: Min. wage hike for immig. fix. Base will like-it's win-win for them. Issue is can Trump stand up to McConnell/Chamber/donors–ie be a President https://t.co/3u3RirKiuv
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 19, 2019
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Maybe the business cycle is over. That was my position in 2006. Bad idea to count on it, though. https://t.co/j9JHmGUVcI
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 19, 2019
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Trump (when he says we "need workers" due to strong economy, as he did yesterday) doesn't even address what happens if–as is inevitable–there's a recession, when we WON'T need as many workers (but the millions of new arrivals will still be here competing for the available jobs) https://t.co/I1pShQ1w4s
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 19, 2019
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If you put it like that … no, I don't think the democratic base would eat it up. https://t.co/Lw7ofqBPYy
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 19, 2019
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Well, put them to the test. If they care more about letting in more unauthorized migrants than helping American workers, voters should know. Trump could clobber them with that in campaign, no? https://t.co/KfaOidYEQh
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 19, 2019
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Don't think so. a) The min. wage increases are phased in in the House bill b) statutory changes (in asylum laws, Flores, TVPRA) can be immediate–not like building a wall. https://t.co/9WzQLrsbSp
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 19, 2019
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Seems like it would be awfully hard for Pelosi & Schumer to turn down a minimum wage increase out of hand. Key Dem economic goal. At least they'd have to enter into negotiations, no? https://t.co/ynJerYPopA
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 19, 2019
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Trump wants leverage to get immigration changes? Here's some leverage. Tell Pelosi you'll approve a milder version of this bill if it also fixes immigration loopholes driving border crisis (& allows more wall $). Base will like it. Do Chamber of Commerce GOPs have power to stop? https://t.co/XvgZhcumHj
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 19, 2019
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I admit I didn't see the Manhole-Oreo Convergence coming. https://t.co/rsQHXh8dK2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 19, 2019
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Given what we've heard about the F-35, is Turkey the winner or loser in this? https://t.co/ERyePESlNC
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 17, 2019
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Here's the @LATimes report on how Obama's "increased" deportations were the result of a change in the way quick returns at the border were processed and tallied. Touted Obama increase in deportations a fiction. https://t.co/0htTliETc7 https://t.co/UbyGCXu2LU
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 17, 2019
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Talks had some bite–eg @JuliusKrein saying things are so far gone with respect to China that we should stop worrying about them stealing our high tech secrets and start figuring out how we can steal theirs. https://t.co/5sDiMB5QJQ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 17, 2019
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Build-up to National Conservative conference seemed way too portentous–eg https://t.co/pdwEtYQaj7 –but turned out to be an excellent conference. Lots of provocative presentations, good questions. For an event at the Ritz-Carlton, it was populist. Would love to sneer, but can't.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 17, 2019
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Makes potential clients really want to have a meeting with Couri Hay, doesn't it? https://t.co/bdehctd3hO
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 16, 2019
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On Gratitude and Immigration https://t.co/UVB6buM2Kh
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 16, 2019
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Might be a shock for him to learn what strongly felt criticism from free citizens is like. (Not sure this will encourage the Chinese to free up their internet …) https://t.co/4BIDOi31ek
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 16, 2019
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Yang is the Doing Better Than Expected surprise here, no? (Or is he just the new Ron Paul–who did well in New Hampshire and then went nowhere?) https://t.co/YmtjOd9CDx
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 16, 2019
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No. Obama's "record" deportation numbers were bogus–inflated because his administration counted quickie "returns" at the border as deportations, which they hadn't been previously. What we usually mean by "deportations" went down. https://t.co/1tbS75vS2e https://t.co/UbyGCXu2LU
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 15, 2019
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Rumor in NY (just a rumor, but a good one) is Ghislaine has flipped.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 14, 2019
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kausfiles Newsletter hits 1,000 subscribers. Thank you! Sign-up page is here https://t.co/9T889kszox
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 14, 2019
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On LA's West Side what happened is whites abandoned the LA public schools. https://t.co/o715njX1S5
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 14, 2019
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