Expect less, settle for less, while paying more

"Speaking of the Inflation Reduction Act, Joe Manchin is spitting mad over how this came down. He and Joe Biden had an agreement. Should Manchin vote for it, many good things would come Manchin's way. All lies."

"Man oh man. Everything is so dad blamed expensive today!" Or, "A dollar does not stretch as far as it did a couple years ago. Heck, Ten dollars does not stretch very far either!" So say the huddled masses in the still frozen tundra.

As I gaze out on the windy, cold May 1st day, I am thinking about the summer season ahead. It is the season we have been waiting for, and hoping for. We suffered through months of whiteness (no racial slur intended), and slightly over 90 inches of snow. Spring has been slow a coming, and the grim reality of what Washington and St. Paul have done to us is starting to sink in. Not just my thoughts - I am hearing this from all corners as of late. What is it? We can expect less, settle for less, while paying more.

What cost $5 a couple years ago, now costs $10. Filling up your car or truck, now constitutes a major expense. Heating and cooling your house at one time was a manageable expense. Now that expense manages how you will spend the little money you have left. Another bank went belly up, and the Fed has told us to get ready for a recession. Our munitions are at a critical low level, and should war break out over Taiwan, we would be in trouble. Our entire non-critical Army chopper fleet has been grounded due to some recent major accidents. Why? Not enough money for training. 

Our tax servitude is gaining us little joy and not much satisfaction. We have been lied to, and we are used as financial pinatas by dishonest politicians in both Washington and St. Paul. We have recently been told that should we have a good credit rating, and need to make a major purchase, we will get a financial penalty. Why? It is only fair, we are told. You know, that equity thing. Expect less, settle for less, while paying more. 

Our $31T national debt is going to get bigger. Fact. Please don't dispute me on that one. Penn Warton recently looked at the misnamed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). They thought it was a loser the first time they looked at it. Now, when more facts have been known to them, it is a huge loser. Another trillion or so on our bill. But who cares? AOC, the brain of the House, said to fully implement the Green New Deal, it would cost us over $70T. Where is that money going to come from? Who cares?

Speaking of the Inflation Reduction Act, Joe Manchin is spitting mad over how this came down. He and Joe Biden had an agreement. Should Manchin vote for it, many good things would come Manchin's way. All lies. What is a ray of hope? Manchin will never believe Biden again. I would love for Manchin to flip parties right now. That would help stop the madness before 2024.

Minnesota is not so lucky. We have ceded Minneapolis to the Muslim community. With the five daily calls to prayer (Muslims only), Minneapolis sounds more like Mogadishu. Bottom line? The Twin Cities will ensure that this state remains secular and blue for just about forever. We have become a midwestern New York, California, or Oregon.

This is all sad but true. It is time for the Dakotas to invited most of the normals in our state to join them. I would be all in for that one.