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Parade of Bankruptcies and Closures

You can tell when you’ve got a Democrat President in a bad economy. You don’t hear that much about the rise ein bankruptcies and stores going out of business. There have been a lot of them. The response to the Wuhan Flu killed off a lot of businesses, as did the harm done to the … Read more

Small Biz Bankruptcies Rising Thanks to Bidenomics

By creating an inflationary regime via policy (I blame Biden and his Socialist/Communist minions for this problem), the Fed’s predictable response is to start raising interest rates – a major factor for just about every small business.

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The Media and Politicians Need to Be More Honest About What TCI “Does”

The Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) is just another money-laundering scheme to funnel your cash into state coffers while freeing local politicians from having to take the blame for its very real impact on your day-to-day life.

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If You Think That the Wuflu Lockdowns Have Been Bad for Company Bankruptcies, You Ain’t Seen Nuttin’ Yet.

There is no one, no one group or even “groups of groups” that could effectively handle the billions of economic decisions that are made daily (or even hourly) by the 320 million residents of America.

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CT Governor Wants Regional Board to Raise the Gas Tax (TCI) Because His State Needs the Money.

The folks who pushed, promoted, and signed on to the Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) are so cute. They keep insisting that this is about saving the planet. We’ll reduce emissions. Gaia will love us. Sorry, as with all such schemes, the goal is to milk the sick cow for a few more bucks before it … Read more

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Some Still Pushing for Massive TCI Gas Tax Despite COVID-Economy

Much like the New Hampshire Democrat desire to cram a 12% tax increase on small business owners in the Granite State (after demanding they close shop), a few movers and shakers behind a regional gas tax hike known as TCI don’t want to wait either. 

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Danger Will Robinson: New TCI Talking Point Begins With “Once in a Generation Opportunity…”

The latest media broadside on the terrible awful massive gas tax hike calling itself a “Climate Initiative” is labeling it a “once in a generation opportunity.” To what, kill jobs, and screw the heck out of low-income people and participating state economies? No, silly.

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Another Nail in the TCI Coffin: Report Says Gas Tax Hike Could Be 53% Higher Than Advertised

There are plenty of reasons to prevent elected officials from handing off taxing powers to unelected bureaucrats. But that’s what the Proposed Transportation Climate Initiative does. A Tax on motor fuels whose estimated hike, according to new research will be much higher than advertised.

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TCI is Accepting Public Comment: Tell Them the Solution is Less Government, Not More

The Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) is a regional gas tax set by unelected bureaucrats. It claims that killing local economies and pinching pocketbooks to fund more failed government interventions will reduce emissions. I have a better idea.

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Now Virginia (Yes Virginia) Is Giving the TCI Gas-Tax the Side – Eye

The Transportation Climate Initiative is like a pretty girl who suddenly can’t get a date. Or a pretty boy, or boy-girl, or girl boy, genderless penguin, Trans-Whale Horseshoe crab, or whatever. Sold as the darling of the ball TCI finds itself facing rejected yet again.

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TCI is a “poorly conceived, fundamentally regressive, and economically damaging proposal”

TCI, the Transportation Climate Initiative, has taken some body blows of late. But it’s still upright and in need of a knockout punch. A good blow to the jaw, which this recent letter by the Heartland Institute may help deliver.

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Now Maine has Doubts About the Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI)

We won’t take credit for much but when the Transportation Climate Initiate reared its ugly head, we took a baseball bat to it. New Hampshire Dems wanted it, and are prepared to change State law so we can get it. We took them and it to the rhetorical woodshed.

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NH Gov. Chris Sununu Say No to TCI or Embracing any Sort of Regional Gas Tax

As Skip noted earlier today, we’ve got a lot of coverage on the proposed Transportation Climate Initiative. Summed up, “It’s a Trap.” An abrogation of taxing power and electoral accountability to distant climate ministers you cannot vote out of office. But we have good news. Gov. Chris Sununu says, no way.

What the unaccountable TCI bureaucrats will do to your fillup at the gas station

Steve has been all over this topic of having yet another gas tax applied to NH residents – this time, like the tax on our electricity (e.g., RGGI), it will be raised by out of state entities:

And yet they are railing on Donald Trump bankruptcies for “stiffing the little people”

“The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small,but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.” – President Obama, Inauguration (2009) Yes, all the dirt about a person gets thrown up during … Read more

Obamacare Will Increase, Not Decrease, Bankruptcies

So many false claims have been made for Obamacare that I did some research about medically caused bankruptcies.  What I found indicates that Obamacare will probably INCREASE, not decrease, medically caused bankruptcies.   “Bankruptcy facts”: “63% of filers blamed credit card bills.  50% blamed mismanagement.  37% blamed pay cuts or job loss, and 28% blamed medical … Read more

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Friday Meme Overflow-Overflow

It’s Friday! Speaking of, from this week, Monday Edition and Wednesday Edition.  *** Warning, definitely a few off-color ones, in case tender eyes are about *** Related: >>>>>=====<<<<< Compare images from the late 19th and early 20th centuries of immigrants on boats holding AMERICAN flags, bought even before they arrived, with today’s illegals carrying the … Read more

Link Smorgasbord (And a Smattering of Memes)

The last one: Link Smorgasbord (And a Smattering of Memes) – Granite Grok >>>>>=====<<<<< FEATURED LINKS: Leftists Live In A Mental Prison Of Their Own Making – American Thinker Related: You Hate Trump? So What? – HotAir To vote for the Democrats because one hates Trump is not merely childish. When how one feels about … Read more

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Friday Meme Overflow

To all those who are sending in memes, thank you!  Many, many good ones!  Please do share this post, and if you share an individual meme, consider mentioning you saw it on the Grok! Also, I strongly urge – if you can – that you support the Grok!

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