You think Republicans never want to do anything except give rich people a tax cut? You are so wrong! Says Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA), “I don’t think there’s anybody out there that is talking about NFL players needing a tax cut.” NFL players who, coincidentally enough, happen to be almost 70% black! Sure, let’s tax…
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Trollin’ Donald
The President of the United States is getting in a pissing match with the National Football League? And he’s cracking down on, you know, foreigners? Possible subtext: Please ignore the fact that I’m totally screwing up both health care and tax reform and God knows what else, not to mention all that Russia shit. Did…
Oh, Say, Can You Tone It Down A Bit?
Back in the day, there were two things that I actually liked about being in the army. One was free cigarettes, but you had to go to Vietnam to get those. The other was getting to salute the flag—like a damn man, damn it—instead of standing there like an idiot with your hand over your…
Stadia Mania! Why the heart hath reasons that Reason knows not of
It’s no stretch to say that “Reason” magazine does not ♥ public funding of sports arenas. You can get a fair sample of Reasonette bile regarding sports arenas here. And I agree: public funding of sports arenas—most egregiously, the fabled NFL franchises—makes no economic sense. Yet it happens, constantly. So it must make some sort…