Wage hikes
In his Sunday column, Wayne Allyn Root writes that, thanks to Donald Trump’s new tax law, some companies are giving their employees $1,000 bonuses. But hold on a minute. This tax law was supposed to increase wages for average Americans. A bonus is not what was promised.
Let’s compare bonuses and wages. These $1,000 bonuses amount to about 48 cents an hour over a year for those employees receiving them. Now look at a wage increase of $2.50 an hour for a 40-hour work week over the same one-year period. An employee would receive an extra $100 per week, which amounts to $5,200 over a year.
That is a simple example and a relatively small wage increase considering the tax reductions these companies are receiving. There is a substantial difference between $5,200 and $1,000. Bonusessoundexciting,butnot everyone is receiving one — and bonuses are not the same as increasing wages. Mueller investigation and the Trump dossier:
The now-famous dossier was paid for by the Democratic National Committee. Howmuchdiditpay?who signed the check? When did this happen? To whom was the check made out? Did Christopher Steele take all of the money to Russia? Did he keep a percentage for himself? Did FBI officials know the dossier was fabricated when they used it to get warrants to tap the Trump campaign’s telephones?
Does Robert Mueller’s refusal to investigate Democrats constitute obstruction of justice? What is the difference between refusing to investigate and conducting a “cover-up”? If we can’t find one person to investigate both parties equally, let’s appoint a Republican to investigate the Democrats. How about Rudy Giuliani? You can bet there wouldn’t be a cover-up.
The standard applied to Gen. Michael Flynn needs to be applied to both parties: No more immunity for everyone involved, as James Comey granted; no more interviews without placing the individual under oath; and legal action against anyone caught lying.
Mr.muellerhas,ordid have, a reputation for integrity. If collusion fails to swing the election, isn’t it still criminal? I would love to liveinacountrywherelaws are applied to both parties equally. Maybe one day …