Nobel Laureate Romer: ‘This Is Not a Healthy Economy’

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•Sep 4, 2020 

Sep.04 -- “Where is the leadership?”

asks Nobel Laureate Paul Romer as he discusses the economic response to the coronavirus pandemic from President Donald Trump’s administration. 

He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets."

Men of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sing "You Raise Me Up"

Secret Sexy message?...or more like an older Irish ditty?
Men of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square perform "You Raise Me Up" in the "Golden Days" concert celebrating the 85th birthday of LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson

End Stage Capitalism Is Being Delivered To Your Doorstep

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•Sep 5, 2020

As tens of millions of people have been laid off, while their employers collect subsidies and 'forgivable loans' from the government to drive up their stock price and shareholder revenue, the 'gig economy' is booming. But even that is about to go away... ——— act.tv is a progressive media company specializing in next generation live streaming and digital strategy. Our YouTube channel focuses on interviews with noted progressive voices, animated explainers, livestreams from protests around the country, and original political commentary. Main site: http://act.tv Facebook: http://facebook.com/actdottv Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/actdottv Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/actdottv YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/actdottv #DoMoreThanWatch

The Post Most: What visual analysis of the Aug. 29 Portland shooting tells us

(Composite by The Washington Post) What visual analysis of the Aug. 29 Portland shooting tells us After three months of nightly protests in the city, Aaron J. Danielson was shot dead in a confrontation on Aug. 29 that police were investigating as a homicide. By Dalton Bennett, Sarah Cahlan and Joyce Lee ●  Read more »   The suspect in a politically charged slaying in Portland was killed when authorities moved to arrest him, official says By Matt Zapotosky ●  Read more »  _______________________________________________ More from National Security (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Barr claims a man collected 1,700 ballots and filled them out as he pleased. Prosecutors say that’s not what happened. In his latest attack on mail-in voting, Attorney General William Barr greatly exaggerated a Texas voter fraud investigation. By Matt Zapotosky ●  Read more »

News Release: ADHS Welcomes Steve Elliot as new Communications Director

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News Release

For Immediate Release: August 3, 2020Media Contact: Steve Elliot

Phone: 602-542-1025

ADHS Welcomes Steve Elliot as new Communications Director

Former AP Bureau Chief and Cronkite Professor joins ADHS

The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) is pleased to welcome Steve Elliott as its new Communications Director. As Director of Communications, Elliott leads the department’s communications, media relations, and messaging efforts.

“We are excited to have Steve join our team of professionals,” said Dr. Cara Christ, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services. "Steve's expertise will help us provide critical information to Arizonans during the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to communicate all the great work we do to advance public health in Arizona."

Elliott joins the department with more than 30 years of experience in journalism and public information, including work in Honolulu, New York City, Milwaukee, San Francisco, and Arizona, where he founded a news wire at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. 

Most recently, he worked as the Assistant Communications Director for Public Information at the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Elliott, along with the rest of the ADHS communications team, can be reached by email at pio@azdhs.gov or by phone at (602) 542-1025.

Audit of Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Process To Identify and Apply Best Practices and Lessons Learned to Future Construction Projects

The U.S. Department of State OIG has recently issued the following report, which is now available

Audit of Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Process To Identify and Apply Best Practices and Lessons Learned to Future Construction Projects

09/04/2020 08:55 AM EDT

Posted On: September 04, 2020
Report Date: September 2020
Report Number: AUD-MERO-20-39
Report:  aud-mero-20-39.pdf
Report Highlight:  aud-mero-20-39-highlights.pdf  

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From Facts USA: (1) How Maricopa County Allocates Spending, (2) Same-Sex Marriage in U.S., (3) Varying COVID-19 Death Rates

Good to SEE AND UNDERSTAND SOME FACTS 

for a change instead of just More Bull Shit!

LOCAL SPENDING ON LAW ENFORCEMENT

As the nation has a conversation about policing, what governments spend on law enforcement and incarceration is under a microscope. 

Data from more than 88,000 local governments shows how communities allocate funding for law enforcement, child and social services, and aid to low-income families. 

 

• The largest spending category for local government budgets is education, followed by law enforcement. The proportion of spending varies by county, however. The above chart illustrates how Maricopa County in Arizona, home to Phoenix, allocates spending. 

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Check out the new report to see how the 25 most-populated counties in the nation compare

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Methodology

The data cited in this report is an aggregation of the US Census Bureau’s 2017 State & Local Government Finance Historical Datasets. The dataset breaks down spending and revenue of city governments, county governments, school districts, and special districts. Each government has multiple line items related to different categories of spending. These line items were categorized based on coding in the census data. 

Pension payments are separated from other categories.

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• These 25 counties spend an average of $573 per resident on law enforcement. Of these counties, Broward County, Fla, home to Fort Lauderdale, spends the highest share of its local government budgets (18.2% or $723 per person) on policing.
   
• Typically, more populated counties spend more per person on law enforcement. But there are exceptions: St. Louis is an independent city that functions as its own county. With a population of just 308,000, St. Louis spends $795 per person on law enforcement. 

 

Click here to see the report and sort the charts by population, poverty rate, median income, and more.
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SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IN THE US

For the first time in the US Census Bureau’s history, the decennial survey will give couples living together the option to define their relationship as “same-sex” or “opposite-sex.” 

The Census’ 2018 American Community Survey, however, did estimate the number of same-sex couples in the nation. 

In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled on Obergefell v. Hodges and guaranteed same-sex couples the right to marry. 

So, what’s the state of same-sex marriage in the US five years after the ruling?

• At the time of the ruling, the number of US same-sex married couples and same-sex unmarried couples was about equal: 425,357 married couples and 433,539 unmarried couples. 
• Since then, married same-sex couples increased to 592,561, while the number of unmarried couples decreased to 402,589.
  
  
   

• Compared with opposite-sex couples, same-sex couples are more likely to have higher incomes and have both partners employed. In 31.8% of same-sex households, both partners have earned a bachelor’s degree compared with 26.3% of opposite-sex households.
   
• State data shows that Delaware has the highest share of same-sex households, both married and unmarried: 1.6%. Wyoming ranks lowest at 0.4%. However, 92.4% of those same-sex couples are married, meaning Wyoming has the highest proportion of married same-sex households of any state.  

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VARYING COVID-19 DEATH RATES 
COVID-19 was initially called an “equalizer” since it could strike people of any age or background, but data sheds light on how specific populations in America are more likely to die from the virus than others. 

Death rates for Black and Hispanic people are higher than those of white and Asian people in every age group.

 Here’s what the data says.

• The gap in death rates between Black and Hispanic people and white people is highest in younger age groups. The above chart shows deaths per 100,000 people.
   
• Hispanic people have faced the largest proportion of COVID-19 deaths: coronavirus is responsible for nearly 20% of all deaths for Hispanic people between the ages of 45 and 74 in the past four months. 
• COVID-19 has also made up almost 20% of all deaths for Asian people aged 55-74.
   
• Some also have varying racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths. In Wisconsin, the death rate for Black people aged 55-64 is 69.6%, while it’s 3.7% for white people. In some states, the gap is much narrower. Yet in Ohio, the death rate for Black people the same age is 1.6 times the death rate for white people. 

As cases surge around the country, it’s worth noting who the pandemic has most affected thus far.

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DATA FROM 2017

Share of local government spending in 25 most populous counties (2017)