90 Miles From Tyranny

Monday, September 11, 2017

Ernest Hemingway’s passport photo, 1923

More Great Photos:

NASA X-ray Image Reveals The Hand of God..

Amazing Photos: The Parachuting Dogs Of World War II

A man standing atop a mountain of bison skulls that are about to be ground up into fertilizer 1870s

Photo: Special Purpose Insertion Extraction (SPIE) training....

Kissing Sailor - Found at Last

Hannah Stilley, born 1746, photographed in 1840. Probably the earliest born individual captured on film.

A British ‘Bristol’ and a German ‘Fokker’ collide in mid-air during a dogfight, World War I..

World War I, 8 allied soldiers from 8 countries (Vietnam - Tunisia - Senegal - Sudan - Russia - USA - Portugal - England)

A B-24J Liberator on fire over Austria, after having an encounter with German fighters.

A German soldier who got his arm blown off in battle -Colorized

Gas mask being fitted to a mule by a Sikh soldier of the British Indian Army, c. 1939 – 1945

Wind tunnel testing of the Messerschmitt Me 109 (1940)

London children enjoy themselves at a Christmas Party, in an underground shelter (1940)

Vietnam POWs going home (1973)

U.S. landing ship tanks are seen from above as they pour military equipment onto the shores of Leyte island, to support invading forces in the Philippines, 1944 - AP Photo

Japan’s Emperor Hirohito in Yokohama during his first visit to see living conditions in the country since the end of the war (1946)

Tank attack at night during the battle of Kursk (1943)

US Tanks facing Soviet Union Tanks at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin 1961

Alice Cooper with Salvador Dali, 1983

An Opium Den In Singapore, 1941

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Amazing Photos Collection #6 -or- Surreal picture of a Zeppelin under construction, circa 1935

Canal Street, New Orleans, circa.1910 or Photo Collection #7

September 11, 2001 - Never Forget..

Five Years Ago Today, I Started Blogging For The First Time..

Time flies.

Thanks to everyone that stops by my little blog.

Thanks to everyone that links to my little blog.

Let's all work together to Make America Great Again!

This was my very first post ever: Tyranny Defined

My Second Post Ever: Liberty looks like this:

My Third Post Ever: September 11, 1683

I survived Hurricane Irma..

Somehow South Florida dodged a bullet as Irma went west rather than north. I still received 100 mile an hour winds in gusts as the bands passed over us. I lost power for 5 hours, in which I napped, read my kindle and contemplated the human condition.

I already took my hurricane panels down and am waiting for the street to be cleared of downed trees.

Broward County Florida was under a curfew until today 10:00 am, so I may go out and about today, all schools and government offices are closed. Fort Lauderdale Airport opens tomorrow.

There are still many people (millions?) without power.

I probably will return to work tomorrow, depending on road conditions.

All is well!

Trump Is Right. 'Our Tax Code Is a Giant, Self-Inflicted Economic Wound.'

In his second speech in two weeks on the need for tax reform, President Donald Trump again made a strong case, explaining that “our tax code is a giant, self-inflicted economic wound.”

This time speaking in North Dakota, the president reiterated his four key goals for updating the broken U.S. tax system: a simplified tax code, a middle-class tax cut, a more competitive business environment, and the ability for business to bring home trillions of dollars of overseas profits. To this list of goals, I would also add full expensing as a critical reform.

The president’s first goal is “a tax code that is simple, fair, and easy to understand.”

To meet this goal, tax reform must eliminate tax subsidies. The tax code should not be used to pick winners and losers. That means tax reform should eliminate as many individual and corporate deductions, credits, exclusions, and exemptions as possible.

The current collection of privileges in the tax code make it so those who can afford accountants and lawyers to navigate the code are able to benefit, while every other American merely files their taxes and hopes for the best.

Cronyism in the tax code not only slows economic growth, but also increases complexity and makes the tax code unfair.

The president’s second goal is to “cut taxes for middle-class families.”

This one is simple. Tax reform must lower tax rates for individuals, allowing...