Build Back Better

President Biden wants to feed the rich with a free-for-all school-lunch program that includes six- and seven-figure income earners. Pandemic-EBT program stacked on top of the food-stamp program, already available to needy families year-round, amounts to nearly $1,000 per month for a family of four. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul committed $134 million in state taxpayer funds to push schools to implement CEP, which would mean sending EBT cards to high-income families.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted its survey of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore using sonar images. The images show much of the bridge structure still intact underwater. The bridge collapsed on March 26 after being struck by the cargo ship Dali.

Biden, a veteran lawmaker, patiently worked with his congressional opponents and signed many major bills. Trump, an inexperienced hothead, did not. Biden fared much better with his core agenda. Trump resorted to petulant bullying without recognizing that he lacked leverage for such combative tactics.

Violent crime in Germany has reached a 15-year high, with homicides, knife assaults, and rapes drastically increasing. Crime rose by 5.5% last year alone, with 6.6 million incidences reported. Migrants were responsible for 40% of violent crimes in Germany last year, but the non-German national population only composes 15% of the population.

Another Cargo Ship Loses Power Near Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge NY. The 89,000-ton Qingdao containership lost all its power around 8:30 pm on Saturday between Bayonne, New Jersey, and Staten Island, New York.

Congress failed to extend childcare stabilization funding from the American Rescue Plan Act in September. Annual cost of care has risen to over $30,000 for 20 percent of families in the U.S., with another 50 percent paying approximately $20,000 annually.

J.K. Rowling was first criticized years ago when the woke left deemed her fictional characters to be homophobic, ableist, and racist. The author double-downed on her innocence and pointed out that it absolutely absurd to assume for people to claim that her books have victimized them. Rowling took to social media to point out that this law protects biological males who have committed crimes against biological women.

Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and leading Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Ro Khanna. The trio of prominent progressive lawmakers is sounding the alarm, urging immediate and bold action to ensure that housing insecurity becomes a relic of the past. Half of Americas renters are buckling under the weight of exorbitant monthly payments.

A successful campaign, phrase or catchy sales slogan, like a good joke, must have a ring of truth to it. The buck stops here, worked for President Harry Truman in 1948 because old Harry took responsibility for his actions, like dropping the atomic bomb on Japan to end World War II in the Pacific and save American lives. The equivalent today would be President Joe Biden, who takes responsibility for nothing, campaigning on a slogan that reads, The Buck stops there.

Martin Armstrong writes about 15 min cities and accessory dwelling units or the ADUs. Armstrong Economics: "I believe everyone should have access to shelter, and I do not want these people on the streets"