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Check Your New Privacy Settings. Face it. Keeping your privacy these days is not automatic. You must be an activist even to keep your buying transactions personal. You know your credit rating is easily determined by almost anyone. You accept Amazon knows what you’re buying.   But did you know that another site, VENMO.COM, knows this as well and sells the info.   Cash may make a comeback. Check Your New Political Settings.   Democrat? Republican?   No, no, no.   You must decide whether you are a tea-party Republican, establishment Republican, Trump Republican, moderate Democrat, socialist Democrat, leftist Democrat, Pelosi loyalist, and on and on – and on.   Even if you claim the mantel of “independent,” you must decide your type, moderate, left leaning, right leaning, and more. I’m sure we may find out there a few thousand Marxist independents, i.e. Marxists who revile the Democrats.   What to do?   Check Your Toast Settings. It is almost certain that attorney Michael C

Trump is wrong.   In his Detroit message, he offered to the American people more jobs and more wealth to all, yes all. He believes, as do the Republicans, that such a promise will gain votes and hopefully adoration of the potential voter. Moreover, it will attract to the ballot box their endorsement of his offer.   This is his promise, and I believe it is sincere.   It is possible, though it would be difficult to achieve. The promise should be a winner!   So they think.   This was the pitch of all the Republican candidates of this cycle and last; it was the promise and pledge of Romney.   Trump discussed the TPP at length*.    How can Trump be wrong?   Those millions of people out of the workforce and the smaller number listed as unemployed (current 4.9% unemployment rate) have no belief anything will happen in their favor.   This includes even those who believe he is sincere.   However, there is another mechanism at foot. It is the notion of equity.   Those who are downtrodde