Thursday chaffering

chaffer (CHAF-uhr) verb tr., intr.

1. To haggle; to bargain.

2. To bandy words; to chatter.

noun

Bargaining or haggling.

[From Middle English chaffare, eventually from Old English ceap (trade, purchase), precursor of English cheap + faru (journey).]

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Today, we lead with two fascinating articles from USA Today; first, the Federal deficit is a lie. L-I-E. If I had prepared tax returns that used the accounting rules the Feds use, I'd be in prison. For a long time.

Take your pick, either the Federal deficit was really $760 Billion, or it was $3.5 Trillion. If they were using accounting in the same manner that business corporations are required to use, the actual deficit was $3.5 Trillion.

How do those tax cuts feel about now?

Second, we see that the United States has almost no history of welcoming anyone who's not straight, white, Christian and wealthy.

Garage door repair guy scheduled. Now, I have to find a handyman/electrician.