In his business column in today's
NY Post, John Crudele offers interesting numbers. In the first nine months of the current fiscal year, income tax revenue has been at an all-time high, yet the government still ran a deficit of $607 billion in that time. The problem is spending, and the swamp is responsible - or irresponsible. President Trump has done about all that's possible to drain the swamp, but that battle seems unwinnable, even if the November elections go his way. It is a cancer that continues to metastasize, fed by congress, members of both parties. It seems to have a life of its own. On the surface, the mid-terms seem an epic battle for the future of America, but I believe that future has already been determined - more government intrusion in the lives of its citizens. We've merely hit the pause button. I hope I'm as wrong as I was on election night 2016, the miracle that seems more miraculous by the hour given the treachery unearthed about the upper echelons of the FBI and DOJ and the ferocity of attacks by the left and the mainstream media. Now in my 68th year, I lament the quick pace of time in all facets save one - I can't wait to see what happens a few months from now. Has Trump lost support? Has he gained any? It is the most interesting election in the history of the republic.
The weather was great but business was lousy today at the floating book shop. My thanks to the gentleman who bought
The Cassandra Compact by Robert Ludlum and Philip Shelby, and
The Thomas Berryman Number by James Patterson; and to Cabbie, who did a four-for-five swap of paperbacks that saw some cash come my way. 73, he's still on the job. He encouraged me to look into business opportunities. I didn't bother arguing that I'd rather take a shot every day at selling my own books - and come up empty - than doing anything else.
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