Ozy and Millie
Wisdom for short attention spans.
Over at my home station
- Storefront! September 6, 2019So the Phoebe and Her Unicorn Amazon storefront, with apparel, backpacks, bags, and cushions, is open! We still have shirts on Topatoco, too. Read more →
- Happy to announce this book September 6, 2019So I’ve illustrated a picture book! Its co-author is young Maddox Lyons, a 12-year-old trans boy, and it’s about a little trans boy trying to be understood by his parents and the world. I think this is a wonderful project and I hope it opens some minds! It’s available to preorder now. Read more →
- Apparel! May 29, 2019So there’s a shirt on Topatoco now! Read more →
- So I screwed up my PO box December 12, 2018If you’ve gotten fan mail back, it’s my fault. I failed to keep my PO box paid up, and I know some people got mail back. I’m really sorry! Feel free to send stuff along to the new address: Dana Simpson PO Box 6347 Santa Barbara, CA 93160-6347 Again, I’m really sorry for the inconvenience! […]
- The unicorn of Today July 9, 2018So the Today Show had Amazon.com list some summer reading books for young reluctant readers. I’m #8! I’m almost more excited that Breaking Cat News, by my friend Georgia Dunn, is #2. Go Georgia! Go kitties! Read more →
I don’t think I’ve ever seen that kind of facial expression on Llewellyn, ever. It’s unnerving.
As a public service announcement for those reading this with small screens, Nokota’s gravitar is saying “I am proud of my pigheadedness”.
You’re welcome.
I get tired of the lie “tax cuts for the rich” when everyone from poorest to richest got a tax cut.
When is that lie going to stop being repeated?
It depends how far back you’re referring to I suppose, but it’s partly to due with variable tax rates and how different tax cut policies can affect each income bracket drastically differently. Whether or not the argument is true can be debatable, but it comes down to the way economists calculate the effects different tax rates have on different demographics’ financial well-being, which itself is not quite an exact science and can leave some margin open for interpretation; it wouldn’t be entirely inaccurate to say that tax cuts across the board could very well just shift the comparative tax burden, resulting in a minimal effect on lower income brackets while having a drastic effect on higher income brackets. As a purely hypothetical example, let’s say a certain round of tax cuts for all doesn’t necessarily benefit everyone, as the extended (and unexpected) repercussions of the tax cuts, depending on what other changes to fiscal policy are bundled in with them, could end up disproportionately increasing the costs of living for lower income brackets, or having a lasting impact on the economy whether good or bad that might not become apparent for several presidential terms. Everything is so interconnected that it’s impossible to account for everything, and even a flat tax break does not affect everyone equally. Any policy may seem like a good idea at the time, but hindsight is always 20/20 when it blows up in people’s faces; alternatively, an initially unpopular idea may prove to be an ideal solution in the future.