Steve’s Barking; Question :What part of Africa did black slaves come from?

 My Curiosity question of the day is what part of Africa did the Black slaves come from?

 Were they kidnapped from specific tribes? Were they kidnapped from all tribes? Did tribes kidnap their neighboring tribe members and sell them to the slave traders? Did the slave traders come to mid and Southern Africa and just steal the humans there?

 If anyone reading this blog  knows the answer, feel free to comment!

Steve’s Barking; Crazy Idea for trade

 This not-so-well-mental blogger has a crazy idea that I’m pretty sure no country would agree to.

 First thing first, do away with all tariffs (for a year to see how things go). 

 The reason I’m stating this is that companies are international. Tariffs, I’m thinking, actually hurt these international companies.

 Another foolish idea on my part would be a 10% sales tax on all international trade that would be divided by all countries that agree to end tariffs. This tax would be divided by population.

 I do realize that this would be impossible to implement, for selfish reasons, by all countries.

Steve’s Barking; Americans first vs America first

 Oh no…….  What’s this crazy blogger writing about now? Isn’t America first the same thing as Americans first?

 Well, if America first means putting tariffs on goods that thereby cost Americans more, just some perceived notion that America is getting more goods than are selling to foreign countries, that’s not putting Americans first.

 Giving tax breaks on Social Security thereby weakening the trust fund, that’s not putting Americans first.

 Tearing down institutions is not Americans first.

 Debasing the currency by trying to put a living person on new currency is not Americans first.

 Attacking other countries without a plan to put boots on the ground to win the battles is not Americans first.

  Having no plan to help the farmers (it appears to this blogger) is not Americans first.

 Not taking care of American soldiers, airmen, and sailors so that their morale is at its peak is not Americans first.

 Having news outlets mouth proper gander and government lies like Pravda did for the old Soviet Union is not Americans first.

 Having a major leap scamming of the elderly and hacking of individuals’ computers to steal and then claim crime is going down is not Americans first.

 So if this blog isn’t true, I guess that America first is a real thing, though I doubt it because in my eyes, this blog is the whole truth.

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Steve’s Barking; Big shocker in Democratic Senate Primary in Florida

 There was a big shocker in the Florida Democratic primary!

 I’m not talking about the Democratic Socialist Nixon beating  the Democratic favorite; that’s true, but to me the bigger shocker is that she won and did it with a minuscule war chest. That is extremely rare; the Democratic Socialist have generally have had a larger cash flow from contributions than the regular Democrat establishment. This seems to be a first.

Steve’s Barking; Why do they call Democratic Socialists progressives

 Why do they call the Democratic Socialists progressives when they seem regressive? !!!

 The Democratic Socialists backed a candidate who seems to not believe in the co- mingling of the races.

 The Democratic Socialists backed a candidate who has a swastika tattoo.

 The Democratic Socialists hide their earnings.

 The Democratic Socialists complain about immigration not having open borders, but complain that Israel should not exist. When Israel is an immigration state.

 

Steve’s Barking; I only know 10% of history, yet I know more then a person who knows more then 10%

 OK… I only know 10% of history, yet I know more than a person who knows more than me. That makes no sense at all. That must be one of the stupidest things this blogger has ever written. 

 I know more because I’m willing to look and I investigate what I don’t know. I challenge what I think I know. Do those who believe they know it all do that? 

 If you look on U Tube, you would never know that. 

 If you hear lectures on certain so-called historical events, do you take it for granted that the lecturer knows all the facts?

 I question a lot of the (so-called) facts that I was taught and even look high and low to find out.

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 Much of history, I believe, is fantasy that has been enabled by the victor or the vanquished. 

Steve’s Barking; Is universal healthcare good for a capitalist society?

 If I ran a business, in my crazy way of thinking, I would want my government to pay for universal healthcare. 

 Why, you may ask? 

 Easy…. Maybe my taxes would go up, but my business cost in all probability would be reduced.

 That’s crazy thinking. As a business owner, you presently don’t have to pay for healthcare.

 Ah, but I say to myself, if I don’t have health insurance for my employees, how am I going to retain them?

 Is it good for the employee? 

 Maybe…..It depends on how the government runs or misses running the program.

 Should the government subcontract the program to various private vendors? After all, competition usually makes for better programming.

 The question then isn’t whether the purpose of business is to make as much money as possible.

 Ah, but doesn’t competition force the price to go down and the service to be better?

 Answer ….Maybe, ….Sometimes it does, and sometimes it doesn’t.

 If you listen to the pundits on American television, America has a much better healthcare system than the European socialist healthcare systems, even though the socialist Europeans tend to live longer.

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It may be bad for businesses  because some employees stay at a firm because of the fringe benefits of health insurance.