Immigration; Taxes; Chamber of Commerce; Lobbying; Pluto; King Tut; Stonehenge; Pfizer; Goethe; Faust

Rainy day... but not too cold.  Haircut day.  Cardiologist checkup..."ok.. don't change a thing."  And supper with our friend, Rosemarie.  (I had delicious mini meatloaf.. consisting of ground up brisket.. very nice.)

More Ramblings:

Washington Spectator Stuff:

Immigration

It's reliably reported that the 11.4 million undocumented immigrants in the US paid  $11.84 billion in State and local taxes in 2012.

A 2013 Social Security Administration report estimated that undocumented immigrants and their employers paid $13 billion in payroll taxes.

That's BILLIONS, folks.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce

It's top lobby expenditures from 2008 to 2015

National Association of Realtors
US C of C Institute for Legal Reform
General Electric
American Medical Association
Pharmaceutical Industry of America
American Hospital Association
National Cable and Telecom Association
Boeing
ExxonMobil

(Almost $600 million in lobbying money.)

The Chamber of Commerce claims that proposed greenhouse-gas restrictions would reduce the U.S. annual GDP by $50 billion.

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Mensa Bulletin

Tut's Tomb

Recent scans indicate that there might be a hidden room in King Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.  This might be where Queen Nefertiti is buried.

Pluto's Moons

Pluto has four small moons and one big moon.  All four small moons appear to be made  of ice, but the big moon seems too heavy to be made of ice.  Kerberos is its name and its makeup is mysterious..

New Stonehenge?

Scientists using remote sensing devices, report a Stonehenge-like series of toppled and buried stones which may have outlined a religious place.  The site is close to Stonehenge and is known as Durrington Walls.

Fleece the American People and Run

Pfizer recently moved its corporate domicile to the tax haven of Ireland.  However, its executives will remain in the USA  This move will no doubt further enrich its big shareholders, and of course, its executives who thought of the move.

Goethe's Faust

Faust sells his soul to the devil, Mephistopheles.  But, he doesn't want magic powers or supernatural knowledge.  Instead, he wants a rich, frenzied joyful life.. where he can experience everything there is to experience

(I finished this and when I reviewed it, the  last part of it sounded extra dumb.. so.. I deleted it and you can make up your own ending.)

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