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The Gravy Train Leading Devalued Degrees to Government ‘Work’

The government lockdowns as an “opportunity (for) transformational change.” Turning failed government education policy into government jobs. A preview of what’s in store for bond debt-funding. Back in 2008, with the country in the throes of a mortgage meltdown and onset of the Great Recession, incoming White House Chief of staff Rahm Emanuel pounced: “you…

InfuseSA in the Community: 2 Girls & A Cake

This week’s shout-out goes to a family-owned-and-run business, Two Girls & A Cake. Brittany Reyna started it in 2012 under the name Baby E Sweet Sweets. She got the idea from a gift she received; a cake full of glitter and decadence. She started baking her own, promoting them in part by handing out free…

Manipulating ‘Vets’ and ‘Puppies’ for Ea$y Money

“(K9s for Warriors CEO Rory) Diamond blamed the low dog transfer numbers on the nonprofit not having a completed brick and mortar facility in SA until last fall, and said he is confident that the 200 dogs/year figure can be obtained if the program is provided bond funding to expand its SA footprint.” Sounds like…

A ‘No’ on the Bonds is Hollow Without a ‘No’ on Property Taxes

An increased debt-load is falling on a shrinking property taxpayer base Freeing up homeowners’ savings would genuinely boost area economic prosperity Politically-directed spending is inherently less efficient and effective than market-driven investing Next month San Antonians will go to the polls to vote on $1.2 billion in bond proposals. It’s a whopper of a debt-binge…

‘Affordable’ Housing: The Easiest Bond to Vote Down

Increased government involvement in the housing sector will drive up input prices More homeowners will be taxed to fund the personal preferences of other homeowners San Antonio taxpayers will be left with the tax bill when the housing market settles down A good friend of ours recently quipped about how she wished she had a…

The Express-News Passes Gas

Thank goodness for memes! A witty, well-placed caption on a still frame from a movie, cartoon, etc. provides welcome comic relief amidst the steady drip of stressful news these last few years. The latest templates are rich celebrities and bureaucrats who are basically telling us to suck it up, or buy an electric car to…

InfuseSA in the Community: Ibettink

This week we’d like to give a shout-out to Ibett Shipley and her Ibettink at Huebner & Bitters in far north-central San Antonio. They specialize in embroidery, invitations, and other personalized products and gifts, all delivered with stellar service. The personalization is further enhanced by custom Ibettink online stores, free of charge for various organizations,…

InfuseSA in the Community: Gino’s Deli

We’d like to give a shout-out to Gino’s Deli Stop N Buy over off Huebner. They’re a wonderful example of a business that takes serving its neighbors seriously. During the government shutdowns and winter storm of the last couple years, they had supplies on hand when residents had difficulty finding items as basic as bread,…

When the San Antonio City Council Oversteps and Tries to Fix a Problem It Caused

“If the Covid era doesn’t make one suspicious of government, it’s hard to imagine what would. Two years after state and local officials—egged on by federal disease doctors—started inflicting massive burdens on U.S. children, reports of the ineffectiveness of mandated public health measures and their destructive side effects continue to roll in.” The sad fact…

A Home is a Basic Expense; Not a Wealth-Building Vehicle.

“Homeownership is a path for building wealth in the U.S. The median homeowner had $254,900 in wealth in 2019, compared with $6,270 for the median renter, according to the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances.“’It’s a wake-up call,” said Gay Cororaton, senior economist and director of housing and commercial research at NAR. ‘Policies have to…