Looks like the people are not listening to the news, and are still shopping.
https://marketrealist.com/2019/08/are-retailers-proving-trump-right-economy/?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=feed&yptr=yahoo

The problem is that neither side ever wants to admit the other side is right.
And the left is always wrong.  They know the difference between tax and tax rate.  As Stan used to quote, (paraphrasing) They would rather the poor be more poor as long as the rich are less rich.

I know a few people on the Walker petition. I've been banned by my wife from bringing it up after one BBQ were they are going on and on about voter ID law. They kept saying that getting an ID to vote was a poll tax because they had to pay for the ID. They couldn't wrap their heads around the fact the law stated that IDs to vote would be free after I pointed it out to them.

Do we have enough of a majority to override the governor when he vetoes this?

I'm imagining a mini-drill bit auger like thing on the end of a catheter. *shudder*

^^^^THIS.  This is literally true. The U.S. being a unique experiment in freedom, does not conquer and occupy, it conquers and rebuilds until the country can stand on its own. Look at Japan and Germany and South Korea. It is vital the U.S. remain the strongest military force in the world.

We love Freodtert! It's like Mayo where you get coordinated care and not shuffled around the specialized medical silos that don't talk to each other.

We found that moving to a new area it's really hard to get a primary care physician.  New patient appointments tend to be longer and harder to schedule.  Being booked out months in advance is the new normal.  The exception is if you can find someone fresh out of school who doesn't have an established patient base.  Then it's much easier to get established and get appointments.

This is a little known secret. We can negotiate cash out of pocket and sometimes it is LESS than the copay if we go through insurance. That’s how screwed up the system has become.

Also screwed up is the whole idea of “PCP”. Your general doctor used to handle most of your issues and you had a close relationship with him with mutual trust. Not any more. Dealing with the PCP these days is getting more difficult. People are turning to doc in a box for minor things. They take walk ins, they don’t grill you about your whole health picture other than the basics necessary to treat your minor ailment, and they act like they appreciate your business. The last three visits I made to urgent care were a pleasure. In and out in an hour. The last three times I moved and just tried to get in with a new PCP were a nightmare. I had to pull teeth just to get the first appointment.