INDEED. WORTHY OF THE MINISTRY OF TRUTH:  Orwellian.

OPEN THREAD: Ring out the week.

THIS IS THE FINAL CASH-IN MOVE:

Seems like every form of refuge has its price.

YES, IT’S NOT THE SHILLS WHO ARE SCARY IT’S THE MARKS:

CHANGE: New study shows physicians are changing their reasons for leaving clinical practice early. “Data from 2008 show that early departure was more likely to be due to personal health issues, rising malpractice insurance premiums, perception of hassle, and lack of professional satisfaction. Updated findings show that the rationale focuses more on burnout, chronic workplace stress, administrative burden, and unrealistic patient expectations.”

FASTER? PLEASE! NASA Pushes Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotor Blades Past Mach 1. “The rotor blades that will carry NASA’s next-generation helicopters to new Martian heights broke the sound barrier during March tests at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Data from the tests, which took place in a special chamber that can simulate environmental conditions on the Red Planet, indicate that the fastest traveling part of the rotor blade, the tips, can be accelerated beyond Mach 1 without breaking apart. Data gathered from 137 test runs will enable engineers to design aircraft capable of carrying heavier payloads, including science instruments.”

YOU DON’T SAY: Wealth Tax Author Admits: Not a One-Time Tax.

“I’m not here to pretend that it’s once and never again.”

The main author of the California asset seizure ballot measure is a Marxist Berkeley professor from France who replied “so be it“ when asked about residents fleeing the tax.

And on Tuesday night he admitted it isn’t a “one-time tax” as proponents try to claim.

Wealth tax author and Berkeley professor Emmanuel Saez said: “I don’t think it’s going to be a one-time tax. Because you can’t surprise billionaires more than once.”

Make the tax permanent because billionaires won’t stick around to pay it? Is this guy drunk?

NOW THIS IS WHAT I VOTED FOR: