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By Steve Rhodes
There’s been a lot of debate on the revenue potential of a wealth tax on billionaires, and as the year comes to an end, it’s time admitting the things we got wrong:
2020 revenue would have been way above what we projected pic.twitter.com/2Rt6xtOROV
— Gabriel Zucman (@gabriel_zucman) December 2, 2020
Posted on December 1, 2020
By Steve Rhodes
30 Tricks Sellers Use to Make You Pay Up https://t.co/Ohzb9HDftu
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 30, 2020
Posted on November 30, 2020
By Steve Rhodes
Hi! In case you missed it, the site is mostly on hiatus through the end of the year. However, that doesn’t mean there won’t be an occasional post and the occasional column – that’s the mostly part.
The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour will also go on as scheduled, though we’ve shifted from recording and posting every Friday to recording and posting the morning after every Bears game – for now.
Also, wear a damn mask and don’t leave your home unless you absolutely must. Vaccines are on the way, but we’ve still got a dark, deadly winter ahead of us, and the toll is already beyond heartbreaking. Just like Dalton said, it’s gonna get worse before it gets better. Try to make it at least a little less worse, because we’re already drowning in awful.
Posted on November 23, 2020
By Steve Rhodes
The Papers – and the site – will appear sporadically through the end of the year as I once again review what the hell I’m doing with my life. It’s also time to turn my attention to various financial issues and plan for 2021. Suggestions, comments, large checks and assignments welcome.
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Pritzker is trending.
Seems like another opportunity for me to thank him for the incredible job he’s done at managing this pandemic with absolutely no help from the federal government, little cooperation from selfish citizens, & a growing budget crisis.
We’d be fucked without.
— Kevin Vargo (@KevinVargo39) November 18, 2020
Posted on November 17, 2020
By Steve Rhodes
North Dakota is waaaayyy beyond just merely “hit hard”. It ranks as the #1 hotspot for #COVID19 mortality rate ***in entire world***. South Dakota, Cook County (Chicago), Wisconsin and Montana not far behind. (HT @greg_travis and @VanGennepD) https://t.co/1dSpAQIz75 pic.twitter.com/X3VZ6sYKC5
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) November 16, 2020
Posted on November 16, 2020
By Steve Rhodes
“Hospitals are gearing up for the rise in COVID-19 cases. Public health officials continue to see numbers trending up. Black and brown communities are reporting the vast number of cases. In the last month, five Chicago area zip codes in Latino neighborhoods have seen the most confirmed cases in the state,” WGN-TV reports.
“Little Village, Cicero, Brighton Park, Belmont-Cragin, Hermosa and West Lawn communities have each reported more than 2,000 cases. The 60629 zip code, West Lawn, reported the most with nearly 2,700 new cases since mid-October – about 90 COVID-19 cases a day.”
Posted on November 13, 2020
By Steve Rhodes
“Indiana reported 6,654 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, shattering the previous record for daily cases, while also reaching a new record for hospitalizations statewide,” CBS2 Chicago reports.
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“The spread of COVID-19 across Wisconsin is off the charts, literally,” WMTV(!) reports.
“So many counties are so far past the Dept. of Health Services’ highest classification for case activity, that it needed to create a brand new category. And, although its minimum cutoff is nearly three times higher than the old top category.”
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“Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin reported nearly 25,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, which equates to roughly 1,000 new cases each hour – or a new case every four seconds – in those three states alone over the previous 24 hours,” NBC5 Chicago reports.
“Each of the three states has set new records in their coronavirus metrics in recent days as the Midwest and the U.S. as a whole face what officials are warning could be the worst wave of the pandemic yet this winter.
“Illinois reported 12,657 new confirmed and probable coronavirus cases on Wednesday, setting a record for the highest single-day report of new cases for the second consecutive day and lifting the statewide total number of cases to 523,840 since the pandemic began. Wednesday marked the sixth day in a row that Illinois has seen more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases each day.
“The state also reported 145 additional deaths Wednesday, the highest-one day loss since May 27, bringing the death toll to 10,434.”
Posted on November 12, 2020
By Steve Rhodes
“Another 145 Illinoisans were reported to have died from coronavirus during the past day, and the state is advising everyone to stay home as much as possible during the next three weeks,” Block Club Chicago reports.
“That’s the highest number of deaths reported in a single day since June 8, when Illinois was just coming off its spring peak. In recent weeks, deaths have skyrocketed – as has the state’s number of new cases, positivity rate and hospitalizations.
“By every metric, Illinois and Chicago are not in control of their coronavirus outbreaks, and the numbers are worsening by the day.”
Posted on November 11, 2020
By Steve Rhodes
“More people are currently hospitalized in the United States with Covid-19 than ever before, according to the Covid Tracking Project,” CNN reports.
“Illinois’ skyrocketing COVID-19 resurgence showed no signs of letting up Tuesday as public health officials announced another record-breaking total of 12,623 probable and confirmed cases of the virus statewide,” the Sun-Times reports.
“Proclaiming Springfield ‘unsafe for session,’ Illinois legislative leaders on Tuesday canceled the fall veto session amid concerns about convening hundreds of lawmakers and staff in the capital city as the coronavirus again surges across the state,” the Tribune reports.
It didn’t have to be this way.
Posted on November 10, 2020
By Steve Rhodes
We must govern with integrity and accountability. Laquan McDonald’s life mattered. https://t.co/wDlIVe5zPl
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 9, 2020
Posted on November 9, 2020
