Michael Perry

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Michael Perry

Michael Perry

@msperrytexas

VP Supply Chain - aerospace for 47 years - believe in US innovation and manufacturing. no dm’s please. retired July 2024.

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Matt Van Swol
Matt Van Swol@mattvanswol·
HOW LONG ARE WE SERIOUSLY GOING TO JUST WAIT AROUND ON THE GOP TO PASS THE SAVE ACT?!!!!!!! ARE WE GOING TO JUST CHOOSE TO NOT HAVE SECURE ELECTIONS FOR THE MIDTERMS????? I'm sick of this... It genuinely feels like they are TRYING TO LOSE THE MIDTERMS and I don't know why.
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Gunther Eagleman™
Gunther Eagleman™@GuntherEagleman·
🚨DEMOCRATS DOUBLE DOWN ON FAR-LEFT LUNATICS TO FLIP THE HOUSE AND SENATE! New faces. More Progressives. The same radical garbage that’s already failing spectacularly. Bernie Sanders admits voters don’t respect Democrats and are demanding a “new approach.” Their “new approach” is just more socialism, open borders, and defund-the-police insanity. The same poison that’s destroying blue cities and driving Americans away in droves. Good luck with that.
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Michael Perry@msperrytexas·
@RossKneeDeep And she was going to be Biden without change. Open borders. The #1 item which should disqualifies any politician. It is in the oath of office to protect and defend the sovereignty of these United States.
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Willie Ross Jr. Knee Deep
Willie Ross Jr. Knee Deep@RossKneeDeep·
When we look back on why Trump won this election, it won't be because he was a better choice. Kamala was more than qualified. She was one of the most qualified persons to run for office in a very long time. She offered Americans $25,000 towards their first home. She offered $50,000 to small businesses. She offered intelligence and critical thinking. Yet, Amerca decided to go with dimwitted criminal with 34 felony counts, a convicted sexual abuser, a fail businessman, accused of being a pedophile who tried to overthrow the government. As we look at the absolute chaos trump has caused in one year, the is was it worth it? Who's benefiting from Trump being the president? Why didn't Kamala win?
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Michael Perry@msperrytexas·
@SenWarren You mean the planned sunsetting of Covid temporary subsidies? Can you report on the number of illegals who have lost coverage? Can you report on the number of citizens who have lost coverage?
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Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren@SenWarren·
New reporting confirms that MILLIONS of Americans have dropped their health care coverage because of Trump and Republicans in Congress.
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Stacy is Right
Stacy is Right@PoliticalStacy·
Dear Democrats... Don't hate the player, hate the game you got played at... and then go fuck yourselves.
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Mike Netter
Mike Netter@nettermike·
Are you looking forward to paying another TAX just for driving your car? Gavin Newsom has quietly imposed one of the largest hidden taxes in California history — slipped into a bill marketed as “housing reform” while the public’s attention was elsewhere. In June 2025, Newsom signed AB 130. Buried on page 137, Section 58 quietly gives local governments the green light to impose Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) mitigation fees on new housing developments under CEQA. If a proposed home or apartment is projected to generate “too much” driving — according to government climate models — developers must pay steep fees to “offset” the impact by funding transit projects or low-VMT housing elsewhere. Those costs don’t disappear. They get passed directly to homebuyers and renters in the form of higher prices and rents. According to the CARE About Housing coalition, the added burden can reach $324,000 per unit over 20 years — roughly $16,200 per year, or $1,350 extra per month. That $600,000 starter home? Now closer to $924,000. That $2,500 monthly apartment rent? Closer to $3,850. What makes this especially punishing: the fee is based on the location of the home, not how much you actually drive. It applies regardless of whether you carpool, own an EV, bike, or work from home. The policy effectively penalizes suburban and family-oriented neighborhoods farther from dense transit corridors, while steering development toward high-rise urban projects favored by Sacramento planners. This isn’t housing reform — it’s social engineering disguised as environmental policy. It makes single-family homes and the kinds of neighborhoods where most families want to live even more expensive, while adding yet another layer of costs and uncertainty for builders already struggling with California’s regulatory maze. Newsom frequently touts his commitment to abundance and solving the housing crisis. Yet this bill does the opposite: it inflates the price of every new home, discourages construction outside preferred “smart growth” zones, and shifts the burden onto working families who simply want a decent place to live without government micromanaging their commute. This is textbook big-government failure — taxing the aspiration of homeownership, driving up costs, and labeling it “progress.” As more Californians leave the state for more affordable places, Newsom continues to push policies that treat owning a home as a luxury reserved for the well-connected rather than a realistic goal for everyday families.
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David Zorkocy
David Zorkocy@GayRepublicSwag·
Remember when the Democrats put an unqualified woman on the Supreme Court just because she is black? That was crazy! Remember when the Democrats put an unqualified man as the Transportation Secretary just because he is gay? That was crazy! Remember when the Democrats put an unqualified woman as the Vice President of the United States just because she is black? That was crazy! Can we as a society stop obsessing over representation of random traits like skin color and attraction and start obsessing over traits like… skill and being qualified for the job?
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Wall Street Apes
Wall Street Apes@WallStreetApes·
California to begin sending out mail in ballots for the California Governor’s race tomorrow May 4th Every single registered voter statewide will be mailed a ballot Even thought voter regulation is “on the honor system” and you don’t need to be a citizen to register, all you have to do is check a box Gavin Newsom also made checking ID when voting illegal Here we go, another rigged California election for Democrats. Unlimited mail in ballot fraud with no way to verify anything The Federal Government needs to step in and stop these stolen election in California. Everyone knows they’re rigged. Everyone knows illegals are voting
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M.A. Rothman
M.A. Rothman@MichaelARothman·
𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐘𝐎𝐔’𝐃 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐀 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐓 𝐀 𝐊𝐋𝐀𝐍 𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘. The Black Southerner Twitter account just delivered the cleanest moral test in American politics. Every teacher who marched in a May Day protest should be fired 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐳𝐢 𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝. The standard cannot be selective. “𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘕𝘢𝘻𝘪 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘒𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥.” Then he killed the standard left talking point that the eight-hour workday came from socialism: “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 1830. 𝘏𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘺 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘚𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬. 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘹 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘯 1848. 𝘚𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨.” Then the foundational point: “𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢. 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤. 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭. 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦.” 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨 𝐤!𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐤!𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬. 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝. 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥. 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 — 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳.
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Michael Perry@msperrytexas·
@harryjsisson The amount of after hours votes for Biden, to the tune of millions, will always cast doubt on autopens few days when he actually was aware of himself. As stated, you are not smart enough yet to know how much you DO NOT KNOW.
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Harry Sisson
Harry Sisson@harryjsisson·
This is insane. Steve Hilton, who Trump endorsed for California governor, can’t say that Biden won the 2020 election. These people are absolutely pathetic. They live in fantasy land
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Michael Perry@msperrytexas·
@NotAvgLiberal You think two years of bankruptcy and blocking of the merger were without effect? The jet fuel increase was the straw.
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Not Your Average Liberal
Not Your Average Liberal@NotAvgLiberal·
Just so we’re clear. Republicans are blaming Biden for Spirit Airlines shutting down. Yet they don’t blame Trump for the 70% increase in jet fuel costs that shut them down. A jet fuel increase that’s a direct result of Trump’s war with Iran. Jesus Christ… Next thing you know, Republicans will be blaming Biden because Trump raped kids. Fucking Idiots.
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Mark R. Levin
Mark R. Levin@marklevinshow·
Congratulations to the Democratic Socialists of America aka Marxists Congratulations to Elizabeth Warren, who helped kill Spirit Airlines and 30,000 jobs. Congratulations to Bernie Sanders, whose support for Obamacare has caused medical care costs to explode. Congratulations to Zohran Mamdani, who has nearly bankrupted NYC in just 3-months.
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Eric Daugherty
Eric Daugherty@EricLDaugh·
🚨 JUST IN: It's being exposed that the Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg-blocked Spirit airlines merger with JetBlue might now PUSH UP FARES by $100 DOLLARS The socialists blocked: - $1 BILLION per year in consumer savings - 10,000 NEW direct jobs by this year - 1,000+ daily flights to 145+ destinations Leftists destroy everything they touch.
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M.A. Rothman
M.A. Rothman@MichaelARothman·
𝐖𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐀 𝟗.𝟗% 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐗. 𝐁𝐎𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐁𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊. Washington Governor Bob Ferguson just signed a 𝟗.𝟗% 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 $𝟏 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧. The promised use of the revenue: free school breakfast and lunch, no tax on diapers, no tax on hygiene products. The actual effect within days: the largest employers in the state are relocating their highest-value operations elsewhere. “𝘉𝘰𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢, 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 787 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢. 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦, 𝘛𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘦, 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 $100 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘩𝘶𝘣 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘣𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦.” 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟕𝟖𝟕 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞-𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦. Moving its engineering and product management to South Carolina is not a press-release threat — it is the actual industrial spine of Washington’s aerospace economy walking out the door. Starbucks moving its national hub to Nashville means 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞. The legislator’s defense is the standard one: “𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵.” The math the legislator never finishes: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐬. When Boeing leaves, the engineers leave. When the engineers leave, the property tax base leaves. When the tax base leaves, the schools that were supposed to get the free breakfast lose their funding entirely. 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚, 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭: 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬, 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚, 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐬. 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘛𝘖𝘕𝘠𝘹𝘛𝘞𝘖.
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