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I HEARD THE NEWS TODAY, OY VEY   Reflecting the changing age demographics of America, World Wide Wrestling forms a new subsidiary – World Wide Pickleball.   China’s 400 million senior citizens organize to pressure the government to raise their retirement benefits. The government reluctantly agrees, raising the minimum retirement pension from $25/month to $30/month.   Miami tries to attract tourists by advertising itself as “the Venice of America” and extols its water sports. EGs (electric gondolas) are the main type of transportation.   Mar-a-Lago Resort and Casino features a huge saltwater indoor swimming pool in the former first floor.   Phoenix opens up its latest tourist attraction, called “Death Valley,” where tourists from the north try to survive in extreme heat with limited water. Anyone who fails the survival course gets his money back.   Alaska gives tourists on cruise ships virtual reality glasses after the last glacier melts.   The Grand Ol...

    On domestic policy.  "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for me.”   On the Republican Party. "It's my party and I'll lie if I want to." “You know the mob makes you pay money, right?” says Trump about a proposed US protection fee for defending Taiwan.   On the global economy. “The sun never sets on my golf courses.”   On foreign relations. “ Ask not what America can do for you; I’ll tell you what you can do for America and how much it will cost.”   On fiscal policy. “Tax cuts for the rich, benefits cuts for the poor.”   On education. "Everything you need to know is on my media company Social Truth." On Europe. "What a bunch of losers. Anyone with any brains or drive emigrated to the United States a long time ago."   On being told his programs will add up to $10 trillion in new national debt over the next four years and $500 billion a year to yearly deficits, he responded, “Not my problem.” On why the Trump family...