Albany, NY

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York’s Capital District. Roughly 135 miles (217 km) north of the City of New York, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. The population of the city was 97,856 at the time of the 2010 census.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany,_New_York

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State bankruptcy is a stupid idea 💰

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State bankruptcy is a stupid idea 💰

Imagine that you own a business where it’s always possible to get more revenue. Your products are so essential that people will pay any price you charge them, if they fail to pay the price you have the right and police power to seize their property or incarcerate non payers. That’s the role of government.

The US Constitution prohibits the courts and legislatures from impeding government contracts made with business – so implementing payment plans or writing off loans isn’t an option with the state bankruptcy. A state bankruptcy would allow courts mandate that states raise taxes or cut services without democratic input but they can’t get rid of historical debts.

Ultimately, what government taxes and spends should be a political question, decided by elected officials. If you want to offer a service, the government should raise revenue to cover the costs of the service. It shouldn’t be set down by an unelected court. Coronavirus has mostly impacted wealthy states – they can afford to tax more (if that’s their choice) to make ends meet.

Rain at 10 pm

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Been a nice day except for the drizzle that started around 10 pm at camp. Had a nice fire but it was time for bed once it started raining. But I fully expect sun by morning.

Not Eagle Pond

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I thought the swamp I hiked back to was Eagle Pond but studying the map I realized it was a drained Beaver Pond below the the pond. Hiked to a ridge above the pond hoping for views – got nice views of the mountains along the East Branch Sacandaga River but not the wetlands. Still an interesting walk in the woods.

Meltdown

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Meltdown

4/30/2020 by NPR

Episode: https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/npr/throughline/2020/04/20200430_throughline_final_mix_three_mile_island_wads_lw042920-79b341ae-b547-4ef0-bd5b-12c919291d47.mp3?awCollectionId=510333&awEpisodeId=847905109&orgId=1&topicId=1136&d=3287&p=510333&story=847905109&t=podcast&e=847905109&size=52477239&ft=pod&f=510333

In the early hours of March 28, 1979, a system malfunction began what would become the worst nuclear accident in American history. What ensued punctured the public’s belief in the safety of nuclear energy and became an awful study in the consequences of communication breakdown during a crisis. This week, the fallout of who and what to trust when a catastrophic event occurs.

Joe Seeman talks about his candidacy for the NYS Assembly

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Joe Seeman talks about his candidacy for the NYS Assembly

5/1/2020 by The Focus on Albany Show

Episode: https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cynpooler/2020/05/01/joe-seeman-talks-about-his-candidacy-for-the-nys-assembly.mp3

I’ve known Joe Seeman for years and he would be a great assemblyman. He has a tough race ahead but in the era of Coronavirus a lot is changing and its quite possible that he pulls it off.