Sweet promises….

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Canberra: 21 April 2019 The Australian political parties have published their Easter egg policies. The Labor Party wants everyone to have an equal number of eggs. The Liberal Party are promising more eggs – but only after 2022. The Nationals want a Government subsidy. The Greens say that all Easter eggs should be fair trade chocolate. One Nation are only making eggs available in Queensland. And the United Australia Party simply published a photo of Clive Palmer – it’s so…
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Everyone gets a prize…

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Washington: April 2, 2019 The White House Adult Day Care Center is back in the news. There was extensive reporting on this Government supported facility at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue sometime ago (https://musingsfromtheswamp.com/archives/12). Stories have continued of high staff and student turnover, a budgetary crisis and a failure to follow rules that had been in place more or less successfully since 1788. But the Center maintained that it was a rigorous institution focussed on meritocracy and “employing the best”. In fulfilling…
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