Media (NBC, CBS, ABC) Reports Misrepresented Border Migration

March 25, 2021 Leave a comment

Major news outlets have frequently adopted the GOP narrative that a “surge” of migrants across the U.S. border with Mexico is causing a “crisis.” ABC, CBS, and NBC used such language to describe the situation along the border at least 138 times on their morning and evening news shows since January 1, according to a Media Matters review. 

But a new analysis published by The Washington Post on Tuesday finds that the recent increase in migrant apprehensions along the southern border is not a “surge” or a “crisis,” but the seasonal bump typically seen this time of year, likely heightened by people who waited to cross last year due to the pandemic. 

A new analysis shows no migrant “surge” or border “crisis.” Here’s how often broadcast news has said there is one. | Media Matters for America

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Coral Gable Pension Liabilities–Unfunded and Unmanageable

March 23, 2021 Leave a comment

During at least the last 15 years we have heard about the unfunded pension liabilities and the multiple promises of commission candidates to fix the budget problem. None have been able to do so–more empty promises.

Solutions to the problem are fairly obvious but the city manager and the commission have been reluctant to make the changes. Better to put off to future when neither the manager nor the commissioners will be around.

The solutions are simple but require political acumen: raise taxes, reduce overall salary costs, change pension plans to lower cost ones, and cut back on public security overhead costs. Revenue costs would help but the city runs on the knife edge of deficits and any increases go into capital outlays and staffing.

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Florida New Pandemic Wave?

March 21, 2021 Leave a comment

Anecdotal observations in Coral Gables, Miami and Miami Beach show that the resident populations and Spring Bread tourists are playing the new COVID-19 variants that are very much faster at spreading, more contagious and more dangerous for your health.

Florida is leading the country in 1/ exporting virus to other state by spring breakers and 2/ many, many residents are putting down their guard and 3/ Governor DeSantis is promoting non-vaccine natural herd immunity.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ COVID-19 record is no success – Los Angeles Times (2)

March 21, 2021 Leave a comment

The death rates in most of Florida’s major population centers resemble that of Los Angeles: Miami-Dade, the largest, has a rate of 210 deaths per 100,000, Palm Beach 173, Pinellas County (St. Petersburg) 156.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ COVID-19 record is no success – Los Angeles Times

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