Congratulations America. You got what you wanted. Donald Trump is the president-elect. While it’s difficult to know how he will govern there are clear signs that inform regarding his priorities. · Immigration – How many of us are interested in seeing kids in cages again? · Deportation of undocumented immigrants – top occupations amongst the undocumented labor force include construction laborers, maids and housekeepers, cooks, home health aides, janitors and building cleaners. Who is cleaning your hotel room your next vacation? Who is doing these jobs when they are gone? · Tariffs – Along with the retaliatory actions of other nations, this can and will only have one effect – to increase prices across the board · Tax cuts – Like the previous Trump tax cut, this benefits billionaires and corporations with stock buy-backs, dividend pay-outs to stock holders and profit-taking. How much of the Trump tax cut did you get? Another priority is the elimination of the Department of Education. While there are no specifics yet, it is clear that every community in every state will feel the impact of a dismantling of the DoE – particularly red states. Only Congress can eliminate this cabinet level department, but the president can affect its operations by starving it of funding. The DoE is responsible for designating federal aid, running the $1.6 trillion student loan program, enforcing civil rights laws, handing out Pell Grants, regulating student loan relief, and overseeing the Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program. Arguably, the most significant role of the DoE is to establish consistency of what a free public education looks like. Leaving this up to each of 50 states would only create gross variations in the quality of education across the country. Key beneficiaries of the DoE are students with disabilities, students about to enter college, and students from lower-income areas, which is more significant across the poorer red states. Where will the next Trump tax cut come from? Elimination the DoE will put $238 billion in play. Within that budget, $119 Billion goes to the states as federal funding. This represents about 14% of the states’ total education funding. If eliminated, it will need to be made up somehow. That means a tax increase for every household in the country or some reasonable facsimile. Connecticut households would need to provide $770 per household to replicate the loss of federal education funding. While billionaires get a tax cut, your taxes go up. In many red states that replacement cost is a thousand dollars or more. There is no other source for these funds. States and localities already incur the other 86% of education funding. So, congratulations America. You got exactly the opposite of what you said you wanted in voting for Donald Trump. Paul Bernstein is a retired marketing executive and freelance editorial writer, South Windsor.
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The 2024 IEEE International Conference on Recent Advances in Sustainability Engineering and Future Technologies (RASEFT 2024) opened today in Maturi Venkata Subba Rao (MVSR) Engineering College, Nadurgal, Hyderabad, attracting a diverse gathering of experts, innovators and thought leaders from across the globe. The conference highlights the pivotal role of technology in addressing sustainability challenges and shaping a resilient future. As part of RASEFT 2024, pre-conference tutorials & workshops related to theme of the conference have been held successfully at Matrusri Engineering College, Saidabad, Hyderabad on December 27. The three-day conference has been successfully concluded with the support and encouragement of Matrusi Education Society (MES) management. The conference inaugural ceremony is been performed in the direction and support of Dr. K. Seetha Ram Babu, Vice Chairman, MES, who has 25 Years of work experience in Software Engineering, and Maturi Venkata Subba Rao (MVSR) Engineering College principal Dr. Vijaya Gunturu, Professor, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Ph.D. I. I. T. Roorkee, India in a grand way. Published - December 30, 2024 02:39 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Hyderabad / TelanganaThe View's Whoopi Goldberg reveals who she thinks is Donald Trump's 'actual vice president' Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com Follow DailyMail.com's politics live blog for all the latest news and updates By CHRISTINE RENDON and LAUREN ACTON-TAYLOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 16:15 EST, 21 November 2024 | Updated: 16:17 EST, 21 November 2024 e-mail 25 shares 25 View comments Whoopi Goldberg believes Elon Musk is Donald Trump 's true vice president, and not his running mate JD Vance . On the latest episode of The View , Goldberg, 69, theorized Vance, 40, was merely second-in-command on an 'interim' basis as she noted Musk's growing influence over the future administration. She questioned why Musk had not yet given up the social media platform he controversially purchased in 2022, X, in light of his affiliation with the president-elect, 78. 'I believe Elon Musk is the actual vice president. Yes, I believe that,' she said, adding Vance is 'kind of an interim.' 'But I believe that Musk, he's the real actual vice president. He's making decisions, he's doing things. So I think, "Why doesn't he have to give up X?"... I'm musing.' Trump and his 'First Buddy' Musk have remained seemingly inseparable over the last two weeks as the pair attended the UFC match together and Musk joined Trump for family meals and photos. Whoopi Goldberg believes Elon Musk is Donald Trump 's true vice president, and not his running mate JD Vance Goldberg, 69, theorized Vance was merely second-in-command on an 'interim' basis as she noted Musk's growing influence over the future administration Musk has joined Trump on calls with world leaders and, as a member of the administration's transition team, has weighed in on staffing decisions. On election night, Musk and his young son, named X, joined the Trump family photo at the urging of Trump, and Trump’s granddaughter in the days after said that Musk had achieved 'uncle status', reported Politico. A Trump-Vance transition spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, told the outlet: 'Elon Musk and President Trump are great friends and brilliant leaders working together to Make America Great Again. 'Elon Musk is a once in a generation businessman and our federal bureaucracy will certainly benefit from his ideas and efficiency.' Trump had repeatedly mentioned Musk and his space-related feats on his campaign trail. 'Did you see the way that sucker landed today?' Trump said in early October. 'It only needs a new paint job. That's a lot cheaper than building a new one, right?' At another October rally, he added: 'Elon is a great guy, he's one of our geniuses. We have to protect our geniuses, and we have to take care of our geniuses. There aren't too many of them.' He often spoke of how impressed he was with the companies engineering of rockets that could be caught after hurdling back to Earth. 'I believe Elon Musk is the actual vice president. Yes, I believe that. Because I think JD Vance , he's kind of an interim,' Goldberg said Trump, Musk, and Senator Kevin Cramer pictured chatting before attending of a viewing of the SpaceX Starship rocket launch on Tuesday While Trump selected Vance to be his running mate, Goldberg believes Musk is really second-in-command; Trump and Vance pictured at an election night watch party in West Palm Beach on November 6 Trump recently appointed Musk, along with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy , to lead his newly created Department of Government Efficiency. 'It's a bromance,' one Mar-a-Lago resort member who has seen the pair interact told Politico, 'And they are having a blast.' Trump defeated vice president Kamala Harris earlier this month to become the president once again. He's since made a slew of controversial cabinet picks, including celebrity doctor Dr. Oz as the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 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Target just recently kicked off its official Target Black Friday Sale , and one deal you might have missed is this really awesome MEGA Microsoft Xbox 360 Collector Building Set . It's normally $150 but there's a 50% discount for Black Friday that drops it to only $74.99. MEGA is similar to LEGO, but the brand (which is owned by Mattel) creates sets for IPs that don't have a relationship with the other famous big block company. Some past and present examples include Pokemon, Star Trek, Halo, and, in this case, Microsoft Xbox. This would make an incredible gift idea for any gaming fan who loves working on complex building block kits like LEGO. The MEGA Microsoft Xbox 360 Collector Building Set is a buildable 3:4 scale replica of the Xbox 360 console with a brick count total of 1,342 pieces (5.5 cents per brick). The details in this build are, frankly, incredible, and include interactive elements, lighting effects, and the coolest accessories. Here's a rundown of the biggest highlights: The Xbox console exterior is well represented with details like a removable hard drive, ventilation holes in the rear, text in the right places, and lighting effects. Unfortunately, there's no option to swap in a red ring of death. The Xbox console internals are just as faithfully reproduced as the exterior. There's a tray to pop in the supplied Xbox game disc (we'll get to this later), the motherboard, various heatsinks and doodads all connected by wires, and even a fancy little Cortana chip. It's also easy to get into the console (just press a little green button). The set includes an authentic looking mini Halo 3 game disc complete with a detailed Halo game box that looks just like the real thing. That's not even the best part. You can place the Halo disc into the console's internal disc tray and it will light up the Cortana chip inside. How cool is that!?! The Xbox controller has a removable battery pack. When you slide in the battery pack, the controller's guide button lights up. That's because the light brick is installed in the battery itself. So why the big price drop? According to the user reviews, the fit and finish of the bricks is not as good as LEGO sets, so the build process won't go as smoothly (you might even need to whip out the Kragle). But once you're done, I'm sure you'll appreciate the incredible amount of authentic features that the designers put into this set. If you want to keep your building block collection strictly LEGO, check out our guide to all of the best LEGO Black Friday deals available right now. There are plenty of big discounts on sets for all ages from multiple retailers, including LEGO Shop, Amazon, Best Buy, and of course, Target. We’re in the home stretch: Black Friday falls on November 29 this year. All month long, retailers have been rolling out sales, ramping up to massive discounts on Black Friday and through the weekend into Cyber Monday. There are already some fantastic deals available on PS5 consoles and controllers , video games for all platforms, AirPods Pro , and tons more. Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.