I guess there are reasons for noting political action happening when it actually does happen, and I think there's some died-in-the-wool old-time politics going on here especially when Bernie can't hold it in any longer.

This whole scenario played out again recently when Bernie spoke out regarding what the chip bill was all about, essentially corporate welfare. I mean why do chip producers literally push a bill that is pretty much designed and submitted as a bill to extort or bribe congresspeople to pass? I mean previously, isn't this traditionally what investors did regarding silicon valley style ventures? Well maybe those days are gone but investors and their CEO relations in the chip industry still want that Hawaiian vacation plus maybe a bunker somewhere in New Zealand? All this while America prepares for a right possible economic recess into recession, 🤞, therefore chip companies have manufactured some kind of leveraged excuse as to why they need help.

Meanwhile, midterms are coming up, and go ahead and bet that congressional wannabees from both sides of the aisle are going to be out there crowing to voters how they personally have delivered zillions of jobs and wealth (ephemeral so far, even after passage) to local districts that are pretty much f'ked both ways to Sunday. Like in Ohio, rumored to be getting a chip fab factory from the chip bill, who can now expect any political candidates to brag like, yeah folks, it's coming, it's coming, divine intervention made possible by me, your next congress-person standing behind each and every one of you.

(I have to stop here and fetch my personal barf bag)