John Ryan

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

Regarding California's recent minimum wage increase and seeing restaurants either close, cut employees hours or automation. Net result is fewer jobs.

I've seen the following argument used for "even if its costing jobs..." too many times:

"Maybe this will encourage heathier eating habits and save taxpayers some health care costs".

Awesome. Put small business owners out of business, make it much harder for low/no skill workers to find employment so that people who can AFFORD fast food/eating out might eat healthier. (!!!)

Seriously, I wonder what the net tax loss will be to state and local governments.

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

@Simi_2210_ I was a philosophy major. Skin.

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

@cutiieepie6 I’m not a republican, also a never Trumper and I’m glad he’s doing it.

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

@pudgenet @AppleMusic I actually told Alexa to “don’t play X ever — even if you think I asked you to” and she remembers and won’t play X!

(Alexa+ so that might have something to do with her sudden long term memory…)

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

Please note that Los Angeles city averages about 6000-7000 deaths of unsheltered homeless each year. The drop she's citing are the dead -- but more likely, LAHSA's numbers are just wrong. The city and LAHSA (who do the homeless account) are being sued by two whistleblowers (for retaliation) who reported their boss (the head of LAHSA, appointed by Bass) for insisting they make the numbers 'better' to make "Karen look good".

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

The Rand corporation did their own spot check the last two counts and found the numbers likely are way off -- either zero change or higher.

Combine that with the lawsuit against the city and LAHSA from whistleblowers (who were retaliated against) saying their boss at LAHSA (appointed by Bass) hounded them to make the numbers "look good for Karen".

Then add in her pushing to keep the Fire Department from talking to employees, pushing to have the after-report re-written (causing it's original author to demand his name removed).

Yeah, I'm not believing homeless numbers are lower.

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

You aren't off. The Rand corporation did their own spot check the last two counts and found the numbers likely are way off -- either zero change or higher.

Combine that with the lawsuit against the city and LAHSA from whistleblowers (who were retaliated against) saying their boss at LAHSA (appointed by Bass) hounded them to make the numbers "look good for Karen".

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

Not having insurance is a gamble. One accident or major illness would destroy that you saved- at any point in that "formula" and likely leave you bankrupt.

My friend followed a similar formula. Lucky for him, when he was in an accident, it only ate up all of his saved funds and the "left over" balance he was able to finance.

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

@MarkOliverio @krassenstein @AOC "Who is stupid enough to buy this?"

A is for the amazing financial windfall she made since getting elected.
O is for her beautiful OMG face when challenged
C is for her cerebral approach to EVERYTHING

(runs away while dodging thrown spoiled fruit)

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

Did you read the 200+ page DOD financial statement? Did you read you citation? If you had, you wouldn't (A) have made the statement you made and (B) blaming it on republicans (of which I am not one).

8 years in a row... Starts 2 years in to Trumps first term (after 8 years of Obama) and only 1 year of his current term (after 4 years of Biden).

At BEST, this is both sides, but your own mentally-retarted ignorance won't let you see it or comprehend it. I'm guessing you just read the headline and ran with the hate-on for republicans and patted yourself on the back about how "smart" you are.

Suggestion: Read up on what you claim before you hit "post".

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

Those stats really don't tell the story.

Look at unemployment. Realize there's a huge chunk of folks that don't even look for work any more so don't appear in that stat in CA, for example.

With regards to CA again (it's where I live and I'm familiar with the stats), it's including public assistance which over the last 6 years has been greatly inflated by money meant for covid aid and the spending was added to the CA budget as if it were a recurring expense. The covid money is gone. CA without those covid dollar$ is now bust. The real "povery" numbers are far closer to 30%+

Toss in the unfunded public state employee retirement "plan" and there's a cliff this "Democrat run state" is about to drive off.

BTW, I'm not a republican. I'm also don't suffer from TDS or am I encumbered by irrational party tribalism.

https://t.co/4wN7tZGEBh

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

Raman was endorsed by the DSA. That means she abdicated her position as an elected representative of the people to "co-govern" with the DSA -- and not as a representative of her district.

Why would someone want this? Even a chance of this?

If Pratt is a bad choice, there's no WAY he'd be re-elected. It's crystal clear that both Bass and Raman are horrible in their respective positions but have the power of the democratic machine in CA behind them that make them likely for re-election.

BTW, I'm not a republican, a proud never-Trumper (didn't vote for him 6 times -- 3 primaries and 3 nationals). I'm also voting for a DSA member for city controller -- because he's doing his job spectacularly.

I just don't think Trump is the monster Californians suffering from TDS seem to think he is -- and their reaction is far more damaging to our republic than anything Trump has or can do.

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

A better question would be "why are the numbers reported by LAHSA accurate and RAND's follow up not accurate?"

Then ask why two LAHSA whistle blowers were fired and now suing the city and LAHSA for reporting pressure from the head of LAHSA (who was appointed by Bass) to get the number of homeless down so Bass can "look good"?

https://t.co/uT83aICcgE

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

@realLeslieLesh The entire internet is struggling with why you don't know the difference between a "tax" and a "fine".

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

I agree. I don’t think it rises to the level of “George Gascon” with regards to LA willing to vote for a republican, though. Particilarly one who recieved an endorsement from “he who must not be named”.

TDS is a thing… more so in CA and LA in particular. Hell, even San Francisco is beginning to see the light.

Pratt wiped the floor with Bass and Ramen at the last (and only debate) that included Pratt… and it doesn’t matter. Most people will see MAGA and TRUMP in Pratt and vote along with the CADEM guide.

Honestly, the only reason Ramen is even in the race is to try and get both her and Bass in the top two for the runoff as a “safety” net.

I’m hoping Pratt can pull it off, but it doesn’t look good for him.

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

@pudgenet @dsonoiki Probably Bass. I don’t trust LA voters. They will vote for what ever the Voter Guide from the CADEM says to vote for with few exceptions.

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

@JoeConchaTV This is the smartest play she could make. People might actually learn how bad she is if she opens her mouth on camera on pointed questions.

Still think she's going to win. Hope I'm wrong.

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

"no city should require mayoral permission when it comes to initial emergency actions."

Fun facts:

LA doesn't necessarily need the mayor for those permissions. In this case, her appointed Deputy Mayor Brian K. Williams for Public Safety for Los Angeles, overseeing police and fire departments could. But was on administrative leave for making a fake bomb threat -- later found guilty, so he wasn't available.

There was the President of the City Council who could -- he would have been the #3 who could -- but he was clueless and never heard a peep from him the day of the fires until the after noon when he emailed a bunch of folks saying "let me know if I can do anything".

Bass never should have left if there wasn't somebody here who could make those hard decisions. She not only failed that but there are several of her appointees are really failed hard.

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

@AntiLeftMemes Myself

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

@MabhidaLindiwe @vikrambuilds @beckaliciouss_ @grok Because they can.

[John Ryan @JhonRyan]

@krassenstein @tiktok_us I’ve seen you either outright lie and/or misrepresent information since I read a post from you months ago.

You earned the ban, I’m sure.