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GOODNESS—SIGN OUTLAWS CONTEST HAS FIRST ENTRIES

GOODNESS—SIGN OUTLAWS CONTEST HAS FIRST ENTRIES

GOODNESS—SIGN OUTLAWS CONTEST HAS FIRST ENTRIES

Settle Talk readers start their day by reading the daily Settle Talk column(s) and posting on social media. And some jump right into the Sign Outlaws contest. The first Sign Outlaw pictures have been sent in. And guess who the first SIGN OUTLAWS are?
THE SIGN OUTLAWS CONTEST

THE SIGN OUTLAWS CONTEST

THE SIGN OUTLAWS CONTEST

Political sign season is here. They’re on corners, along the roads and popping up faster than fire ants after a Louisiana rain. And some of them aren’t supposed to be there. SettleTalk and The Inquisitor are asking readers to help us find the worst offenders. Spot one? Bust ’em. Snap a picture.

YO FIFTY—YOUR INVITE TO GO TO DINNER ACCEPTED

I saw your Instagram post this past weekend. Let’s be friends and go to dinner! Since you travel with a large entourage, I will bring one myself. BTW—this is Dutch treat, right? As an independent blogger I sure don’t want to give the appearance that free grub gets you good press.

What’s $40 Trillion?!

 BILL MCCOLLUM $40 Trillion is the amount of federal debt outstanding. It is a staggering number in absolute terms. And it is a number that is growing exponentially: $1tn (1981), $5tn (1996), $10tn (2008), $20tn (2017), … The federal government has a chronic spending problem.