I Voted Today

I voted today. 

Though the official voting day is next Tuesday, November 5, almost all states allow early voting either in person or by mail. In my area in California, the voting place opened on October 26. But all votes will be counted after close of business on November 5. 

Ballot information were available in several languages. See the photo below. There are a few languages from India. 

After I voted, they gave a sticker that said “I Voted”. It is also in a few languages including Hindi. 

 Will wait for November 5 to know the results.

Getting Crazier

McDonald’s is a place for part time work for almost all high school students in the USA. Most of the Americans have special affection towards McDonald’s. Those who worked earlier at McDonald’s are now old enough to vote. You know what Donald Trump did? He put the McDonald’s apron and worked in a McDonald’s store for 30 minutes to get publicity. 

In order to attract black male voters, the Kamala Harris campaign has launched a new digital ad on social media urging young men—specifically young black men—to get out and vote in November. If they don’t vote they will not get a date with girls. Girls will refuse to date those guys. ‘Pop the Balloon or Find Love,’ features young men and women who pop balloons when someone they see no longer interests them.

Forgivable Loan

A forgivable loan is essentially a “grant” with conditions rather than a loan. I personally would call it a non-repayable loan. 

Kamala Harris has proposed a $20,000 forgivable business loan to black entrepreneurs. Then I start to think. 

Suppose a black guy starts to sell lemonade on the street corner for 50 cents a cup and is he entitled to this forgivable loan? 

How black is black to give this forgivable loan? 100% black, 50% black, or 2% black because one has 2% black in his DNA? 

The total population of blacks in USA is 15%. The balance of 85% are Whites, Hispanic, Asian, and others. Where is she getting this money to pay forgivable loans to blacks? From the 85% non-black people?

At least, she could have offered this to all poor people who wants to start a business,

Assuming Kamala Harris wins this election, can she really give such forgivable loans to blacks? There will be hundreds of law suits that would end up in the Supreme Court. Remember, of the 9 Supreme Court judges, 6 of them are conservatives. In other words, Trump supporters. 

I think Kamala is offering these incentives to buy the black votes fully knowing that this cannot be implemented.