Egads, New York:
Update: A7373 here and S 5370 here. Both have passed the NY Senate And Assembly.
‘Well, thanks to two new bills currently gaining traction in Albany’s assembly and senate, New York may become the first state to incentivize adding diversity to a production’s writing staff.
The bills, A47373 and S 5370, would modify the existing production state tax credit, so that certain New York writing income would qualify as an eligible expense. A company would have to employ women or people of color, and a portion of their New York salaries would qualify for the credit, which hasn’t been the case previously. It’s capped at $50,000 per writer, and an overall expenditure of $3.5 million a year.’
So will writers’ rooms have to send-in photos every quarter, or a list of diverse-sounding names to ensure they’re receiving the credit?
Will there be surprise, on-site inspections with a potential room full of white guys fleeing like cockroaches?
On that note, via The Federalist, ‘Get Ready For Racial Quotas In Your Neighborhood:’
Play nice, children:
‘HUD intends to insert itself into local zoning efforts through the AFFH (Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing) program to push affirmative action in housing policy, directing HUD grant recipients to “affirmatively further the Act’s goals of promoting fair housing and equal opportunity.’
You will play nice. Now, who isn’t playing nice?
Seriously, who? Where do they live?
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More from the world of political correctness.
Ron,
Still in damage control against the PC police!
Screw the PC police.
Ron,
As I read your comment, I’m overhearing a conversation here in a Starbucks in Seattle between one of the city commissioner’s (Dow Constantine) representatives and some kind of donor she’s trying to woo. The donor (older lady) is going on and on about the extreme right-wing Republicans taking over the party and social justice.
Good times!
Social justice is a code word for high taxes and minimum incomes.
Agreed, but there’s also an element of the kook. The revelatory aspect of true-believin’ ideology. She knows what she knows, and all that’s left is action and political strategy to bring about high taxes and minimum incomes. In this city, she’s certainly not alone.
The kook… Trump is a kook. The situation is awful.
Can’t say I’m pleased either, but here we are. A lot can happen in a year…
Wait, now she’s talking about an ‘interfaith..inter-spritual revolution.’
I’ll be sure to say hi to the statue of Lenin on my way out of Fremont!