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Walter Cunningham Calls Climate Change a ‘Hoax’ (Click for ABC Video)
Walter Cunningham is an astronaut and avid environmentalist. When he calls man-made climate change a ‘hoax,’ people listen. If man is not causing catastrophic climate changes, imagine the savings in taxes, carbon caps and rising energy prices. If...
So Much for Subsidized Railways
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, in 2012, the average American rode 15,000 miles by auto, 1,850 by air and a whopping 21.7 miles on Amtrak. In 2012, Congress subsidized Amtrak with $1.3 billion. The company runs 15 long haul routes that together...
Two Democrats, Two Visions
President Obama recently quoted JFK regarding terrorism. Yet the two Presidents had sharply opposing solutions to helping the poor and improving the economy.
The Danger of Glamorizing Failure
History is humankind’s guidance system. It helps policymakers, presidents and cultures avoid past errors. Inaccurately depicted history is like a recipe with the wrong ingredients. The Great Depression is an important example. While FDR deserves praise for...
Tax Loving, Big Spending, Big Government – Republican
Reacting to the Great Depression, Republican Herbert Hoover imposed one of the biggest peacetime tax hikes in U.S. history. The range of taxes was enormous. Wartime excise taxes were revived, sales taxes imposed on gasoline, tires, autos, electric energy, malt, toiletries, furs, jewelry, and other articles; admission and stock transfer taxes increased; new taxes were levied on bank checks, bond transfers, telephone, telegraph, and radio messages; and the personal income tax was raised drastically including surtaxes up to 63 per cent. Hoover, not Roosevelt, laid the New Deal groundwork, a program that, according to economists, extended the Great Depression by 7 years.
Central banks cause inflation
In 1791, George Washington signed a 20-year charter for the First Bank of the United States. In the first five years, the government borrowed $8.2 million and prices rose by 72%. Central banks such as our Federal Reserve, loan money (notes) to the government as bank currency. The government repays the notes with interest bearing bonds. The government pays the interest by borrowing more Federal Reserve Notes. The vicious cycle always leads to inflation.
Closest relative to the elephant is a rodent!
The African Rock Hyrax, a small Guinea Pig-looking mammal, has rounded claws and incisors similar to elephant’s tusks. The elephant’s closest relative has acute hearing and can go for long periods without water.
Pinocchio Politics
Transparency? Not so much! Did you know that in 2013, 98% of all press requests for expedited data were refused by the EPA and 97% refused by the State Department.? For the first time in history, 38 professional journalism groups led by the Society of Journalists...Obama wants to reverse sequester that was his idea
Congress’ Budget control Act of 2011 shaved a mere 2.5% off federal spending. The president has been attempting to unravel the cuts since their inception. All this is odd, since the sequester was President Obama’s idea. Read more.
NOAA reverses claim 2014 hottest U.S. year in tweet!
After loudly heralding 2014 as the hottest year since the industrial revolution, NOAA quietly reversed themselves acknowleding that in fact 1836 was hotter. In a tweet, NASA’s Gavin Schmidt blamed the misinformation onthe press for not reporting the full findings. Read more.
Even climate scientists chuckle at claims 2014 “hottest” year
While the media pointed to numerous climate scientists quick to point to NASA’s findings as proof man-made global warming is real, they all but ignored the growing opposition to the questionable claim.
W. Virginia board of ed silences global warming debate
In a stunning move that turns academic open-mindedness on its ear, the West Virginia board of ed voted to silence any opposition to the climate change debate.
The ACA failed to meet any of its main goals; and probably never will
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) set out to reduce the runaway costs of health plans, provide health coverage for all Americans, improve the quality of health plans and of healthcare delivery. In spite of much positive press coverage about the numbers of people insured, to date, the program has not met any of these laudable objectives, and probably never will.
New regulations make it tougher to get mortgages
If you found it tough getting a mortgage in 2014, look no further than the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Competing “Medicaid worse than no insurance” studies prove professional bias
In actual case studies, patients with no insurance fared much better than those with the government program.
Obamacare dumps uninsured into Medicaid
Rather than provide quality care, we now know that the Affordable Care Act simply dumped 71% of all uninsureds into the Medicaid program.
Harvard staff balks at paying Obamacare premiums
After years of promoting government-managed healthcare, Harvard faculty are now angry they must pay the increased premiums for the Affordable Care Act.
Youth Misery index one of the highest since WWII
Today’s youth are suffering under the crush of college debt, and the Obama legacy of a massive federal debt and no jobs.
Teachers must sign ‘gag’ orders for Common Core testing
Common Core stunts chidren’s learning growth and ties teachers hands. This article by a teacher shows why CC must be fully removed from our schools.
Pleading for FCC Help Could be Begging for Trouble
U 2013 Census: US Median Income Plunges
Ever wonder why the administration touts the improved economy, but no one told your wallet? The recently released 2013 Census Report, Income and Poverty in the United States, contains some startling news.
Researchers Discover CO2 More Helpful than Predicted
U The Spy Agency You Never Thought Of
Common Core Poll Results Mislead Public
The Filthy-Rich Face of Sustainable Development
U Australia Becomes First Developed Nation to Repeal Carbon Tax
Poll: Nearly Half of Meteorologists Don’t Believe in Man-made Global Warming
U Operation Choke Point Hearing Reveals DOJ Threats And Strong-Arming
Climate Research Nearly Unanimous on Human Causes, Survey Finds
Cook’s Survey Not Only Meaningless, But Also Misleading
America’s Opportunity City
President Imposes His Own Gun Control
In NSA-Intercepted Data, Those Not Targeted Far Outnumber the Foreigners Who Are
Poll Finds Tea Party Backers Wealthier and More Educated
New System Lets President Speak to Country at the Flip of a Switch
CBO Says US Deficit Levels are Unsustainable
Scholar Wants to Change Declaration of Independence
US Chamber of Commerce Saves Establishment GOP at Ballot Box
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