Author: Kevin
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Is this Trump’s real first impeachable offense?
Democrats are more outraged by President Trump’s remodeling of the White House than by his use of the U.S. military to kill people in international waters and his threats to carry out military strikes inside a sovereign nation. While these fools mock his decorative taste, Trump is crossing lines that no president should be allowed…
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Why is Trump being so damned socialist?
An article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday talked about investments tied to President Trump’s trade deals with Japan and South Korea where they promise hundreds of billions and are secured by threat of tariffs. Japan agreed to $550 billion, and South Korea to $350 billion. The money would go into something called a special-purpose…
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Christone “Kingfish” Ingram: Reinvigorating traditional blues
There’s always someone new who comes along to refresh an old genre. This seems to happen to the blues every so often. I listen to many different genres, and blues is one of them. I don’t listen to a lot of blues artists, and it has been a while since I found another one I…
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The Idiocy of the No Kings Protests
The so-called “No Kings” protesters were out again shouting slogans, waving signs, and pretending they’re saving democracy. They claim to be standing up against tyranny, with chants of “Trump is not a king.” Most of these same people, along with the their opponents, are the very reason the presidency has become so bloated and powerful…
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A brief history of why your healthcare and health insurance is unaffordable
The United States has experienced a relentless rise in health care and insurance costs over the past several decades. One explanation is that two major policy changes, Medicare and the Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) system, are at the heart of the problem. Both programs fundamentally changed the structure of American medicine by inserting bureaucratic and…
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If your ACA health insurance premiums increase the Democrats will be completely responsible
Why are the Democrats responsible? Because they tried to create another entitlement program. The increased subsidies lured people into the system with the promise of cheap insurance. It’s only “cheap” because it’s mostly paid for by fellow taxpayers. This was the foot in the door the Democrats saw to finally get to Universal Healthcare in…