Tag: government
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The U.S. income boost shell game
The government of the United States is playing a dangerous shell game with our money. Look at the headline above. This is the fakest of fake news that I have ever read. It gets even worse in the article. U.S. household income jumped 10% in January as the government delivered stimulus payments to households and…
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Georgia vs. Illinois on gun ownership
I have been living in Georgia for about four months and the differences between here and Illinois become more stark every day. A great example is obtaining a firearm concealed carry permit. It’s called a weapons carry license (WCL) in Georgia. In Illinois you have to first obtain a Firearms Owner’s Identification (FOID) card. You…
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Why Georgia needs to remain red
I come from Illinois where the government never met a tax or fee it didn’t like. Living in Illinois for 53 years, never has a proposal been pushed to reduce taxes of any kind. We had one case where the state raised the income tax rate from 3% to 5% then rolled it back to…
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Actual government censorship is coming
The First Amendment to the Constitution reads, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” COVID-19 knocked out…
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Let’s disband Congress
What is the point of Congress? Why do we keep them around? They are no longer needed to declare war. They are no longer needed to make law. Their committee hearings never reach any meaningful resolutions. They almost always vote along partisan lines. So what exactly is their purpose other than sucking up taxpayer dollars?…
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The world is locked down because of a 14 year old’s science project in 2006
In 2006 a 14 year old kid dreamed up a science fair exhibit for limiting the spread of influenza. The problem is her father was a scientist that built mathematical models and decided to help her with her project. They tried to illustrate how the virus would spread in a population. It was about that…