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Money

The Debt

Our debt right now is about $16.5 trillion. Projections of the current budget and extrapolations of the administration’s programs bring the debt to $20 trillion in five years. This assumes the GDP remains at 4% […]
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Energy

Energy

Finding new sources of oil and developing alternate energy sources such as wind and solar is not the only way to increase American’s energy independence. We can also use less energy by practicing energy conservation. […]
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Money

Taxes

47% of Americans pay no federal taxes, another 25% pay so little it’s insignificant. The national debt is apparently less of a concern to these people. That is not right at all. The nation’s infrastructure […]
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World

Iran

The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the “Atoms for Peace” program. They have one operational nuclear reactor and plans for 20 […]
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Gays

Gays

Gay activists were outraged at the survey distributed by the Pentagon to 20,000 service members about repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. They were most offended by one question, “Would you be uncomfortable using a community […]
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Money

Jobs

There are 15 unemployed Americans, plus 10 million under-employed, plus 1 million discouraged workers. The unemployment rate is about 10%. 12% of Americans depend on food stamps. Fifty years ago 34% of American jobs were […]
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Tech

Infrastructure

The American Society of Civil Engineers gives the nation’s infrastructure a failing grade in almost all categories. They estimate it will take $2.2 trillion to bring all these areas up to a passing “B” grade. […]
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Wellness

Abortion

There was a big debate before Obamacare was passed over public funding of abortion. New rumors about federal funding of abortions surface regularly. Actually, 14% of abortions in the U.S. are already paid with public […]
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Movie Reviews

Archangel

“The capitalists will drown you like blind kittens,” Stalin once said, to earn him the ire of every westerner until time immemorial. You can see it in every scene of this film, how capitalism sucks […]
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Biopic/History

Camelot

A great ten-part mini series from Starz with superb acting, strong drama, great scenery, and plenty of twists and turns — even for people familiar with the King Arthur story. The only unpleasant surprise is […]