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The Other Shoe Drops on Obamacare
Canceled policies, dropped doctors, higher premiums and deductibles and enrollment nightmares, and now 3.4 million people who signed up for Obamacare in 2014 are about to get large tax bills. These tax bills could be as high as $2,500 for families at the upper end of the subsidy eligibility range. Furthermore low-income earners will face…
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Hiking the Old Kiley Ranch
Spent my entire day out and about taking photographs. It was bright, sunny and slightly chilled — perfect for picture-taking. These are parallel fences that eventually met at the far end. I’ve no idea why anyone would waste their time stringing barbed wire in such a way. While exploring an old barn, I found what remains…
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Obama’s Optics-problem Leaves U.S. Blind
London’s Daily Mail isn’t shy about criticizing the Obama Administration with headlines reading, “America snubs historic Paris rally: Holder was there but skipped out early, Kerry was in India, Obama and Biden just stayed home.” This comes after Obama failed to attend the Paris Unity March against Islamic terrorism, instead to spending his afternoon watching the…
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The Lie That’s California’s 2015 Budget
The media keeps touting how California Governor Jerry Brown has created a surplus while also balancing his state’s budget. But if one digs a little deeper, it becomes obvious that he’s simply “kicking the can down the road.” A portions of that so-called extra money will automatically come off the top for public schools, and…
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Defying ‘Islamic Extremists’
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State’s Still Relying on the Fed for Revenue
Using the most recent data available, the online tax research organization, Tax Foundation finds nearly a third of all state revenue is still provided by the federal government in 2012. That’s about a dollar in ever three in state coffers. The lowest recipient is Alaska at 20.0 percent, followed by North Dakota (20.5 percent), Virginia (23.5…
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Words: ‘Fetus’ vs. ‘Unborn Child’
This isn’t about abortion per se; it’s about how the U.S. media and the legal system use certain words to frame their agendas. News agencies report: “Police say three adults, two children and an unborn child were killed in the crash,” or “Authorities investigating the discovery of two fetuses found dumped along the side the road.” Yet according to…
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Nothing the Government ‘Gives’ is Free
President Obama wants everyone to have two “free” years of junior college. In his recent “State of the Nation,” address he laid out new tax packages that includes a $320 billion hike to help pay for this plan. But here’s what he didn’t say… Under current law, 529-Plans work like Roth IRAs — you put…
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That Death Song Can Be a Killer
“So, what songs reminds you of your pre-teen years?” was the question I asked on Facebook. I received a number of wonderful answers, but one really intrigued me. That person relayed that her mother refused to let her sing the words, “Yummy, yummy, yummy — I got love in my tummy.” Not being familiar with the…
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Obama’s Optical Confusion
President Obama made an unplanned trip to the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. During the brief visit he signed a condolence book, ending the entry with “Vive la France,” honoring those killed by terrorists at Charlie Hebdo magazine. Earlier in the day, however he zipped right passed the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Hospital to a high school where he delivered…