Category Archives: Financial

Video: Why Government Can’t Fix Healthcare

July 17, 2017Burlington, Education, Financial, Health, Iowa, Local, News, Political, West BurlingtonFalcon

Why is the government so bad at healthcare? Why did Obamacare make it more expensive than it already was? Is there a solution? Former Member of Congress Bob McEwen explains.

Seattle Hiked Its Minimum Wage. Here’s How It’s Impacting Low-Income Workers.

July 1, 2017Burlington, Financial, Iowa, Local, News, Political, West BurlingtonFalcon

Click here: A bombshell report was released Monday about the impact of minimum wage hikes in Seattle, Washington. The study, conducted by economists at the University of Washington, showed that minimum wage laws significantly decreased employment for lower-income workers.

Soros, Clinton-Linked Teneo & Saudi Arabia Among Donors to McCain Institute

June 28, 2017Burlington, Financial, Iowa, Local, News, Political, West BurlingtonFalcon

Click here: Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain used nearly $9 million in unspent funds from his failed 2008 presidential campaign to create a new foundation bearing his name, the McCain Institute for International Leadership. The McCain Institute for International Leadership has accepted contributions of as much as $100,000 from billionaire liberal activist-funder George Soros and from Teneo, a for-profit company co-founded by Doug Band, former President Bill Clinton’s “bag man.” Teneo has long helped enrich Clinton through lucrative speaking and business deals. And Bloomberg reports in 2016 on a $1 million Saudi Arabian donation to the institute, a contribution the McCain group has refused to explain publicly.

VIDEO: Why Is Healthcare So Expensive?

June 26, 2017Burlington, Education, Financial, Health, Iowa, Local, News, Political, West BurlingtonFalcon

The Affordable Care Act was supposed to lower healthcare costs, but it has done just the opposite. Why? Because it ignored the realities of how markets work.

VIDEO: JFK – Democrat or Republican?

June 26, 2017Burlington, Education, Financial, Health, Iowa, Local, News, Political, Religion, Security, West BurlingtonFalcon

John F. Kennedy lowered taxes, opposed abortion, supported gun rights, and believed in a strong military. And he was a proud Democrat. But would he be one today? Author and talk show host Larry Elder explains.

WELL DONE, DEMOCRATS: The Entire State Of Illinois Is About To Go Bankrupt

June 23, 2017Burlington, Financial, Iowa, Local, News, Political, West BurlingtonFalcon

Click here: A combative Democratic legislature refuses to agree on a new operating budget. Also Illinois has $130 billion in unfunded pension obligations. In short, Illinois is on the verge of filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy.

VIDEO: Why You Love Capitalism

June 15, 2017Burlington, Education, Financial, Iowa, Local, News, Political, Technology, West BurlingtonFalcon

Do you use an iPhone? Watch Netflix? Listen to Spotify? Then you love capitalism and can’t stand big government. How do we know? Jared Meyer of the Foundation for Government Accountability explains.