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Welfare Generation? 52.1% of Kids Live in Households Getting Means-Tested Government Assistance

Post author By Falcon
Post date August 25, 2018

Click here: According to the most recent data from the Census Bureau, there were approximately 73,586,000 people under 18 in the United States, and 38,365,000 of them — or 52.1 percent — resided in households in which one or more persons received benefits from a means-tested government program. These included the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps), Medicaid, public housing, Supplemental Security Income, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and the National School Lunch Program.

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Like Socialism? Look at the stacks of cash Venezuelans must use to buy basics

Post author By Falcon
Post date August 19, 2018

Click here: Shocking images show the amount of cash required to buy some basic supplies as socialist Venezuela’s hyperinflation spirals out of control.

In socialist Venezuela it takes a stack of bank notes worth 2,600,000 bolivars to purchase a single roll of toilet paper.

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Iowa Examples of Tax Reform Good News

Post author By Falcon
Post date August 10, 2018

Click here: Thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed by the Republican congress and signed by President Donald Trump, 90 percent of wage earners have higher take-home pay. And companies of all sizes are already giving bonuses and raises and expanding the scope of their operations. Click here for several examples of tax reform good news in Iowa.

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In Socialist Venezuela running water comes once a month and cash machines are empty

Post author By Falcon
Post date August 1, 2018

Click here: Venezuela president Maduro finally admits his socialist economic policies have ‘FAILED’.

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Hungry Venezuelans slaughter Donkey herds for food

Post author By Falcon
Post date August 1, 2018

Click here: Hungry citizens in socialist Venezuela slaughter Donkey herds for food (how ironic the symbol for the Democrat party, that supports socialism, is the donkey).

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John Stossel vs. Noam Chomsky on Venezuela

Post author By Falcon
Post date August 1, 2018

In this short 4-minute video John Stossel has an exchange with famed M.I.T. linguist Noam Chomsky, who once praised former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez socialist policies.

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Democrat Leaders embrace noncitizen voting: ‘I think this is another good step forward’

Post author By Falcon
Post date July 28, 2018

Click here: Forget the Russian government — foreign nationals are increasingly gaining the ability to influence American elections more directly. They’re being granted the right to vote. From Boston, where the city council is debating the move, to San Francisco, where noncitizens gained the right earlier this month in school-board elections, jurisdictions are looking to expand the boundaries of the electorate beyond its citizens.

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More and More of What We Do Depends on Government Permission. That’s not a recipe for a free country.

Post author By Falcon
Post date July 28, 2018

Click here: The granting or withholding of that approval is a powerful lever over our lives. Do you have permit for that? If you want to keep that permit, you’d better do as you’re told. Increasingly, that’s the theme of modern America. More and more of what we do is dependent on permission from the government. That permission, unsurprisingly, is contingent on keeping government officials happy. Rub those officials the wrong way and they’ll strip you of permission to travel the roads, leave the country, or even make a living.

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Here’s Why Buying a Used Car is So Expensive in the United States

Post author By Falcon
Post date July 20, 2018

Buying a used car? Here’s Why Buying a Used Car is So Expensive in the United States. Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 50 years, tells you why in this short 7-minute video. Why are used cars are so expensive? Tips to buying a used car. Why buying a used car from a dealer can be so expensive. Why buying used cars from a private individual can save you a bunch of money.

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How much public money goes to support private schools in Iowa?

Post author By Falcon
Post date July 20, 2018

Click here: The Des Moines Register newspaper claims Iowa has spent nearly $500 million in public money to support private schools and home school programs since 2008.