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FLASHBACK: Mitt Romney Praises Donald Trump

Post author By Falcon
Post date March 2, 2016

“Donald Trump has shown an extraordinary ability to understand how our economy works and to create jobs, he has done it in Nevada and across the country. He is one of the few people who stood up and said China has taken jobs from Americans. We believe in free trade but we have to have a President to stand up and not allow people to cheat day in and day out.”, said Mitt Romney

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Record 10th Straight Year Without 3% Growth in GDP

Post author By Falcon
Post date March 1, 2016

Click here: The United States has now gone a record 10 straight years without 3 percent growth in real Gross Domestic Product, according to data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Poll: Only 15 percent have benefited from ObamaCare

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 29, 2016

Click here: Only 15 percent of people say they have personally benefited from ObamaCare

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“Silicon Prairie,” Tech Entrepreneurs Flock to Midwest

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 26, 2016

Click here: Low pay tourism is out, America’s new entrepreneurial frontier is hi-tech companies moving to Midwest States like Nebraska and Iowa.

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45% of Americans pay no federal income tax

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 24, 2016

Click here: 45.3 percent of American households — roughly 77.5 million — pay no federal individual income tax.

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What is Crony Capitalism?

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 22, 2016

This election season there’s a lot of talk about corruption, about politicians being “bought and sold”, and about “crony capitalism”. What do those terms mean? Why should we care? Is there a way to reduce corruption and restore our trust in government? Author Jay Cost, staff writer at The Weekly Standard, answers these questions and proposes a solution that every society could benefit from.