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Bernie Bit by his own Socialist Policies

Post author By Falcon
Post date July 19, 2019

Click here: Bernie Sanders’ campaign workers want for themselves one of the senator’s key policies in his 2020 presidential run — a $15 minimum wage.

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City says, Mow Your Lawn or Lose Your House!

Post author By Falcon
Post date July 9, 2019

Man may lose home because he didn’t cut his grass. John Stossel explains the craziness in this 4-minute video.

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Record 157-Million Americans Employed; 19th Record of Trump Era

Post author By Falcon
Post date July 5, 2019

Click here: A record 157,005,000 people were employed in June – the 19th record of Trump’s presidency, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday.

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Why Is Illinois Hemorrhaging Residents?

Post author By Falcon
Post date June 24, 2019

Click here: People are leaving Illinois in droves. Republicans blame the state’s high taxes and its unfunded pension liability, which tops $130 billion. Democrats believe it’s the state’s lack of investment in education and infrastructure.

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National Debt: Who Cares?

Post author By Falcon
Post date June 17, 2019

The U.S. national debt is massive – so massive that most Americans cannot comprehend it, much less solve it. But a crisis is looming, and a day of reckoning that will affect every American is coming. The Manhattan Institute’s Brian Riedl explains how we got here and what you can do about it.

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There are 17,617,000 government employees and they are paid better than private sector workers.

Post author By Falcon
Post date May 9, 2019

Click here: Government employees salaries are 14.2 percent higher than private-sector workers and 6.1 percent higher than the self-employed. Government workers have the highest median earnings at $53,435, higher than both private sector workers and the self-employed. Private sector worker median earnings were $46,797. Self-employed median earnings were $50,383. The median earnings of state and local government workers ($51,202) were higher than the median earnings in any of the four categories of private-industry and self-employed workers. But federal government workers had the highest median earnings of all ($66,028).

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If Solar Panels Are So Clean, Why Do They Produce So Much Toxic Waste?

Post author By Falcon
Post date May 7, 2019

Click here: Solar panels often contain lead, cadmium, and other toxic chemicals that cannot be removed without breaking apart the entire panel. “Approximately 90% of most PV modules are made up of glass,” notes San Jose State environmental studies professor Dustin Mulvaney. “However, this glass often cannot be recycled as float glass due to impurities. Common problematic impurities in glass include plastics, lead, cadmium and antimony.”

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Gallup: Trump Approval Rating Ticks Up to New High. Tops Obama at same time in Presidency

Post author By Falcon
Post date May 6, 2019

Click here: A new Gallup poll shows Donald Trump’s presidential job-approval rating hitting a new high.

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President Donald Trump speaks to a packed U.S. Cellular Center crowd in Cedar Rapids, Iowa June, 21, 2017

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Keokuk takes Casino Barge and finds it needs $10-million in repairs

Post author By Falcon
Post date April 30, 2019

Click here: Former Rhythm City Casino barge will likely be scrapped in new home

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Judicial Watch: Hillary Clinton’s missing emails were found in the Obama White House.

Post author By Falcon
Post date April 25, 2019

Hillary Clinton’s email scandal resurfaces after Mueller finds ‘no collusion’. Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton discusses how some of Hillary Clinton’s emails were found in the Obama White House in this short video.