Categories
Burlington Financial Iowa Local News Political West Burlington

Here’s What Uncle Sam Is Doing With Your Tax Money

Click here: The average American household sends more than $20,000 to Washington in tax revenue each year, and most see little in return. In 2017, the federal government nabbed more than $3.3 trillion in taxes—but that still isn’t enough to satiate Washington’s immense appetite for spending. The 2017 deficit was a whopping $665 billion.

Categories
Burlington Education Health Iowa Local News Political Security West Burlington

Student Journalist Says Discipline Policies Weakened School Safety Before Parkland Shooting

Click here: Kenneth Preston, a 19-year-old student journalist who attends high school in Broward County, Florida, has done an in-depth investigation of the superintendent and school board. His report, released on Tuesday, says that Broward Superintendent Robert Runcie and the school district failed to spend over $100 million of federal money intended for school safety upgrades. Runcie once worked under former Obama Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in the Chicago Public Schools system.
Categories
Burlington Iowa Local News Political Security Technology West Burlington

Quote of the Day

“Are you a mildly tech-literate politico horrified by the level of ignorance demonstrated by lawmakers gearing up to regulate online technology they don’t even begin to grasp? Cool. Now you have a tiny glimpse into a day in the life of a gun owner.” -SEAN DAVIS

Categories
Burlington Financial Iowa Local News Political Technology West Burlington

Trump Trade Tariff Tactic Works! China Blinks

Click here: China Pledges To ‘Significantly’ Lower Tariffs, Protect Intellectual Property
Donald J. Trump
Categories
Burlington Financial Health Iowa Local News Political Religion West Burlington

As the Rich Get Richer, the Poor Get Richer

The rich are getting richer, and the poor are… well… also getting richer. What’s driving this wealth creation process? In this short 5-minute video, Daniel Hannan explains why it is capitalism — and capitalism alone — that has led to the unprecedented enrichment that is the central fact of Western life.

Categories
Burlington Iowa Local News Political Security West Burlington

‘Silent Middle’ No Longer Will Be Ignored on Second Amendment

North Carolina Man Passionately Defends The Second Amendment. Mark Robinson made headlines this week when a video of him at a city council meeting went viral after he defended the Second Amendment and criticized politicians who want to take away guns from law-abiding citizens.

 

Categories
Burlington Financial Health Iowa Local News Political Security Technology West Burlington

Facebook on a secret mission asking hospitals to share patient medical data

Click here: Facebook has approached several major U.S. hospitals to share data about their patients.
cliparts.co
Categories
Burlington Financial Health Iowa Local News Political Security West Burlington

Should U.S. consider Mexico a Hostile Foreign Power?

Rather than fix its own serious problems, Mexico exports them to the United States. America is Mexico’s welfare state. Mexico a corrupt kleptocracy whose economy is based on oil, drugs, and remittances sent from its more functional northern neighbor (the USA). We should treat it like the hostile foreign power it is. Tucker explains in a short 3-minute video.

Categories
Burlington Health Iowa Local News Political Security West Burlington

Warning signs that were missed about Florida Shooter

CNN: Time Line of Shooter’s behavior raised red flags over and over, but no one intervened.
cliparts.co
Categories
Burlington Health Iowa Local News Political Religion Security West Burlington

One of the Greatest Ideas in History

Nowadays, many people, particularly those living in Western civilization, no longer regard their society as morally superior to any other. In this short 5-minute video, Dennis Prager lays out how this view does not spring from intellectual rigor, but from intellectual laziness.