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Washington Rules
In the wake of the brutal killing of our Libyan ambassador and three other Americans, questions are stirring about what the administration knew and when. Are we witnessing the unfolding of a cover-up with broader consequences? The event timeline of these fatalities shows U.S. intelligence knew of terrorism ties within 24 hours of the attack.[1] [...]
Federal Budgets, GDP and the 18% Solution
An interesting thing happens each year with our tax dollars. The overall tax receipts (amount of tax dollars collected) always average around 18% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).[1] GDP represents the total dollar value of all goods and services produced over a specific time period for the U.S. The relationship of taxes collected to [...]
Energy Terrorism
The foundations of our economy are being threatened by actions in Libya, Sudan, Yemen, Egypt and other radical Islamic nation-states. We also face embassy and consulate demonstrations in India and Australia by anti-American extremists. Our political leadership in Washington is seemingly developing a policy and strategy from a familiar position…from behind! The cost of this [...]
Small Business Economics…Stunted
When I set out to launch a career in the health and beauty industry 12 years ago, I never thought about being a small business owner. Yet in my 7th year in the industry, I saw a hole in the marketplace that I could fill. With extremely hard work and risk, I entered the free [...]
Federally Subsidized Abortions & Your Tax Dollars
Under Obamacare, “federal tax-based subsidies will begin in 2014 to subsidize millions of private insurance plans that will cover abortion-on-demand, including some plans (‘multi-state plans’) that will be administered by the federal government.”[1] That’s right your tax dollars will be funding abortions regardless of your stance on the issue. According to Life News, Obamacare absolutely [...]
Selfishly Entitled: It’s Easier When You’re Spending Other People’s Money
I work in a job where I get to deal one on one with people. It gives me a great perspective on where our nation’s thinking is today. From my unique position I have come to the realization that people have changed dramatically since I first started my customer-oriented job. One particular situation occurred the [...]
American Women: Equal Rights or Equal Misery?
Women’s rights to vote, equal pay for comparable jobs as men, and freedom from any oppression due to gender: these are all good and noble goals to strive for in America. After all, our country was founded on the belief that we were created equal and we have the inalienable rights of “Life, Liberty and [...]
The Real Burden of Entitlements
Someone recently asked me if I knew how many people in America are on food stamps, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). I had no clue so I went to the internet to find out…the numbers are stunning and frightening. According to the Wall Street Journal, nearly 15% of the U.S. population relied on [...]




