Wow! 2020 is not even two-weeks old and the news has taken off: Impeachment, Soleimani and Iraq attacks, Iran destroying a Ukraine jet with a missile, and Democrat hatred not just for Donald Trump but now for Trump supporters! What else can happen? Don’t worry: there’s a lot of 2020 remaining. This year is certain […]
Saturday Bullet Points: January 11, 2020 Read More »
Am I the only one who is past tired of all the insults and allegations being tossed around over and over again, day after day, and hearing and seeing no reason for the noise? Washington D.C. has become a cesspool of corruption. No party, no group, no individual is exempt. There’s plenty of room for
How Much Money Do You Have? Read More »
We hear it every day from President Trump: the stock market is at its highest value ever. The stock market continues to climb to record levels with stock prices soaring and those who own those stocks are making millions in the market. But then we see headlines like these: “The Top 10% Own 80% of
Stock Market “Only Rich People:” Want the Truth? Read More »
Not much is known by average American citizens about banking — other than depositing money, withdrawing money, obtaining a loan to buy a car or home improvements. But as you can imagine, there’s a whole lot more to banking than that. Many people are afraid of banks and bankers, simply because there is so little
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How good or how bad is the economy? That depends who you listen to. Democrats have made it very clear their objectives (regarding taxpayer dollars) are to first take back the “crumbs:” as Pelosi calls the employee bonuses and the increase in working folks’ take-home pay because of tax cuts. Then they want to RAISE
Money, Money, Money! Read More »
With all of the talk about tariffs already in place with new ones being assessed against U.S. trade partners, do you know what this is really about? What are tariffs? How do they actually do? What are their results — positive or negative to us regular citizens in the U.S.? Today we answer these questions
U.S. Trade Wars: Real or Perceived? Read More »
“Why reward bad behavior?” Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) said. “It’s a colossal waste of everybody’s time,” said Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.). These comments were made by Senators in the debate regarding the House approved budget deal that — once again — HAD to be passed to prevent another government shutdown. One would think these two
Expectations are high in anticipation of the content of President Trump’s first State of the Union Address. It is expected he will recount the positives from the first year of his presidency and detail some of his plans for 2018. Those certainly will begin with the immediate concern: Immigration. But many feel his SOTU 2018
2018 State of the Union Read More »
Reducing taxes, rebates, deductions, and write-offs all mean one thing and one thing only: increases to the Budget deficit. Ever hear of “trickle-down economics?” That is the term given the bill used in the 80’s by President Reagan and Congress to implement massive tax cuts for Americans. The claims by the Reagan Administration were identical
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If you listen to the Liberal Left (including Nancy Pelosi who termed the new tax law as “Armageddon”) you probably believe that only rich Americans will see their taxes cut. Not true. While it is true that not every American will see their taxes reduced, almost ALL Americans will. The Left in their all-consuming quest
Do the Tax Cuts Help You? Read More »
