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Something Is Rotting At The USDA

May 23, 2014 • Top Story • 1927

For one hundred and fifty two years, the United States Department of Agriculture has been serving America’s farmers, but what good have they really accomplished as of late? Not much really. Of all the countless departments in our bloated federal government the USDA has probably the most storied past, a past that includes rampant fraud, unacceptable incompetence, and an attitude of contempt towards the farmers it pledges to protect. Maybe it’s time to do away with USDA?

Links

-> Close Down The United States Department of Agriculture

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-> USA Freedom Act 101: How far did House go to rein in the NSA?

-> Gas Price Record Worsens: 1,245 Days Above $3 a Gallon

-> Communal Mail Delivery Proposal ‘a Luddite Idea’

-> The ‘Giant Selfie’ and 6 Other Social Media Trends to Watch

-> This Infographic Will Tell You What Music You Should Listen To At Work

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“What kind of society isn’t structured on greed? The problem of social organization is how to set up an arrangement under which greed will do the least harm; capitalism is that kind of a system. “

” Milton Friedman ”
This Just In: Communism Is Working In Texas…

May 22, 2014 • Top Story • 1601

Rep. Joe Garcia from Florida has a working theory about El Paso, Texas, he believes that Communism is saving this previously uber-violent town. His exact words: “…the reason is (El Paso’s crime is down) we’ve proved that Communism works. If you give everybody a good government job, there’s no crime.” Would it surprise you turn that Joe is Democrat?

Links

-> Dem Congressman: ‘We’ve Proved That Communism Works’

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

-> Poll: 47% of Unemployed Have ‘Completely Given Up’ Looking for a Job

-> McDonald’s Workers Arrested at Protest Near Headquarters

-> Google S.E.C. Filing Says It Wants Ads In Your Thermostat and Car

-> 10 Signs That a Company Has a Serious Culture Problem

-> 4 Reasons Your Payroll Costs Will Soon Explode

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“If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there’d be a shortage of sand.”

” Milton Friedman ”
Bailouts For Obamacare, Who Saw That Coming?

May 21, 2014 • Top Story • 1448

Bailouts are like a good black suit, they never go out of style, especially in DC. It’s official, money has been set aside to bailout failing healthcare exchanges. It was only a matter of time really, the telltale signs were there: we had programs that weren’t really required, an artificial adjustment to supply and demand, politicians trying to get re-elected and in desperate need of a talking point, and a poorly executed system with zero oversight. What could have gone wrong?

Links

-> Federal Funds Earmarked To Offset Affordable Care Act Insurer Losses

-> Federal ‘Biosurveillance’ Plan Seeking Direct Access to Americans’ Private Medical Records

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before the Opening Bell

-> 10,996,447: Disability Beneficiaries Hit New Record

-> Shedding Light on Dark Money

-> A Third of Job Seekers Wonder Why They Even Went to College

-> 30 Secrets to Hiring the Right People

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The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.

” Winston Churchill ”
Propaganda That Would Make The Third Reich Proud

May 20, 2014 • Top Story • 1522

Dan Pfeiffer, senior adviser to President Obama, is writing for the Huffington Post today, and it may come as little surprise that he thinks the President is great. Pfeiffer’s propagandist ramblings range from veiled digs at the Republican establishment to highlighting the beneficence of executive orders. In reality, Pfeiffer is listing excuses for the President to ignore the Constitution and bypass Congress. This is propaganda at its worst.

Links

-> How to Govern When Congress Would Rather Repeal And Re-investigate Than Legislate

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

-> Kerry Tells Yale Grads To Keep Faith In Government

-> DoJ Finally Scores A Criminal Charge In Credit Suisse Case, Problem Solved?

-> Two California Counties Drop Homeland Security Program Regarding Illegal Immigrants

-> One Kind of Meeting You Should Never Have

-> The Key To Employee Engagement Has Less To Do With Management Than You’d Think

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This American system of ours … call it Americanism, call it capitalism, call it what you like, gives to each and every one of us a great opportunity if we only seize it with both hands and make the most of it

” Al Capone ”
Fear The Speech Of Free People

May 19, 2014 • Top Story • 1730

There are some in Congress who want to limit the freedoms protected by the Constitution, Harry Reid is one of people. The least productive Congress on record finally has its sights set on something productive, unfortunately, the rest of US aren’t going to like it. A group lead by Harry Reid (D-NV) and Sen. Tom Udall (D-CO) are pushing a proposed amendment that would give Congress absolute power to regulate campaign spending, including but not limited to the content of campaign ads put forth by PACs and other special interest groups. Isn’t that what the job of the IRS?

Links

-> Harry Reid Vote To Amend US Constitution To Limit Political Speech

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

-> Gallup: Only 25% Satisfied With Direction of Country

-> America’s College Campuses, Where Speech Isn’t So Free Anymore

-> U.S. Charges China With Cyber-Spying on American Firms

-> Awesome Tech Can’t Buy Yet, But You Can Invest

-> How To Lose $35 Million And Remain A Success

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much.

” Ronald Reagan ”