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Americans Have Become The Public Servants Of Congress.. The Political Smoke Of Saving Children From Cigarettes.. Taxing Greenhouse Gas Will Not Save The Planet.. To Power Our Homes Look To The Trash..
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Americans Have Become The Public Servants Of Congress
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has just asked Congress to increase the $12.1 trillion debt limit as the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office announced that the federal government's budget deficit reached $1.3 trillion through the first ten months of fiscal 2009
The Political Smoke Of Saving Children From Cigarettes
For people that think that government is the solution for the problems in our healthcare system, just consider the outcome of the tobacco settlement of a decade ago.
Taxing Greenhouse Gas Will Not Save The Planet
The latest scientific study on global warming was released on Jan. 28, 2009 by Kyle L. Swanson and Anastasios A. Tsonis. The two professors in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, found that the Earth has been cooling since 2001 and projected that due to “global variation” the climate would continue to cool for the next 20 to 30 years
To Power Our Homes Look To The Trash
The U.S. has 3,091 active landfills and over 10,000 municipal landfills, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Each year, Americans dump 130 million tons of trash into landfills which emit more of the greenhouse gas called methane than any other human-related source.
The Government Needs To Bailout The Bee From CCD
A lack of regulatory oversight in the financial services industry has led to the crisis that currently engulfs the United States economy. So far, more than 700 billion taxpayer dollars have been used to bailout financial services firms that were allowed by government regulators to make improper and highly risky loans.
Political Fraud And The Taxpayer Funded Bailout Bill
Move over Enron and WorldCom. This story is destined to become the greatest financial fraud of modern time. The staggering financial loss is estimated to total 50 billion dollars and it has ensnared some of the world's most visible millionaires, charities, pension plans and global banking institutions.
A Test Of Our National Intelligence Shows Decline
The findings of a Zogby public opinion poll of people who voted for Barack Obama taken right after the recent Presidential election illustrates several problems for America.
The Long Road Of Bankruptcy For General Motors
It is really only a matter of time. Maybe next month, but probably sometime later next year. Still, the end result is all too clear. Sooner or later there will be a bankruptcy filing for General Motors. The auto giant, that once controlled more than half of the U. S. auto industry, is eventually heading for a day in bankruptcy court.
Research Key in Unraveling Mystery of Disappearing Bees
It is amazing how fast a huge government bureaucracy can respond when it wants to. Indeed, in a space of two short weeks, the United State government just recently proposed, composed, and passed a financial services bailout bill. The bill provides 750 billion dollars to bail out Wall Street.
Help America Vote Needs A Second Act
Presidential Election Day 2008 in America is destined to be a day filled with controversy, long voter lines at the polls, and faulty electronic voting equipment.
A Lawless American Frontier Called The Sanctuary City
Nearly two decades ago, eighteen major American cities adopted the phrase "Sanctuary City" to be used in connection with illegal immigrants who reside within their jurisdiction. The term created a practice that did not allow municipal funds or resources to be used to enforce federal immigration laws.
The Secret Impact Of Illegal Immigration In America
Every year the impact to American society will continue to get worse without a dramatic reform of our broken federal immigration system. In the year 2000, there were an estimated seven million illegal aliens in the United States of America.
Mexico’s Military Invasion Of The United States Border
We usually get to the airport for our flight a couple of hours early. Long lines indicate that we have found the right boarding gate. We walk through a metal detector. Travel bags are scanned and sometimes opened and checked. Our belts and shoes are often the subject of much scrutiny and review.
America’s Best Days--Gone or Yet to Come?
In a Rasmussen telephone poll taken recently, voters were asked whether America's best days were ahead or behind it. In the poll's findings, 32% of those polled thought that the nation's best days were yet to come. However, more than 50% of Americans thought that the country's best days were already in the past.
The Bear Rules The Stock Market In 2008
Most major international stock indices are dropping fast. In fact, stock markets in Asia, the United Kingdom, and Europe have all now seen the fury of the bear. A bear market is generally defined as a drop of twenty percent from the market's previous high. Indeed, it was only last October, when all of these global stock markets were about twenty percent higher than the levels of today.
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