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Economics-Government Influence-II-W

15 Jul

Liberals under President Biden passed the $20 billion dollar “Inflation Reduction Act” in 2022 and it was signed into law. They promoted it as a great success. However, you need to be aware of what they have succeeded in doing. They passed out a massive amount of money in the form of free benefits to make people grateful to them and vote for them, but nothing is ever free. They now have to take back all the money they gave out but it will be buried in your tax bill so most people won’t see  it, because it will be just a line item on their paystub. People will be grateful for the benefits and not realize how high a price they are paying for them. The rich will shift their funds to non-taxable funds and raise prices on what they sell so the main burden will fall on the middle class. The inflation is usually followed by a recession due to declining sales. The middle class lose again as declining sales reduce work and income, while the rich benefit by writing off their loses as tax deductions. As a result, the middle class lose both ways. Second, the bill included funds for a massive number of new IRS agents who joined the large number of FBI agents that President Obama hired just before leaving office in harassing and threatening conservatives who oppose their liberal policies. They promoted it as a great accomplishment in reducing inflation, however examining the facts will point out certain problems. First, they are responsible for the inflation with the massive spending bills that they have passed. Inflation is caused by a lot of money available with few goods to purchase. Goods are in short supply due to their failed economic policies and adding more money will only accelerate the inflation. To counter that, the bill included massive new taxes on the middle class to reduce the money supply. As a result, the middle class will lose due to both inflation and higher taxes.

 

Economics-Government Influence-II-V

15 Jul

They say to find corruption, you have to follow the money. We are seeing where all this money went as President Trump directs investigations into widespread fraud in Minnesota, California, and now New York. Minnesota had widespread daycare systems that never saw a child but billed the government for millions of dollars. Many were using the same addresses  so anyone checking would easily realize the deception, but no one checked. Someone should have at least checked to see that the children were well cared for, yet no one did. California had widespread mental health facilities who billed the federal government for millions of dollars but never saw any clients. Now New York is found to have doctors and hospitals who billed Medicare for millions for treatment for patients that they never performed. It is impossible to imagine that such fraud could go unnoticed unless someone was paid to look the other way. That could explain why the politicians in those States became rich on a salary that could not produce such wealth.  

 

Economics-Government Influence-II-U

15 Jul

Who Is Feeding the Dogs-There is a story of a rich man who owned a dog. He was very busy so he hired a neighbor boy to feed and care for his dog. After a while, he noticed the dog no longer ran to him when he returned home, but he would immediately run to the boy when he arrived to care for him. He was disturbed because he owned the dog and felt it should be grateful to him for providing for his care. However, the dog did not know anything about who owned him or paid for his food and shelter, all he knew was that the boy brought his food and brushed him and took him for walks. Liberals continue to freely spend tax dollars (your money and my money) to bribe people to vote for them. They are pushing student debt relief to encourage young people to vote for them. They tell those on Social Security and welfare that if conservatives get in power, they will cut off welfare and Social Security so the elderly and those on welfare will vote for them. Former President Obama doubled the national debt in just 8 years and President Biden equaled the expenditures of President Obama in just three months. President Biden pushed massive federal  spending to buy votes from select groups that sent the national debt through the roof. Only a small amount went for infrastructure and the rest was spent to fulfill the desires (not needs) of a wide range of groups to induce them to vote for liberal candidates. We can not continue spending like this.  

 

Economics-A-V

24 Jun

Digital currency is a government controlled programable digital dollar. It would be backed by the Federal Reserve rather than a commercial bank. It is pushed as a way to provide a safe and efficient means of economic transfers for individuals and businesses and lower transaction costs. However,  it will allow the IRS to track every purchase you make, block transactions they don’t approve of, and freeze accounts at will. It is similar to the one China currently uses to monitor spending, punish dissidents, and enforce government compliance. It would require Congressional approval and that is not likely since many Congressmen from both parties oppose it over fear of government control of the economy. The Senate just passed a resolution in 2026 banning a federal digital currency  by law until after December, 2030, though it does not ban private digital currencies currently in place. The Federal Reserve has already conducted experimental programs with major banks to test the feasibility of such a program in America, and several European countries are also experimenting with it. Once in place it will be very difficult to dissolve.

 

 

Economics-A-U

24 Jun

President Biden pushed through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 right after taking office. It will take effect in Aug., 2026 unless it is repealed. It required that the threshold of reporting for third party settlement organizations like PayPal was lowered from 200 transactions with an aggregate total of over $20,000 to transactions totaling over $600 with no minimum number of transactions. He claimed it would close the tax gap but estimates are that the increase in collections will only be a drop in the bucket. Personal payments like buying a car and reimbursements for expenses could easily be wrongfully included in taxable income. President Biden also ordered the hiring of 87,000 IRS agents but no provision was made to pay for them. It is estimated that this was designed to pay for them. It is supposed to tax the rich but the rich can afford expensive lawyers so it will primarily hit small businesses and individuals with side hustles. President Biden was also pushing a digital currency and many feel this was a step toward instituting one.

 

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15 Jun

Our country was founded on the principle that all men are created equal and God has granted every man the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but we are seeing the emergence of a new philosophy of law which threatens our freedom by declaring that those in power have the right to grant or withhold those rights. We are currently offering our course “The Value of the Rule of Law” for free until 7/15/2026 to the first 100 who sign up at  https://www.udemy.com/course/christian-values-rule-of-law/?couponCode=CC9C9D

 

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15 Jun

 

Voting-1-A-G

11 Jun

Citizen groups should not have to sue States to get them to release voter records to determine if they are cleaning rolls and the federal government should not have to monitor polling places to insure they verify ID’s. Voter records are public records and are supposed to be available for public review. States like California, New York, and other States that make it easy to vote, have been fighting attempts to review their voter rolls to verify eligibility. Past reviews have shown millions of illegal immigrants registered and millions of names still on the rolls of those who have died or moved out of State and are no longer eligible. Democrats have controlled California for years and have fought attempts to require ID verification at the polls as well as encouraging mail in voting. That allows plenty of opportunity for them to scan the rolls for those who aren’t going to vote, such as those who have died and those who moved out of State. They can then have those who are ineligible, vote using those names or to manufacture fake ballots. In a recent mayor election in Los Angeles, it has taken weeks since the election to count the ballots. It looked like the Republican candidate was ahead when suddenly a large number of ballots  mysteriously appeared. All of the ballots were for the Democrat candidates and put them ahead of the Republican candidate. None of the ballots were for the Republican candidate. It is statistically impossible. Out of a random selection of ballots, there should have been at least one vote for him since the polls showed he was the favored candidate. It has apparently taken them several weeks to manufacture enough fake ballots to eliminate the Republican candidate and they it appears that they were determined to keep counting until they succeeded.

 

 
 

Voting-1-A-F

11 Jun

Even with ID laws, it is not completely safe. Fake ID’s are easy to get and a lot of teens get them so they can buy beer and cigarettes. If a political party knows someone is registered but won’t vote, they can make fake ID’s using the names and addresses of registered voters for someone to pose as those people and vote in their place. By registering a lot of inner-city people who probably won’t vote, they have a goldmine of potential for fake ID’s.  If you have to vote where you live, someone will recognize if you come back to the same voting place several times using different names and ID’s but if you can vote by mail, on multiple days, or wherever you want, you can go to several different polling places or go on several days, and vote under different names without anyone realizing it, making it easier for a dishonest party to “stuff the ballot box” with fraudulent ballots. Most States today issue ID’s for those that don’t drive. Poor Blacks often get welfare and have to have ID’s to get it. As a result, voter ID laws do not provide a barrier to them voting, like they used to. It does require that people prove they are eligible to vote and are not trying to vote illegally. The most common fraud is when someone claims to be someone else who is registered but not likely to vote, either because they have died or because they moved out of State and are no longer eligible to vote in the State. Many States have laws requiring them to clean out voter registration lists and remove anyone who hasn’t voted in three years to eliminate those who have died or moved out of State so people can’t use those names to vote illegally, however that still leaves a window where someone can try to vote claiming they are someone who is already listed on the rolls, but is not likely to vote because they either died or moved out of State.

 
 

Voting-1-A-E

11 Jun

Democrats are fighting attempts  to enact or maintain voter ID laws saying they prevent people, particularly minorities from voting.  It is not strange that a large number of illegal immigrants are found on the voter registration rolls in States that allow online and mail registration since it doesn’t allow face to face verification of identity. It is also not surprising that many of them might vote in States that also do not require voter ID’s at the polls. Further problems arise when States allow registering at  driver’s license offices and do not verify citizenship before issuing driver’s licenses. Hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens are being allowed to stay in the U.S. and States like California are now allowing them to get driver’s licenses, so the potential for fraud is unimaginable. California recently enacted a law which will automatically register you to vote when you get a driver’s license or renew one unless you opt out. Since California also has enacted a law allowing people to get driver’s licenses without verifying citizenship, a review of the rolls show over four millions illegal immigrants were registered and over a million voted in the 2020 election. Pennsylvania also allows you to register to vote when you renew your driver’s license. A review of Pennsylvania’s voter roles have shown over 100,000 non-citizens registered to vote. There was no check to see how many have voted but it isn’t hard to think that a lot of them probably did since it is unlikely they would register to vote if they did not intend to vote, unless someone signed them up to vote, knowing they would not vote, so their names could be used to allow someone else to vote illegally. Voters should note those who voted against The Save Act and vote against them in the next time they come up for election.