Category: News and Politics
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Americans get the government they deserve
The news of the incoming executive branch of government gets more horrific every day for the majority of us who are not in the ultra-elite class. The most shocking part is that if the vote counts are accurate and not affected by hacked voting machines as some contend, then at least 60 million Americans actually…
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Stock market correction in 2017 or 2018
If history is our guide, then the stock market is due for a major drop in the near future. We know that the history of the market has been periods of rising prices followed by periods of falling prices. This current rising market extends longer than most. The bond market looks even more ominous. If…
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Trump launches fleecing of taxpayers
Yesterday president-elect Trump helped orchestrate a fleecing of U.S. taxpayers in a deal that grants a financial windfall to the large multi-national corporation United Technologies. The amazing thing is the action was couched as some type of patriotic act by the president-elect. I even saw some deplorable on social media taunting Trump critics calling this as a “win” for Trump. I can…
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Attack on our two basic freedoms
Ordinary Americans rely more on two basic freedoms than any other. The recent attacks on these two basic freedoms scares me more than anything else in these tumultuous times. By ‘attacks’, I don’t mean that we are at risk of losing these rights. Rather, I mean that our crucial rights are most vulnerable when we…
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The immigration issue from my own perspective
The State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs officially estimates that 70% of the state’s work force in industries like farming, fishing and construction are undocumented. I see these South American origin neighbors every day and I have great respect for them. In the past we had many Mexicans but in recent years most…
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Propaganda 101
Follow these three simple rules to maximize the effectiveness of your propaganda message: Craft a message that people want to hear. This is most important; far more important than telling the truth. Make it about growth and prosperity, patriotism and glory. Never succumb to the less optimistic assessment of the better educated or scientific community. Stick to…
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“Putting America First”
This week the president-elect said “My agenda will be based on a simple core principle, putting America first”. Perhaps no single sentence could state so succinctly what is wrong with Trump’s thinking. This strategy may have worked well in building a real estate empire but it is just as likely to lead to disaster, tragedy,…
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Here we go: misdirected but full steam ahead
“My agenda will be based on a simple core principle, putting America first” – Donald Trump on November 21, 2016. As he starts off misguided but stubbornly determined to push in the wrong direction it seems that humanity is in for a difficult time ahead. As one humble and relatively powerless individual citizen, I will continue to scream…
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Your voice was heard; the government we deserve
People throughout the world, including those right here in the US who elected Trump, are just beginning to understand the truth in the saying that every nation gets the government that it deserves. We will find the need to deal with every bit of result that comes from the new karistocracy that we invited with our…
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The ‘Trump effect’ on the tax shelter industry
Tax planners and tax shelter promoters are finding a new wave of prospective client inquiries this year and the market shift has been dubbed “Trump effect”. Basically, people want to know how to pay no tax like Trump and the ultra-rich friends that they might have heard about. They typically have some incomplete notion about…