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VIDEO: DeSantis Defends Restaurants, Bars — ‘Some May Want To Shut You Down. We Want To Pull You Up’
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Healthcare, Politics /by Pamela GellerMore outstanding work from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. What a difference from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who’s shutdowns are destroying New York State’s restaurant industry. Thank you, Theresa, for sharing your story. I will keep fighting for your family and the right of all Floridians to continue earning a living. pic.twitter.com/RWq2uei9AF — Ron DeSantis […]
School Teachers vs. Restaurant Workers
/in Culture Wars, Economy, Education, Healthcare, Politics /by Bruce BialoskyTwo groups that have been spoken about often during the 2020 pandemic have been school teachers and restaurant workers. Though both groups have a large number currently not working, the two groups are dramatically different in how they have been treated by our governments. Let’s take a look at the difference and compare/contrast their realities. […]
COVID Vaccine: A Promising Start, But Freedom Must Be Paramount
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Healthcare, News, Politics, Science /by Family Research CouncilYesterday, after nine long months of praying for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sarah Lindsey — a critical-care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens — received the first coronavirus vaccination. While the distribution of this vaccine is a sign of hope for many, the hyper-political climate in which it was created has […]
VIDEO: Elon Musk’s Economic Truth Bomb to Joe Rogan
/1 Comment/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)Elon Musk broke it down for Joe Rogan. What his insights mean for the world’s poor… and for us. Elon Musk dropped an economic truth bomb on Joe Rogan’s podcast a couple of months ago. “If you don’t make stuff, there’s no stuff.” Obvious? You’d think so. But, as Musk pointed out, our economic policies […]
#RetailMadeMe Tik Tok Trend Blames Capitalism For Waste. It Should Blame The Government
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)Companies have all kinds of incentives to be charitable. Unfortunately, retailers often face regulations that force them to destroy their merchandise instead of donating it. Kids say the darndest things, and these days they say them on TikTok, the popular video social media platform with 850 million active monthly users. A new trend called #RetailMadeMe […]
Oracle moving from California to Texas, joins Tesla, Hewlett Packard
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, News, Politics, Taxes /by Pamela GellerTech companies are leaving the once Golden State in droves for Texas. Meanwhile Goldman Sachs will likely be bailing on New York for Florida in the coming months as well. Dreadful and radical governance has serious consequences. Like turning once prosperous states into economic wastelands. BREAKING: Oracle just announced they have moved their Headquarters to Austin. Texas is truly the land […]
TAKE ACTION: Credit Card Companies Must Stop Processing Payments for the Exploitative Pornography Industry
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by National Center on Sexual ExploitationThis is it! Major progress in our war against Pornhub. A few days ago we reached out and let you know that Pornhub would be falling soon and it’s already happening—starting NOW! As you are well aware, Pornhub profits off of the abuse of countless numbers of victims of child sexual abuse, sex trafficking, rape, and non-consensually produced pornography […]
AOC’s $58 ‘Tax the Rich’ Sweatshirt Perfectly Demonstrates How Her Ideas Hurt the Poor
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)It is unlikely that those paid to make AOC’s sweatshirt could afford to buy the end product —even if they’re earning what she calls a “living wage.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did what she does best this week and created another social media firestorm. It all started when a Twitter account called Tax March, which apparently […]
Goldman Sachs Eyes Florida Exit as Financial Exodus from New York Continues
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, News, Politics, Taxes /by Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)In August, with his state looking at a $13 billion budget hole and residents fleeing in droves, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a plea for New Yorkers to return to the Big Apple. “They are in their Hamptons homes, or Hudson Valley or Connecticut,” Cuomo said at a press conference. “I talk to them literally every […]
‘Time to Cancel Everything’: LA Mayor’s New Lockdown Order Plagued by Absurd Inconsistency and Overreach
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)People of good faith can certainly disagree over the proper role of the government during a pandemic. But it’s hard to imagine how anyone could defend the overzealous and arbitrary restrictions included in Los Angeles’s new lockdown order. “My message couldn’t be simpler,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday. “It’s time to hunker down. It’s time to […]
Rick Santelli Rants Again! Will he Galvanize America as he did in 2009?
/in Commentary, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Ann CorcoranKing Joe and Queen Kamala, if crowned in January, will have their hands full. Do you remember 2009 when Obama and Joe first came to the White House and CNBC Business editor Rick Santelli went on his famous rant credited with being the inspiration for the Tea Party that clearly was the precursor to Donald Trump’s successful America First […]
ACTION: Call on Congress to Investigate Pornhub!
/in Courts & Law, Culture Wars, Cyberwarfare, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by National Center on Sexual ExploitationThis is what we’ve been working towards. The tipping point in our war. Pornhub will soon fall. We need your help right now though. The next week will make a big difference! Pornhub profits off of the abuse of hundreds, likely thousands, of victims of child sexual abuse, sex trafficking, rape, and non-consensually produced pornography uploaded to […]
NASDAQ Trades in Extremism
/1 Comment/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, News, Politics, Science, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Family Research CouncilAccording to NASDAQ, what happens in the bedroom now matters in the board room! In a bombshell announcement, the stock exchange is threatening to drop companies who don’t meet certain LGBT, race, and gender quotas on their boards of directors. It’s the latest shoe to drop in the march to trample the free market and […]
Beverly Hills and Louisville Revolt Against Dining Bans as Lockdown Defiance Continues to Spread Across America
/in Courts & Law, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Science, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)In Beverly Hills, California, city leaders are demanding L.A. County repeal its ban on outdoor dining, while restaurants in Louisville, Kentucky pledge to reopen regardless of what the governor orders. When Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced a week before Thanksgiving he was closing all indoor service for restaurants and bars because of rising COVID-19 case numbers, Richard […]
Pub Owners Declare ‘Autonomous Zone’ to Keep Doors Open Amid COVID-19 Restrictions
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, News, Politics, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by The Daily SignalOwners of a Staten Island pub have declared it an “autonomous zone” in defiance of tighter COVID-19 restrictions in New York City from Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Keith McAlarney says he and business partner Danny Presti decided to follow in Seattle’s footsteps and designate their restaurant, Mac’s Public House, to be independent from New […]
How Big Government Stacked the Deck Against Small Business
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, News, Politics, Regulation, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)Not only did government persecute certain businesses to the benefit of others, it also provided incentives, handouts, and other pork. Most of us wouldn’t list 2020 as our best year. But you know who would? Amazon, Wal-Mart, Google, Apple, and a whole host of other big corporations who’ve seen their sales and stock prices soar […]
How To Beat Homelessness: Sarasota, Florida vs. Los Angeles, California
/1 Comment/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Healthcare, Politics /by Rod ThomsonIt seems like a strange matchup, a midsize community against one of the world’s great cities — or once great cities. Other than being in the United States and never seeing snow, there are not a lot of similarities between Los Angeles and Sarasota, Florida. Except about 10 years ago, they both, like most American […]
Do American Conservatives Have A Fertility Advantage?
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Science /by MercatorNet - Navigating Modern ComplexitiesHolding conservative beliefs and attitudes probably makes people more determined to marry and have children earlier. In an election post-mortem interview, progressive election analyst David Shor claimed that increasingly delayed marriage and childbearing have given Democrats an electoral advantage and that these changes in family formation are “reason for hope” for Democrats. Indeed, the recent presidential […]
In 2020 Big government has become the ‘Opiate of the People!’ How did this happen?
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, News, Politics, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Dr. Rich Swier“Religion is the opiate of the people.” – Karl Marx ”In a country where the sole employer is the State, opposition means death by slow starvation. The old principle: who does not work shall not eat, has been replaced by a new one: who does not obey shall not eat.” ― Leon Trotsky Big government is […]
Colorado County Refuses to Enforce Lockdowns as Civil Disobedience Spreads Across America
/2 Comments/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Religion /by Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)Weld County’s defiance came days before news broke that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is “furious” because a Brooklyn synagogue held a secret wedding. Colorado officials last week announced that several counties had moved into the “red level”—the second-highest measurement on its COVID-19 dial—and would be forced to implement new regulations on restaurants, gyms, and […]
U of A Faculty & Staff Arrested: FBI agents and U.S. Marshals took them away in handcuffs for a scheme to defraud taxpayers of $435 billion.
/in Economy, Education, Political Satire, Politics /by Craig J. CantoniTUCSON – As part of a nationwide federal sting operation named “Bring Social Justice”, deans and top administrators from the Tucson-based University of Arizona were arrested at their homes last night and taken away in handcuffs by FBI agents and U.S. Marshals for what could be the biggest fraud in U.S. history. The operation also […]
The Deficit Myth – Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy: A Review
/in Economy, Liberty, News, Politics /by Neland NobelProfessor Stephanie Kelton, an advisor to leading Democrats and the Biden campaign, has written the Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy, a highly readable explanation of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Replete with frequent references to Sesame Street and Spider Man, it is just the work needed to inform the young […]
Lockdowns Not Linked With Lower COVID Death Rates, New Study Finds
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Healthcare, Politics, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)Many US states and countries around the world are imposing another round of economic lockdowns in an effort to combat the coronavirus. The actions are certain to come with a series of devastating unintended consequences—economic destruction, surging poverty, and mental health deterioration among them—but a new study suggests the lockdowns may not do what they are […]
Waffle House’s Stand Against Lockdowns Is Exactly What America Needs—Almost
/1 Comment/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Healthcare, Politics /by Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer’s stance against lockdowns is courageous, but ultimately bolder action may be required to save businesses from the pernicious effects of lockdowns. Walt Ehmer, the CEO of Waffle House, didn’t mince words when he explained his biggest problem with economic lockdowns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. “None of the people who […]
Arizona Prop 208 Passed: An Economic Rabbit Hole
/in Economy, Education, News, Politics /by Thomas C. PattersonArizona voters have some serious ‘splaining to do about the passage of Proposition 208, which raised education funds by boosting income tax rates by up to 98% for high income filers. How could this have happened? Arizona schools have already received over one billion dollars in new sustainable monies over recent years, with more coming. […]
Cost of Lockdowns: A Preliminary Report
/in Economy, Education, Healthcare, Liberty, Life Advocacy, News, Politics /by AIER StaffIn the debate over coronavirus policy, there has been far too little focus on the costs of lockdowns. It’s very common for the proponents of these interventions to write articles and large studies without even mentioning the downsides. Here is a brief look at the cost of stringencies in the United States, and around the […]
US Household Incomes Increased More in 2018 Than in the Previous 20 Years—Combined
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Science /by Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)For years, a school of economists has complained that US wages have been virtually stagnant for decades. “Jobs are coming back, but pay isn’t. The median wage is still below where it was before the Great Recession,” former Labor Secretary Robert Reich said in 2015. “Last month, average pay actually fell.” In fact, it’s not hard […]
Most States Reject Higher Taxes at the Ballot Box: Arizona is the Lone Exception
/in Economy, Liberty, News, Politics /by Arizona Free Enterprise ClubWhile public attention has been on the highly charged speculations of the Presidential race, voters in 17 states throughout the country were asked to vote on a variety of tax measures at the ballot box. The results of these measures were fascinating to say the least, especially the results in typically blue states that are […]
Gov. Whitmer Announces New Restrictions as Coronavirus Cases Surge
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Healthcare, Politics /by The Daily CallerWhy does it matter if the Covid numbers have gone up when the death count has gone down? — Dr. Dawn Michael💗 (@SexCounseling) November 16, 2020 Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced new restrictions Sunday evening meant to combat the worsening coronavirus pandemic. The restrictions, which begin Wednesday and extend through the end of November, […]
Lockdown Despotism and the “Control Panel” Delusion: Why the Biden-Harris COVID-19 plan is so ominous.
/in Economy, Healthcare, Liberty, News, Politics /by Dan SanchezJoe Biden and Kamala Harris recently updated their “plan to beat COVID-19.” One passage is worth examining for the dangerous mentality it betrays: “Social distancing is not a light switch. It is a dial. President-elect Biden will direct the CDC [Centers for Disease Control] to provide specific evidence-based guidance for how to turn the dial […]