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Proposed Government Solutions Ignore the Presence of Nuance, and Perpetuates Unintended Consequences
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Save America Foundation Government is not the solution to the problem, government is the problem. We continue to see a push for legislation to cure America’s ills. Red flag laws for guns, on demand abortion available in the name of women’s rights, prosecution of “insurrectionists”, all of these are being touted as a solution […]
Why the Fed Raising Rates Means the National Debt is Going to Become An Even Bigger Problem
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) The time bomb on our national debt will start counting down even faster. With price inflation continuing to surge unchecked, America’s central bank, the Federal Reserve, is trying to raise interest rates in hopes of stopping the bleeding. Fed Chair Jerome Powell just announced the most aggressive incremental rate increase seen […]
There Ain’t No Such Thing as a Cost-Plus Lunch! Who’s really to blame for rising prices?
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) A group of friends had just finished a meal at Romano’s Macaroni Grill in Honolulu when one of them noticed something odd about the check. As a local television news station reported in April, a “Temporary Inflation Fee” of $2.00 was nestled inconspicuously between the $4.50 Flavored Tea and […]
Taxpayers To Foot Bill for Terrorist’s Sex Change
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report The hard left ACLU and TChicago legal powerhouse Winston & Strawn LLP lent firepower to the cause. They argue that the bureau’s “deliberate indifference” to Iglesias’s medical needs violates the Eighth Amendment, which bans cruel and unusual punishments. he course of the case posed other problems for the bureau. The terrorist […]
VIDEO: Biden’s Inflation Plan Includes Increased Dependency on the State and Marxist Economics
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier The Last Refuge reported on Biden’s plan to deal with out of control inflation. According to The Last Refuge, Depending on income, the Biden administration plans to offset higher prices for Americans by providing the essential services and products they need. In essence, Democrat-Socialism with a filter of equity in distribution, […]
How Hidden Fuel Taxes Are Increasing Your Gas Bill
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Taxes on fuel can be pretty hefty, but they’re hard to notice if you’re not looking for them. A Chevron gas station in Los Angeles was spotted charging over $8.00/gal for gasoline on Tuesday, a stark reminder of just how much fuel prices have risen across the country. Customers […]
High Gas Prices are Caused by Governments, Not Companies
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Environment, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch When Governor Newsom and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met to announce a deal between the tiny country and the broken state, it was another example of California illegally enacting its own foreign policy. And a reminder of why California gas prices are so high. The memorandum had California promising to […]
When is enough to be enough?
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Save America Foundation As the war in Ukraine continues, the world but especially America, seems to have bottomless pockets when it comes to sending aid to Ukraine. You all know my opinion on that war and if we should even be interfering. How much is enough? Should we continue? Should this money and weaponry […]
Biden Wants Taxpayers to Write a $10,000 Check to Every College Grad Making $300,000
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch Criminal, but inevitable. The Democrats have a sizable demographic of upper-class people with MAs and PhDs who account for both a disproportionate amount of student loan debt and primary activism. Call it the Elizabeth Warren demographic. Those people want a very big government handout that they’re calling “student loan forgiveness”. Even Biden’s people […]
The UK’s Single-Payer Healthcare System Has Become a State Religion—and It’s Failing
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Healthcare, Politics, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) The National Health Service has become a heavily bureaucratic and inefficient state monopoly. The NHS (National Health Service) is known to be the closest thing to a state religion in the UK. During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, households around the country clapped outside their front doors in […]
Do Not Sell Your Gas Vehicle Yet! Read: The Electric Vehicle Scam
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier We have written about the issues with all electric vehicles (EVs) and the current push to build 500,000 EV charging stations (EVSEs) by 2030 at a cost to taxpayers of $5billion. America Out Loud published an article by Dr. Jay Lehr and Tom Harris on January 15th, 2022 titled “The Electric […]
Florida Has Record $20 Billion Budget Surplus
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report If only the rest of the country was governed like Florida. If only our POTUS was like Governor Ron DeSantis. #DeSantis2028! And the evil party says: DeSantis is ‘creating havoc’ in Florida, Democratic candidate for governor Demonic nuts. By keeping the economy open, maintaining a low tax environment, and being fiscally responsible, […]
Karine Jean-Pierre Stumped On Her First Day When Peter Doocy Asks How Raising Corporate Taxes Lowers Inflation
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The new White House press sec. Karine Jean-Pierre appeared to dodge a question from Fox News’ Peter Doocy about a tweet from President Joe Biden regarding inflation. “Karine, congratulations, it’s nice to see you up there,” Doocy began. “The president’s Twitter account posted the other day if you wanna bring down inflation, […]
California Admits that 65,000 Students in its Community Colleges Are Fake – Costing the State Millions
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report These fake students get financial aid. And the poor, beleaguered, abused American taxpayer foots the bill for all this graft, corruption and treachery. And no doubt these ‘fake students’ also voted for Biden and Newsome in their last respective elections too. California Admits that 65,000 Students in its Community Colleges […]
The VA Bought 10,000 Smartphones during the Pandemic. 85% Were Never Used
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Healthcare, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) There’s a right way and a wrong way to help homeless veterans. The US Department of Veterans Affairs wasted $1.8 million in data plan costs for unused phones, according to an inspector general’s report released on Wednesday. The Veterans Health Administration had spent $7 million to purchase 10,000 phones […]
VIDEO REPORT: Afghan Refugees Given $400,000 To Purchase Houses In Florida As Americans Go Homeless
/in DrRichSwier.com, Immigration, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier The WarRoom published this video report on relocating Afghan refugees. On September 7th, 2021 USA Today in an article titled, “White House asks Congress for billions in emergency funds for Afghan resettlement” Joey Garrison reported: WASHINGTON — The White House is seeking billions in emergency funds this month from Congress to help resettle […]
The True Cost of Government ‘Pay More, Get Less’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier Americans for Prosperity has release a video and a free eBook titled The True Cost of Government – Pay More, Get Less. Watch this short video on the True Cost of Government: The True Cost of Government – Pay More, Get Less asks: Do you feel your paycheck isn’t going […]
Watch: Joe Biden Mocks Americans, Laughs at Rampant Inflation at White House Correspondents Dinner
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report This is the POTUS for the middle class. Laughing about everyday Americans who are struggling to make ends meet because of his policies. Watch below. Joe Biden thinks it funny that the American people are struggling to pay for groceries, gas, and their rent. It’s not funny. It’s a crisis hurting […]
College debt belongs to those who signed for it!
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Save America Foundation Mentally challenged usurper “Sniffer” Joe Biden renewed his desire to cancel college debt for those who took it upon themselves to take the money, by up to $10,000! Libtards and no good commie members of the New Socialist Democrat Party have been calling out for $50,000 to be forgiven. Let me […]
U.S. Economy Shrank 1.4% Marking Worst Quarter in 2-Years
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report How do President Trump’s tweets look now, America? Under President Trump the American economy was booming in all sectors. It was the envy of the world. Today, under the Biden Administration socialist economic policies, America’s economy is shrinking, and Wall Street is warning of a recession. Once again, the Biden Administration is a […]
Washington state Congressional candidate wants $30 an hour minimum wage
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch Why not $60? Or $100? Or $1,000,000? Make everyone a millionaire, and all our economic troubles will be over, right? Rebecca Parson, and there are many others who think like this “patriotic, Catholic, and queer” candidate, lacks a basic understanding of economics. If you force businesses to pay more in wages, they’ll […]
Governor Ron DeSantis, ‘Florida is going to hold Twitter’s board of directors accountable for breaching its fiduciary duties’
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier Bloomberg’s Nathan Crooks reported: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the state could take action against Twitter Inc. for launching a poison pill defense to thwart an unsolicited bid by Elon Musk. “Why would you reject the 20% premium?” DeSantis said Tuesday at a press conference, accusing the company of censorship. “I don’t think that was a […]
Top Biden Pollster Warns ‘Most Americans Are Pissed’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Top Biden Pollster Warns ‘Most Americans Are Pissed,’ Says Democrats Are Facing ‘Really Sour Environment’ President Joe Biden’s chief pollster John Anzalone warned Democrats about major electoral problems going into the 2022 midterms in an interview released Friday, although he believes that they can still avoid major losses. Anzalone, who also worked on […]
These 5 States Will Have Highest Tax Burdens in 2022, New Analysis Reveals
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Don’t be surprised if the states topping this new list start losing people to states that don’t take as much of their money. ax season is in full swing, and many Americans are likely grimacing as they crunch the numbers and prepare to open up their wallets. But some […]
Inflation Under Biden Reaches Staggering New Heights
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The federal government’s latest inflation indicator showed that consumer prices skyrocketed 8.5% in March, the quickest uptick in four decades. “We’re seeing strong inflation momentum across the board, both for goods and services,” Blerina Uruci, a U.S. economist at T. Rowe Price Group, told The Wall Street Journal. “This is a […]
‘Inflation Tax’ Will Cost Families This Many Thousands This Year, Bloomberg Analysis Warns
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) There goes $433 a month from your family’s budget… Another day, another alarming inflation metric. We just got the numbers for the Personal Consumption Expenditures index (PCE), the Federal Reserve’s favored inflation metric, and they’re jaw-dropping. The PCE hit a 40-year high in February, with the measured prices rising 6.4% […]
California Democrats To Cut Gas Tax For 3rd Time, Raise Taxes Instead
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report The brutalist party HATES you. They actually raised taxes on gas suppliers to use as rebates (Fox 40). From Republican Vince Fong: Sacramento Democrats gutted a common sense bill to temporarily suspend the state’s gas tax to provide immediate relief & replaced it w/ a massive tax increase on energy producers. […]
Payback Is Coming Due
/in DrRichSwier.com, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Royal A. Brown III Payback is coming due once the Republicans regain Congress and invoke “retribution” for the terrible, dangerous and destructive policies of Pelosi, Schumer and the Obama 3/Beijing Joe puppet administration. Democrats should and will be taken down. No more compromises. No worries about “Civility”. Rules should be changed to facilitate conservative […]
Republicans Help Democrats Pass $1.5T Excessive Omnibus Spending Bill — See The Florida RINO List
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Royal A. Brown III This 3,000 page bill was passed by Congress. The House passed it in the middle of the night with less than 24 hours for House Members to read – the Senate rushed it thru as well adding hundreds of earmarks to pass pet projects. Unfortunately 8 Florida Republicans in the […]
GOP/Dem Bill Spends Millions for Border Security — in Eight Other Countries But Not America
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Immigration, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report This is the act of a hostile actor. They serve their adversarial paymasters not the America. people. We are under siege. GOP/Dem Spending Bill Funds Border Security for Eight Foreign Countries By: John Binder, Breitbart News, March 11, 2022: A Democrat spending bill, negotiated with Republicans, uses American taxpayer money to fund […]