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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Calls for IRS Audits on Lawmakers Who Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report DeSantis! Our voice! He’s a giant. Why shouldn’t these scoundrels suffer the pain they’ve inflicted upon us. DeSantis calls for IRS audits on lawmakers who voted for Inflation Reduction Act By Heather Hamilton, The Washington Examiner, August 31, 2022: Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested every lawmaker who voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act should face […]
Afghan Refugees in U.S. Are Sending Our Tax Dollars Back to Afghanistan
/in DrRichSwier.com, Featured, Immigration, National Security, Politics, Religion, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch Not actually a surprise. Some countries run their entire economies around remittances, promoting mass migration to America, and then profiting from the money sent back to their families. Once we enabled money to enter Taliban territory, this was inevitable. But this little detail emerges from what is supposed to be a sympathetic […]
What Is Really Behind The Climate Agenda?
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow Authors Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. Bonner R. Cohen, Ph. D., is a senior policy analyst with CFACT, where he focuses on natural resources, energy, property rights, and geopolitical developments. Articles by Dr. Cohen have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Investor’s Business Daily, The New York Post, The […]
Biden Admin Handed California The Power To Mandate EVs Nationwide
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller California instituted a new regulation on Thursday that will ban the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035; the rule, which was permitted by the Biden administration, could accelerate the nationwide transition to electric cars. “I don’t think Congress gave that authority to California, specifically to set their own standards for greenhouse […]
U.S. Commits $7,000,000,000 More to the Taliban Despite Severe Human Rights Abuses
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch It isn’t enough that Joe Biden left behind $7 billion (at least) worth of sophisticated military equipment that the Taliban quickly seized. It wasn’t enough, either, that he left Americans to die violent deaths in Afghanistan. Now the Biden administration is discussing giving the Taliban $7 billion more. Biden claims that any money donated to Afghanistan for […]
Biden’s Student Loan Bailout Is a Textbook Example of ‘Legal Plunder’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) The president is attempting to pervert the law and use it for naked clientelism. There’s an apocryphal quote often misattributed to Ben Franklin that goes something like this: “When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” While we’re not […]
Biden’s Student Loan Dilemma and the Political Business Cycle
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Education, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Political incentives shape policy decisions, which is why the freeze on student loan payments is unlikely to be rescinded without some forgiveness this close to midterms. The White House recently announced that President Biden’s decision on whether to continue the freeze on student loan payments would come sometime in the […]
LAND OF THE FREE STUFF: New York City Gives Away Cell Phones and Healthcare To Illegals
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Immigration, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Nothing is free, we, the taxpayer are paying for this treason. We are suffering record inflation, skyrocketing food and fuel prices and brutal violent crimes but illegals who break federal laws are being put first in NYC. Hundreds of migrants line up at NYC hospital for healthcare, food, free phones https://t.co/sD2wP7mC9L […]
AUSTIN, TEXAS: School District Pushes Teachers to Take ‘LGBTQIA+ Training’ for Children as Young as FIVE — At Taxpayer Expense
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report The fruit of the poisonous tree of leftist indoctrination. It’s a form of murder. What you won’t hear about is the suicide rates for these mostly confused, brainwashed and depressed children over the next twenty years. When is enough madness enough? How long will America sit idly by while this evil […]
VODEO: Drain the Swamp? Repeal The Inflation Reduction Act!
/in DrRichSwier.com, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Graham Ledger Joe Biden is lying about the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” – an oxymoron if there ever was one. All it does is grow an already bloated federal leviathan. Graham Ledger has a simple, but effective solution to end reckless spending and an out of control fourth branch of government. The “Transformational” Inflation […]
Democrats Passed $7,500 Electric Vehicle Tax Credit, Then EV Prices Were Immediately Raised $7,500
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Their contempt for you knows no bounds. By: Sara Carter Staff, August 17, 2022: A recent scenario at the Ford Motor Company is the perfect way to explain what Democrats are doing to this country when they pass bills for our “benefit.” On August 9, Senate Democrats passed a bill they praised, […]
Economic Justice Agenda Created with La Raza Group’s Help Gets $113 Mil from HUD
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Judicial Watch An Economic Justice Agenda designed with the help of a leftist La Raza group is getting $113 million from the Biden administration to bridge the racial wealth gap by helping low-income renters achieve homeownership. The taxpayer dollars will flow through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which is committed to […]
Increasing Inflation to Fight Inflation?
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jerry Newcombe My wife just came back from a routine grocery store run. She said, “These people are destroying the country.” She wasn’t talking about the store—she was talking about our elite political class that are spending our country into high inflation. And now they are poised to spend even more. They have just […]
Here’s The List of Tax Hikes in Democrat Inflationary Tax and Spend Bill
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report The Washington Free Beacon reports that the new hires will make the IRS workforce larger than the combined number of employees of the Pentagon, State Department, FBI, and Border Patrol. They write: $6.5 Billion Natural Gas Tax Which Will Increase Household Energy Bills The bill imposes a regressive tax on American oil and […]
Congress Is Supersizing the IRS. Here’s Why That’s Bad News for Everyday Americans
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) The IRS would more than double its workforce under this legislation. Americans love their fast-food supersized. But supersizing the Internal Revenue Service? Probably not so popular. That’s evidently of little concern to a majority of Congress. Lawmakers are poised to pass a large tax-and-spending bill, which Biden is eager […]
Make Solyndra Great Again — Inflation Reduction Act’s $250 Billion for Renewable Energy
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Skirmish – Liberato.US The so-called ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ passed by the Senate contains $250 billion in Energy Department loan guarantees for, among other things, renewable energy. This should scare the bejeezus out of anybody who remembers the Solyndra green energy scandal during the Obama administration overseen by none other than Joe Biden. The scandal resulted in $2.25 […]
The 33 States Where Our Tax Dollars Go To Support The Non-Working Class
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Healthcare, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier The Cato Institute released an updated 2016 study showing that welfare benefits pay more than a minimum wage job in 33 American states, and the District of Columbia. Even worse, welfare pays more than $15 per hour to stay home in 13 states. According to the study, welfare benefits have increased […]
HARVARD-CAPS HARRIS POLL: Biden Approval Remains at Historic Lows
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier Voters overwhelmingly believe we are in or headed for a recession. Inflation and affordability are the top issue across the political spectrum. NEW YORK, NY /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) today released the results of the July Harvard-CAPS Harris Poll, a monthly collaboration between the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard (CAPS) and the […]
Biden and Manchin Building America Backward
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Politics, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow Say it ain’t so, Joes! In 2010, when it looked like Senator Manchin could lose reelection to Republican John Raese, Manchin released a famous ad in which he literally shoots a hole in a climate cap and trade bill. Watch: Dead Aim. As a Senator from the energy […]
VIDEO: Why Joe Manchin Flip Flopped!
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Politics, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Conservative Commandos Radio Show Makes deal to raise taxes and dump billions into climate change cesspool! Sen. Joe Manchin III on Wednesday announced that he had reached a deal with Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on a party-line bill to raise taxes and spend on climate change and health care programs. The talks […]
Despite Leadership Opposition, 24 Republicans Help Send CHIPS Package To Biden’s Desk
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The House of Representatives passed the $280 billion semiconductor chip and scientific research and development package on Thursday afternoon, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden’s desk. Despite opposition from GOP leadership, 24 Republicans joined 219 Democrats in supporting the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. All 187 “no” votes on […]
Fauci’s NIAID Spent Nearly $500,000 ‘to Turn Monkeys Transgender’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Politics, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Unimaginable cruelty in pursuit of foul leftist propaganda. The left really thinks they are G-d. They will be punished. Fauci’s NIAID Spent Nearly $500,000 ‘to Turn Monkeys Transgender’ By Cassandra Fairbanks ,The Gateway, July 5, 2022: The taxpayer watchdog organization American Transparency has revealed that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases […]
Testimony to House Ways and Means: Government Policies are Responsible for the American Housing Crisis
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Edward Pinto On July 13th I testified to the House Ways and Means Committee on the Building Back Better Act. I explained how the bill’s funding proposals will double down on past failed policies, fuel inflation, and once again place low-income and minority households in harm’s way. You can find the executive summary in this […]
SURVEY: Women Voters 50+ Say Inflation and Rising Costs Will Influence their Vote in 2022
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier HARRISBURG, Pa./PRNewswire/ — A new survey from AARP Pennsylvania reveals that the priorities and concerns of women voters age 50 and older will influence the outcome of the 2022 midterm elections. Women 50-plus make up a significant share of the 2022 electorate in Pennsylvania. They account for one-third (32%) of likely voters overall, […]
VIDEO: Ten Minute Lesson on the Nature of Money
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Vlad Tepes Blog I was sent this by a gentleman who has a financial magazine read by some of the top people in finance. This is not my field and am uncomfortable even thinking about it in some ways. But I am reliably informed by a few people now, that there is truth in […]
U.S. Devotes $195 Mil to ‘Redress the Legacy of Harm’ in Racist Transportation Infrastructure
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Featured, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Judicial Watch In the Biden administration’s latest racial equity project, American taxpayers will spend $195 million to help connect minority communities that are cut off from economic opportunities by racist transportation infrastructure. The costly plan is known as Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) and it is part of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) “Equity Strategy […]
Monmouth Poll Reveals What’s Most Important to 2022 Voters — It’s the economy, stupid!
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Featured, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report It’s not what you think. Monmouth Poll Reveals What’s Most Important to 2022 Voters – You Won’t Believe What Outranks Abortion By: Mike Vance, Daily Patriot Report, July 5, 2022 With the recent response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, you would think that abortion/reproductive rights would be at the top […]
New York’s Dem Governor Urges Biden To Use Military Bases For Abortions
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday urged the Biden administration to consider opening up military bases for abortions to women living in states that heavily restrict the procedure, ABC News reported. Since military bases are considered federal lands, Hochul argued in a virtual meeting with President Joe Biden that […]
Why Do The Woke Hate Clarence Thomas So Much?
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Healthcare, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Justice Clarence Thomas, being African American, is seen as a traitor to the woke cause. After the overturning of Roe v Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas has been a particular target of venomous attack from the woke mob. Why do they hate him so much? One might be forgiven for thinking that it is due […]
Biden Administration Invests $6 Mil to Advance Racial Equity in Food Stamp Program
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Healthcare, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Judicial Watch The Biden administration is spending millions of taxpayer dollars to advance racial equity in the government’s bloated, multi-billion-dollar food-stamp program that already serves a large minority population. A record 45 million people receive the welfare benefit, according to the latest figures published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), at a cost of about […]