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Hunter Biden Indicted On 9 Tax-Related Charges In California
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, is facing new criminal charges, according to a criminal indictment in the Central District of California. A federal grand jury in California indicted Hunter Biden on nine counts related to his alleged failure to pay over $1 million worth of taxes over a four year […]
Hamas Terrorists Getting ‘Lifetime Pensions’ Funded with U.S. Dollars
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report In addition to the untold wealth the Biden regime bestows on Palestinians terrorist groups, the Biden regime gave billions to Iran who funds Hamas and Hezb’allah. Mat Staver, Liberty Counsel: “The Palestinian Authority (PA) uses ‘humanitarian aid’ to give lifetime pensions to the families of terrorists who successfully kill Israeli Jews. […]
United Nations Targets America’s Energy, Food and Freedom at COP28
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow “Make no mistake,” COP 28, the big UN climate conference in Dubai, is “targeted at America.” That’s what CFACT’s Marc Morano told the Fox News audience, reporting live from Dubai. Watch Marc’s hard-hitting Fox report now at CFACT’s Climate Depot. Thanks to the best supporters any organization ever had, CFACT’s team of […]
Zelensky’s ‘Living the Good Life’ on American Taxpayer’s Money
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Royal A. Brown III “Anyone who votes to fund Ukraine is funding the most corrupt money scheme of any foreign war in our country’s history. And forcing the American people to pay for it.” — Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. Over $100 billion of U.S. taxpayer money and/or Fed’s printing of money […]
U.S. To Hand Billions To United Nations’ ‘Green Climate Fund’ For Poor Countries
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller President Joe Biden’s administration is committing an additional $3 billion to help developing countries fight climate change, the White House announced Saturday. The allotment will go toward the United Nations’ Green Climate Fund and will be pledged by Vice President Kamala Harris at the COP28 summit in Dubai, according to the […]
Rethinking Economic Analysis and Strategy
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Amil Imani The latest data on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) reveals contrasting trends, raising questions about the effectiveness of recent Federal Reserve actions and the potential impact on everyday Americans. As of October 2023, the annual CPI rose 3.2%, primarily due to the “fortuitous plunge” in energy prices. However, a deeper dive into […]
Biden Admin Proposes EV Subsidy Guidance That Leaves Door Open For Chinese Companies
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The Biden administration proposed eligibility rules for electric vehicle (EV) tax credits on Friday that appear to leave the door open for Chinese suppliers, at least in the near-term. The guidance, released by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Treasury Department, is not yet final, but it will likely reduce the number of […]
Social Security Overpays Billions Under Leadership of Racial Equity Activist
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Judicial Watch Under the leadership of a noted racial equity activist the Social Security Administration (SSA) has mistakenly overpaid beneficiaries tens of billions of dollars, including a 65% spike in overpayments in one year. In 2023 the agency with a stated mission of ensuring equity and accessibility by addressing systemic barriers to participation and […]
VIDEO: Brace Yourself For What’s Coming in 2024
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Politics, Regulation, Religion, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Watch this clip of Victor Davis Hanson warning about what will happen during the 2024 election. Transcript by Real Clear Politics: VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: They look at Trump as a vampire and they put a stake in his heart but they’re afraid that that stake could come out any time. […]
GOP to Biden: No Ukraine Funding until Southern Border Is Secure
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Immigration, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council As Congress kicked back into session following the Thanksgiving break, Republican lawmakers are making their position crystal clear regarding continued aid to Ukraine: if the Biden administration wants billions of additional dollars for Ukraine’s war against Russia, it must include legislation to provide solutions for the spiraling crisis at America’s southern […]
‘Super Expensive’: NRCC Drops Video Targeting Dems For Thanksgiving Food Price Hikes
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released a video Wednesday, first shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation, seeking to hold Democrats responsible for Thanksgiving food price increases ahead of 2024. The online advertisement, titled “Thanksgiving in Biden’s America” and launched by the House GOP’s campaign arm, depicts how some of […]
As Homeownership Costs Soar and Inflation Persists, Americans Sour on Biden’s Economy
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council President Joe Biden turned 81 years old on Monday, and he was greeted with the lowest approval rating ever recorded by NBC News at 40%. While a large part of the number is due to Democrats’ disapproval of Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict, it’s also likely a reflection of an economy that continues to […]
The Biden Years At A Glance
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier A reader mcmast sent us an email titled Biden POTUS years at a glance. Here’s what mcmast wrote about Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.’s time in office to date. Hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan which gave our enemies $80 billion of USA weapons and killed several American soldiers. Highest inflation in 40 years. […]
The Fed Is ‘Chasing Its Own Tail’ On Inflation, And The Housing Market Is Paying The Price, Expert Says
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller A guest essay published in The New York Times on Tuesday finally pointed a finger at a major culprit behind the housing crisis: The Federal Reserve. The essay was written by Westwood Capital Investment bank’s managing partner Daniel Alpert, and detailed his take on the Fed’s “relentless attack on inflation” which he thinks […]
Obama’s Financial Legacy – A Shift from Bank Bailouts to Bail-Ins
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Amil Imani Bail-ins, they say, are like financial gymnastics gone wild – saving failing banks with the equivalent of a fiscal somersault. According to Fortune magazine: A bail-in is a form of financial relief for banks that are in danger of collapsing or going bankrupt. The relief comes from canceling some or all of the […]
Johnson Scores First Win, Dodging Shutdown and Year-End Bloat
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council That sound you hear in Washington, D.C. is every congressional staffer breathing a sigh of relief. For once, the Hill will be home at a reasonable time for Christmas — not staring down another government shutdown or stuffing an unread trillion-dollar omnibus down the Democrats’ chimney. In the real first hurdle […]
Fiscal Insanity by the Congress of the United States of America
/in Budget and Finance, Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Geoff Ross The Congress of the United States has been negligent in protecting tax payer money from fraud waste and abuse for 50 plus years. The majority of the elected career politicians in Congress are put into power by low IQ Americans who do zero research on the “R” politicians and stay misinformed by […]
New Gov’t Data Suggests Biden Admin’s Anti-Gas Appliance Push Could Make Home Heating Way More Expensive
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Americans using electric heating systems, favored by the Biden administration’s climate agenda, will pay significantly more to keep their homes warm this winter than Americans using natural gas, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Those who use electricity to heat their homes will pay $1,063 on average […]
Illegal aliens chant ‘Biden, Biden, Biden’ as they approach U.S. border
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Immigration, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Royal A. Brown III This failure to secure our borders and safeguard our national sovereignty by ignoring our own immigration laws continues and must be stopped. I’m overstating the obvious by saying the only way to do so is to re-elect Donald J. Trump as POTUS in 2024 as well as primary out all […]
Americans Are Increasingly Failing To Make Debt Payments As Inflation Continues To Put ‘Strain On Consumers’
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Americans are increasingly falling behind on their debt payments as inflation continues to erode real incomes, threatening to cause many consumers to declare bankruptcy. Delinquency transitions, debts that were previously being paid but no longer are despite outstanding obligations, rose rapidly in the third quarter of 2023 in all forms of […]
Biden Admin’s Regulatory Overhaul Is Poised To Burden Americans In The Name Of Fighting Climate Change
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller President Joe Biden’s administration finalized guidance Thursday likely to burden Americans with costlier regulations to fulfill administration priorities such as combating climate change. Biden’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is enacting new guidance that would require regulators to consider priorities like inequality and climate change when analyzing the costs and benefits of […]
‘It Ruins Their Case’: Attorney Reveals Why New York Judge Tried To Hush Trump During Testimony
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller A legal spokesperson for former President Donald Trump said that the judge in Trump’s civil fraud trial was trying to hush the former president because Trump’s explanations wrecked the case against him. Trump and attorney Alina Habba clashed with Judge Arthur F. Engoron during the former president’s testimony Monday, with the judge threatening to remove […]
Top Hunter Biden Prosecutor Confirms Key Detail Of IRS Whistleblower Testimony, Jim Jordan Says
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, special counsel in the ongoing Hunter Biden investigation, confirmed a key allegation made by IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley, Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan said Tuesday. Weiss testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday and said he requested special attorney authority under section 515 in the spring […]
‘Answer The Question’: Sparks Fly As Trump Spars With Judge In NYC Fraud Case
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Former President Donald Trump was told not to make “speeches” soon after taking the stand Monday to testify during his New York civil fraud trial. Judge Arthur Engoron reminded the former president to stay on topic and told his lawyer “this is not a political rally,” according to The Hill. His sons and […]
House Passes H.R. 8126 the ‘Israel Aid Bill’ Funded by IRS Cuts
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would send military aid to Israel during its conflict with Hamas, which will be funded by cuts to funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 would provide funds to the Department of Defense to replace […]
House Passes EPA Spending Bill That Defunds Several Biden Climate Initiatives
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The House of Representatives passed its sixth appropriations bill to fund certain government agencies related to the environment on Friday that would defund many of the Biden administration’s climate-change-focused initiatives. The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 allocates over $25 billion to fund conservation programs, agencies such as […]
Job Gains Fall Short Of Explanations As Unemployment Ticks Up
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The U.S. added 150,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in October as the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9%, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Friday. Economists had anticipated that the country would add 180,000 jobs in October compared to the 336,000 jobs that were added in September and that the unemployment rate […]
Biden ‘Depleted’ Israeli Weapons to Back Ukraine: Congressman
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council Before Hamas launched a terrorist attack on Middle Eastern Jews, the Biden administration had weakened Israeli defenses by diverting hundreds of thousands of artillery shells out of Israel to support the war in Ukraine. A Republican congressman says it is “unclear” Biden’s actions fully complied with U.S. law. The New York […]
HAMAS OFFICIALS: Iran Has Given Our Organizations $ Billions, Paying For ‘Every Weapon’ And Funding Our Jihad
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Middle East Media Research Institute Over the past few years, MEMRI has translated top officials from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), and even the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) talking openly about how Iran is funding their organizations’ military activity. MEMRI has compiled these clips into a video exposing these leaders […]
Dozens Of GOP Reps Urge Speaker Johnson, Mitch McConnell To Repeal Biden Natural Gas Tax
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Several dozen Republican lawmakers wrote to the newly-elected Speaker of the House asking him to repeal an emissions reduction program from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), according to a copy of the letter obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Rep. August Pfluger of Texas wrote the letter, which urges House […]