This is simply amazing. Businesses won’t be penalized next year if they don’t provide workers health insurance after the Obama administration decided to delay a key requirement under its health-care law, two administration officials said. The decision will come in regulatory guidance to be issued later this week. It addresses vehement complaints from employer groups …
Apparently not even sarcasm is safe anymore, as Texas teenager Justin Carter faces jail time for comments he made on an online video game forum. According to the Huffington Post, the exchange that took place went like this: “[S]omeone had said something to the effect of ‘Oh you’re insane, you’re crazy, you’re messed up in …
In light of Edward Snowden’s attempts to receive asylum abroad, the debate on his character began right on cue. On Sunday, June 23rd, news outlets reported that he arrived in Moscow after fleeing Hong Kong. It is unclear where he will go next. It’s possible he will end up in Ecuador or Venezuela. WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange has stated …
Attacking Snowden? It’s What The Government WantsRead More »
How about all that talk from Obamacare supporters where they say, “Once people find out what’s in the bill, they’ll love it!” Think so? From Gallup: The vast majority of Americans, 81%, say they are aware of the 2010 Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) requirement that most Americans must carry health insurance or pay a fine. …
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This is just awful: (**Update: The Associated Press is now confirming it was 19 firefighters that died) The Prescott Courier reports 18 firefighters have been killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire in the Town of Yarnell. The fast-moving fire has burned 250 structures in the Town of Yarnell and grown to 2,000 acres, command …
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As more information comes out about the government’s sweeping surveillance programs, it appears that the NSA may not be only spying on Americans. Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine reported that the European Union’s diplomatic offices in DC and New York had been bugged by the NSA, that the EU’s Russian headquarters were wiretapped, and that the NSA …
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The Syrian rebels supported by Barack Obama, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio among many others made a video in which they beheaded a Catholic priest. VATICAN CITY (Catholic Online) – The Vatican is confirming the death by beheading of Franciscan Father, Francois Murad, who was martyred by Syrian jihadists on June 23. Below is …
Finally! The CFTC, or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has filed charges against Jon Corzine (D – NJ) relating to the failure of MF Global. As a reminder, Corzine’s company allegedly used customer money to double-down on European sovereign debt in 2011, resulting in large losses and the eventual bankruptcy of the company. The lawsuit, …
Mike’s Financial Pocket – June 28th – Corzine Cornered!Read More »
More often than not, we tread carefully around here on social issues. They certainly are contentious, and abortion is an area that creates divisions where many do not exist. As somebody that is adamantly opposed to abortion in almost all cases (Yes, I admit that the only exception I could morally support is one in …
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Pretty strong words from the NY Times editorial page: Amnesty would undermine the integrity of the country’s immigration laws and would depress the wages of its lowest-paid native-born workers. Back in 1986, Congress granted amnesty to an estimated three million illegal immigrants as part of a law that also promised to crack down on …