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Today, Friday May 30, 2014 President Obama accepted the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. For weeks there has been turmoil in the Veterans Affairs dealing with backlogs and veterans not receiving their benefits. The Veterans Affairs has been messed up for a very long time and the chaos over the past few weeks with the resignation of Eric […]
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On Monday, an Oregon Judge ruled the ban on same-sex marriage as UNCONSTITUTIONAL, last Tuesday an Idaho judge also ruled the ban on same-sex marriage as UNCONSTITUTIONAL. As I always say, NO GOVERNMENT OR PERSON(S) have a right to not let same-sex couples marry the person they love, these rulings indicate that the fight for marriage equality is turning around. […]
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What country is the most expensive to live in?? According to Numbeo, it’s Switzerland, it cost more to live here then the U.S., it is more expensive then New York and Los Angeles. Because the cost of living in Switzerland is higher they are proposing to raise their minimum wage to $25. Every other country minimum wage is between $7 […]
Read moreA CEO to one of the largest fast food restaurants agrees that the the minimum wage should be increase. Subway CEO Fred DeLuca see’s no issue with improving wages for low wage workers, he understands that improving the wages of workers will reduce high turn over rates and keep fast food businesses competitive. DeLuca goes on to say that if […]
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On Tuesday, Idaho’s magistrate judge ruled the ban on same-sex marriage as UNCONSTITUTIONAL, another victory for same-sex couples fighting for LIFE,LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. Same-sex couples have rights just as any other person, NO GOVERNMENT HAS THE RIGHT TO DECIDE WHO CAN MARRY WHO, NO GOVERNMENT HAS THE RIGHT TO REDUCE A PERSON TO SECOND CLASS CITIZENSHIP. People […]
Read moreYesterday evening former Secretary Treasurer Timothy Geithner was on Nightly Business Report, all week he has been doing interviews about his new book that is coming out titled “STRESS TEST”. His book is discussing the 2008 fiscal crisis that nearly brought down the global economy, due to banks fraudulent activities. On Nightly Business Report, Timothy Geithner mentioned that there is […]
Read moreMitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Tim Pawlenty former Presidential candidates and members of the GOP agreed that the minimum wage should be raised. Due to the polarization of both parties, it is good to see that 3 well established GOP members agreeing on an issue that is very pertinent. However, they did not mention how much the minimum wage should […]
Read moreLast week blog, I wrote about how Secretary of State John Kerry visited the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) and pledged $30 million TAX DOLLARS for “transparent elections”. Back in February, Congress passed legislation giving Ukraine $100 million TAX DOLLARS in “loan guarantees”, which will not be repaid. This pass Tuesday the President extends a 10 year deal with […]
Read moreApple has acquired Beats by Dr. Dre. for a reported $3.2 billion, which is a first for hip-hop. Beats was created by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine 5 years ago, and it has grown into the largest music maker of headphones. From sports celebrities, to music celebrities everyone has a pair the Beats headphones, and now Apple will own Beats. […]
Read moreLast week, there was a huge discussion on extending unemployment benefits for 1.3 million people, the Democrats are all for passing the extension and the GOP does not mind extending the benefits, but how is it going to be paid for?. The extension would be for 3 months at an estimated cost of $64 billion dollars. Now it is reported […]
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