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“You just keep adding to debt, adding to entitlements…”

David Stockman Fears Intense Resentment Over “Disaster” That Is Obamacare | Zero Hedge.

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Obamacare, the land of limitless entitlement

Expecting ObamaCare’s Collapse Is To Dangerously Live In Wonderland – Investors.com. Entitlements: Give Democrats as much ObamaCare rope as they want, then sit back and watch them hang themselves. This advice from some pundits is the kind of thing that … Continue reading

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“Managers freely made out checks to employees without requiring documentation …”

The correct amount of obscureness would be a gravestone – Bureaucrats at tiny federal agency FMCS buy legions of luxuries with purchase cards | WashingtonExaminer.com. One federal employee leased a $53,000 take-home car with taxpayer money in apparent defiance of … Continue reading

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Shutting down the government: Time to take a stand on Obamacare

The entitlement mission creep will bankrupt our government – On October 1, Obamacare’s Price Tag Will Surprise Americans – Forbes. So prepare for the next battleground of health care as a “right.” Once people have fully received their free or … Continue reading

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Boulder County provides help understanding health exchanges

Boulder County provides help understanding health exchanges – Boulder Daily Camera. The insurance exchanges are designed to give consumers access to a wide variety of health insurance plans at better rates than previously were available on the private market. Oh … Continue reading

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Obama: No President has ever been better for Gun Sales

Maryland ringing up record gun sales as deadline approaches « Hot Air. Maryland residents have been buying guns in record numbers before a law takes effect Tuesday, with provisions aimed at helping keep guns away from criminals and the mentally … Continue reading

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US employers slashing worker hours to avoid Obamacare insurance mandate

US employers slashing worker hours to avoid Obamacare insurance mandate | World news | theguardian.com. Mentioned are Mall of America, Forever 21, Trader Joe’s and Home Depot. The trend has caused fears among low-paid workers living on the breadline that … Continue reading

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▶ The YouToons Get Ready for Obamacare

▶ The YouToons Get Ready for Obamacare – YouTube.

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Obamacare: Perverse incentives to income fudge

The graph below shows the subsidy available to a 60 year old couple in the Boulder/Denver area and the Resort areas. The difference in subsidies between the resort area and the Boulder/Denver area is directly related to the increased cost … Continue reading

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Supermodel boxing

Sweet – British supermodel punches topless female protester on catwalk | Fox News. A British supermodel punched a topless female protester after she was grabbed on the catwalk during Paris Fashion Week, but didn’t let the scuffle stop her, saying … Continue reading

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NSA uses data to map Americans’ social connections, report says | Fox News

Nothing to see here, move along – NSA uses data to map Americans’ social connections, report says | Fox News. For almost three years the National Security Agency has been tapping the data it collects to map out some Americans’ … Continue reading

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Climate Studies Ignoring Faulty Models, Warming Pauses to Push Radical Agendas

Climate Studies Ignoring Faulty Models, Warming Pauses to Push Radical Agendas. But numerous studies have found that the various climate models these scientists have been using are far from accurate: John Christy, a distinguished climate scientist and director of the … Continue reading

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Middle School Video: Pledge to Serve Obama

School Video: I Pledge to Serve Obama | FOX News & Commentary: Todd Starnes. A Wisconsin school district is apologizing after middle school students were shown a video that featured Hollywood celebrities pledging to be a servant to President Obama. … Continue reading

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President Obama lied to us — he told America some real whoppers about ObamaCare

President Obama lied to us — he told America some real whoppers about ObamaCare | Fox News. President Obama lied to us. It wasn’t a white lie. It wasn’t a fib. It wasn’t a half truth. It was a bold-faced … Continue reading

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FHA Bailout: Those pesky reverse mortgages

Five Years Later: FHA Demands $1.7 Billion Treasury Bail Out | Zero Hedge. One would think that five years after the bail out of the GSEs, that the Federal Housing Agency, the government agency created to insure loans made by … Continue reading

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Auto, Medical and Education costs in one graph

‘nuf said.

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After Cruz Has Said His Piece . . .

After Cruz Has Said His Piece . . . – Ricochet.com. Unlike Troy and many others, I think that there is a point to Ted Cruz’ grandstanding and to what the House Republicans did when they sent up a budget … Continue reading

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Keep on borrowing because…

Rep. Nancy Pelosi: Nothing left to cut in budget — ‘the cupboard is bare’ – Washington Times. Oh what the heck… Things that can’t go on forever, won’t. Debt that can’t be repaid, won’t be. Promises that can’t be kept, … Continue reading

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Quantitative easing…

QE Worked For The Weimar Republic For A Little While Too | Zero Hedge.         Like the Weimar Republic, the U.S. economy is also struggling and like the Weimar Republic, the U.S. government is absolutely drowning in … Continue reading

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Blogging to resume…..

Hi everyone, all one or two of you. Blogging will resume shortly. Our family was minorilyvery slightly impacted by the flooding with the exception of Comcast cable/internet. I took up temporary work quarters in Boulder (I work out of my home … Continue reading

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