Tag: Social Security
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America Under Attack from Inside and Out
July 3, 2024 Dear Editor, When I was young I had many questions; now that I am old, I have many more: More questions to follow. . . .
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COVID Scam Still Going
by Bob Russell, ©2023 (Apr. 14, 2023) — I thought the covid scamdemic was over but it isn’t. Television is full of ads telling medicare recipients they can get 8 “free” covid test kits per month. When they say “free” they mean scarce medicare funds are being given to big pharma companies for test kits…
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Who’s Pulling the Wagon?
by ProfDave, ©2021 (Aug. 10, 2021) — Whether Mitt Romney had any real chance of unseating President Obama in 2012 or not, he made himself infamous in some quarters by commenting that too many of us were riding in the wagon and not enough of us were pulling it – 47 to 53%. Where this…
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Social Security – The Second Government Socialist Trap
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2017 (Sep. 24, 2017) — “The only reason that Democrats care for the poor, the downtrodden, the sick, the infirm, the disabled, the Blacks, the Latinos, the LGBT crowd and other minority groups is for the votes they hope to garner by pandering to…
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The Elephant in the Living Room
“REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED COLD” by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2017, blogging at Order of the Ephors (Jan. 28, 2017) — When Dwight Eisenhower left the White House in January 1961 he retired quietly to his farm in Gettysburg. When Richard Nixon left the White House he retired to his seaside home in San…
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Positivism and Intellectual Cowardice: America’s Kryptonite
“AN OPENLY DESPOTIC GOVERNMENT” by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Oct. 28, 2016) — “As long as it is admitted that the law may be diverted from its true purpose–that it may violate property instead of protecting it–then everyone will want to participate in making the law, either to protect himself against…
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Delusion Is Believing Your Vote Will Save America
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, ©2016, President, NARLO (Aug. 7, 2016) — Every four years we go through this aggravating and irritating charade called a presidential election. From the Primary to the General it becomes a year-and-a-half long, 24/7 barrage of “He said – She said,” preempting all other news. Wild…
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Is Speaker Paul Ryan Living Up to His Promises?
“PLEASE SHOW US WHAT YOU HAVE DONE” May 12, 2016 [Author’s Note: This is a response I made to the NRCC’s request via Paul Ryan.] Honorable Speaker Paul Ryan, This is in response to your (NRCC) request to join your Speaker’s Club by making a monthly donation. All of the donations made in the past…
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America’s Collapse is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy – UNLESS!
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, ©2016, President, NARLO (Jan. 31, 2016) — “There is only one social system that reflects the sovereignty of the individual, the free market, capitalist system.” William E. Simon, Treasury Secretary. * * * * * * * * * * * * * Over 34 years…
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How Democrats Milk America’s Safety Net
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, ©2015, President, NARLO (Oct. 4, 2015) — Just recently we received the State Audit Report on the Workforce Development System for the State of Washington. Reading it makes one to want to stomp on it, set fire to it, pour acid on it and go get…
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Freedom Is a Fading Mirage on a Darkening Horizon
“IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2014 (Jun. 22, 2014) — We have a little experiment we would like you to try outside. First, wet your finger and put it up in the air. Then turn your body around until you feel the wind evaporate the moisture on your finger. Now,…
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Social Security is Not A Contract, Insurance, Or A Right
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2014 (May 25, 2014) — “Social Security will go bankrupt within ten years!” — Congressman Paul Ryan – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Ladies and gentlemen, have you noticed that your social security…
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The IRS Came, They Saw and They Conquered
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2014 (May 11, 2014) — “We’ll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail.” Dave Berry, humor columnist and author – – – – – – – – – – –…
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The Great Sucking Siphon of America’s Wealth!
“IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, ©2013 (Dec. 1, 2013) — “It is an inescapable fact that there will always be the rich among us and there will always be the poor among us. Sometimes the rich will make a wrong decision, lose their wealth and join the poor. Sometimes the poor will break…
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Conservatives Are Flailing In The Dark!
“DUMB AND DIVIDED…” by Ron Ewart, ©2013 (Apr. 14, 2013) — America was once a great country and it is extremely difficult for this author to helplessly watch while it disintegrates into a third-world, mirror image of a Weimar Republic because of a fatally flawed ideology that exploits human weakness ….. for votes, implements social policies that make people…