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Tag Archives: Patricia L Johnson
Equality, The Essence of Life – Part II – Our Number One Problem
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath Part one of this series dealt with an excellent solution for dealing with the extraordinary income equalities we are now facing in this country. The solution was offered by Economist, Milton Friedman, … Continue reading
Cooking the Books aka Surviving in a Country Filled with Smoke and Mirrors
By Richard E Walrath and Patricia L Johnson The news coming out this week about our GREAT economy is bordering disaster. The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated a preliminary revision to the number of non-farm jobs created by this Administration, … Continue reading
The History Behind Department 56
Above photo is the property of an eBay member who currently has a Department 56, Dickens Series, St. Ives Lock House RETIRED up for auction at the following link. Other Department 56 items up for auction by this seller may … Continue reading
Our United States Navy
By Patricia L Johnson The United States Navy will be celebrating its 239th birthday on October 13, 2014. Please be sure to wish any current Navy personnel and all Navy Veterans a Happy Day when the 13th rolls around. The … Continue reading
Posted in Government, International, Safety and Security, U.S. History, U.S. Military
Tagged aircraft carriers, amphibious assault ships, Articles and Answers 2014, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, littoral combat ships, Patricia L Johnson, President George Washington, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, submarines, U.S. Navy, USS Nimitz (CVN68)
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Kudos to Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr. on His Litigation Vote
Congratulations to U.S. Congressman, Walter B. Jones, Jr., representing the 3rd congressional district in the State of North Carolina. Representative Jones is the ONLY Republican in the United States House of Representatives that had the guts to vote ‘Nay’ on … Continue reading
Posted in Government, News and politics
Tagged 3rd Congressional District North Carolina, 4:23 p.m. vote and 4:33 p.m. vote on 7/30/14, Congressman Walter B. Jones, Executive Branch, H. Res. 676, litigation, Patricia L Johnson, President Obama, Speaker of the House John Boehner, vote to sue President Obama
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The Stupidity of It!
Opinion by Patricia L Johnson A day or two ago I wandered over to my local post office to mail a package and almost could not believe my eyes. Sitting in the grassy area was a small structure that resembled … Continue reading
“Because the New York Times Doesn’t”
Opinion by Patricia L Johnson If you’ve ever raised any teenagers you’ve heard the expression because so and so does it, more than once when you’ve provided a negative response to a question of the teen doing something or another … Continue reading
Murphy’s Law a.k.a. My Life in a Nutshell
By Patricia L Johnson To My Friendly, Patient and Understanding Credit Card Company Following is a Timeline of Events that have transpired regarding payment on my credit card account number xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx. 02-28-2014 Prepared check number 7379 in the amount of … Continue reading
Crude Facts about Crude Oil 2014 – Why the Price of Gasoline and Diesel Fluctuates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (FEB 2014) By Patricia L Johnson The above graphics from the U.S. Energy Information Administration represent the various costs that go into a gallon of gasoline and a gallon of diesel as of January 2014. … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, News and politics
Tagged Canada, crude oil, Cushing OK, diesel, EIA, exports, gasoline, imports, Keystone Pipeline, NEB, PADD II, Patricia L Johnson, Petroleum, TransCanada, United States Department of Energy
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To Paraphrase VP Joe Biden, the Keystone Pipeline Ain’t No “BFD!”
By Richard E Walrath and Patricia L Johnson The Honorable Stephanie F. Stacy, Judge of the District Court, 3rd District, Lancaster County, Nebraska ruled on February 19, 2014 that the 2012 law allowing Governor Dave Heineman to approve the revised … Continue reading
What is the Status of Keystone XL?
By Patricia L Johnson Do you really know the facts behind the Keystone XL Pipeline Project? Executive Order 13337 signed April 30, 2004, by President George W. Bush dictates that the Secretary of State shall be ‘designated and empowered’ to … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics
Tagged 30-day comment period, BP, Conoco Phillips, Deepwater Horizon, EO 13337, Federal Register, Final SEIS, Keystone Pipeline Project, Koch Brothers, Macondo Incident, NRDC, Patricia L Johnson, PL 112-78, President George W. Bush, Sand Hill Region Nebraska, Secretary of State John Kerry, TransCanada Corporation, TransCanada Keystone Pipeline LP
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How About a Fact or Two Added to the Discussion of the 2.5 Million Lost Jobs
Opinion By Patricia L Johnson The Congressional Budget Office released their report “The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2014 to 2014” [1] on February 4, 2014. Republicans were positively ecstatic over the fact the report indicated 2.0 million jobs would be … Continue reading
What is Senator Rand Paul’s Problem?
By Patricia L Johnson Since when does being a junior Senator give someone a license to be callous and uncaring in addition to distorting the truth? Senator Randal Howard [Rand] Paul (R-KY), and a member of the Tea Party movement, … Continue reading
Game of Symbols Anyone? ♥♠♦♣
By Patricia L Johnson Have you ever viewed a website or e-mail that contained symbols or tiny images and you wondered just how they got there? It’s really very simple and we’ll use the four card suits as examples: The … Continue reading
Happy Veterans Day to Our Veterans a.k.a. “Our Heroes”
By Patricia L Johnson United States Code defines a Veteran as follows: 38 U.S.C. United States Code, 2011 Edition Title 38 – VETERANS’ BENEFITS PART I – GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER 1 – GENERAL Sec. 101 – Definitions From the U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics, War
Tagged Amputations, OEF, OIF, OND, Patricia L Johnson, PTSD, Suicide, Support System, TBI, Thank You, Veterans Day 2013
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What Is a Penny Worth to You?
By Patricia L Johnson My husband is a ‘collector’, he collects anything and everything, books, trading cards, coins, fishing equipment, metals, etc. Some people would call him a “pack rat” and that might be a truer definition because when I … Continue reading
Do you know a Family or Individual Receiving Food Stamps?
By Patricia L Johnson November 1, 2013 is the day the increased benefits to the SNAP/Food Stamp benefit program in effect since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 are reduced by approximately 5.5 percent. Decreased benefits are dependent … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics
Tagged 2014 ELECTION, CBO, CBPP, CHILDREN, DISABLED, ELDERLY, HUNGRY, Patricia L Johnson, poor, SNAP
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The Dog in the Manger
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath “The gap between the rich and poor is increasing. Some are living to eat, while others are struggling to eat enough to be able to live.” ~ Anna Hazare [Given name Kisan … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics
Tagged 2008 Income Taxes, ARTICLES and ANSWERS 2011, Debt Ceiling, Debt Subject to Limit, Default, Deficit, Deficit Spending, IRS, National Debt, Patricia L Johnson, President George W. Bush, President William F. Clinton, Republicans, Richard E Walrath, Tax-cuts, US Treasury
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What Do You Know About Google – Part II
Opinion by Patricia L Johnson The other day I wrote a little something about Google’s search engine capabilities “What do You Know About Google” which you may read by clicking the following link https://articlesandanswers2011.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/what-do-you-know-about-google/ but today I would like to … Continue reading
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY FEBRUARY 14, 2011
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Tagged ARTICLES and ANSWERS 2011, Patricia L Johnson, Valentine's Day 2011
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Tea Party Candidates have been in Congress Too Long!
Opinion by Patricia L Johnson Representative Hal Rogers (R-KY), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, introduced a revised bill for FY 2011 with additional cuts. Supposedly the additional cuts are due to demands by Tea Party freshman, but really…. what … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Employment, Government, Health and wellness, Health, Uninsured, Immigration, News and politics, Safety and Security
Tagged 112th Congress, ARTICLES and ANSWERS 2011, Budget Cuts, Economy, Education, Energy Assistance, EPA, FY 2011, Healthcare, HUD, Illegal Immigration, IRS, Jared Loughner, Mental Health, Military, Patricia L Johnson, Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY), Republicans, Tea Party Candidates, Transportation, U.S. Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, Unemployment, Veterans Affairs
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Do You Really Want to Know About Tax Cuts?
An opinion by Patricia L Johnson New legislation will be required in order to extend the tax cuts put into place by President G.W. Bush in 2001 [PL 107-16], otherwise they will expire at midnight on December 31, 2010. Recently … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, National Debt, News and politics
Tagged ARTICLES and ANSWERS 2011, Deficit, Estate Tax, Generation Skipping Transfer Tax and Income on Estate, Gift Tax, Individual Income Taxes, Patricia L Johnson, PL107-16, Revenues, Senator Mitch McConnell, Tax rate schedule, Tax-cuts, Unified Credit
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Deficit Chart
(Click Chart to enlarge) The above chart represents deficit increases by year, based on legislative changes that applied to that particular year. During the period of FY 2001 through FY 2009, legislative changes increased the U.S. Deficit by 5.4 trillion … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, National Debt, News and politics
Tagged ARTICLES and ANSWERS 2011, FY2001, FY2002, FY2003, FY2004, FY2005, FY2006, FY2007, FY2008, FY2009, Patricia L Johnson, U.S. Deficit
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ARTICLES and ANSWERS 2020 
WANTED – Everything!
By Patricia L Johnson While in the middle of researching for a new article, I saw a headline that caught my attention simply due to the geographic location of the site and decided to read the accompanying story. When I … Continue reading →