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It’s Your Tax Dollar – Should Headstone Changes Be Made for Deceased Veterans at the Expense of Veterans in Nursing Homes, Increasing Your State’s Medicaid Payments?
Opinion: Patricia Johnson Every once in a while I’ll read something and simply shake my head in disbelief. H.R. 2701 basically falls into that category. Before I continue, it’s necessary to explain my thoughts on death. I don’t want anyone … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics
Tagged ABMC, CBO, Democrats, DVA, H.R. 2701, History, Jewish-American Deceased Veteran, Latin Cross, Medicaid, news, Operation Benjamin, Politics, Republicans, S. 292, Star of David, Taxes, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Veterans, WWI
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Is the Ultimate goal of the Republican Party to Bankrupt the United States?
Opinion: Patricia Johnson President Donald J. Trump increased the National Debt of the United States by $7.8 trillion dollars during his four years in office or a total of $1.95 trillion dollars per year. Donald J. Trump was our 45th … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics
Tagged Big Beautiful Bill, Budget Deficit, Budget Surplus, Economy, EGTRRA, Expenses, finance, Joint Economic Committee, Monthly Debt Update, news, PL 119-21, Politics, President Donald J. Trump, President George W. Bush, President William J. Clinton, Republicans, Revenues, statutory debt limit, Tax Credit, trump, U.S. National Debt
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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
Opinion or Fact?
Opinion by Richard E Walrath and Patricia L Johnson Elections are where we are most vulnerable. The Republicans are following President Trump’s lead and clouding the issue as much as they possibly can by talking about voter fraud. The fact … Continue reading
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
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
How Accurate is Your Memory on Iraq Weapons of Mass Destruction
By Patricia L Johnson “The repetition of tentative news stories, even if they are subsequently disconfirmed, can assist in the creation of false memories in a substantial proportion of people.” The above is a quote taken from the Psychological … Continue reading
Posted in Iraq, War, National Intelligence, News and politics
Tagged assessment, CRS Report, Intelligence, Intelligence Community, Iraq, Media misinformation, misinformation, National Intelligence Estimate, NIE, OIF, Republicans, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, SSIC, weapons of mass destruction, WMD
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December 13th – A Day to Remember or a Day to Forget?
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath December 13, 2000 is the day Al Gore conceded defeat to then Texas Governor George W. Bush. That was a bad, sad day–almost as bad and sad as the day the Supreme … Continue reading
Perry’s travel, security costs will stay secret until after 2012 – The Washington Post
Perry’s travel, security costs will stay secret until after 2012 – The Washington Post.
Bernanke Returns Fire—With a Lecture – Jim Tankersley – NationalJournal.com
Bernanke Returns Fire—With a Lecture – Jim Tankersley – NationalJournal.com. “The most important part of the more than 2,000-word speech, though, came near the end. It was a lecture – a dispassionate, wonky, Bernanke-esque one, but a lecture, nonetheless – … Continue reading
Starting Over with a Super Committee
By Patricia L Johnson The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform was created on February 18, 2010 by President Barack Obama. Section 2 & 3 outline membership selection of this commission as follows: Sec. 2. Membership. The Commission shall … Continue reading
Two Years – The length of their term, and their level of maturity
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath Another day and nothing in sight yet that looks like it might be an end to the debt ceiling argument. The economy keeps getting worse which is exactly what the Republicans want … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elections 2012, Government, National Debt, News and politics
Tagged Congress, Cut Cap and Balance, Debt Limit, deficit surplus, Democrats, economics, Employment, Great Recession, H.R. 2560, Legislation, President Clinton, President George W. Bush, Republicans, Tea Party, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, War
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You can lead a Horse to Water, but you cannot make it Drink, Write a Letter or Make a Call.
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath You voted the Republicans in – now vote them out. We don’t need a National election for you to tell the GOP what you think of their refusal to increase the debt … Continue reading
Posted in 9/11, Economy, Employment, Government, National Debt, News and politics
Tagged big business, Debt Limit, Democrats, Economy, GOP, Independents, Job Creation, Members of Congress, National elections, oil subsidies, President George W. Bush, President William J. Clinton, Republicans, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Unemployment
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“Un bon croquis vaut mieux qu’un long discours,”
By Patricia L Johnson The above quote translated from French into English reads “A good sketch is better than a long speech” and is supposedly attributed to Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821. I can’t confirm whether or not he said it … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elections 2012, Government, National Debt, News and politics, Only in America News, U.S. History
Tagged 2012 Election, budget, Deficit Spending, economics, President George H.W. Bush, President George W. Bush, President Ronald Reagan, President William J. Clinton, Republicans, Tax-cuts
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Only the Shadow Knows
By Richard E Walrath and Patricia L Johnson Jon Huntsman, former Governor of Utah and former Ambassador to China, announced his candidacy for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination on June 21, 2011 with the Statue of Liberty in the background. … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elections 2012, Government, National Debt, News and politics, Only in America News, U.S. History
Tagged 2012 Election, budget, campaign, Cato Institute, Deficit Spending, economics, Governor Jon Huntsman, President George W. Bush, President Ronald Reagan, President William J. Clinton, Reaganomics, Republicans, Tax-cuts, The Shadow
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Now Is the Time to Call In the No Interest Loans
By Richard Walrath and Patricia Johnson Speaker of the House, John Boehner (R-OH) made the following statement on May 5, 2011, “Nothing is off the table except raising taxes”, as quoted on the speaker’s blog . The comment was made in … Continue reading
Posted in Government, National Debt, News and politics
Tagged average wealth, Center for Responsible Politics, Congress, Debt Limit, Deficit, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Job Creation, Korean War, National Debt, no interest loans, President George W. Bush, President Ronald Reagan, President William Clinton, Republicans, Speaker of the House John Boehner, Vietnam War Surcharge, World War I, World War II
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An Open Letter to Members of Congress
By Richard E Walrath It doesn’t matter if you’re in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, or if you are a Republican, Democrat or Independent, the people of the U.S. need your help now. The latest Associated Press … Continue reading
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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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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Note to GOP – Creating Babies is NOT the Same as Creating Jobs
Republicans were put back in control of the House partially based upon their promises in their “Pledge to America”. You only have to read 271 words into the pledge to come to the following statement, which is the first time … Continue reading
What Is The Basis for Their Repeal?
An opinion by Patricia L Johnson A total of 434 votes were cast, 245-189, in the U.S. House on January 19, 2011 on H.R. 2, “Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act”; a one-page bill to repeal the provisions of … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Health and wellness, Medicare, News and politics
Tagged 112th Congress, H.R. 2, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, jobs created, Medicare, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PL 111-148, PL 111-152, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, Republicans, Tea Party, U.S. House
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A $145 Billion Increase to Deficit?
An opinion by Patricia L Johnson Determining whether or not a particular bill will be beneficial to this country generally begins with a request to the Congressional Budget Office [CBO] to determine costs involved and budget impact. In March of … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Health, Uninsured, National Debt, News and politics
Tagged 112th Congress, CBO, Congressional Budget Office, Federal Budget, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PL 111-148, PL 111-152, Republicans
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GOP Definition of “Cut Spending”
An opinion by Patricia L Johnson The GOP’s Opening Argument: Cut Spending, Cut Spending, Cut Spending is an article written on January 3, 2011, by Derek Thompson and published in the Business section of The Atlantic. Thompson confirms what we … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, National Debt, News and politics, War
Tagged Afghanistan, Democrats, Pakistan, President Obama Stimulus Bill, Republicans, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Senator Kelly Ayotte, Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator March Rubio, Senator Pat Roomey, Senator Richard Burr, Senator Ron Johnson, Tea Party, U.S. Deficit, U.S. House, U.S. Senate
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U.S. House Says NO to Extended Unemployment Compensation
The final vote on the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act took place at 2:01 pm on November 18, 2010. The following members, almost all Republicans, voted “Nay” which made it impossible for the bill to pass: Aderholt Akin Alexander Austria … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Employment, National Debt
Tagged Deficit, Election 2012, Republicans, Tax-cuts, U.S. House, Unemployment Compensation
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GOP – Going Overboard on Pelosi
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath Fox News, reporting with their usual fair and [un]balanced flair published a special report Monday titled “Pelosi Did Nothing With Knowledge About Enhanced Interrogation Techniques” [1] The story indicates Speaker of … Continue reading
Posted in 9/11, Government, News and politics, Only in America News, Safety and Security
Tagged 9/11, CIA, Democrats, John Boehner, Justice Department, Newt Gingrich affair, NSA Condeleezza Rice, President George W. Bush, Representative Nancy Pelosi, Republicans, Speaker of the House, torture
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Former Bush aide gets 30 months in prison – USATODAY.com
Former Bush aide gets 30 months in prison – USATODAY.com
Posted in Government, News and politics, Only in America News
Tagged President George W. Bush, Republicans
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ARTICLES and ANSWERS 2020 