(WATCH) Student Debt
President Biden has committed the government to erasing some student loan debt for as many as 43 million Americans at a huge cost to taxpayers. A lot of borrowers think it’s a great idea… others not so much. Scott Thuman […]
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Right to food; Student debt; Ben Carson
In the wake of the Covid shutdowns there are growing concerns about the security of the global food supply. Sunday on Full Measure, we’re off to Maine. It’s the first state in the US to enshrine in its law and
NJ hospital faces closing after 150 yrs
We used to actually have three hospitals. Now we’re down to two. And if [St. Francis Medical Center] close[s] their doors, we’ll just have one. Reed Gusciora, Trenton, NJ Mayor The following is an excerpt from Becker’s Hospital Review. St.
POLL: Student debt should ‘never again’ be erased at taxpayer expense
President Biden’s plan to erase billions of dollars in student debt at taxpayer expense shouldn’t be offered again. That’s according to the vast majority of the 1,110 people who answered the latest unscientific poll at SharylAttkisson.com Ninety-eight percent (98%) of
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(READ) Treasury Inspector General to audit IRS
The Treasury Inspector General (IG) has agreed to a request by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to audit the IRS. Ernst recently made that announcement. The IG had previously found that hundreds of employees at the IRS, including tax collectors and even a
NATO, Power Problems & Digital Currency Wars
Why is Russia President Putin so worried about the military alliance, NATO? And what role to NATO and the US have in the current Russia-Ukraine conflict? Sunday on Full Measure, an exclusive look inside NATO Allied Air Command. We’re the
(READ) IG: Military illegally denying religious exemptions for Covid vaccine
The military “reviewed” and denied 4,500 applications for religious exemptions in one 90 day period Federal law and policies require individualized reviews Read the IG’s memo at the end of this post In a landmark finding, the Inspector General (IG)
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(FORUM) Budget philosophy
In most spending contexts, it works something like this: estimates are obtained for needed products and services. The products and services are obtained within a pre-prescribed budget. As you know, the federal government doesn’t work this way. Instead of determining,
