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Affordable Care Act Upheld By SCOTUS

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Barack, Health Care, health care reform, Law, Legislation, Obama, Supreme Court

This just in from Drudgereport: SUPREME COURT RULES: Mandate survives as a tax… Chief Justice Roberts joins the left of the Court… The Medicaid provision is limited but not invalidated… ‘Congress had the power to impose the exaction in Section 5000A under the taxing power, and that Section 5000A need not be read to do [...]

June 28th, 2012 | Permalink| 13 Comments »

What Do You Share On Social Media? Too Much? Find Out…

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Technology

How much information is too much? Are you putting yourself and your family at risk? Online Education did the research and presents the following. Enjoy. Tweet

June 22nd, 2012 | Permalink| No Comments »

Corporate Profits At All Time High, Wages At All Time Low

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Business, Economy, Money

The corporate tax rate needs to be dropped. Right… Corporate profits as a % of GDP… Wages as a % of GDP… Who shared the graphs? None other than Mr. Internet Bubble himself, Henry Blodget. He has since reformed and started a reliable site called Business Insider he started a couple years ago. And he’s [...]

June 22nd, 2012 | Permalink| 22 Comments »

Never say Vagina in a crowded chamber

By donar | Related entries in Political Graffiti

June 20th, 2012 | Permalink| 4 Comments »

Source: Mitch Daniels In As Purdue President. Does This Mean No Veep Consideration?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Indiana, Republicans, Romney, Veep

With the news about Marco Rubio’s Veep chances today and then this about Daniels…I’m thinking the pick for Romney is between Rob Portman and Rob Portman. From WISHTV 8: WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) – Purdue University officials plan to vote on a candidate for the school’s next president this week – and WISH-TV has learned [...]

June 19th, 2012 | Permalink| No Comments »

Marco Rubio Not Being Vetted For VP Seat

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Republicans, Romney, Rubio, Veep

Rubio has said in the past that he’s not interested in the position right now, and I think that’s a smart play. This is going to be an ugly campaign and Rubio doesn’t have much to gain by hitching his wagon to Romney’s star right now. Here’s more from ABC: Even before the Republicans chose [...]

June 19th, 2012 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Debt Collection Infographic – What You Need To Know

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Debt, Economic crisis, Economic recovery, Economy, Infographic, Money

During the past decade many Americans have faced a reality where their debt has exceeded their income, sometimes through no fault of their own. So when I saw an infographic come in about how consumers can protect themsleves, I thought it would be interesting to share. This from the creator, Frugal Dad: Collector abuse is [...]

June 19th, 2012 | Permalink| 5 Comments »

Obama Ceases Deportation For Younger, Responsible Illegal Immigrants

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Barack, Immigration, Obama

The interesting part of all this isn’t the timing or the idea. Yes, it’s the right thing to do. Yes, it’s politically timed. Blah, blah, blah. Boring. The interesting part about this is he did this on his own. No bills, no debate. The below simply won’t happen anymore…at least if Obama gets reelected. From [...]

June 15th, 2012 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

In China, History Is Written By The “Winners”

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in The World

Do you know what 76,692,000 represents? Do you know what democide means? To find out, read more here. (HT: Dean’s World) Tweet

June 5th, 2012 | Permalink| No Comments »

Tiananmen Square & China – 23 Years Later

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in China, History

Hard to believe it has been over 20 years since that fateful day. They’re remembering the fallen in Hong Kong… The Hong Kong demonstrators massed in a downtown park, holding candles around a June 4 memorial and a replica of the Goddess of Democracy statue that was built in Tiananmen Square before tanks and troops [...]

June 4th, 2012 | Permalink| No Comments »

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