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Americans on average spent more on taxes in 2016 than they did on food and clothing combined, according to data released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In 2016, according to BLS, “consumer units” (which include families, financially independent individuals, and people living in a single household who share expenses) spent more on average on federal, state and local taxes ($10,489) than they did on food ($7,203) and clothing ($1,803) combined ($9,006).
Our hearts go out to those folks that have literally lost everything (and I suggest that if you wish to make a donation to help out, go to Samaritan’s Purse) but after watching the disaster that has hit the Gulf areas of Texas for days now, one has to wonder: what DO you do to prepare for that? Especially if you are one of the tens of thousands (millions?) that had to leave? Well, if you can’t “hunker down / shelter in place”, it IS time to get out of Dodge.
Like the image says above “Get a Kit, Make a Plan“. A lot of people look down on “preppers” as being kooks, freaks, extremists, and “just out there” and the National Geographic series “Doomsday Prepper” did their part to reinforce that outlook just like the liberal MSM did to the TEA Party. However, in our harried scheduled, just-in-time purchasing lifestyle, what DO you do when all of a sudden when normal life breaks down – completely? As the residents of a lot of the impacted areas found out, in some cases, there is no 911 to call and you quickly realize that YOU are your own first responder (irrespective of those that have chosen to outsource their basic self-responsibility to Govt, like J@Womenspeakup). What are you gonna due?
PARENTING: Forget the Terrible Twos, It’s ThreEVILs You Have to Worry About. Our boys both got through the Terrible Twos with barely an incident, but they have no idea how lucky they were that we allowed them to see the age of four. You? (H/T: Instapundit)
A long time activist for American Indian rights, who has tried for years to get rid of the Cleveland Indian’s name and Chief Wahoo mascot (it’s Racist!) has been charged with embezzling tens of thousands of dollars in federal money meant for American Indian Children. Former Oberlin College Professor, Robert Roche, 70, of Cleveland, is … Read more
This is curious. He also said that the situation with the Russian diplomatic property resembles “paroxysms” (an attack or sudden increase in symptoms of a disease) caused by the “exceptionalism” demonstrated by former US President Barack Obama. All of the “exchange of sanction moves” were initiated by the Obama administration to undermine relations and hinder the incoming president from changing the … Read more
LEO -> Law Enforcement Officers. This was amusing as well: “She found that with an estimated 270 million firearms owned by everyday Americans, civilians own 70 times more weapons than all police and military services combined.” When you see things like that, remember this from one of our Founding Fathers: Who are the militia? Are … Read more
SHOT: Perfect. Hungary Sends The EU A Bill For Their Border Fence
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been something of a thorn in the side of the EU for quite a while now when it comes to the refugee crisis and questions over terrorism and illegal immigration. While most of the rest of the union has been bending over backwards to keep pace with Angela Merkel’s plans for unlimited immigration and open borders, Hungary has taken a hard line in keeping the illegal migrants out. This has led the EU to recently consider imposing penalties on Hungary for their failure to get with the program.
Orban came up with an even better response of his own. He just sent the European Union a bill for $476 million to cover half the cost of the razor wire fence he put up to keep the flow of immigrants out.
Hungary wants the European Union to pay half the bill for the razor-wired fence it erected in 2015 to keep migrants out, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s administration announced Thursday. The fence has virtually erased illegal immigration into Hungary less than two years after it was considered the primary route for migrants attempting to enter the EU. Janos Lazar, Orban’s chief of staff, claims the 400 million euro ($476 million) figure is justified since the fence is “protecting all the citizens of Europe from the flood of illegal migrants.”
CHASER: Report: White House Weighing Mexican Remittance Fee To Pay for Southern Security Wall…
I have no idea who this is but she is interesting, and she makes some important points, from the perspective a person who has lived many years in a former Eastern Bloc country (Hungary) looking Westward at the nonsense going on in America.
Yeah, from my previous post about some Lefty SJW whining about “untrained volunteers” – where would Houston et al and Louisiana be without volunteers? Anywhere, for that matter, right? I mean, what regular Army platoon keeps a couple of these bad boys around along with the guys that go “Here, Cletus, hold m’beer” and create … Read more
Army Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, the commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve (Iraq), expressed the appreciation of commanders in the field with regard to the current administrations approach to decision making. “I will say that probably a key result of that is that we don’t get second-guessed a lot. Our judgment … Read more
I just got back last night from San Francisco – yeah, that one, where I was a speaker at what could best be described as the first time East Coast and West Coast voter integrity organizations got together.
There is a video in the works for distribution to as many outlets as possible. When it is finished, it will be posted in NH.
I think the event went well. Jay Delancey of the North Carolina Voter Integrity Project went to a college in the area where there was a discussion of election laws and challenged some professors to show up at our event. No takers.
We created an emergency fund for #HurricaneHarvey survivors facing addtl barriers who are seeking abortion care: https://t.co/MayWORduEY pic.twitter.com/iDTP8NXKVZ — Lilith Fund (@lilithfund) August 31, 2017 More at Twitchy.com
A half-Japanese, a Samoan, and a reporter walk into a park… and a mob breaks out. This is not really a surprise because the park is in Berkley California, home of the Orwellian “Free Speech Movement” — which was for lots of things, but freedom of speech was not one of them. The story below … Read more
New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez is, “… accused of having a “quid pro quo” relationship (with Florida-based ophthalmologist Salomon Melgen) going as far back as 2006. Prosecutors say that in exchange for luxurious vacations and large donations to his campaign coffers, Menendez used his power to advocate for various personal and business interests of Melgen’s within the … Read more
New Hampshire can rest easy knowing that Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter is not the dumbest member of congress. Glenn Reynolds suggested it could be at least a 100-way tie when linking to a story from the Free Beacon about one of the leading contenders for the “honor.” A woman who once complained that Hurricane names were … Read more
On Monday the 28th I did two radio programs. My weekly stint on Girard at Large, and an hour in Nashua on WSMN 1590AM on a program called Conservative Chick Chat. We talked about what happened to GrokTALK!, Harvey and the Texas Flood, the New Media Militia, recent violence and of course free speech. Here’s … Read more