United States of America — The world watches in dismay as Donald Trump appoints Myron Ebell, a professional climate change denier, to head his EPA transition team. During his campaign, Trump said that climate change is a hoax. Slate magazine reports, “Trump had tweeted in 2012 that global warming “was created by and for the […]
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Trump to Trash the Environment
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Tagged climate change, Donald Trump, EPA, Myron Ebell
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Gay Church Vs. Corruption
WEST CHESTER, PA — A microcosm of what is going on globally can be found at the corner’s of Gay and Church Street in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It is the County Seat and has a university within the Borough — a collision of humanity and hypocrisy. Musicians, and artists of a wide variety, often come […]
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Tagged bad cops, Chester County, Church Street, Civil Rights Violations, Corporal Joshua Lee of the West Chester Police Department, Dan Truitt, election, free, freedom of speech, Gay Street, Harassment, Hate Crimes, John O'Donnell, live, Mayor Carolyn Comitta, music, original, PA, PA State Representative, Patrolman Gregory M. Cugino, Pennsylvania, Police Chief Scott Bohn, police corruption, police misconduct, Police Terror, songs, songwriter, street musicians, Swatting, Terroristic Threats, West Chester Pennsylvania, West Chester Police Department, Wrongful Arrest
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Living Planet Report: the Decline of Wildlife
The World Wildlife Fund Reports — Global wildlife could plunge to a 67 per cent level of decline in just the fifty-year period ending this decade as a result of human activities, according to WWF’s Living Planet Report 2016. The report shows how people are overpowering the planet for the first time in Earth’s history […]
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Tagged animals, climate change, consume, decline, measure success, produce
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GMO’s: Throwing the Baby out with the Bathwater
by Daniel Brouse The definition of GMO is the modern version, not selective breeding. (0) GMO’s (genetically modified organism) have been around for thousands of years; however, the irrational fear of GMO’s is a recent phenomenon. Are there risks to GMO’s? Yes. Has there been any evidence of harm to human health? No. The risks […]
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Tagged benefits, genetically modified organism, GMO, health, rice
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US Corporate Taxes
By Daniel Brouse The United States is the only country that taxes domestic corporations on their worldwide income at the federal and state levels. “The IRS reminds you to report your worldwide income on your U.S. tax returns.” The United States has the highest corporate tax rate in the world. Federal tax rates on corporate […]
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Tagged corporate tax rate, dividends, double taxation, IRS, United States, US Corporate Taxes
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The Panama Papers
By Daniel Brouse The Panama Papers is the name being attached to the world’s largest data breach. A Panama law firm known for offshore business structures had 11,000,000 files stolen. Most of the activities did not take place in Panama, so the name is a bit misleading. Most of the transactions took place in territories, […]
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Tagged North Korea, Panama Papers, Ponzi, sanctions, Syria, Vladimir Putin
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The FED (Federal Reserve Bank)
by Daniel Brouse The FED tries to control our spending… and that ain’t easy. It seems to happen around election time — all these wacky posts about the FED. (Luckily, I’ve a degree in international economics for just such an occasion.) If you are posting about the FED, please remember these facts: * The FED […]
The Cost Of Living
The cost of living has just gone up another dollar a quart. — W.C. Fields
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
by Daniel Brouse The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is a free trade agreement being negotiated by twelve countries: Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, United States, Vietnam, Chile, Brunei, Singapore, and New Zealand. The TPP will eliminate over 18,000 taxes, tariffs and other trade barriers. One of the largest benefits of the TPP will be […]
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Tagged copyrights, fair trade, free trade, Intellectual Property (IP) RightsIntellectual Property (IP) Rights, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
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Success
If A equals success, then the formula is A = X + Y + Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut. — Albert Einstein