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When a Train Wreck Is No Accident

Guest Post by Jeff Thomas via International Man

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“In spite of all the rhetoric, we will go deeper in debt, the Fed will print more money, and the value of the dollar will continue to plummet.” – Ron Paul

Never in history have the economic and political structures been so manipulated by those who are responsible for their safekeeping; never has so much been at stake, in so many countries, and facing collapse, all at the same time.

The great majority of people in the First World recognise that the world is passing through an economic crisis. However, most are under the impression that there are some pretty smart fellows running the show and all they need to do is tweak the system a bit more and we’ll return to happy days.

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Can the GOP Get Together in Cleveland?

Guest Post by Patrick Buchanan

Can the GOP Get Together in Cleveland?

After winning only six delegates in Wisconsin, and with Ted Cruz poaching delegates in states he has won, like Louisiana, Donald Trump either wins on the first ballot at Cleveland, or Trump does not win.

Yet, as that huge, roaring reception he received in his first post-Wisconsin appearance in Bethpage, N.Y., testifies, the Donald remains not only the front-runner, but the most exciting figure in the race.

Moreover, after the New York, New England, mid-Atlantic and California primaries, Trump should be within striking distance of the 1,237 delegates needed for the nomination.

He will then have to persuade uncommitted delegates to back him, and perhaps do a deal with one of the defeated candidates, Marco Rubio or John Kasich, to win the remaining few needed to go over the top.

In 1976, Ronald Reagan, shy of the delegates he needed to defeat President Ford, offered second place on his ticket to Sen. Richard Schweiker, a moderate from Pennsylvania.

This brainstorm of Reagan campaign manager John Sears did not produce the required delegates, and Reagan received an envelope from a conservative Congressman with 30 dimes in it — 30 pieces of silver.

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THE OBAMACARE TRAIN WRECK

The Obamacare Train pulled into the station this week. Just a few glitches on the bridge to a brighter healthcare future.

You know that tremendous decline in the unemployment rate over the last year? I bet you didn’t know the Feds and all the states hired hundreds of thousands of drones with your tax dollars over the last 8 months to convince millions of other drones to sign up for “free” healthcare, also paid for with your tax dollars. It appears our politician leaders haven’t been too forthcoming with how many call center drones and door to door Obamacare “consultants” were hired. But with the Feds admitting to at least 20,000 and every state hiring 5,000 to 10,000 Obamacare solicitors, the total hiring probably reached 400,000 or more.

Well guess what? April 1 has arrived. These drones are no longer needed. Today’s Challenger & Grey layoff press release sums up the situation:

The top job-cutting sector in March was health care, which announced plans to reduce payrolls by 5,768, bringing its year-to-date total to 10,984, which ranks fourth among all industries. “We continue to see downsizing in the health care sector, as hospitals adjust to lower Medicare reimbursements and cutbacks in Medicaid funding. There has also been a surge in job cuts among the workers hired to sign-up Americans for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. With the sign-up period ending on March 31, call centers around the country have been purging their payrolls of these temporary employees,” noted Challenger. 

The unemployment rate will continue to decline as these 400,000 drones will be able to leave the labor force because they now have free healthcare.

After reading this little blurb, the critical thinking region of my brain started to tingle. The Obamanites just dumped 7.1 million drones into the healthcare system but the healthcare industry is ramping up layoffs due to cuts in funding from the Federal government. That sounds very promising for our future care under Obamacare. It seems we have the train of trillions in added costs towards the deficit steaming towards the train of less options, less doctors, worse care, higher premiums, and government rationing. I’m sure it will end well.