Thursday, October 19, 2017
Walter E. Williams: Who Pays What in Taxes? — The Patriot Post
Walter E. Williams: Who Pays What in Taxes? — The Patriot Post:"Politicians exploit public ignorance.
Few areas of public ignorance provide as many opportunities for political demagoguery as taxation. Today some politicians argue that the rich must pay their fair share and label the proposed changes in tax law as tax cuts for the rich.
Let’s look at who pays what, with an eye toward attempting to answer this question: Are the rich paying their fair share?
According to the latest IRS data, the payment of income taxes is as follows.
- The top 1 percent of income earners, those having an adjusted annual gross income of $480,930 or higher, pay about 39 percent of federal income taxes. That means about 892,000 Americans are stuck with paying 39 percent of all federal taxes.
- The top 10 percent of income earners, those having an adjusted gross income over $138,031, pay about 70.6 percent of federal income taxes. About 1.7 million Americans, less than 1 percent of our population, pay 70.6 percent of federal income taxes.
Is that fair, or do you think they should pay more?
By the way, earning $500,000 a year doesn’t make one rich.
It’s not even yacht money.
But the fairness question goes further.
- The bottom 50 percent of income earners, those having an adjusted gross income of $39,275 or less, pay 2.83 percent of federal income taxes. Thirty-seven million tax filers have no tax obligation at all..."
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ACLJ Demands Obama-Era Iran Deal Documents on Iran’s Use of Commercial Planes for Jihad | American Center for Law and Justice
ACLJ Demands Obama-Era Iran Deal Documents on Iran’s Use of Commercial Planes for Jihad | American Center for Law and Justice:
"Late last week, the President boldly announced that his Administration will not certify the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), otherwise known as President Obama’s catastrophic Iran Nuclear Deal. In his announcement, President Trump called out the Iranian government for what it is – a “radical regime.”
As we have explained before, the disastrous Iran Deal is even worse than previously thought: “Evidence now surfaces showing the Obama Administration concealed information that Iran—the number one state sponsor of terror—has made it a practice of shipping jihadists on commercial aircraft to Syria in violation of the international laws governing the Iran Nuclear Deal.”"
As we have explained before, the disastrous Iran Deal is even worse than previously thought: “Evidence now surfaces showing the Obama Administration concealed information that Iran—the number one state sponsor of terror—has made it a practice of shipping jihadists on commercial aircraft to Syria in violation of the international laws governing the Iran Nuclear Deal.”"
Team Obama’s stunning cover-up of Russian crimes | New York Post
Team Obama’s stunning cover-up of Russian crimes | New York Post:
"It turns out the Obama administration knew the Russians were engaged in bribery, kickbacks and extortion in order to gain control of US atomic resources — yet still OK’d that 2010 deal to give Moscow control of one-fifth of America’s uranium.
This reeks.
Peter Schweizer got onto part of the scandal in his 2015 book, “Clinton Cash”: the gifts of $145 million to the Clinton Foundation, and the $500,000 fee to Bill for a single speech, by individuals involved in a deal that required Hillary Clinton’s approval.
But now The Hill reports that the FBI in 2009 had collected substantial evidence — eyewitnesses backed by documents — of money-laundering, blackmail and bribery by Russian nuclear officials, all aimed at growing “Vladimir Putin’s atomic-energy business inside the United States” in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
The bureau even flagged the routing of millions from Russian nuclear officials to cutouts and on to Clinton Inc..."
"It turns out the Obama administration knew the Russians were engaged in bribery, kickbacks and extortion in order to gain control of US atomic resources — yet still OK’d that 2010 deal to give Moscow control of one-fifth of America’s uranium.
This reeks.
But now The Hill reports that the FBI in 2009 had collected substantial evidence — eyewitnesses backed by documents — of money-laundering, blackmail and bribery by Russian nuclear officials, all aimed at growing “Vladimir Putin’s atomic-energy business inside the United States” in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
The bureau even flagged the routing of millions from Russian nuclear officials to cutouts and on to Clinton Inc..."
History for October 19
History for October 19 - On-This-Day.com
Charles Merrill 1885 - Founder of Merrill-Lynch, Jack Anderson 1922 - Columnist, commentator, author, John le Carre (David Cornwell) 1931 - Author ("The Russia House")
John Lithgow 1945 - Actor (Movie:"Twilight Zone-The Movie," TV: "3rd Rock from the Son"), Jeannie C. Riley 1945 - Singer, Trey Parker 1969 - Actor, animator, singer ("South Park")
1781 - British General Charles Lord Cornwallis surrendered to U.S. General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia. It was to be the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War.
1814 - In Baltimore, MD, the first documented performance of "The Defence of Fort McHenry" with music took place at the Holliday Street Theatre. The work was later published under the title "The Star-Spangled Banner."
1933 - Basketball was introduced to the 1936 Olympic Games by the Berlin Organization Committee.
1944 - The U.S. Navy announced that black women would be allowed into Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES).
1951 - U.S. President Truman signed an act officially ending the state of war with Germany.
1959 - Patty Duke, at the age of 12, made her Broadway debut in "The Miracle Worker." The play lasted for 700 performances.
1960 - The United States imposed an embargo on exports to Cuba covering all commodities except medical supplies and certain food products.
1987 - The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 508 points. It was the worst one-day percentage decline, 22.6%, in history.
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
LIBERTY REVIEW
LIBERTY REVIEW:
https://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2017/10/knowledge-and-understanding-by-tammy.html
Far too many individuals no longer seem
to understand why we are free or what took place to secure our
blessing of liberty. Rights are demanded but they are not
understood. With freedom comes responsibility and if we are not
responsible, freedom begins to disappear. It is happening right
before our eyes. Our rights to speak and assemble are being denied
by hate groups. These groups have emerged with an agenda to bully,
shout down and or violently attack those who do not share their
philosophy. Freedoms and rights are for all American citizens, not
just those who speak the loudest or dress in scary costumes. These
groups have a right to their opinion; their thoughts and beliefs.
They have a right to speak and be heard. They do not have the right
to prevent those who do not agree with them from speaking and being
heard as well.......
https://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2017/10/knowledge-and-understanding-by-tammy.html
Knowledge and Understanding
By Tammy Derouin
The lack of respect or indifference
towards the American flag is beyond sad and upsetting. It shows a
much bigger problem which has taken place in our country; lack of
knowledge and understanding. Our history is not being taught, as it
once was, so even basic knowledge is disappearing. Dates, names and
events are being forgotten. As facts disappear, so does the truth.
Quick, to the Victim-Mobile! | Trending
Quick, to the Victim-Mobile! | Trending"Has someone lit the Victim-signal in the sky?
For the last several days my Facebook page has been lit up with women “me too-ing” about how they also were harassed and are as victimy, helpless, and deserving as any would-be Hollywood A-lister flung across Harvey Weinstein’s casting couch.
It’s all “I too was harassed” and “being a woman is so terrible” and “no one is safe” and “patriarchy.”
It might be unkind of me, but my first thought – right after, “Really, I didn’t know Bill Clinton’s staff was that big” – was “No, you were not sexually harassed, because the penalties for that are straight-up horrendous unless you happen to be a big-time leftist.
At worst you were inconvenienced by having a pass made at you by a guy you found unattractive.”
This thought could be wrong and unkind.
Young and hapless women often allow things to happen to them that are objectively sexual harassment.
...But in general, that kind of harassment is only a real problem when it’s an industry dominated by very few gatekeepers.
These industries/professions -- the arts, publishing, filmmaking, politics, etc. -- are almost all dominated by the left..."
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Vegas Survivor Who Died Suddenly Had Planned Group to Expose Cover-Up
Vegas Survivor Who Died Suddenly Had Planned Group to Expose Cover-Up
This report was originally published by Adan Salazar at Infowars
This report was originally published by Adan Salazar at Infowars
A woman who died days after surviving the ill-fated October 1 country music festival in Las Vegas wanted to organize a survivor’s group in order to flesh out the strange event, Facebook conversations reveal.
Kymberley Suchomel, 28, died suddenly on October 9 at her Apple Valley, California, residence five days after posting her version of events to Facebook.
In the days following the massacre, friends reached out to Suchomel over a October 4 post in which she described someone setting off “fire crackers” near the venue, and detailed being chased by numerous people, concluding at one point “There was more than one gun firing. 100% more than one.”
One longtime friend of Suchomel’s, who asked to remain anonymous, provided Infowars with screenshots of a conversation he’d had with her, in which she indicated planning to “organize a group of survivors” in order “to piece things together.”
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