Taking from Peter to give to Paul is not America. From: Star Parker/The Epoch Times. Two-thirds of federal spending, which now takes almost one-fourth of our GDP, are transfer payments.
👉 Welfare is what’s eating the budget. From: Phil Gramm, Jodey Arrington. The real driver of debt is means-tested social-welfare spending—Medicaid, food stamps, refundable tax credits, SSI, TANF, federal housing subsidies and almost 100 other low income programs.
Government censorship is a greater threat than ‘disinformation.’ From: Douglas Murray/NY Post. Remember that these are the same authorities who spent recent years making claims that were completely untrue, as well as stopping people saying things that turned out to be very true indeed.
🤐 The ignorance of censorship. From: Paul Jacob/Common Sense. “Why is Tim Walz, Harris’s running mate, governor of Minnesota right now? Perhaps because government censors made it harder to hear his opponent, Dr. Scott Jensen, during his re-election campaign.
The government is taking babies away because their moms ate poppy seeds. From: Emma Camp/Reason. Unreliable drug tests are sparking unnecessary child welfare investigations.
😮 Grocery rationing within four years. From: Jeffrey A. Tucker/Brownstone Institute. There is likely another wave of inflation coming. This time it will meet with a promise to use every coercive power of government to prevent increases in prices on groceries and rents.
Why we can't have nice things: Who decides what health care is ‘needed'? From: Eric Boehm/Reason. Too often, it's government bureaucrats acting under the influence of special interests and against the wishes of doctors and patients, with sometimes tragic results.
🎯 Harris avoids interviews because she can. From: Larry Elder/Creators. Once upon a time, journalists demanded "access" to presidential candidates.
DEI is down but not out as activists pour $15M into Harris’ election. From: Karol Markowicz/NY Post. Are the corrosive diversity, equity and inclusion policies that have been pushed on us all finally in retreat?
⭐️ John Stossel: The FBI is undercounting firearm self-defense incidents. From: Reason. “A couple million times a year, people use guns defensively," says economist and author John Lott. (see video below)
A bias for panic. From: Vinay Prasad/City-Journal. How the New York Times stoked Covid alarmism.
🚩 The Harris-Walz healthcare plan: Fewer options, higher prices. From: Rep. Richard Hudson, Nina Owcharenko Schaefer/Washington Examiner. While issues such as the border crisis, global conflicts, and persistent inflation continue to dominate headlines, healthcare remains a key concern for voters.
what’s eating the budget? TREASONOUS DEMONICRAT CANNIBALS