NFL star Brett Favre has become the public face of the Mississippi scandal over misspent welfare money. Favre received $1.1 million in misappropriated funds, which were used to build a volleyball stadium ...
Read More »What ‘The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire’ got wrong about Christians
For two centuries those who defended the Roman empire blamed its destruction on Christianity but the facts reveal a much different story. In The Devil’s Dictionary, the writer Ambrose Bierce offered this ...
Read More »How does government welfare measure up against church or charity help?
It’s that time of year again, the time when Americans consume more than ever, but also the time when America highlights charity more than ever – including to the local church. Indeed, ...
Read More »States ending extra unemployment see huge increase in people finding jobs
States that withdrew from the federal pandemic unemployment bonus in June saw improving jobs numbers and fewer individuals filing for benefits compared to other states, according analysis of federal data. The states, ...
Read More »Is government killing private daycare?
As the government steadily assumes responsibility for services previously provided by the private sector, small businesses shutter. It is hard for enterprising individuals to compete with widespread, “free” (i.e., taxpayer-funded) government offerings ...
Read More »To encourage work, Missouri will end federal unemployment bonus
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday announced that the state will end participation in all federal pandemic-related unemployment insurance “bonus” programs on June 12. “From conversations with business owners across the state, ...
Read More »Governors ending federal unemployment bonus to get people to work
Ongoing federal unemployment benefits are discouraging many workers from returning to work. Several Republican governors are ending these benefits early to help businesses struggling to find help. A recent analysis by University ...
Read More »Businesses are closing for lack of workers. Here’s why
Across the country an unintended consequence of Covid relief are having serious repercussions in both big and small businesses. It’s now at a crisis level as a shortage of workers grows. For ...
Read More »Ultra-Orthodox Jews and Israel’s future survival
For Israel, a clash of cultures involving ultra-Orthodox Jews and the less religious threatens society. Following the signing of agreements at the White House normalizing relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates ...
Read More »Supreme Court rules in favor of Trump administration ‘public charge’ rule
The Supreme Court has voted to allow the Trump administration to enforce its “public charge” immigration rule in Illinois after previously allowing the rule to be enforced in other parts of the country. The public charge rule, which ...
Read More »State senator criticizes Parson’s position to accept more refugees
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson recently announced that the state is willing to accept refugees. That position is not sitting well with at least one state senator who sees it as a burden ...
Read More »America’s poor consume more than world’s wealthiest countries
Americans in the bottom 20 percent of income-earners consume goods and services than the national averages for people living in most of the wealthiest countries of the world, including those in Europe. ...
Read More »Analysis: The debate over Food Stamp reform
Conservatives are applauding the Trump administration for proposing new regulations that would save taxpayers $2.5 billion a year by ending food stamp benefits for an estimated 3 million people, by taking away ...
Read More »Use of food stamps continues to decline
Over 5.8 million people are no longer on food stamps since President Donald Trump completed his first month in office in February 2017, according to the new data by the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
Read More »Food stamp use decreases as poor find jobs, abuses stopped
Nearly 3.9 million Americans have moved off food stamp benefits since new economic policies and job opportunities expanded after the 2016 election. The drop is saving taxpayers more than $8.5 billion. Some ...
Read More »Center For Immigration Studies Report: Non-citizen households nearly twice as likely to be on welfare
Apparently, the mainstream media didn’t get the memo, but I’m sure Democrats have as they are the political party of the welfare state. A recent report by the Center for Immigration Studies has revealed the 63 ...
Read More »Rapper Kanye West meets with Trump, condemns ‘welfare mentality,’ says he was ‘programmed’
Rap megastar Kanye West doesn’t always have the most clear and concise political message, but one of the biggest takeaways from his recent political comments is that he is tired of liberals telling ...
Read More »Swedes vote opposition to generous immigration policy
As Europeans continue to struggle with the issue of immigration, add another country that has been rocked at the polls over the issue. Sweden has become the latest European nation where voters ...
Read More »Missouri House passes new requirements for food stamp recipients
Under a bill passed by the Missouri House, able-bodied individuals receiving welfare would be required seek work or job training. If individuals did not comply with work requirements they could lose their food ...
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