WWI Re-enactors Banned from Taking Antique Rifles to France:
"Members of the Great War Society, a WWI re-enactment group which represents the Accrington Pals, has come under scrutiny for anti-terror laws after attempting to travel to France with antique rifles to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.
The Lee-Enfield bolt-action rifles, while disabled, still attracted attention aft
er the most recent terror attacks in Paris.
Instead of using their own rifles, thought to date back to 1907, the group was told to buy replica rifles in France for £1,200 to use in their reenactment of the Pals’ advance across “No Man’s Land” towards German lines.
Unfortunately, members of the society caught with their rifles still faced charges for firearms offenses. ...Under the new EU Firearms Directive, however, rifles are required to have their magazines fixed or blocked.
...The UK Home Office told the society their rifles were permissible, but to their remiss, the bayonets were not"
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Tuesday, July 19, 2016
The Clinton Foundation Enriched Itself By Ripping Off Haiti After 2010 Earthquake
REPORT: The Clinton Foundation Enriched Itself By Ripping Off Haiti After 2010 Earthquake: "...How the Clinton Foundation Got Rich off Poor Haitians
In January 2015 a group of Haitians surrounded the New York offices of the Clinton Foundation. They chanted slogans, accusing Bill and Hillary Clinton of having robbed them of “billions of dollars.”
Two months later, the Haitians were at it again, accusing the Clintons of duplicity, malfeasance, and theft.
And in May 2015, they were back, this time outside New York’s Cipriani, where Bill Clinton received an award and collected a $500,000 check for his foundation.
“Clinton, where’s the money?” the Haitian signs read. “In whose pockets?” Said Dhoud Andre of the Commission Against Dictatorship, “We are telling the world of the crimes that Bill and Hillary Clinton are responsible for in Haiti.”
...The devastating effect of the earthquake on a very poor nation provoked worldwide concern and inspired an outpouring of aid money intended to rebuild Haiti.
Countries around the world, as well as private and philanthropic groups such as the Red Cross and the Salvation Army, provided some $10.5 billion in aid, with $3.9 billion of it coming from the United States.
Haitians such as Andre, however, noticed that very little of this aid money actually got to poor people in Haiti.
Some projects championed by the Clintons, such as the building of industrial parks and posh hotels, cost a great deal of money and offered scarce benefits to the truly needy.
Port-au-Prince was supposed to be rebuilt; it was never rebuilt.
Projects aimed at creating jobs proved to be bitter disappointments.
Haitian unemployment remained high, largely undented by the funds that were supposed to pour into the country.
Famine and illness continued to devastate the island nation."
In January 2015 a group of Haitians surrounded the New York offices of the Clinton Foundation. They chanted slogans, accusing Bill and Hillary Clinton of having robbed them of “billions of dollars.”
Two months later, the Haitians were at it again, accusing the Clintons of duplicity, malfeasance, and theft.
And in May 2015, they were back, this time outside New York’s Cipriani, where Bill Clinton received an award and collected a $500,000 check for his foundation.
“Clinton, where’s the money?” the Haitian signs read. “In whose pockets?” Said Dhoud Andre of the Commission Against Dictatorship, “We are telling the world of the crimes that Bill and Hillary Clinton are responsible for in Haiti.”
...The devastating effect of the earthquake on a very poor nation provoked worldwide concern and inspired an outpouring of aid money intended to rebuild Haiti.
Countries around the world, as well as private and philanthropic groups such as the Red Cross and the Salvation Army, provided some $10.5 billion in aid, with $3.9 billion of it coming from the United States.
Haitians such as Andre, however, noticed that very little of this aid money actually got to poor people in Haiti.
Some projects championed by the Clintons, such as the building of industrial parks and posh hotels, cost a great deal of money and offered scarce benefits to the truly needy.
Port-au-Prince was supposed to be rebuilt; it was never rebuilt.
Projects aimed at creating jobs proved to be bitter disappointments.
Haitian unemployment remained high, largely undented by the funds that were supposed to pour into the country.
Famine and illness continued to devastate the island nation."
Fed-Up Sheriff David Clarke Forces Don Lemon to Cut to Break During Tense Black Lives Matter Exchange | Video | TheBlaze.com
Fed-Up Sheriff David Clarke Forces Don Lemon to Cut to Break During Tense Black Lives Matter Exchange | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"Hours after the devastating police shooting that claimed the lives of three officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sunday, CNN’s Don Lemon invited Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke on air to speak about the recent surge in anti-police violence nationwide.
Lemon began the interview by asking Clarke what his message was to American citizens in the wake of another attack on police just about a week after the shootings in Dallas. The CNN anchor said that he spoke to the Baton Rouge sheriff’s department and police department.
“Their message is peace and coming together in the country. What’s your message?” he asked.
“You don’t believe that for one minute, do you?” Clarke scoffed."
"Hours after the devastating police shooting that claimed the lives of three officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sunday, CNN’s Don Lemon invited Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke on air to speak about the recent surge in anti-police violence nationwide.
Lemon began the interview by asking Clarke what his message was to American citizens in the wake of another attack on police just about a week after the shootings in Dallas. The CNN anchor said that he spoke to the Baton Rouge sheriff’s department and police department.
“Their message is peace and coming together in the country. What’s your message?” he asked.
“You don’t believe that for one minute, do you?” Clarke scoffed."
Countering The Fallacy Of Global Warming
Countering The Fallacy Of Global Warming - Technocracy News:
"The biggest lie about global warming is that the science ‘is settled’ and that the ‘vast number of climate scientists agree.”
Well, it is not settled and there are many more scientists who disagree that who agree.
In other words, a minority of fanatical Technocrat scientists are driving the paranoia. ⁃ Technocracy News Editor"
(Lots more at link)
"The biggest lie about global warming is that the science ‘is settled’ and that the ‘vast number of climate scientists agree.”
Well, it is not settled and there are many more scientists who disagree that who agree.
In other words, a minority of fanatical Technocrat scientists are driving the paranoia. ⁃ Technocracy News Editor"
(Lots more at link)
History for July 19
History for July 19 - On-This-Day.com:
Samuel Colt 1814, Edgar Degas 1834, Lizzie Borden 1860
Charles Horace Mayo 1865, Philip Agee 1935, George Hamilton IV 1937
1799 - The Rosetta Stone, a tablet with hieroglyphic translations into Greek, was found in Egypt.
1848 - The Women's Rights Convention took place in Seneca Fall, NY. Bloomers were introduced at the convention.
1939 - Dr. Roy P. Scholz became the first surgeon to use fiberglass sutures.
1943 - During World War II, more than 150 B-17 and 112 B-24 bombers attacked Rome for the first time.
1971 - In New York, the topping out ceremony for Two World Trade Center (South Tower) took place. The ceremony for One World Trade Center had taken place on December 23, 1970.
1982 - The U.S. Census Bureau reported that 14% of the population had an income below the official poverty level in 1981.
1984 - Geraldine Ferraro was nominated by the Democratic Party to become the first woman from a major political party to run for the office of U.S. Vice-President.
1985 - Christa McAuliffe of New Hampshire was chosen to be the first schoolteacher to ride aboard the space shuttle. She died with six others when the Challenger exploded the following year.
Monday, July 18, 2016
WOW: Oklahoma Makes Massive Move to Strip ALL Power From Barack Obama
WOW: Oklahoma Makes Massive Move to Strip ALL Power From Barack Obama:
"As President Barack Obama has advanced his progressive agenda over the past seven-and-a-half years with coerced help from a kowtowed Congress and ruling by executive fiat when they refused, there has been one state consistently at the forefront of opposition to his destructive efforts.
That state is Oklahoma, and there are plenty of reasons why Obama failed to win even a single county in that state during the 2012 election."
"As President Barack Obama has advanced his progressive agenda over the past seven-and-a-half years with coerced help from a kowtowed Congress and ruling by executive fiat when they refused, there has been one state consistently at the forefront of opposition to his destructive efforts.
That state is Oklahoma, and there are plenty of reasons why Obama failed to win even a single county in that state during the 2012 election."
Georgia State prof: 'ISIS not coming after us,' France attack 'increases right-wing politics'
Georgia State prof: 'ISIS not coming after us,' France attack 'increases right-wing politics' - The College Fix:
"On CNN last evening, Georgia State professor Mia Bloom claimed that the terror group ISIS was not “coming after us,” and expressed concern that attacks like that in Nice, France yesterday increase the “degree of right-wing politics” and Islamophobia.
"On CNN last evening, Georgia State professor Mia Bloom claimed that the terror group ISIS was not “coming after us,” and expressed concern that attacks like that in Nice, France yesterday increase the “degree of right-wing politics” and Islamophobia.
Bloom took issue with former CIA analyst Bruce Sexton whom she believed wasn’t aware that the majority of ISIS’s victims are Muslims.
“I do disagree with Mr. Sexton, because the fact is, and I’ll say this to you, Buck, directly, the vast majority of ISIS’ victims are Muslim. Not us. Not the West,” she said in a somewhat mocking tone.“I’m fully aware of that,” Sexton said. “No one disputes that.”An animated Bloom took exception to Sexton earlier saying “they’re coming after us,” saying, “They’re not coming after us more than they’re coming after each other.”“I was referring to the Islamic State, which very clearly through its external operations arm … along with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula which until recently was considered the most virulent and deadly of the jihadist terrorist organizations for this kind of external plotting, they’re continuing to do this,” he said. “Of course they’re killing Muslims.”He said he’d seen their “handiwork” in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. After CNN host Don Lemon cut in to make a nonsensical point about the killers being Muslim, Sexton said he was confused that Bloom was accusing him of saying Muslims didn’t make up the majority of the victims from these terrorists.“Because you said they’re coming after us,” Bloom said. “They’re not just coming after us.““Yes, they are in fact coming after us!“ Sexton shouted. “Do you want me to sit here and talk to you about all the terrorist—”“But they’re mostly going after each other,” she shot back.“When I say us, I’m referring to America and Europe and the West and all peaceful Muslims and everyone around the world who doesn’t believe that strapping a suicide vest on because you’re disaffected, because you have some belief that somehow this will take you to a place of paradise and virgins, whatever the case may be, everybody who isn’t on that team is on my team,” Sexton said. “This notion you have in your head that when I say us, I’m referring to what? Republican Americans?”
Sexton tore into Bloom’s “preposterous” implication and ridiculed “knee-jerk reaction” that’s frequently expressed by those on the left regarding the “bad rhetoric” from folks attempting “to speak honestly about terrorism.”
Detroit ranked highest in luxury vs. non-luxury rent disparity
Detroit ranked highest in luxury vs. non-luxury rent disparity | MLive.com:
"Among large U.S. cities, Detroit has the nation's widest gap between luxury and non-luxury apartment rental rates, according to figures gathered by a company that helps renters find homes.
In the report from RENTCafé, Detroit was ranked No. 1 among cities with at least 500,000 residents, with an average luxury apartment rental rate nearly twice as expensive as the average non-luxury unit.
The study compiled rent data across 300 cities with at least 800 apartment units, and looked only at buildings with at least 50 units.
Luxury apartments in Detroit cost, on average, $1,512 a month, according to RentCafe.
The average non-luxury unit: $789, according to the study.
The jump from normal to luxurious means a 92-percent average rate hike. Chicago was ranked second, with an 83-percent disparity.
More on the study here.
A Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies report released earlier this year showed that around 21.3 million renters (49.3 percent) in the U.S., were living in rental units that cost more than 30 percent of their income.
And more than a quarter of the renting population were spending more than half their income on housing.
More on that study here..."
"Among large U.S. cities, Detroit has the nation's widest gap between luxury and non-luxury apartment rental rates, according to figures gathered by a company that helps renters find homes.
In the report from RENTCafé, Detroit was ranked No. 1 among cities with at least 500,000 residents, with an average luxury apartment rental rate nearly twice as expensive as the average non-luxury unit.
The study compiled rent data across 300 cities with at least 800 apartment units, and looked only at buildings with at least 50 units.
Luxury apartments in Detroit cost, on average, $1,512 a month, according to RentCafe.
The average non-luxury unit: $789, according to the study.
The jump from normal to luxurious means a 92-percent average rate hike. Chicago was ranked second, with an 83-percent disparity.
More on the study here.
A Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies report released earlier this year showed that around 21.3 million renters (49.3 percent) in the U.S., were living in rental units that cost more than 30 percent of their income.
And more than a quarter of the renting population were spending more than half their income on housing.
More on that study here..."
Hacked! Attorney General's Plans to Create Chaos at the RNC and Attack Trump Exposed | iPatriot
Hacked! Attorney General's Plans to Create Chaos at the RNC and Attack Trump Exposed | iPatriot:
"Martial law cannot be imposed country-wide when riots are concentrated in one area, or city – as I understand it, there are 37 cities involved. This upcoming riot or protest is being coordinated by four individuals. These individuals are: DeRay McKesson, Johnetta Elzie, Sam (a white guy, who is a useful idiot) and U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. These hacked messages also show that not only is Attorney General Lynch involved – she is one of the master-minds behind the plot to create martial law which would keep Obama in office. While a transcript of the discussion follows, screenshots and details of the hack can be found by clicking this link."
"Martial law cannot be imposed country-wide when riots are concentrated in one area, or city – as I understand it, there are 37 cities involved. This upcoming riot or protest is being coordinated by four individuals. These individuals are: DeRay McKesson, Johnetta Elzie, Sam (a white guy, who is a useful idiot) and U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. These hacked messages also show that not only is Attorney General Lynch involved – she is one of the master-minds behind the plot to create martial law which would keep Obama in office. While a transcript of the discussion follows, screenshots and details of the hack can be found by clicking this link."
32 Million U.S. Adults are "Functionally Illiterate"... What Does That Even Mean?
32 Million U.S. Adults are "Functionally Illiterate"... What Does That Even Mean? | Intellectual Takeout:
"In a few of our blog posts we’ve mentioned the statistic that 32 million (1 in 7) adults in the U.S. are considered “functionally illiterate.”
There have been some questions about the meaning of this mysterious term “functionally illiterate,” so I have provided something in the way of an explanation below.
The most frequently referenced definition of “functional literacy” is from UNESCO’s conference in 1978:
“A person is functionally literate who can engage in all those activities in which literacy is required for effective functioning of his group and community and also for enabling him to continue to use reading, writing and calculation for his own and the community’s development.”
The UNESCO definition implies that a functionally literate person possesses a literacy level that equips him or her to flourish in society.
A functionally illiterate person, on the other hand, may be able to perform very basic reading and writing, but cannot do so at the level required for many societal activities and jobs.
What does functional illiteracy look like? ...
Last year, a CNN article also pointed out that there are many college athletes are functionally illiterate.
Indeed, it’s been estimated that 19% of high school graduates fall into that category.
...“The level of illiteracy required for functional illiteracy varies from culture to culture.
A person living in a rural, agrarian community in the developing world may be able to accomplish most daily tasks without advanced reading skills.
Someone who lives in an urban environment with a strong reliance on technology must have a much higher literacy level to complete even simple tasks.
Functional illiteracy is not limited to those on the fringes of society.
Major U.S. corporations such as Ford and Motorola have sponsored remedial reading programs to bring their employees up to a functional level of literacy.” ..."
"In a few of our blog posts we’ve mentioned the statistic that 32 million (1 in 7) adults in the U.S. are considered “functionally illiterate.”
There have been some questions about the meaning of this mysterious term “functionally illiterate,” so I have provided something in the way of an explanation below.
The most frequently referenced definition of “functional literacy” is from UNESCO’s conference in 1978:
“A person is functionally literate who can engage in all those activities in which literacy is required for effective functioning of his group and community and also for enabling him to continue to use reading, writing and calculation for his own and the community’s development.”
The UNESCO definition implies that a functionally literate person possesses a literacy level that equips him or her to flourish in society.
A functionally illiterate person, on the other hand, may be able to perform very basic reading and writing, but cannot do so at the level required for many societal activities and jobs.
What does functional illiteracy look like? ...
Last year, a CNN article also pointed out that there are many college athletes are functionally illiterate.
Indeed, it’s been estimated that 19% of high school graduates fall into that category.
...“The level of illiteracy required for functional illiteracy varies from culture to culture.
A person living in a rural, agrarian community in the developing world may be able to accomplish most daily tasks without advanced reading skills.
Someone who lives in an urban environment with a strong reliance on technology must have a much higher literacy level to complete even simple tasks.
Functional illiteracy is not limited to those on the fringes of society.
Major U.S. corporations such as Ford and Motorola have sponsored remedial reading programs to bring their employees up to a functional level of literacy.” ..."
Party In Crony Capitalism Revolt Holds Convention at Government-Owned Hotel
Party In Crony Capitalism Revolt Holds Convention at Government-Owned Hotel [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"As Republican Party delegates head to Cleveland to nominate a presidential candidate, most are probably unaware that the convention is being hosted by a taxpayer-funded hotel, the Hilton Cleveland Downtown.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the hotel is actually a government project, owned by Cuyahoga County via an arrangement with an entity known as a port authority. (Some GOP legislators have been promoting one in Michigan as well.)
According to the Journal, taxpayers are liable for the debt this entity incurred to create the $276 million facility.
ForTheRecord says: The taxpayer-subsidized facilities won’t seem unusual to some Michigan GOP delegates. Detroit and other Michigan cities have seen flashy projects that received subsidies in the name of economic development.
For example, four years ago, Michigan’s Legislature voted to greenlight a government-subsidized hockey arena project for the Detroit Red Wings.
The multi-venue venture — which also includes a hotel — is being financed with $260 million in taxpayer funds.
The facility was hailed by Gov. Rick Snyder as “a project that will help revitalize Detroit.”
Previous flashy projects in Detroit also have introduced with hopeful promises."
"As Republican Party delegates head to Cleveland to nominate a presidential candidate, most are probably unaware that the convention is being hosted by a taxpayer-funded hotel, the Hilton Cleveland Downtown.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the hotel is actually a government project, owned by Cuyahoga County via an arrangement with an entity known as a port authority. (Some GOP legislators have been promoting one in Michigan as well.)
According to the Journal, taxpayers are liable for the debt this entity incurred to create the $276 million facility.
ForTheRecord says: The taxpayer-subsidized facilities won’t seem unusual to some Michigan GOP delegates. Detroit and other Michigan cities have seen flashy projects that received subsidies in the name of economic development.
For example, four years ago, Michigan’s Legislature voted to greenlight a government-subsidized hockey arena project for the Detroit Red Wings.
The multi-venue venture — which also includes a hotel — is being financed with $260 million in taxpayer funds.
The facility was hailed by Gov. Rick Snyder as “a project that will help revitalize Detroit.”
Previous flashy projects in Detroit also have introduced with hopeful promises."
3 law enforcement officers killed, 3 others injured in Baton Rouge shooting | Fox News
3 law enforcement officers killed, 3 others injured in Baton Rouge shooting | Fox News:
"DEVELOPING: At least three law enforcement officers were killed and three others injured in a shooting Sunday in Baton Rouge, officials said.
A suspect was also dead in a gun battle with police. Two other suspects may also be at large, according to authorities.
The shooting -- which happened just before 9 a.m., less than 1 mile from police headquarters -- comes amid spiraling tensions across the city, Louisiana's capital -- and the country -- between the black community and police."
"DEVELOPING: At least three law enforcement officers were killed and three others injured in a shooting Sunday in Baton Rouge, officials said.
A suspect was also dead in a gun battle with police. Two other suspects may also be at large, according to authorities.
The shooting -- which happened just before 9 a.m., less than 1 mile from police headquarters -- comes amid spiraling tensions across the city, Louisiana's capital -- and the country -- between the black community and police."
Hospital Refuses to Release Medical Records of Five-Year-Old Idaho Victim Raped By Muslim Migrants
Exclusive - Pamela Geller: Hospital Refuses to Release Medical Records of Five-Year-Old Idaho Victim Raped By Muslim Migrants - Breitbart:
"A five-year-old girl was raped and urinated upon by three Muslim migrant boys in Twin Falls, Idaho; one of them, a 14-year-old, videotaped the attack.
After the attack, instead of getting justice, the victim’s family has been abused and targeted by law enforcement and medical authorities as if they were the criminals.
The mother cannot get copies of the medical records of her own child, or transcripts of 9-1-1 calls made on the day of the attack.
In examining notes taken of their conversations with the victim’s mother, I was taken aback by how contemptuous they are of her.
They talk down to her, as if she were the perpetrator, not the mother of the victim of this monstrous attack.
It is outrageous.
And it gets worse.
The supposedly seven-year-old rapist who put his penis in the girl’s mouth, urinated on her and in her mouth, and who reportedly owned the blue pocket knife that he used to threaten her, was never even removed from his home.
That family still lives next door to the victim.
For the longest time, the attacker wasn’t even limited in his access to the community’s children; now he must be supervised by someone 14 years old or older.
When they stipulated this, the court had to have been aware that the boy who videotaped the rape was 14.
This a gross insult against this victimized family — and a direct result of a judge’s decision.
Meanwhile, the neighbor of the family who caught the perpetrators in the act, an elderly woman known to all as “Grandma Jo,” has been living in constant terror since she first happened upon the grisly scene.
She has been stalked by the Iraqi family of the seven-year-old attacker.
Her apartment is back-to-back with theirs; they peer into her windows and pace back and forth in front of her apartment in a clearly menacing manner.
...The prosecuting attorney has gone out of his way to imply that this rape was false information.
His interviews have led the media and public officials to deny clear facts of the case.
The U.S. Attorney for Idaho even vowed to charge anyone who made false statements about the perps.
The Hamas-tied Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has whined that the case has become “a lightning rod for anti-Muslim, and anti-refugee sentiments...”
Read more about this travesty!
"A five-year-old girl was raped and urinated upon by three Muslim migrant boys in Twin Falls, Idaho; one of them, a 14-year-old, videotaped the attack.
After the attack, instead of getting justice, the victim’s family has been abused and targeted by law enforcement and medical authorities as if they were the criminals.
The mother cannot get copies of the medical records of her own child, or transcripts of 9-1-1 calls made on the day of the attack.
In examining notes taken of their conversations with the victim’s mother, I was taken aback by how contemptuous they are of her.
They talk down to her, as if she were the perpetrator, not the mother of the victim of this monstrous attack.
It is outrageous.
And it gets worse.
The supposedly seven-year-old rapist who put his penis in the girl’s mouth, urinated on her and in her mouth, and who reportedly owned the blue pocket knife that he used to threaten her, was never even removed from his home.
That family still lives next door to the victim.
For the longest time, the attacker wasn’t even limited in his access to the community’s children; now he must be supervised by someone 14 years old or older.
When they stipulated this, the court had to have been aware that the boy who videotaped the rape was 14.
This a gross insult against this victimized family — and a direct result of a judge’s decision.
Meanwhile, the neighbor of the family who caught the perpetrators in the act, an elderly woman known to all as “Grandma Jo,” has been living in constant terror since she first happened upon the grisly scene.
She has been stalked by the Iraqi family of the seven-year-old attacker.
Her apartment is back-to-back with theirs; they peer into her windows and pace back and forth in front of her apartment in a clearly menacing manner.
...The prosecuting attorney has gone out of his way to imply that this rape was false information.
His interviews have led the media and public officials to deny clear facts of the case.
The U.S. Attorney for Idaho even vowed to charge anyone who made false statements about the perps.
The Hamas-tied Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has whined that the case has become “a lightning rod for anti-Muslim, and anti-refugee sentiments...”
Read more about this travesty!
CBO: Long-Term Budget Outlook Worse than Last Year
CBO: Long-Term Budget Outlook Worse than Last Year:
"In its 2016 Long-Term Budget Outlook, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) warns that federal debt is on an unsustainable path.
Under current law, federal debt is now projected to reach 141 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) within 30 years.
Unless policymakers act, CBO concludes that rising debt could jeopardize long-term economic growth, crowd out critical public investments, reduce policymakers’ flexibility to respond to unforeseen events, and raise the risk of a fiscal crisis.
"In its 2016 Long-Term Budget Outlook, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) warns that federal debt is on an unsustainable path.
Under current law, federal debt is now projected to reach 141 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) within 30 years.
Unless policymakers act, CBO concludes that rising debt could jeopardize long-term economic growth, crowd out critical public investments, reduce policymakers’ flexibility to respond to unforeseen events, and raise the risk of a fiscal crisis.
The long-term budget outlook has deteriorated significantly since last year, when CBO projected debt would reach 111 percent of GDP in 30 years under current law. This deterioration stems largely from the enactment of legislation at the end of 2015 that made a number of temporary tax provisions permanent.
In the new report, CBO finds that:
- Federal debt is projected to climb to 141 percent of GDP under current law by 2046.
- Rising debt is a result of a structural imbalance between revenues and spending: under current law, spending growth, which is fueled primarily by the aging of the population and growing healthcare costs, significantly outpaces the projected growth in revenues.
- As the debt grows and interest rates rise, interest costs are projected to increase rapidly: by 2022, they could exceed what the federal government has historically spent on R&D, infrastructure, and education combined, and could exceed them by more than two times by 2046. In fact, over the next 10 years, the federal government will spend $5.8 trillion on interest.
- Rising debt will harm our economy and slow the growth of productivity and wages. On our current path, the annual income loss for a 4-person family would be $12,000 by 2046, on average.
...The National Debt Is on an Unsustainable Path
CBO estimates that federal debt, which is already at high levels, will climb significantly over the next 30 years. In CBO’s latest projections, debt is expected to climb from 75 percent of GDP in 2016 to 141 percent of GDP in 2046, based on current law.
Debt at those levels would be unprecedented.
Over the past 50 years, debt has averaged only 39 percent of GDP and, as recently as 2007, it was as low as 35 percent of GDP.
Since 1790, our debt has never exceeded 100 percent of GDP, except for a brief time during World War II when it peaked at 106 percent, after which the debt fell rapidly as a share of GDP..."
Over the past 50 years, debt has averaged only 39 percent of GDP and, as recently as 2007, it was as low as 35 percent of GDP.
Since 1790, our debt has never exceeded 100 percent of GDP, except for a brief time during World War II when it peaked at 106 percent, after which the debt fell rapidly as a share of GDP..."
Wisconsin sheriff on Baton Rouge shootings: I predicted this
Wisconsin sheriff on Baton Rouge shootings: I predicted this - CNN.com:
"(CNN)In a heated interview with CNN's Don Lemon, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke said he predicted the recent police shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that killed three law enforcement officers and wounded three others.
Sheriff and Don Lemon get heated over police shootings 05:00
"I've been watching this for two years. I've predicted this," Clarke said.
"This anti-police rhetoric sweeping the country has turned out some hateful things inside of people that are now playing themselves out on the American police officer."
When police are shot, America is the target
Clarke blamed the Black Lives Matter movement for inspiring violent crimes against law enforcement officers, calling the group "purveyors of hate."
Clarke argued that their ideology was false, saying there is no data that proves law enforcement officers treat black males more aggressively than white males.
"This anti-cop sentiment from this hateful ideology called Black Lives Matter has fueled this rage against the American police officer," Clarke said."
"(CNN)In a heated interview with CNN's Don Lemon, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke said he predicted the recent police shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that killed three law enforcement officers and wounded three others.
Sheriff and Don Lemon get heated over police shootings 05:00
"I've been watching this for two years. I've predicted this," Clarke said.
"This anti-police rhetoric sweeping the country has turned out some hateful things inside of people that are now playing themselves out on the American police officer."
When police are shot, America is the target
Clarke blamed the Black Lives Matter movement for inspiring violent crimes against law enforcement officers, calling the group "purveyors of hate."
Clarke argued that their ideology was false, saying there is no data that proves law enforcement officers treat black males more aggressively than white males.
"This anti-cop sentiment from this hateful ideology called Black Lives Matter has fueled this rage against the American police officer," Clarke said."
Two More Arrests in Nice Attack; Islamic State Claim Under Investigation | TheBlaze.com
Two More Arrests in Nice Attack; Islamic State Claim Under Investigation | TheBlaze.com:
"NICE, France (AP) — French authorities detained two more people Sunday in the investigation into the Bastille Day truck attack on the Mediterranean city of Nice that killed at least 84 people, as authorities try to determine whether the slain attacker was a religious extremist or just a very angry man.
Hundreds were injured in the Thursday night attack, and about 85 people remained hospitalized Sunday, Health Minister Marisol Touraine said on a visit to the southern French city. Of those, 18 are in life-threatening condition — including one child, she said."
"NICE, France (AP) — French authorities detained two more people Sunday in the investigation into the Bastille Day truck attack on the Mediterranean city of Nice that killed at least 84 people, as authorities try to determine whether the slain attacker was a religious extremist or just a very angry man.
Hundreds were injured in the Thursday night attack, and about 85 people remained hospitalized Sunday, Health Minister Marisol Touraine said on a visit to the southern French city. Of those, 18 are in life-threatening condition — including one child, she said."
McDouble is 'cheapest and most nutritious food in human history'
McDouble is 'cheapest and most nutritious food in human history' - Telegraph:
"Stephen Dubner, who co-authored the best-selling book, hosted a debate on his blog after a reader suggested the McDouble packed a better nutritional punch for the penny than is often assumed.
The double cheeseburger provides 390 calories, 23 grams of protein – half a daily serving – seven per cent of daily fibre, 19 grams of fat and 20 per cent of daily calcium, all for between $1 and $2, or 65p and £1.30, The Times reported.
Kyle Smith, a New York Post columnist, threw his support behind the McDouble’s nutritional value for money.
“For the average poor person, it isn’t a great option to take a trip to the farmers market to puzzle over esoteric lefty-foodie codes”, Mr Smith wrote.
“Facts are facts – where else but McDonald’s can poor people obtain so many calories per dollar?”
Mr Dubner added: “The more I thought about the question, whether the McDouble is the cheapest, most bountiful, and nutritious food ever, the more I realised how you answer that question says a lot about how you see the world, not only our food system and the economics of it, but even social justice...”
"Stephen Dubner, who co-authored the best-selling book, hosted a debate on his blog after a reader suggested the McDouble packed a better nutritional punch for the penny than is often assumed.
The double cheeseburger provides 390 calories, 23 grams of protein – half a daily serving – seven per cent of daily fibre, 19 grams of fat and 20 per cent of daily calcium, all for between $1 and $2, or 65p and £1.30, The Times reported.
Kyle Smith, a New York Post columnist, threw his support behind the McDouble’s nutritional value for money.
“For the average poor person, it isn’t a great option to take a trip to the farmers market to puzzle over esoteric lefty-foodie codes”, Mr Smith wrote.
“Facts are facts – where else but McDonald’s can poor people obtain so many calories per dollar?”
Mr Dubner added: “The more I thought about the question, whether the McDouble is the cheapest, most bountiful, and nutritious food ever, the more I realised how you answer that question says a lot about how you see the world, not only our food system and the economics of it, but even social justice...”
History for July 18
History for July 18 - On-This-Day.com:
Vidkum Quisling 1887, Harriet Nelson 1912, Nelson Mandela 1918 - President of South Africa
John Glenn 1921 - Astronaut, Hunter S. Thompson 1937, Elizabeth McGovern 1961
1789 - Robespierre, a deputy from Arras, France, decided to back the French Revolution.
1914 - Six planes of the U.S. Army helped to form an aviation division called the Signal Corps.
1932 - The U.S. and Canada signed a treaty to develop the St. Lawrence Seaway.
1936 - The first Oscar Meyer Wienermobile rolled out of General Body Company’s factory in Chicago, IL.
1936 - The Spanish Civil War began as Gen. Francisco Franco led an uprising of army troops based in Spanish North Africa.
1942 - The German Me-262, the first jet-propelled aircraft to fly in combat, made its first flight.
1944 - Hideki Tojo was removed as Japanese premier and war minister due to setbacks suffered by his country in World War II.
1947 - U.S. President Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act, which placed the Speaker of the House and the Senate President Pro Tempore next in the line of succession after the vice president.
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