Welfare Programs In Many States Pay More Than Most Jobs

Government assistance programs can pay more annually than most people’s salaries, according to a new report. The Committee to Unleash Prosperity, a nonprofit organization founded by economists, analyzed how unemployment benefits and Affordable Care Act (ACA), or ObamaCare, subsidies compare to employed people’s salaries. They found that in many states, most people would actually receive more on welfare programs than from their jobs. According to their report, with “existing unemployment benefits and the dramatic recent expansion of ObamaCare subsidies, a spouse would have to earn more than $80,000 a year from a 40 hour a week job to have the

Elon Musk Announces New Twitter Science Policy, Says Dr. Fauci ‘Cannot Be Regarded As A Scientist’

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On Wednesday, Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced that the company will no longer penalize users for questioning scientific claims that are promoted by the media.  The news comes shortly after the latest installment of the “Twitter Files” showed how the U.S. government “pressured Twitter and other social media platforms to elevate certain content and suppress other content about Covid-19,” according to independent writer David Zweig, who was reporting on behalf of Bari Weiss’s publication, The Free Press. “Internal files at Twitter that I viewed while on assignment for @thefp showed that both the Trump and Biden administrations directly pressed Twitter

Rep. Jamie Raskin Announces Cancer Diagnosis

On Wednesday, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) announced that he had been diagnosed with “a serious but curable” type of cancer. “After several days of tests, I have been diagnosed with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, which is a serious but curable form of cancer,” Raskin said in a statement. “I am about to embark on a course of chemo-immunotherapy on an outpatient basis at Med Star Georgetown University Hospital and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Prognosis for most people in my situation is excellent after four months of treatment.” “I expect to be able to work through this period but have

Texas Governor Announces His State Bused Nearly 16,000 Migrants To Sanctuary Cities In 2022

On Tuesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced that his state had bused nearly 16,000 migrants to sanctuary cities in 2022.  “Texas has bused over 15,900 migrants to sanctuary cities,” Abbott tweeted. He said that his state has bused over 8,900 migrants to Washington, D.C., over 4,900 migrants to New York City, over 1,500 migrants to Chicago, and over 630 migrants to Philadelphia. “We’re providing relief to local communities overwhelmed by President Biden’s open border policies,” Abbott added.  https://twitter.com/GovAbbott/status/1607786043532783616?s=20&t=TwyeABzk9Qlzy6AOLbn7EQ The news comes shortly after Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that border officials encountered 233,740 migrants attempting to illegally cross

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