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Tax day
Hillbilly wisdom: Very few people like paying taxes. The individual income tax has been with us for over a hundred years and is the largest revenue source for the United States. These taxes provide a basis for the services we receive. No one denies this but the dislike tends toward… Read more.
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Citizenship
Hillbilly wisdom: For a long time it has been accepted that being born within the boundaries of the United States makes you a citizen of the United States. That belief drove people to take extreme risks to assure they would be in the United States for their child’s birth. Birthplace… Read more.
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European Nations and the Strait of Hormuz
Hillbilly wisdom: There is a type of personality that jumps before they leap or as Hoopie would say keep your foot out of your mouth, they don’t taste good even with salt. The question is: can a person learn to look before they leap? Can they first listen and second… Read more.
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Epstein is dead
Hillbilly wisdom: you are not dead as long as someone remembers your name. This variation on the longevity of people is held by many throughout the world. You will not be forgotten, we pay tribute, we are here to honor are all forms that help those left behind to deal… Read more.
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Top Guy
Hillbilly wisdom: Trump has been having conversations with a top guy. In the last year of mom’s life she talked to her deceased husband. It was real to her but only to her. No one else could see him. Her reality was her reality. It helped her get through the… Read more.
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Citizenship
Hillbilly wisdom: For a long time it has been accepted that being born within the boundaries of the United States made you a citizen of the United States. That belief drove people to take extreme risks to assure that they would be in the United States for their child’s birth.… Read more.
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Acceptable losses
Hillbilly wisdom: You know going in as the secretary of war/ defense or the commandeer- in- chief that the possibility of troops captured behind enemy lines, in this case a downed airmen, is real and is going to happen. It is only a matter of time. And yet, the order… Read more.
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Deception campaign
Hillbilly wisdom: It is accepted that the CIA is involved in many things around the world. Occasionally, they even take credit for their actions. The rescue attempt was good for the life of downed airmen behind enemy lines and was aided by CIA’s deception campaign. Would they care to explain… Read more.
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Farewell to Doug
Hillbilly version: Doug is a prime example of the old adage: If it ain’t broke don’t fix it or put another way if it is working leave it alone. Doug has at various times in our 67 year association been a teacher, a friend and a cantankerous old man. We… Read more.
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Regime change
Hillbilly wisdom: Some of the current problems in Iran has to do with the methods used at the start of the SITUATION. According to whichever rhetoric you believe the Strait of Hormuz is either open or closed. In his latest post Trump says we don’t need the strait to withdraw.… Read more.
Open to Anything 