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Congressional members are financial wizards
Hillbilly wisdom: If someone consistently outperforms the market, there is good chance they are cheating. Once again there is a call to limit the Congressional member and their families from playing the market? The call came from the executive branch. This is not the first attempt to bring Congress under… Read more.
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Listen and learn to lead
Hillbilly wisdom: Through our actions we teach bias, prejudice, elitism and we defeat ourselves. When preference is given to one group over the other, it does not bring us together. It separates us. When you cannot see or choose to ignore injustice you become a part of the problem. The… Read more.
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State of the Union now and later
Hillbilly wisdom: It is a good time to be in the United States because the future is not stable. We are on the fast track in a downward direction. We have fewer trading partners and a larger trading deficient. Our president bargains by using insults and threats and the world… Read more.
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Flash
Hillbilly version: in an effort to keep up with the Jones, there is a need to lead, a need to have more, a need to be the envy of the neighborhood, as you spend your way into bankruptcy. One farmer put it this way: the first million is the hardest… Read more.
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Cotton and tariffs
Hillbilly wisdom: Senator Cotton, Welcome back to work. There are a few things that needs your attention. The effect of tariffs upon Arkansas farmers. Please don’t tell us you do not know. You swore an oath to uphold the Constitution *the power to tax is a power delegated to Congress… Read more.
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Accountability
Hillbilly wisdom: Insider trading and other white collar crimes are 1)profitable, 2)relatively safe in terms of punishment and 3) Prove it. Insider trading are transactions that occur based upon knowledge or information that is unavailable to the general public. The penalty is severe but the difficulty in proving the crime… Read more.
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Has ICE been privatized
Hillbilly wisdom: Fear, justified or not, motivates those involved. Should we be afraid that Ice or a paramilitary unit will use similar tactics against others say in the next election? There is an element of fear about the upcoming midterm elections. The DOJ claims that we need to be sure… Read more.
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Term Limits once again
Hillbilly wisdom: The vast majority of people when asked about term limits, say yes they are for limiting terms. I doubt they are telling the truth. Most lie so well, they don’t even know they are doing it. There is very little possibility of the politicians getting reelected if the… Read more.
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A bridge between Canada and United States
Hillbilly wisdom: Why would the president support the construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario and now as it nears completion threaten to delay the opening? Michigan voted republican in the 2024 election! Seems like a good way to flip Michigan back Blue. Actions… Read more.
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Tom Cotton and illegal orders
Hillbilly version: There was a minute, just a minute, when I thought you were going to ask the question but you did not. Your interview of Generals consisted of lots of praise and the question: did you ever receive illegal orders? The answer from each General was No Sir. You… Read more.