Front Royal, Virginia — The left wing of the Democrat Party wants “Medicare for Everyone,” which is the economic equivalent of “Medicare for No One.” Medicare is a program in which the government takes money from the gainfully employed and puts it into a fund to pay for the medical needs of the elderly retired. It was created in 1965 because elderly persons were the least able to pay for their medical needs. This situation arose because during World War II the government tried to freeze wages; in response, employers resorted to fringe benefits to attract workers. Employment-based medical insurance was…

Dec.12, 2019: India’s parliament has passed a bill that would give Indian citizenship to immigrants from three neighboring countries but not if they are Muslim. The Lok Sabha, Tuesday midnight, passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill with 311 – 80 voting in favour.The controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) will fast-track citizenship for religious minorities, including Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians, from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.Opposition parties say the bill is unconstitutional as it bases citizenship on a person’s religion and would further marginalize India’s 200-million strong Muslim community.The government, ruled by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said…

The Federal Farm Credit Administration, administered by a board headed by W. I. Myers as governor, controls, like a large holding company, a group of immense agencies-the Federal Land Banks, the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation, the Production Loan Corporation, the Intermediate Credit Banks, the Emergency Crop and Seed Loan offices, the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation, and the Agricultural Marketing Act. . Here is a group of corporations in which the government has invested a billion and a half dollars in capital. And in addition they have borrowed three and a half billions on bonds and debentures. In addition there are…

If you’ve made a personal commitment to saving energy and maintaining a greener earth, you might also consider the benefits of bringing some of those habits and practices into your local government office. The Greening Household Behaviour survey by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) showed that almost one in five households said they weren’t even aware of what recycling collection services were available in their area. That’s a pretty good indication that we can all do a better job of being environmentally friendly at home and at work. While there are plenty of global reasons for working toward a…

In 2018, around 40% of EU natural gas imports came from Russia (Foy, 2018). In the same year, Gazprom, Russia’s state-owned gas monopoly, supplied a total of 200.8 billion cubic meters of gas to European countries, with 81% heading to Western Europe (Gazprom, 2018). Though both sides are dependent on one another, the relationship is far from fruitful. Aside from the obvious historical grievances, particularly between the bloc’s eastern member states and Russia, recent geopolitical developments have aggravated relations, namely the Crimean crisis of 2014. The EU, along with the US and several other countries, imposed sanctions on Russia, targeting…