Monday, February 01, 2016

A chat before they vote in the Iowa Caucus today




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Rubio is right that the US is off track


Over the last few months, we've heard from Senator Rubio that the US is off track.    Check out the latest freedom index, as reported by CNSNews:
 
The U.S. has fallen from the 6th freest economy in the world, when President Barack Obama took office, to 11th place in 2016. America’s declining score in the index is closely related to rapidly rising government spending, subsidies, and bailouts.
Since early 2009:
  • Government spending has exploded, amounting to $29,867 per household in 2015.
  • The national debt has risen to $125,000 for every tax-filing household in America—a total over $18 trillion.
  • The government takeover of health care is raising prices and disrupting markets.
  • Bailouts and new government regulations have increased uncertainty, stifling investment and job creation.

This is bad and a country in the wrong direction.   Our next president needs to put the country back on track and the sooner the better.
 

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Not much fun down in Brazil


In a few months, Brazil will welcome athletes and visitors to the Olympics. It will probably bring thousands of tourists and millions of dollars to the economy. 
But will that really happen? We hope so, but the health crisis in Brazil could have the last word.  
According to Simon Romero, the country is in shock:
Before last fall, medical reports of babies born with brain damage and unusually small heads — a condition known as microcephaly — were so uncommon in Brazil that only about 150 cases were registered each year in the entire country. Now Brazilian officials are investigating thousands of them, and they contend that the mosquito-borne Zika virus is the cause.
Virus specialists are racing to understand the connection, if any, between Zika and the rash of microcephaly cases in Brazil, an undertaking that international officials warn could take six months or more.
But whatever the cause, “There is no doubt that Brazil is experiencing a significant increase in microcephaly,” said an official for Brazil’s Health Ministry who was not authorized to speak publicly. “We wouldn’t have declared this situation a health emergency if this increase had not been detected.”
Poor Brazil.  
They’ve gone through a rather rough time lately. Even the national “futbol” team was humiliated at home in the World Cup.
It started with a very divisive election in 2014. The left won a very close election but they took demagoguery to new levels. It poisoned the politics and made a lot of people angry.    
It was followed by daily accusations of corruption in a country famous for crony capitalism. Brazil and Mexico are case studies of why the government should not be running the country’s resources, specially oil.
Just a few weeks ago, we got terrible news about the economy.  
And now, arguably the worst of all, a health crisis that affects more than babies, as the BBC reported that three UK nationals were impacted. 
Again, what about the Olympics? Will anyone show up? We hope so but maybe not.
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The week in review with Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda




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