FLORIDA - DR RICH SWEIR NEWSLETTER 12/20/2013

83 Unbelievable Numbers From 2013 Fed Up USA posted 83 numbers that they call “almost to crazy to believe”. Thanks to Fed Up USA for their work in compiling this end of year list of things you can believe or not. During 2013, America continued to steadily march down a self-destructive path toward oblivion.  As a society, our debt levels are completely and totally out of control.  Our financial system has been transformed into the largest casino on the entire planet and our big banks are behaving even more recklessly than they did just before the last financial crisis.  We continue to see thousands of businesses and millions of jobs get shipped out of the United States, and the middle class is being absolutely eviscerated ... READ MORE . . .     A&E Boots Phil Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” After Calling Homosexuality Illogical “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson has been suspended from his own television show after calling homosexuality illogical, while proffering his male viewpoint preferring female anatomy to that of other men. “It seems like, to me, a vagina – as a man – would be more desirable than a man’s anus, ” says Phil Robertson. “That’s just me. I’m just thinking: There’s more there! She’s got more to offer. I mean, come on, dudes! You know what II’m saying? But hey, sin: It’s not logical, my man. It’s just not logical.” If you wish to provide feedback on the A&E decision to place Phil on hiatus send your comments to: feedbackaetv@aenetworks.com ... READ MORE . . . Please support our Partner What the Government Got You This Year for Christmas (in Pictures) Today, December 18th, the Senate is set to pass the new Murray-Ryan U.S. budget deal in all its spend-tastic glory. Lawmakers have hemmed and hawed about making any cuts to spending, despite countless examples of ridiculous decisions that have wasted taxpayers’ money. So it’s timely that the office of Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) released its 2013 “Wastebook” yesterday, listing 100 examples it deems wasteful spending this year. In our infographic below, we’ve picked just a few of the highlights of your tax dollars at work ... READ MORE . . . June 10, 1921: The Day Congress Lost It’s Mojo What is happening today in Washington, D.C. is a puzzle to many Americans. Not unlike Austin Powers who was frozen in the 1960s only to be thawed and thrust into 2013 America – he is both startled and chagrined by what he sees in today’s society. The Occupy Wall Street and the TEA Party movements have both begun to realize that something is terribly wrong with our federal government. Special interests are holding all the power. If you are not at the table with the 1%, you are on the menu. But who is the real 1%? The answer is: The fourth branch of government – the Administrative Branch ... READ MORE . . . Six Things the US Department of Education Did to Deprive Your Child of Privacy The story of Common Core and data mining begins as most stories do, with a huge, unmet need. Self-appointed “stakeholder” know-it-alls at the federal level (also at state, corporate, and even university levels) determined that they had the right, and the need, for open access to personal student data– more so than they already had. They needed state school systems to voluntarily agree to common data core standards AND to common learning standards to make data comparisons easy. They didn’t care what the standards were, as teachers and parents and students do; they only cared that the standards would be the same across the nation. So, without waiting around for a proper vote, they did it … READ MORE . . .