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Bryan Pregon

Who owns America's debt? - May. 10, 2016 - 8 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 11 May 16
     
    "The top holder by far is U.S. citizens and American entities, such as state and local governments, pension funds, mutual funds, and the Federal Reserve. Together they own the vast majority -- 67.5% -- of the debt. Foreign nations only hold 32.5% of the total."
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  • lizretikis on 11 May 16
     
    I honestly think that this plan is cheating the people who we borrowed money from. If we said we would pay them a certain amount then we should pay up. A deal is a deal whether or not you don't want to follow through.
  • ltorneten065 on 11 May 16
     
    I agree with what lizretikis said however, were so in debt that paying them back in full is nearly impossible. So I agree with Trump when he says we should pay them back 85 cents for every dollar.
  • gage barton on 11 May 16
     
    The large amount 67.5% of the US's debt is inside the us. If he where to drop the mount paid out he will hurt the American populous not foreign country's.
  • nickwarneke on 11 May 16
     
    Can Trump really do it though and if he does ask I think the other countries are just gonna say no.
  • kfloerchinger on 11 May 16
     
    I think that since the U.S. debt is 18 trillion more than China then something does need to change. But I don't think it should have to do with paying less for the debt, I think there's a lot of unnecessary things that each part of the state and federal government can reduce spending money on. Overtime the amount of debt we go into each year will be smaller and eventually we can get closer to paying most of it off.
  • kittyterhune on 11 May 16
     
    Best case scenario is trump alleviates a small fraction of our debt but destroys our foreign relations along the way. I wouldn't want someone who has had 4 companies go bankrupt gambling with the entire united states economy anyway.
  • alexander4434 on 11 May 16
     
    The best way this could go is he suttels some of the debt but runs our reputation in the process and nobody will buy bonds anymore so it would become worse in the long run
Bryan Pregon

US debt visualized: Stacked in $100 dollar bills @ $16.394 Trillion Dollars (Debt Ceiling) - 2 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 13 Aug 12
     
    "US Debt Visualized in $100 BillsUnited States owes a lot of money. As of 2012, US debt is larger than the size of the economy. The debt ceiling is currently set at $16.394 Trillion, estimated to be hit around Sep 14, 2012. "
Brice Johnson

Obama approval rating back to 50% mark - 6 views

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  • Caleb Hohneke on 01 Mar 12
     
    i love obama
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  • Jeff Reddish on 02 Mar 12
     
    Caleb, you know nothing of politics..... read a book.
  • Wesley May on 02 Mar 12
     
    I think should get someone else in office instead of Obama because he hasn't been doing so well.
  • xhotxsoccerbabe on 09 Mar 12
     
    Yes, Obama hasn't been the best, but he has done a much better job than Bush. Let us not forget that Bush is the one who set us into debt and left Obama on a sliding slope. He has actually made our decrease much better then how Bush left us and he has created a lot of new jobs. An example: Bush's reign is a car. He made this car junky and it barely runs and is steadily getting worse. Obama is then sold the car and he starts to make repairs, but the car keeps breaking and having other parts go bad because of the state it was left in. Obama is doing everything that he can to make this car good again. It's also frustrating that everyone is so against what Obama is doing. I mean if you think he's doing such a bad job, do you think you could do it better? What could you do differently compared to what Obama is doing? This takes time to get out of debt. It's not like you can just snap your fingers and make the debt go away. So, maybe we should think before we just hate our President because everything's not perfect. Perhaps we should think before we just bash on someone.
  • Jake Radford on 21 Mar 12
     
    Obama is in the 98th percentile for his NCAA bracket. Little fun fact for you guys.
Bryan Pregon

Obama signs bill to end partial shutdown, prevent debt ceiling crisis - CNN.com - 3 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 17 Oct 13
     
    "It's over, for now: Obama signs bill to end partial shutdown, hike debt ceiling"
  • jefferyduncan on 17 Oct 13
     
    i think the government is becoming to corrupt and that with the shut down they are showing weakness and that it could be a start of a possible war between the countries
Bryan Pregon

Citizens United ruling accounts for 78 percent of 2012 election spending | The Raw Story - 2 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 26 Sep 12
     
    Almost $465m of outside money has been spent on the US presidential election campaign so far, including $365m that can be attributed to the supreme court's landmark Citizens United ruling, according to a report released on Monday.
  • Payton Whiteaker on 26 Sep 12
     
    Why don't we use this money to pay debt instead? This is just outrageous. 1 Nationwide debate and be done. We are in to much debt to afford this kind of foolish spending right now.
Josh C.

Fully repealing Obamacare will cost $350 billion - 3 views

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  • Josh C. on 04 Jan 17
     
    A full repeal of Obamacare would cost $350 billion over the next decade, according to a new analysis from the bipartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. This makes its wholesale dismantling much more complicated. Obamacare was carefully crafted in 2010 so that it didn't add to the federal deficit -- in fact, it boosted revenues slightly.
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  • Matthew E on 04 Jan 17
     
    Of course this would cost so much because the money is in people's hands and getting it back, well that is hard. And with trumps new ideas this will cause some commotion with people. And with this it would cause an even bigger problem because he may be forgetting that we are still in debt.
  • mckenzie spanjer on 04 Jan 17
     
    Would it cause more problems if we did repeal Obamacare instead of not repealing it?
  • savannah131999 on 04 Jan 17
     
    I personally don't think that it's worth all the loss of money, I think it's good to provide healthcare to those that can't afford to pay for it, and our country that's a large majority of our people. Although we should also look at whether or not it's costing more to keep it or to repeal it.
  • russellboi on 18 Jan 17
     
    This seems like a good example of how Obamacare is viewed as a lot worse that it really is, how it supposedly is, "A waste of money," and, "Costing us more that it's worth." But there was actually some economic and political genius that went into forming the system, and it would be a poor decision to repeal it.
  • daulton wilcoxen on 18 Jan 17
     
    If we were to repeal Obama Care, it would hurt the country indefinitely, because of all the people who are on it, and the sheer cost of money would ruin the country, were already trillions of dollars in debt, so another $350 billion would not be doing any good. Now taking small actions to take some of it away would be a more suitable approach.
  • kim bagshaw on 18 Jan 17
     
    The problem with Obamacare is that it really hurts the hospitals, they have to manage money differently, meaning they have to cut peoples jobs and different programs because they can't afford to have it anymore. Which in the end will hurt the patients more because how are they supposed to get help if theirs not enough people working there to help them. I don't believe that cutting the whole thing is right, however i think that that Obamacare does need to have some changes.
  • lmcdowell956 on 18 Jan 17
     
    If we took away Obama care it would hurt lots of people because they aren't going to have the help they need.
  • cnicholls808 on 18 Jan 17
     
    i think repealing it would be a terrible mistake because you just cant cut 20 million people out of insurnce.
jordan peterson

The War on marijuana and who's winning - 10 views

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  • jordan peterson on 07 Dec 11
     
    This would for sure help our debt if they did end up legalizing it and taxing it!
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  • alexisprazak on 07 Dec 11
     
    Also if it was legal the government could regulate it, like they do alcohol. It'd make marijuana a lot safer.
  • Derek Large on 07 Dec 11
     
    At the moment we are being told that we are winning the war by the gov't. But the truth is hiding behind the government. They wont tell us the truth because it would show a weakness. We are losing.
  • broxton anderson on 08 Dec 11
     
    how is cannabis not safe? more people die from alcohol related incidents a year than weed for sure, and weed cant poison people. so i vote yes! legalize it.
  • Austin Pursell on 08 Dec 11
     
    I am actually surprised that the govt hasn't legalized it yet because the govt loves money and marijuana sales makes on average 1.5 billion dollars a year so in about 10 years (maybe) the USA could actually not be in debt.
  • corey jump on 08 Dec 11
     
    i dont see why marijuana is not legal anymore its actually funny how our first president grew marijuana as a cash crop
Bryan Pregon

Government makes $41.3 billion in student loan profits - 0 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 26 Nov 13
     
    " it's a higher profit level than all but two companies in the world: Exxon Mobil cleared $44.9 billion in 2012, and Apple cleared $41.7 billion."
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  • Lauren Nahnsen on 26 Nov 13
     
    I agree with this. If the prices for college keep raising then nobody can afford to go to college. All the higher paying jobs require more schooling, but if you don't have a good job then you can't pay for college. It's a deadly cycle. I also think the government is always looking for more money and raising interest rates. That fact doesn't bother me as much as the fact that the money is being spent on public art, landscapes, and totally unnecessary costs. I think that if the money was given back to 'tuition-payers' then maybe people wouldn't care so much.
  • jsteenbock23 on 26 Nov 13
     
    I think paying such high prices for college is outrageous. Many people come out of college thousands of dollars in debt and have no way of paying back that kind of money. We need people going to college to keep the United States a successful country, with well educated people.
  • Pedro Valdez on 02 Dec 13
     
    College is getting more and more expensive by the years and sooner or later not many people are going to be able to go to college because of hwo much it cost, but if they do, they would probably be thousands of dollars in debt.
claireboes

Student loan forgiven if you work in public service - 1 views

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  • claireboes on 24 Mar 15
     
    Are you planning on working for a nonprofit or the government? If so, that's a good first step. The program you're hearing about is designed to help ease the burden of skyrocketing tuition costs while encouraging graduates to enter low-paying but socially important "Main Street" jobs -- like teachers, firefighters, nurses, librarians, court clerks, public defenders and EMTs.
  • cschnackel824 on 24 Mar 15
     
    I like this idea. I think it will help many people that have a lot of debt. Only down side is that you have to pay for the first 10 years of your debt. I feel as you could almost pay off your student loans in ten years.
jsachs097

Should the U.S. lock down again to stop the coronavirus? | AllSides - 29 views

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  • lennxbrown on 11 Jan 21
     
    I feel like we can't go on a full lockdown. This will make the economy even worse than it currently is.
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  • meganolson04 on 12 Jan 21
     
    I feel like there should be more regulation and rules but we should not go on full lockdown because it could cause many businesses to crash and close down.
  • carmellahargens on 13 Jan 21
     
    even though many feel as though we should go into full lock down, I don't think it would be the best idea. especially because we had tried it in the beginning and people were still wandering around and two, we can't keep digging a hole for the economy
  • thomaschau on 27 Jan 21
     
    I think if we go into a full lockdown, our economy won't be in the best place for the country and I don't think we are mentally strong enough to deal with a full lockdown.
  • samhovey on 27 Jan 21
     
    This is why I believe that stimulus checks are necessary. Yes, many Americans would be left without an income if a lockdown was put in place, but that's why a stimulus check would be helpful. Money provided to those who need it during a lockdown would ultimately help enforce a lockdown long enough to see Covid-19 numbers go down.
  • bklopp601 on 27 Jan 21
     
    I believe that if we go into a lockdown, our economy wouldn't be the same anymore and would get worst over time.
  • morganbryan on 29 Jan 21
     
    I think that if we go into full lock down, people will freak out even more than they already are. Everyone would stock up on everything and we all know how that went with the toilet paper last time we tried to be on lock down.
  • brandonwch on 01 Feb 21
     
    We absolutely need to go into full lock-down. Concerns about the economy, in my opinion, are entirely bunk. It's saying that it's okay for people to risk their lives unnecessarily so that a line can go up on a graph. I'd hope people have learned something, and would know that they don't need to hyperstock on certain things.
  • zoedeveney on 01 Feb 21
     
    I think if we would have just gone on a nationwide full lockdown for 2 or 3 weeks at the beginning of this, we would be much better off. I think it would be a good idea, but with how far the pandemic has progressed, I'm not sure it would help as much as it would have a long time ago.
  • vperez191 on 01 Feb 21
     
    It could have been better if we did something right away when Covid first started and not waited to do something. We could probably have stopped it from being so dangerous,
  • owenjacobs on 01 Feb 21
     
    In my opinion a nation wide lock-down will not do anything but harm. There are still millions of Americans that have not been able to recover form the first wave of lock-down, as stated in the story up above. And i know that a huge counter argument is that the government can just pay us more during a lock-down. While that is true that would put us further and further into debt that we are struggling to get out of. A Lot of it comes down to the people, by that i mean that people have to take others into consideration, wearing a mask, social distance. That way Americans can still go to work and provide for their family's without the help of the government.
  • thepriceisright on 01 Feb 21
     
    I agree with you Zoe, but in order for that to work, every country would have had to do a lockdown. and sadly we didn't know the severity back then so people still had an excuse to be ignorant.
  • abbidominguez on 01 Feb 21
     
    I believe a full lockdown is necessary if people ever want to go back to living their lives as "normal" again. There are plenty of other countries living covid free as they did a strict lockdown in the beginning, as we should have done. A few weeks of a strict lockdown isn't going to kill us just as it didn't kill anyone in the other countries where strict lockdowns occurred.
  • ericschmidtberge on 01 Feb 21
     
    I feel like another lockdown would help if not eliminate the virus but like last time not everyone cooperated and if history shows that it won't be worth locking down again then there's not really a point. Another impact of locking down like some comments and brought up is the economy getting severely worse than it already is. In a perfect fantasy land bills would freeze, everyone would get stimulus checks that wouldn't run out and the virus would go away but that is all super unlikely if another lockdown occurs.
  • bflores247 on 01 Feb 21
     
    while we cant go on a full lockdown, there needs to be tighter restrictions on people, or heavier responses to keep infections down
  • tkoesters274 on 01 Feb 21
     
    I think that going into lockdown or some kind of restriction would help slow the spread of the virus, but not stop it. People would not cooperate to stop the spread of the virus completely. Other countries that had strict Covid restrictions are doing much better than the United States, and some have even eliminated covid completely. If the US could do that it might work, but the economy would still get worse during the lockdown.
  • mcaamal on 01 Feb 21
     
    If the outbreak is getting worse I think that we should do some sort of lock down. Maybe some restriction so that less people are in large groups so that we can control the virus.
  • greenleighd on 01 Feb 21
     
    Since we can't go into a full lockdown I think they should make the restrictions more known if people aren't wearing a mask in public I think they should be fined but, I think the amount of money should be high so people will think twice.
  • mgerman776 on 01 Feb 21
     
    I'm not real sure on what to do in this siutation. If we shut down our country, our economy will go down. If wes stay open, more covid cases. I dont know which one is worse.
  • cadenoles on 01 Feb 21
     
    I don't think the US can handle another lockdown. The economy tanked the first time and I cant imagine how bad it'll get if we lockdown again
  • ahayden204 on 01 Feb 21
     
    we should not lock down again it will hurt the economy
  • nick_rice on 01 Feb 21
     
    I think we should have more restrictions but I don't think we should go into full lockdown or else people will lose jobs and businesses
  • saraivargas on 08 Feb 21
     
    I feel like we haven't been on a full lock down, in some states they are more serious about COVID, in others there's not even a mask mandate.
  • bigslide on 08 Feb 21
     
    I thinnk people dont realize how big corona is in the US because of ignorance, lack of respect and decency, and or just they don't know. If we need to lock down, we need to lockdown. No uts no butts no coconuts. Fighting this is what got us here in the first place. We could be like other countries where they have respect for each other and themselves, and corona is almost gone or very low.
  • laceyperry067 on 08 Feb 21
     
    There are definitely a lot of things to consider, like our economy, if we were to go into lock down. I just don't thing it's possible right now but we should still have restrictions.
  • ianduffey on 08 Feb 21
     
    I feel like we should but are not able to go on another lock down
  • gbrochu915 on 08 Feb 21
     
    No we should not go on lockdown again because no matter how much we do that it will slow it down but it wont stop it and it also will just go right back up one the lockdown is over.
  • arosas733 on 08 Feb 21
     
    things are starting to calm down more than before and were just learning to live with it as we do any other virus. With the vaccine now people are going to feel safer and hopefully, it actually will be saving lives. If it gets worse a shutdown may be the best option, but right now learning to live with it is the better option.
  • vperez191 on 08 Feb 21
     
    I think we could go on lockdown again but there is no point anymore because we should of done that right away when it first started and people are getting the vaccines already so it doesn't really matter if we do or don't.
  • bflores247 on 08 Feb 21
     
    I don't think we need a full-scale hardcore lockdown, we do need tighter enforcement of mandates and stricter punishments for not following public safety, I get people don't want to, but that one person who didn't wear their mask could end up getting your loved ones sick, if everyone just followed guidelines we would get out of this funk sooner
  • lamador794 on 08 Feb 21
     
    The country is divided over the false binary of financial and health security. Reopening is not enough to ensure economic prosperity, but setting a lockdown is also not enough to contain the virus and prevent needless death.
  • joeypo10 on 08 Feb 21
     
    Another lock down would just cause more discomfort and an economic fall. With people not being able to work it would be very difficult to keep the economy great and balanced. If another lock down was to occur more people would be bothered because they just want to go back to normal life.
  • hannahliwai on 08 Feb 21
     
    I personally don't think we need to go on full lockdown again especially since the new covid vaccine. i think that it's okay to lift some rules and regulations on public places, but we still need to wear masks and stay safe until the pandemic is completely over
  • zeaksorensen on 09 Feb 21
     
    I don't think we should go into another full lockdown with closing down non-essential stores because too many businesses had to shutdown or almost had to after the first lockdown.
  • redrose99875 on 10 Feb 21
     
    I don't think we should have to lock down again, we're in the process of releasing the vaccine, and less people are dying
  • thomaschau on 11 Feb 21
     
    I don't think we should go back t=into another lockdown because I don't think our economy will do very good and I think some peoples mental health won't be in the best place if we do another lockdown
  • lhunter952 on 22 Feb 21
     
    If we went into a lockdown our economy would suffer tremendously and there is no point. If we go into lockdown then I don't really see the point of all of the vaccinations and all of the other mandates we have.
  • joeypo10 on 22 Feb 21
     
    Having another lock down would just put the United States into a far worse situation. More people would lose jobs, more people would go into debt, and our economic status would fall tremendously. I agree with luke in the fact that going into lockdown would just make the vaccine pointless because nobody would be going out anymore.
  • ahayden204 on 22 Feb 21
     
    no we will lose alot of money
  • eballenger on 22 Feb 21
     
    I dont think we should go into lockdown because if we expose our bodies to the virus steadily and take vitamins and antibodies our immune system will be stronger and get closer to fighting off the virus.
  • bklopp601 on 22 Feb 21
     
    I don't think we should go into lockdown again but if people keep lifting up their masks, we're probably gonna have to go into lockdown again.
  • tsilva588 on 22 Feb 21
     
    I feel that the issue is passed on now and we no longer need the lockdown or quarantine. Most people have already passed this issue on in their heads.
Michael Keller

What a Joe Biden presidency means for taxes, health care, housing, student debt - and a... - 7 views

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  • Michael Keller on 09 Nov 20
     
    I've heard many things about Biden being president, most predominantly gas going up and Kamala Harris taking over for Biden which I kinda see happening. I feel like they'll say Biden's mentally unfit or bring up the Hunter Biden stuff and Harris will take over.
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  • hharker376 on 09 Nov 20
     
    Hopefully, this new president will give America a chance to turn over a new leaf and repair the damages that had been previously done.
  • makosa23 on 09 Nov 20
     
    Hopefully he make us wear mask everyday then corona is gonna over.
  • jcollins438 on 09 Nov 20
     
    I think a lot of people are going to struggle with the price inflation and it's going to be a little rocky.
  • jcooley186 on 09 Nov 20
     
    I'm hoping that we'll be able to see more progress and actions towards covid, climate change, and more from this new president.
  • xxchrysxx on 09 Nov 20
     
    I personally was hoping for Biden to win, but after hearing some things and doing more research it's unclear. No one is perfect, but I can say all we can do is hope for the best. I just hope for my generation he will help us in the long run for our future.
  • bayliegirres on 14 Nov 20
     
    I agree with Michael, that Kamala Harris is going to take over for Biden. I also think that raising taxes for the people who make over $400,000 a year is not fair.
  • scarney230 on 16 Nov 20
     
    i am glad that biden is going to broadened health care coverage and student loan forgiveness i think this will help many poeple
  • laurenhansen168 on 16 Nov 20
     
    I think health care is going to help many people, but the fact that people that make a certain amount of money, have to pay higher taxes, is not fair.
  • livmorrow on 16 Nov 20
     
    I also think that a lot of people are going to struggle with the prices inflating. But I just hope that with Biden being president more people can be tolerant with each other since no one was doing then when Trump was in office.
  • trinitytallman on 16 Nov 20
     
    I think that people who make a certain amount of money shouldn't have to pay more taxes, it's not fair.
Bryan Pregon

Army Says No To More Tanks, But Congress Insists : NPR - 0 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 28 Apr 13
     
    "Lawmakers from both parties have devoted nearly half a billion dollars in taxpayer money over the past two years to build improved versions of the 70-ton Abrams. But senior Army officials have said repeatedly, "No thanks.""
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  • olinde on 29 Apr 13
     
    i think that if they keep buying more tanks that the military dont want or need is just going to put us in debt more and more then we will eventually will have to pay it all back.
  • Meghan Manifold on 01 May 13
     
    They said that they didn't need the newer tanks, yet they go ahead and throw money out to fund the production of the newer models. Why don't they spend the money on military training, or other essentials that were also listed in the article. I just don't understand how it's "okie dokie" for them to do this if it's clearly unnecessary.
  • chasesnavely on 01 May 13
     
    They don't have much of a choice. If they are given money for new tanks they cant spend it on anything else.
Bryan Pregon

100 moments from Obama's presidency - 23 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 07 Dec 16
     
    "100 moments from Obama's presidency" President Obama's 8 years in office end in one more month. Here are many cool photos that span the two terms.
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  • katelyndewaele on 07 Dec 16
     
    my favorite picture is the little boy touching Obama's hair to see if it "feels the same as his"
  • Austin Webster on 07 Dec 16
     
    My favorite picture is President Obama saluting the fallen soldier. Because it shows respect to the people that put their lives on the line everyday so we can be free.
  • dallastomasello on 07 Dec 16
     
    my favorite picture is Obama is putting his toe on the scale while someone is trying to weigh themselves. Just shows that you can be the president and be funny and have a good sense of humor.
  • Matthew E on 07 Dec 16
     
    For Obama touching the lives of many and being so kind and thoughtful to everyone, he deserves his eight years.
  • lmcdowell956 on 07 Dec 16
     
    My favorite pictures was the one of Obama and his wife in the elevator. They were sharing a moment with his wit. Its was cold so he took his tuxedo off and put it on his wife so she could stay warm.
  • dbratcher097 on 07 Dec 16
     
    I think he has done a great job for the time he was dropped in here during. Cleaning up after Bush definitely took more time then it should have because of the wars and debt and such. But overall, he's been great with people, and shown he can be serious and fun loving. He was a great president and will definitely be remembered throughout history.
  • anonymous on 07 Dec 16
     
    Obama thinks of himself as an regular person, and he cares about the people. He can make connections with every person he meets. His eight years of being our president were spent wisely.
  • Alex Thacker on 07 Dec 16
     
    I like the picture when he is saluting the solider because I think it's a very strong thing to do and it is very respectful for our country and everyone in it.
  • ogomez1025 on 07 Dec 16
     
    My favorite photo during Obama's presidency is when I gave food to the needy because he sees the true humble person who is the one and that for me makes it big of heart to help and understand people's problems clearly
  • amonge914 on 07 Dec 16
     
    These pictures are so great, I can feel his passion, love and work he's put into this country. They show so many cool things you didn't think the president did and his warmth for this country and love for his family. Haven't see any pictures like this of any other leaders. I'm impressed.
  • nick perry on 07 Dec 16
     
    My favorite picture was Obama was visiting the Sphinx, He wanted to seek a new begging with Muslims and the US, and thats good because not all Muslims are terrorists although many Americans think that.
morgandooty

House GOP Conference chair backs Trump, isolating Paul Ryan - 2 views

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  • morgandooty on 20 May 16
     
    Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), the chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, announced her support for Donald Trump's presidential campaign late Wednesday, leaving House Speaker Paul D. Ryan as the last major GOP leader on Capitol Hill not to back Trump. I think she is right. Trump has one people over for speaking his mind, but now he has to show that he has the "temperament for the job."
  • kittyterhune on 25 May 16
     
    One of the most important jobs of the president is to form diplomatic relationships with other countries. Given Trump's plans for solving the debt crisis and building his infamous wall, it seems unlikely that he would be able to work well with other countries. I believe that it is foolish to back Trump for president because he is all over the board and has yet to prove he is capable of such a position.
  • elijah57 on 25 May 16
     
    I think she refused to debate because she knew she would lose
jared thompson

Olympic Medal tax - 5 views

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  • Hope Philbrick on 22 Aug 12
     
    I think its a good incentive to award money to the athletes who win. I also agree that they should not have to pay taxes because they earned that money fair and square!
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  • Jaacob Tatta on 22 Aug 12
     
    I like how there is an incentive for athletes to win medals, but i don't think that it is right because these athletes are already competing against the best athletes in the world and if they medal in their event they are one of the best in the world. And in my mind that is all that i need as an athlete is to be known as one of the best in the world at what i do.
  • Andrew Jensen on 23 Aug 12
     
    Money is and always will be a good incentive to win, and taxing them is just stupid because they've have to train all their lives to do what they do, but the U.S. is still in some major debt and its only 10% so i am in for the taxes
  • Holly Jensen on 23 Aug 12
     
    I think they should be taxed just like any other persons paycheck. They shouldn't be taxed any differently just because they won the Olympics.
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State of the Union: 10 highlights from Obama's speech - 21 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 25 Jan 12
     
    Summary of the address to the nation last night. Can you find items that show a Liberal ideology? Link to the full speech text can be found @ http://goo.gl/bTTr0 (with a cool Wordle) What did you guys think?
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  • Bryan Pregon on 25 Jan 12
     
    Fox news also broke the speech down in smaller videos if you are curious to see only a certain part. http://foxnewsinsider.com/2012/01/24/watch-video-highlights-from-president-obama%E2%80%99s-2012-state-of-the-union-address/
  • Henry Black on 25 Jan 12
     
    Obama's tax reform would be a good idea if it were implemented. It will be interesting to see what kind of resistance the "Buffet Rule" is met with from conservatives such as Donald Trump.
  • Carrie Fuest on 25 Jan 12
     
    A lot of this is great proposals, but sadly I think most of it is just empty words and will not take action, or solve any problems.
  • Tuan Chau on 25 Jan 12
     
    These plans sounds good, it will solve many problems if it succeeds.
  • Brice Johnson on 25 Jan 12
     
    The "Buffett Rule" is one of the most interesting subjects from the speech. Raise taxes on rich, but keep taxes the same from middle and lower class. Yes, this would absolutely help America get out of debt, but I do not believe that this would help the middle/lower classes. As the writer said, they need to lower the middle/lower classes taxes to make a major change to out economic situation
  • Katelynn Hunter on 25 Jan 12
     
    So far most of what he is saying makes sense and is reasonable. I just don't think he will follow through with it, seldom do political figures accomplish what they say, how they say they will go about getting things done. He thinks the wealthier people (making $1,000,000) should pay at least 30% of taxes while the 98% of Americans that make only $250,000 a year should pay the taxes we do now, not an increased tax which simply cannot be paid by some.(The Buffett Rule)
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Greece falling apart. - 2 views

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  • Carrie Fuest on 14 Feb 12
     
    It's sad that even their pay was cut to try to reduce the debt and it has caused the country to sink even deeper.
  • Alyssa BAscue on 14 Feb 12
     
    that would suck to get a pay cut, and the country sinks deeper is even worse.
Bryan Pregon

Congress to Hold Hearing on Country's Clashing Marijuana Laws - US News and World Report - 0 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 27 Aug 13
     
    "Congress to Hold Hearing on Country's Clashing Marijuana Laws"
  • jefferyduncan on 28 Aug 13
     
    i think that soon every state in america will probably jump on the train of legalizing marijuana but i think with the legalization of weed will help with getting us out of debt but for people who smoke weed its going to be taxed very highly so if your going to try to go to dispensaries it will most likely cost you alot more than it would on the streets
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