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The Truth About Sequester, Budget Deficit and National Debt

By Brad Rosley on February 21, 2013 in Achieving Financial Independence, Policy and Your Money

The Sequester was put in place late in 2011 (known Budget Control Act of 2011) as a negotiating ploy signed by Congress and President to reduce Government spending increases by $85 billion annually or a meager 2.4% of our national Government’s $3.6 trillion annual spending. It is a very small amount and does not affect [...]

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4 Expectations from President Obama’s Second Term

By Brad Rosley on January 21, 2013 in Investments, Mortgage, Policy and Your Money, Post-Retirement Planning

Americans have re-elected President Obama and he was inaugurated for a second term. The president won the Popular and Electoral College vote. President Obama has promised to bring our country together during a time when after he first term, our country has never been so divided. If you look at the map of who won [...]

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MERRY CLIFF MESS – Republican Plan B Cancelled

By Brad Rosley on December 21, 2012 in Investments, Policy and Your Money, Tax Planning, World Economics

Fiscal Cliff – Republican’s Punt to the Democrats House Speaker Boehner called off a vote on a Bill that would have maintained most of the current tax rates (except for $1 million wage earners). Apparently, it may not have had enough votes to pass. Fiscally conservative House members are not planning to vote for a [...]

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