04.15.13
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CNBC Guide to Obamacare for Small Businesses

Even as you finish with this year’s taxes, if you’re a small-business owner experts say it’s time to look ahead to 2014, when the tax implications of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) begin to kick in.

“Just now, things are really sinking in that there is this employer responsibility,” said Amanda Austin, of the National Federation of Independent Business.

Under ACA, often called Obamacare, employers with 50 or more full-time workers face a mandate to provide insurance. It’s known formally as shared responsibility.

“You’re going to need somebody to do a thorough review of the impact on your business,” Austin said, because the new rules are complex.

For the complete article including more on the 50/30 rule, click the link below.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100641995

 

04.15.13
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Peter Schiff on CNBC About Gold Drop: We’re Headed To A Currency Crisis One Way Or Another

Video of Peter Schiff talking about potential currency crisis and his belief in Gold. Also below that is an older video of Peter Schiff on MSNBC debating policies of the FED as part of a panel. One thing to think about is the role of the Federal Reserve and whether it is good policy to inflate currency and print money out of thin air?

04.15.13
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Denver Post: Gun-control supporters push for national legislation

How does this affect your second amendment rights?  Will it stop gun violence and school shootings?

ENGLEWOOD — Gun-control supporters gathered Saturday afternoon with signs and posters to raise awareness of the gun debate at the federal level.

State Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, spoke to a crowd of about 100 people at the First Universalist Church of Denver, urging them to call their U.S. senators and representatives and press them to support national gun-control measures like the ones passed in Colorado.

Click below for full article.

[http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23020614/gun-control-supporters-push-national-legislation?source=rss]

04.15.13
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Ron Paul: “The Neo-Conservative Era Is Dead”

Former Congressman Ron Paul, the libertarian icon, is launching a new institute “for peace and prosperity.” A “media advisory” posted on his Facebook page Friday explains:

The neo-conservative era is dead.

Former Congressman Ron Paul will hold a press conference this Wednesday to launch his next big project: the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. After decades in and out of the US House of Representatives leading the call for a non-interventionist foreign policy and the protection of civil liberties, Dr. Paul is launching a revolutionary new vehicle to expand his efforts. The Institute will serve as the focal point of a new coalition that crosses political, ideological, and party lines.

Click below for the full article.

[http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/15099-the-neo-conservative-era-is-dead-ron-paul-institute-for-peace-and-prosperity]

04.14.13
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Ron Paul Announces Home Schooling Curriculum

It looks like Ron Paul wants to give the Federal Department of Education that is not permitted in the United States Consitution a little bit of competition. As expected Main Stream Media outlets like Fox News and The Guardian are skeptial.  What do you think?

Click below for several articles and opinions of this announcement.

 

RT: Ron Paul launches his own school
[http://rt.com/usa/ron-paul-school-curriculum-512/]

The Dailey Caller: Ron Paul launches his own home-school curriculum
[http://dailycaller.com/2013/04/08/ron-paul-launches-his-own-home-school-curriculum/]

Fox News: Ron Paul launches libertarian-edged home school curriculum
[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/04/08/ron-paul-starts-libertarian-minded-money-back-guaranteed-home-school-program/]

The Guardian: The Christian fundamentalism behind Ron Paul’s home-schooling curriculum
[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/12/christian-fundamentalism-ron-paul-homeschooling]

Atlantic Wire: Ron Paul’s Home Schooling Curriculum Will Turn Your Kid into a Little Ron Paul
[http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/04/ron-paul-home-schooling-curriculum/64047/]

Washington Examiner: Ron Paul: Homeschooling will play ‘revolutionary’ role to restore limited government
[http://washingtonexaminer.com/ron-paul-homeschooling-will-play-revolutionary-role-to-restore-limited-government/article/2513482]

UPDATE: It appears the Ron Paul Curriculum is online.  Click below to access the official site.
[http://www.ronpaulcurriculum.com/]

Also, here is a video from the GOP Primary debates where Ron Paul gives some of his thoughts on education followed by a video from Ron Paul’s weekly update on the program.