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Americans, already hurting from record-level inflation, think the Build Back Better spending plan will cause inflation to spike further. New polling reveals that 43% of voters say a massive social spending package will make inflation worse, while just 26% of voters say it will make inflation better.
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** Omicron Variant Underscores Need for Secure, Safe Southern Border ([link removed])
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The new Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus spreading worldwide has countries on edge. Despite the feeble warnings by the White House not to come to the southern border, waves of migrants continue to make the perilous journey ([link removed]) . Reuters reports that a new caravan with hundreds of migrants is making its way to the southern border amidst the spread of this new variant. Now is not the time to yield to those who oppose policies that actually support public health, public safety, and human rights. Learn more. ([link removed])
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** No One Is Swallowing the Turkey Price Blame Game ([link removed])
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Thanksgiving is in our rearview mirror, but the rising inflation that drove dinner costs higher this year is sticking around. There are a number of reasons that prices are rising rapidly from the grocery to the gas pump. Now, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren wants us to swallow the excuse that price-gouging by turkey farmers is the reason your bird cost more this year ([link removed]) . Sorry, senator, but no one is swallowing it. Learn more. ([link removed])
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Don’t miss the last #IWFReads Book Club of the year on December 15 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Join us as we read Jason Riley’s new book, Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell ([link removed]) .
It’s a powerful biography of one of America’s most influential conservative thinkers. And it’s a fascinating look into the life, intellect, and influence of one of the great social theorists of our day.
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Many Americans are understandably concerned by how expensive prescription drugs can be. In an effort to bring down these out-of-pocket costs, some contend that the U.S. should follow the example of foreign countries that have set strict limits on how much can be charged for pharmaceuticals.
Can you identify which of the following is not true about pharmaceutical price controls?
A. The cost of developing a new drug from start to finish is about $2.6 billion dollars.
B. Americans pay more for prescription drugs than their European counterparts.
C. Price controls have little to no impact on innovation while improving access to care for those who need it most.
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* New Episode: On this episode of She Thinks, Hadley Heath Manning discusses the details of the latest policy focus on public options in health care. Listen to it here. ([link removed])
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** If Critical Race Theory Can Creep Into the Classrooms of Missouri, It’s Likely in Yours ([link removed])
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If the lies of critical race theory can creep into the classrooms of Missouri’s Ozark Mountains, they’re undoubtedly in your community — even if school administrators illegally try to hide it. CRT fanatics don’t want people to know the truth, but COVID-19 lockdowns showed parents on Zoom screens in their own homes what falsehoods schools are peddling nationwide.
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During the middle of the early voting period in Virginia’s 2021 statewide election, Fairfax County — the locality with the largest population of Virginia’s registered voters — repeatedly attempted to disband the state’s election integrity rules. Although advocates claimed they wanted to protect voting rights, the changes would have actually increased the likelihood that vulnerable voters would be intimidated and disfranchised.
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