Category Archives: Observations

The Disaster that is the IRS

Posted on April 14, 2015 by SGM P.

Facts about the Internal Revenue Service: The IRS has 95,000 employees. It’s the fifth largest government agency. The US Tax Code has 1,997 different tax forms. The tax code consists of 3.7 million words on 73,954 pages. Over 3.8 billion … Continue reading →

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Earned Income Tax Credit

Posted on April 14, 2015 by SGM P.

Doing my Federal tax form is relatively easy.  I enter retirement income, dividend income, interest income, Social Security income and taxes withheld.  Do the math and come up with either Tax Due or Refund Due.  Simple. But this year, in … Continue reading →

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If Chelsea Clinton worked for the State Department

Posted on April 13, 2015 by SGM P.

A few months ago when I saw the mother whose son was killed in the Libyan Embassy terror attack criticizing Hillary Clinton on TV, it made me think:  If Chelsea Clinton chose a life of public service with the State … Continue reading →

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Religious Freedom Protection Acts

Posted on April 13, 2015 by SGM P.

I’m trying to wrap my head around all of the discussion about the Religious Freedom Protection Acts. People shouldn’t be discriminated against, but also shouldn’t be forced to go against their religious beliefs. Best place to start is with some … Continue reading →

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A Question for Hillary

Posted on March 29, 2015 by SGM P.

Of all of the questions I would like answered by Hillary Clinton and believe me there are many, the one I would most like answered is: “If you are elected president and your policies and decisions are widely criticized, will … Continue reading →

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Hero of Mall Shooting Incident

Posted on March 24, 2015 by SGM P.

You have probably heard very little on this story.  That’s for two reasons.  One, not enough people were killed to qualify as a mass shooting.  And two, the reason not enough people were killed to qualify as a mass shooting … Continue reading →

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Lead by Example

Posted on March 23, 2015 by SGM P.

A soldier and senior NCO I admire was appointed as the State Sergeant Major.  His first critical tasking was to clean up the massive amount of delinquent Non-commissioned Officer Evaluation Reports (NCOER’s).  He did not send out a scathing email … Continue reading →

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The World is Safer ??

Posted on March 21, 2015 by SGM P.

20 Mar 2015:   137 dead, 345 wounded in Yemen mosque bombings 18 Mar 2015:  23 dead in Libyan Museum terror attack 15 Mar 2015:  Suicide bomber attacks church in Pakistan killing 14, wounding 70 7 Mar 2015:  Two suicide bombers … Continue reading →

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ObamaCare Success ???

Posted on March 18, 2015 by SGM P.

Copied from the ObamaCare website: About 15% of Americans are uninsured, which is a little less than 50 million men, women and children.   Obama claimed that 50 million Americans did not have Health Insurance before ObamaCare was inacted.  He passes … Continue reading →

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Hillary: Innocent Until Proven Otherwise

Posted on March 12, 2015 by SGM P.

If we give Hillary Clinton the benefit of the doubt and assume that there were no ulterior motives in using her personal email for State Department business, what does that tell us about her? She believes in “Do as I … Continue reading →

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