Political pundit Dick Morris says he has the solution to ease tension in Congress over the government shutdown. “Open the insurance exchanges. Let anyone sign up who wants to,” Morris says. “But for this year, let it be voluntary.” Listen, as Morris details the kinks in the Obamacare armor.
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What does a government shutdown really mean? It’s not all it’s cranked up to be, says political pundit Dick Morris. “We really misunderstand the concept of a government shutdown. It does not shut down the government. We just call it that,” says Morris. “What it does is shut down those activities which are governed by discretionary spending that’s voted by Congress each year. The entitlements, Social Security, Medicare, veterans benefits, food stamps, welfare, disability all go on getting paid because they are not governed by the funds that Congress appropriates annually.”
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The Federal Reserve Board’s decision to continue printing $85 billion a month to help banks lend more money will eventually have an adverse effect on the economy, says political pundit Dick Morris. “What’s emerging, is that the Federal Reserve Board is an enabling device for gambling on the stock market and gambling in derivatives,” he says. “Because the economy is so bad and people are so pessimistic about it, nobody’s asking for loans. So the cash sits there in the bank, and what the bankers do with it, is invest it in the stock market, which drives up the market.” Morris says that by printing the money, the Fed is destroying our economy, creating the perfect conditions for the next crash.
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As we celebrate this Labor Day, political pundit Dick Morris says there’s no better country in the world than the USA. “This country is better positioned for the future than any country in the world by far,” Morris says.”The people in this country work a lot harder than in any other country, they’re upwardly mobile and committed to self advancement.”
Morris says many super power wannabes are struggling mightily with no solutions in sight. “We are still predicting very tough times for the United States ahead, both because of the natural rhythms and because of Obama, but bear in mind, this is still the country,” he says.
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Congress came close to cutting off funding for the NSA as the evidence mounts of the agency’s massive spying operations — conducted seemingly with few checks and balances, and little regard for preserving citizens’ rights to privacy. Pundit Dick Morris is encouraged that Congress is finally waking up and possibly mobilizing to reign in the rogue agency.
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What’s behind the sluggish economy? A corrupt form of crony capitalism in which the Federal Reserve lines the pockets of the richest bankers, while destroying the economic fiber of the nation. Pundit Dick Morris explains.
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The festering discontent in Egypt following the Arab Spring shows the country might not be ready for full-throttled democracy. Under the circumstances, the best option for governance might be a “benign” military rule, particularly if it prevents terrorists or totalitarian-minded groups like the Muslim Brotherhood from seizing power, says pundit Dick Morris.
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