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December 1, 2022
Title: The Pilgrims Tried Socialism First
Topic: Communist Pilgrims
Discussed by Patrick Hedger
with American Encore www.AmericanEncore.org
Patrick Hedger is the Policy Director at American Encore. He is also the author of “Blueprint for 2015: Setting the Stage for the Next Session”, which covers issues such as jobs, federal spending, and healthcare.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What plan did the Pilgrims draft when they arrived in America?
Listen as Patrick describes the bill a bi-partisan Congress passed in 1996… Was it good or bad?
Fast-forward to today… Has the number of people receiving welfare increased or decreased since 2009 (when Obama took office)?
Did Obama remove the work requirements for people receiving welfare?
Would YOU rather hire an older person with work ethic and experience or someone fresh out of college – or even still in high school? Would their desired salary make a difference in your decision?
Should we demand that Congress restore welfare work requirements nationwide?
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November 23, 2022
Title: The Pilgrims Tried Socialism First
Topic: Communist Pilgrims
Discussed by Patrick Hedger
with American Encore www.AmericanEncore.org
Patrick Hedger is the Policy Director at American Encore. He is also the author of “Blueprint for 2015: Setting the Stage for the Next Session”, which covers issues such as jobs, federal spending, and healthcare.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What plan did the Pilgrims draft when they arrived in America?
Listen as Patrick describes the bill a bi-partisan Congress passed in 1996… Was it good or bad?
Fast-forward to today… Has the number of people receiving welfare increased or decreased since 2009 (when Obama took office)?
Did Obama remove the work requirements for people receiving welfare?
Would YOU rather hire an older person with work ethic and experience or someone fresh out of college – or even still in high school? Would their desired salary make a difference in your decision?
Should we demand that Congress restore welfare work requirements nationwide?
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November 26, 2021
Title: The Pilgrims Tried Socialism First
Topic: Communist Pilgrims
Discussed by Patrick Hedger
with American Encore www.AmericanEncore.org
Patrick Hedger is the Policy Director at American Encore. He is also the author of “Blueprint for 2015: Setting the Stage for the Next Session”, which covers issues such as jobs, federal spending, and healthcare.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What plan did the Pilgrims draft when they arrived in America?
Listen as Patrick describes the bill a bi-partisan Congress passed in 1996… Was it good or bad?
Fast-forward to today… Has the number of people receiving welfare increased or decreased since 2009 (when Obama took office)?
Did Obama remove the work requirements for people receiving welfare?
Would YOU rather hire an older person with work ethic and experience or someone fresh out of college – or even still in high school? Would their desired salary make a difference in your decision?
Should we demand that Congress restore welfare work requirements nationwide?
Click here for more information about this and other issues.
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November 25, 2021
Title: The Pilgrims Tried Socialism First
Topic: Communist Pilgrims
Discussed by Patrick Hedger
with American Encore www.AmericanEncore.org
Patrick Hedger is the Policy Director at American Encore. He is also the author of “Blueprint for 2015: Setting the Stage for the Next Session”, which covers issues such as jobs, federal spending, and healthcare.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What plan did the Pilgrims draft when they arrived in America?
Listen as Patrick describes the bill a bi-partisan Congress passed in 1996… Was it good or bad?
Fast-forward to today… Has the number of people receiving welfare increased or decreased since 2009 (when Obama took office)?
Did Obama remove the work requirements for people receiving welfare?
Would YOU rather hire an older person with work ethic and experience or someone fresh out of college – or even still in high school? Would their desired salary make a difference in your decision?
Should we demand that Congress restore welfare work requirements nationwide?
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November 30, 2018
Title: The Pilgrims Tried Socialism First
Topic: Communist Pilgrims
Discussed by Patrick Hedger
with American Encore www.AmericanEncore.org
Patrick Hedger is the Policy Director at American Encore. He is also the author of “Blueprint for 2015: Setting the Stage for the Next Session”, which covers issues such as jobs, federal spending, and healthcare.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What plan did the Pilgrims draft when they arrived in America?
Listen as Patrick describes the bill a bi-partisan Congress passed in 1996… Was it good or bad?
Fast-forward to today… Has the number of people receiving welfare increased or decreased since 2009 (when Obama took office)?
Did Obama remove the work requirements for people receiving welfare?
Would YOU rather hire an older person with work ethic and experience or someone fresh out of college – or even still in high school? Would their desired salary make a difference in your decision?
Should we demand that Congress restore welfare work requirements nationwide?
Click here for more information about this and other issues.
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November 7, 2018
Title: The Pilgrims Tried Socialism First
Topic: Communist Pilgrims
Discussed by Patrick Hedger
with American Encore www.AmericanEncore.org
Patrick Hedger is the Policy Director at American Encore. He is also the author of “Blueprint for 2015: Setting the Stage for the Next Session”, which covers issues such as jobs, federal spending, and healthcare.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What plan did the Pilgrims draft when they arrived in America?
Listen as Patrick describes the bill a bi-partisan Congress passed in 1996… Was it good or bad?
Fast-forward to today… Has the number of people receiving welfare increased or decreased since 2009 (when Obama took office)?
Did Obama remove the work requirements for people receiving welfare?
Would YOU rather hire an older person with work ethic and experience or someone fresh out of college – or even still in high school? Would their desired salary make a difference in your decision?
Should we demand that Congress restore welfare work requirements nationwide?
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September 11, 2015
Title: Has Congress Gone Deaf?
Topic: Congress and Money
Discussed by Patrick Hedger
with American Encore www.AmericanEncore.org
Congress just doesn’t seem to care about the government deficit
anymore.
Patrick Hedger is the Policy
Director at
American Encore.
He is also the author of
Blueprint for 2015: Setting the Stage for the Next
Session,
which covers issues such as jobs, federal spending, and healthcare. Patrick
discusses what passing a budget entails and how it’s not as easy as you may
think. However, Congress does like to drag their feet and bicker over every
little line item, which prolongs the process and infuriates everyone. “What
we’re lacking right now is principal members,” Patrick declares. And he’s
right.
But even if Congress does pass a good budget, Obama has threatened a veto if it
doesn’t increase federal spending. Why can’t Obama and his minions realize we
cannot afford to increase spending? We need to cut the budget! We need to reduce
our deficit dramatically! Listen in as Patrick Hedger explains the “Penny
Plan” which could easily decrease the deficit and balance the budget in
less than two years! Why can’t Congress understand this simple plan?
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August 20, 2015
Title: The Art of Buying Votes
Topic: Hillary Clinton
Discussed by Patrick Hedger
with American Encore www.AmericanEncore.org
Part 1 of 2
Back in the Wild,
Wild West, the sale of liquor was prohibited on Election Day so candidates
couldn’t “buy” a person’s vote with a shot of whiskey. Now, in
modern America, there are many strict rules regarding the issue of “buying
votes”. But, once again, the rules don’t appear to apply to Hillary
Clinton.
Patrick Hedger, the Policy Director for
American Encore says, “This
is a wicked phenomenon and it is one of the major faults with a Democracy.”
The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution to not only give religious freedom
to all Americans, but also limit the power of the government.
Tune in to the next segment with Patrick as he continues to discuss the rules
and regulations concerning campaign do’s and don’ts and what Hillary is doing
wrong now (but the MSM will never report on!).
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - The Art of Buying Votes
Topic: Hillary Clinton
Discussed by Patrick Hedger
with American Encore www.AmericanEncore.org
Hillary Clinton is at it once
again. This time, she’s after college kids. Patrick Hedger reveals information
regarding a study by the New York Federal Reserve. This study found that for
every dollar the Federal Government gives to colleges and universities in the
form of loans to students, tuition increases by 65 cents! And of course, Hillary
has a plan to help these poor, pitiful, broke college kids – but is it a good
plan or just reshuffling the money flow?
It’s not the taxpayer’s responsibility to pay the tuition for every student who
wishes to go to college. Students need to grow up and take responsibility for
their own future. Students need to forget that degree in Liberal Arts or Human
Sexuality and consider attending a trade school; very little debt and a job with
great pay is ready and waiting as soon as the completion papers are signed.
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August 11, 2015
Title: Discussion on Donald Trump
Topic: Donald Trump
Discussed by Patrick Hedger
with American Encore www.AmericanEncore.org
Part 1 of 2
We cannot all do
everything, but we can all do something. In my opinion, the most
important thing all citizens of America can and should do is vote. But is The
Donald worthy of our vote?
Patrick Hedger is the Policy
Director at American Encore.
First, Patrick tackles Trump’s opinion on economic policy. “Trump has
expressed support for massive tax hikes and government takeover of the
healthcare sector,” Patrick points out.
He also explains Trump’s proposal concerning China and placing tariffs on their
exports. All the financial burden would actually be placed on the American
consumer! Plus, China would turn around and place a higher tariff percentage on
us! This is why we don’t like Obama! Insanity is repeating the same mistake over
and over again, people. Insanity.
Tune in to the next segment as Patrick Hedger discusses Donald Trump’s position on other issues.
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Discussion on Donald Trump
Topic: Donald Trump
Discussed by Patrick Hedger
with American Encore www.AmericanEncore.org
We all know Donald Trump’s position on illegal immigration. I think it’s great! But being the President of the United States is much, much more than just placing restrictions on immigration and building a brick wall along the border.
Trump’s position on healthcare: IN FAVOR of a single-payer healthcare system for ALL Americans, similar to Canada and Great Britain.
Trump’s position on abortion: He is on the record stating he is PRO-CHOICE.
Trump’s position on taxes: IN FAVOR of massive tax-hikes for all Americans.
Like you, Patrick is a firm believer in free speech, free markets, respect for the Constitution and Bill of Rights, respect for property rights, and due process of law. “We need to get back to these things and elect people who want to champion them,” he says. Trump will not be a good choice for President, in his opinion.
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March 24, 2015
Title: The Pilgrims Tried Communism First
Topic: Communist Pilgrims
Discussed by Patrick Hedger
with American Encore www.AmericanEncore.org
When the Pilgrims
landed in Massachusetts, they believed that a communist-type of government was
the right path to follow. They decided to pull all their efforts
together to form a community which helped others. Sounds great, in theory. But,
just like every other time in history when this has been attempted, it failed.
Miserably. In fact, many starved to death.
The welfare program in America is a perfect example of government overreach. Too
many people – families – have been allowed to remain on welfare assistance for
too long. They have no desire to work. They don’t even try to find a job. They
sit at home and mooch off the government year after year, generation after
generation.
Patrick Hedger, the Policy Director at American Encore, reviews the
bill passed by Congress in 1996 concerning the growing number of people on
welfare. What did they want the recipients to do? It wasn’t rocket science, I’ll
tell you that!
Now, fast-forward to today… Since Obama took office in 2009, welfare applicants
have increased drastically, mainly because Obama eliminated the work requirement
signed in 1996! Now, the Obama administration is attempting to suspend work
requirements for the TANF program, as well.
Patrick Hedger weighs the benefits and disadvantages of hiring a senior citizen
against a teenager or college grad. Sometimes it’s just a no-brainer. So, what’s
the solution? How can we jump-start the economy and get our young people more
jobs?
Patrick encourages everyone to call or email their elected officials, urging
them to vote in favor of HR1179, the Preserving the Work
Requirement for Welfare Act, sponsored by Representative Tom Reed (R-NY) and cosponsored by
Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI).
To email your representative on this issue, click [here].
It’s quick and painless!
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February 19, 2015
Title: What is Most Important to You?
Topic: Keystone Pipeline
Discussed by Patrick Hedger
with American Encore www.AmericanEncore.org
The Economy.
Obamacare. ISIS. Education. The Keystone Pipeline. What is
important to you? Or, maybe the question should be: What should be important to
you?
When it comes to the Keystone Pipeline, many people tune out. They don’t care.
Patrick Hedger says they should most definitely care! This issue not only
effects the oil and gas industry, it effects America as a whole. It effects our
entire way of life.
“This is just the tip of the iceberg,” he says. The Obama
administration has placed so many mandates on companies that they simply cannot
function properly, the way that they were meant to. That is why allowing the
completion of the Keystone Pipeline is so essential. Listen in as Patrick Hedger
explains the correlation. Don’t be afraid to call your Congressman and tell them
what your most important issue it. They want to know, but they won’t know unless
you tell them!
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January 8, 2015
Title: Picking Winners and Losers
Topic: Obamanomics
Discussed by Patrick Hedger
with American Encore www.AmericanEncore.org
Millions of people will get a shock this year when they process
their taxes. There are 20 new tax increases thanks to Obamacare,
even though Obama and his minions promised that the bill was not a tax revenue
bill. If you recall, those who have not purchased healthcare under Obamacare
will have to pay a fine when they file their taxes.
Another issue concerning Obama is the number of donors who are now turning their
back on him. They now see that Obama is picking winners and losers, specifically
in the oil and gas industry. To say they are disgruntled would be an
understatement. Hopefully this will push some of the middle-of-the-road
Democrats to side with the Republicans in the upcoming 2015 session.
Patrick Hedger is the Policy Director of American Encore, an
organization dedicated to defending freedom, promoting free markets, expanding
economic opportunity, and making the case for the American ideals of liberty and
democracy, both at home and abroad. Learn more at
www.AmericanEncore.org.
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