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Karl Dickey is a Florida entrepreneur and is into punk music, volunteering, contemporary art, antique books, vegan health, triathlons, and general aviation.
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Federal taxpayers to fund more stimulus today when Congress votes on large spending bill
While stimulus has been the most talked about a vote on spending for Congress to approve, few realize President Trump had to sign a 24 hour stop gap measure last night to keep the federal government running as it technically… Read More ›
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Another large study shows facial masks do not work to stop spread of COVID-19
On November 18, 2020, another large study has been published showing the ineffectiveness of wearing masks to help stop the spread of COVID-19. While the study showed no statistical benefit to their effectiveness, researchers in the 6,000 person randomized study… Read More ›
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Don’t get scammed by those posing as IRS agents via text messaging
As long as COVID-19 remains a threat, scammers will attempt every trick in the book to exploit taxpayers and coerce them into disclosing personal information. Now, there is another emerging COVID-19 text scam that deceives recipients into disclosing personal banking… Read More ›
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Was the 2020 election rigged? Of course, like all others.
We hear much talk that they rigged the 2020 general election, meaning it was unfairly drawn out. This is an undisputable fact, so let’s look at some ways the people of the United States’ votes were manipulated. Democrats worked hard… Read More ›
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Did Jo Jorgensen take the presidency away from Trump?
The question on many American’s minds is what, if any, affect did Libertarian Party presidential nominee, Jo Jorgensen, have on the votes going one way or another toward Joe Biden or Donald Trump. Foremost, Jorgensen did not take votes away… Read More ›
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Biden takes presidency over Trump and Jorgensen
Today, Joe Biden has 290 electoral votes while Donald Trump holds steady at 214; with 270 electoral votes needed to be the president over the next four years, Biden wins the 2020 general election. Some states have not counted all… Read More ›
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Florida voters choose to raise state’s minimum wage
Although it is likely to see a court challenge, Florida’s Amendment 2, which would raise the state’s minimum wage to $15, has squeaked past the 60 percent threshold to be included in the state’s constitution. As of this morning, unofficial… Read More ›
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Lyft and Uber celebrate as California voters see drivers as independent contractors and not employees
California’s Prop 22 was on the ballot for voters in the state to decide whether app based drivers are employees or independent contractors of companies. With 70% of precincts reporting, 58.4 percent of voters have voted in the favor of… Read More ›
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Palm Beach County keeps the same people in office
Election 2020 was less about change and more about keeping the same people in office. While we wait to hear about who will be in the White House for the next four years, county representatives will not change much. The… Read More ›
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Lyft offering discounted rides to the polls so more Americans can vote
As a way for encourage more voting in tomorrow’s general election, ride share tech company Lyft is offering 50% off for riders going to their polling location. Called “Ride to Vote” the discount does not apply to your trip back… Read More ›
