Obamacare Forces Employees Hours to be Cut in Indiana Schools - Patriot UpdatePatriot Update

Obamacare Forces Employees Hours to be Cut in Indiana Schools - Patriot UpdatePatriot Update: "Obamacare regulations are forcing employers to cut employee hours at Indiana schools, according to the Courier-Journal.

“Schools across Indiana are cutting back the hours of teacher assistants, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and other aides to avoid having to offer them health insurance under the federal health care employer mandate that begins next year,” reports the paper."

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IRS Caught on Tape Telling Nonprofit: “Keep Your Faith to Yourself” - Patriot UpdatePatriot Update

IRS Caught on Tape Telling Nonprofit: “Keep Your Faith to Yourself” - Patriot UpdatePatriot Update: "The IRS scandal is deepening as a new tape has been released today showing IRS staff making a phone conversation that the Internal Revenue Service placed to a non-profit organization."

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Do You Trust the Obama Administration?

Do You Trust the Obama Administration?: "The Obama Administration has a few problems. From Benghazi to the IRS to the phone records of journalists and everyday Americans, it’s not difficult to call up a scandal with investigations pending in Washington."

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Ethanol Use Creates a Spike in Global Food Prices

Ethanol Use Creates a Spike in Global Food Prices: "At the turn of the 21st century, biofuels appeared to be a solution to mounting concerns over greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, skyrocketing fuel prices and dependence on foreign energy. When Congress passed the Energy Policy Act (EP Act) in 2005 with a renewable fuel standard (RFS) provision mandating that producers add ethanol to gasoline, it is unlikely that lawmakers thought the act would increase hunger and social unrest in the world's poorest countries. However, unintended consequences frequently accompany even the most well-intentioned policies, says Sherzod Abdukadirov, a research fellow with the Mercatus Center."

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