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American Character
I just read that Target, Aldi, and other retailers are removing the self-checkout pay stations from their stores. Their original purpose was to address the shortage of labor and reduce costs. Instead, retailers have found that on average, theft from their stores using self-checkout pay stations was 16x higher than in stores that relied solely…
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Entitlement Creates Trouble
This week I heard that Americans are sometimes refinancing not their mortgages, but their car loans!! There was an economist expressing concern over whether or not the trend of obtaining seven-year car loans is smart for the buyer — and for the lender. Will new cars hold up their value to the extent that seven…
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A New Political Trend
With the killing of Charlie Kirk, commentators have been saying that high profile assassinations have always been a part of the United States history and that we are not to be alarmed at a new trend. Recent examples included President John Kennedy, Senator Robert Kennedy, and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as…
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A Blessed Country
The United States is truly a blessed country. We have so much to be thankful for. Many would say that we are the most blessed country in the world. So this year, why has so much of our foreign aid, providing food, medicine, and more to Third World countries been cut out even though it…
Prayerful Thoughts and Observations 