Jonathan Decker, Author at The National Pulse

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How President Trump Could Score a Huge Win in Venezuela

President Trump was recently presented with one of the greatest foreign policy tests of his administration when Nicolas Maduro’s regime closed its doors to humanitarian aid attempting to enter Venezuela…

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Dems Know the Green New Deal Won’t Pass — So They’re Calling Its Vote a “Sham”

Fresh off a hilarious, failed attempt to get liberal Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to pledge to vote ‘yes’ on the “Green New Deal,” proponents of this effort to bankrupt America…

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How Trump Can Deliver MASSIVE Tax Cuts Without Congress

Jonathan Decker: All President Trump needs to do to further cut taxes is direct the Treasury to re-define "cost" as it pertains to capital gains taxation to include an inflation adjustment.

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Has Democrats’ “Green New Deal” Killed the Carbon Tax?

Much ink has been spilled over the last week on the absurdity of Democrats’ “Green New Deal.” Although it’s tempting to dive into the proposal’s specifics — especially since this legislation…

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Who Should Trump Appoint to the Fed? Here’s a Perfect Choice

Federal Reserve watchers are eagerly awaiting President Trump’s appointments for two vacant positions on the central bank’s board of governors. While you won’t see much discussion about these candidates on…

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Tom Brokaw’s “Assimilation” Slip-Up Highlights Common Error

Amid ongoing discussions between the Trump administration and Congress on reaching an immigration deal, former NBC host Tom Brokaw offered some remarks this week on ‘Meet the Press’ that were…

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Did President Trump Just Outsmart Democrats on Immigration?

Last week, in what will be remembered as one of the shrewdest political moves of his presidency, Donald Trump flipped the script on Democrats Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi by…

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Can President Trump Reverse America’s Tourism Slump?

As we closed the books on 2018, current economic projections indicate that President Trump delivered on his promise to achieve 3 percent economic growth for the first time since 2005.…

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Here’s How to End the Trump-Democrat Border Wall Standoff

Tonight, President Trump will deliver an address from the Oval Office on immigration and the ongoing government shutdown. Trump’s speech will be followed by remarks from Senate Majority Leader Chuck…

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Does Apple’s Stock Dive Spell Trouble for the U.S. Economy?

Yesterday, Apple sent the already wobbly stock market tumbling after lowering its earnings expectations for the first quarter of 2019. As of writing, Apple’s stock was on pace for its…

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The Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Is Dead — And Should Stay That Way

At the conclusion of 2018 — perhaps resulting from the ongoing government shutdown — Congress managed to do the unthinkable: they actually allowed a bad government program to expire. Of…

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This Week in Economics: 4 Stories You Should Know About

1.) Trump’s FCC Shoots Down California’s “Texting Tax” Proposal. This week, overzealous California regulators saw their hopes of enacting a “Texting Tax” squashed by President Trump’s FCC. The FCC issued…

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Obamacare’s Tax-Hike Bomb Will Soon Detonate — Unless Congress Acts Now

Have you received your healthcare premium notice in the mail yet? I did. Next year, I will pay roughly $850 more for the same Obamacare plan that I have this…

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All I Want For Christmas Is a Trade Deal with China

Regardless of whether you support President Trump’s tariffs as a negotiating tactic or whether you view them as harmful and unlikely to net a better deal, my Christmas wish is…

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An ‘America First’ Mining Policy Would Counter Russia, China

The Trump White House has poured much energy into making America more economically competitive with China. Yet while much of these efforts have been directed at changing China’s domestic policies…

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Radical Environmentalists Suffer Big Losses in 2018 Midterm Votes

With the dust mostly settled from the midterm elections (minus ongoing attempts to steal votes in Florida), Democrats are celebrating their victory in reclaiming the House of Representatives, and Republicans…

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President Trump Gets Huge Boost from Stellar October Jobs Report

Have you seen the October jobs report? Before we dive into it, you’d better grab an oven mitt. This baby is hot! Here is the rundown: Economists predicted the U.S.…

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Why Democrats Should Be Terrified of #WalkAway Rally’s Success

Last week, I joined thousands of Americans in attending the #WalkAway march in Washington, D.C. Unless you caught President Trump’s tweet in support of the event, you might be unaware…

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“Mobs vs. Jobs”: Why Trump’s New Slogan Perfectly Sums Up 2018

President Trump reminded us that he is surpassed by none when it comes branding when he recently unveiled his new slogan for the midterms, “Democrats produce mobs, Republicans produce jobs.” Is…

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The Odds of Elizabeth Warren Growing Our Economy? Less Than 1/1,024

Amid speculation of a 2020 presidential bid, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) attempted to dispel the notion that she falsely asserted Native American heritage for personal gain by releasing a DNA…

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