Common Sense For America
Bruce Rutherford, political commentator, gives plain truth for extraordinary times. Reach us at Connect@CommonSense4America.com
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Episodes
11 episodes
Understanding FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Administration)
When you live through wildfires in California, flooding in Texas, tornadoes in Kansas... and you witness whole communities destroyed, you start to realize how crucial FEMA is. Created by president Jimmy Carter in 1979, FEMA is one of the smarte...
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Episode 10
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13:20
The Electoral College and the Value of Your Vote
Did our founding fathers truly intend for the average American vote to only be worth 1/3 of the electoral college vote? In this episode, Bruce breaks down the electoral college, how it works, the history, and the current debate about its future...
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Episode 11
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12:00
The Discord in Presidential Elections
In the wake of the riots of Jan. 6, 2021 and on the National Day of Memoriam for Jimmy Carter (today, Jan. 9, 2025), we reflect on the history of presidential elections and dissect where political tensions began. Fake news is nothing ...
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Episode 9
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10:37
Our Healthcare System and the Impact on Americans
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." (famously attributed to Benjamin Franklin). $46 billion dollars each year goes toward many of the reoccurring diseases Americans face. What can we do? First, we can attack the causes in which w...
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Episode 8
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16:17
The American National Debt
When a nation's debt surpasses its economy, the nation falls apart. Our national debt is a staggering $35.3 TRILLION DOLLARS. That's $106,000 from every man, woman, and child in America! Our debt is the largest in our nation's history. This epi...
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Episode 7
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28:16
Our American Economy - Part 2
There are classic lessons in history, on the state-level, and throughout the world economy that teaches us how run our government more efficiently, and everyone in it would have a better chance at prosperity and the American dream.
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Episode 6
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32:15
Our American Economy - Part 1
Dear Common Sense Patriots,Welcome to our educational series where we explore how common sense principles strengthen our country. Common Sense is a pamphlet originally written and published by Thomas Paine in 1776. Paine ar...
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Episode 5
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29:41
Taxes and the American Economy Part 2
"We should eliminate corporate income tax! Think about it. These taxes are passed on the consumer and employees in the form of higher costs and lower wages."This Part 2 Episode continues on the topic of fair tax reform. Bruce shares his...
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Episode 4
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20:34
Taxes the American Economy Part 1
Our tax system is basically and ACCIDENT and is holding us back! It's time for a Tax Reform. I say, scrap the current tax system. The first $50,000 of income should be TAX-FREE. This episode tells us how.
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Episode 3
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23:48