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Where we are, and how we got here. As most of America plans to reopen work, businesses and schools after millions of COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered, the task at finding the origin of the deadly virus that has caused a world-wide pandemic that killed hundreds of thousands, continues. In March of 2021 the Biden administration put together a COVID-19 task force, the U.S. Intelligence Community, to determine the origin of the virus. The CDC estimates that of the roughly thirty-three million U.S. cases, nearly  600,000  Americans have died from the virus.  We all recall the lifestyle changes. Many jobs forced to shut down; schools closed and pick and virtural learning became the norm. We recall the sacrifices many made to stay safe, to distance oneself from friends and family - just to stay alive.  While some took the virus seriously, others did not. The very ideal of mask wearing became controversial , even amid members of Congress .  Then...

As opposition to President Biden's economic plan continues by some, others have a 'smart' take on the president's ideas. (And no, the stock market hasn't crashed, nor is it currently). Economic Leaders Praise President   Biden's  Historic  Economic Proposals   President Biden’s efforts to revitalize the economy and support small businesses, including his proposed corporate tax plans, continue to receive praise from trusted economic leaders as America gets on the move again. At the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting this weekend, Berkshire CEO Warren Buffet dismissed the claim  that higher corporate taxes will have a negative impact on consumers: “It's a corporate fiction when they put out statements about the fact that this will be terrible for all of you people if we pay more taxes.” In an op-ed for  Barrons , Emily Pritzer writes: “Now, President Biden is pursuing a large-scale, smart initiative for which I have long advocated: a focused, long...

  OLDER AMERICANS MONTH, 2021 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION      During Older Americans Month, we celebrate older Americans and the key role they play in sharing the wisdom and experience that inform today's decisions and actions, and fostering the connection and engagement that build strong, resilient communities.  And, we recognize our responsibility to ensure that every American has the opportunity to age with dignity.      The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed tremendous hardships on our Nation's older Americans.  Older adults -- particularly those from communities of color -- have comprised the majority of deaths from COVID-19, with more than 80 percent of all deaths to date occurring in persons 65 and older.  Many older Americans have also suffered extreme social isolation from being separated from friends, family, and community resources throughout the pandemic.  In s...

 Says,  “America is back, and here to stay.” Ahead of his first one-hundred days in office, President Biden addressed Congress, and Americans, in a live television broadcast Wednesday night where he lauded the actions of his administration and admonished Americans, and both parties, “to work together.” Short of mentioning the stock market, U.S. border crisis , and U.S. homelessness, Biden addressed a host of issues that still plague America but also offered what his administration wants to do, in-the-now, to move the country forward on the issues. President Biden addressed climate change, education, police reform, taxes , China, infrastructure , health care , vaccine roll outs, Afghanistan. All the topics that, for years, have been addressed by previous presidential administrations . Here are a few highlights from the speech. Infrastructure. The president said his American Jobs Plan would also “replace 100% of the nation’s lead pipes and service lines so every American, so ...

On Friday, the president and vice president held a rose garden event where the theme was to inform Americans that 'help is on the way'.  It is expected that stimulus checks will soon hit the bank accounts of Americans soon. House Majority  Leader Chuck Schumer said payments should arrive within weeks, while the president said payments may be in bank accounts by the weekend. (Certainly, Americans would prefer 'this weekend' rather than weeks.) Vice President Kamala Harris, also remarking during the ceremony, said  help has arrived . While praising the president for his leadership Harris said, "You had faith that Americans would support this plan."  Calling the plan 'concrete and tangible',  Harris said, "Americans will see what we did here and will feel the impact of this plan." The president implied that his plan is one that will help working-class America and said it has been a long time since working-class people have been supported by th...

It's a big ef**ng deal   Just as the Affordable Care Act was a ‘ big ef***ng dea l’ eleven years ago, March, 2010, President Joe Biden has just made a big deal of his own.  Biden’s American Rescue Plan legislation passed in the Senate on Wednesday. Biden is expected to sign his plan into law Thursday, at 1:30 p.m., instead of Friday as initially reported.  Photo credit: Olivier/WAPO The $1.9 trillion bill is expected to include extended unemployment benefits of $300 per week (through September, 2021), a one-time $1,400 stimulus payment and hundreds of dollars to families with children. This economic stimulus would also ensure millions more Americans can get Coronavirus vaccines, small business could stay afloat, and fund America’s crumbling infrastructure. Moreover, the plan would provide millions to African-American farmers who were left out of the previous administration’s payments to U.S. farmers.  READ : Good News for African-American Farmers ?  Seemingly,...

A truly peaceful transfer of power In an inaugural ceremony that seemed as normal as possible, in not-so-normal times, Joseph R. Biden has become the 46 th president of the United States. ADVERTISEMENT CMB BUSINESS SOLUTIONS   Kamala Harris became the country’s first female vice president.  Harris also become several other ‘firsts’ on Tuesday, January   20, 2021 becoming the first African-American; the first Asian-American; the first graduate of Washington, D.C.’s Howard University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), to become a United States vice president. It was just two weeks prior that insurrectionists stormed the very place where both were sworn in as servants to “all people” of this country. Said President Biden, "From now, on this hallowed ground, where just a few days ago, violence sought to shake the Capitol’s very foundation, we come together as one nation, under God, indivisible, to carry out the peaceful transfer of power, as we h...