Woman Fired By BlueCross BlueShield For Refusing Covid Jab Awarded $700k In Lawsuit
Tanja Benton, a bio statistical research scientist at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, was awarded $700,000 in a court settlement after being fired for refusing to take a COVID-19 shot during the pandemic.
VICTORY.?
A federal jury awards Tennessee woman $700,000 after she was fired for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine mandated by her employer, BlueCross BlueShield pic.twitter.com/1oVHMuYajh— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) July 1, 2024
According to Fox 17, “The jury found that Tanja Benton ‘proved by a preponderance of the evidence’ that her refusal to get the shot ‘was based on a sincerely-held religious belief.’”
Benton had been at the job since 2005, and her lawsuit noted she hardly even came into contact with anyone during her work hours.
In fact, the research scientist worked from home for a year and a half during the pandemic without any complaints from co-workers.
When her employer mandated COVID-19 jabs, Benton objected for religious purposes as her research showed the shots “are derived from aborted fetus cell lines.”
The BlueCross BlueShield employee said taking the jab “would not only defile her body but also anger and dishonor God.”
Ultimately, the company fired Benton when she refused to be coerced into taking the experimental shot.
BREAKING: Supreme Court Ruling Destroys Deep State Lawfare Against Trump, Says Top Lawyer
Legal expert Robert Barnes joined The Alex Jones Show to dissect the Supreme Court’s Monday ruling on presidential immunity and what it means for Donald Trump ahead of the November election:
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‘Girl, I’m Out Here In These Streets’: Cringe Kamala Harris Panders to Black Americans During BET Awards
Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris was accused of pandering to black voters during a cringe-inducing skit featured on the BET Awards over the weekend.
Joining “Empire” actress Taraji P. Henson for what was supposed to be a comedy sketch on Sunday night’s Black Entertainment Television Awards, the half-Indian, half-Jamaican former Calif. AG used ebonics to connect with black Americans.
PANDERING FOR BLACK VOTES: @VP Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) panders to Black Voters by using these urban slang/HipHop terms “I’m in these streets”& “they not like us” references during her segmented exchange with Taraji P. Hensen (@tarajiphenson) for the BET Awards 2024… pic.twitter.com/sbDfuaktdk
— Sir Maejor ?? (@Maejor4Congress) July 1, 2024
“Oh, Madam V.P. Harris, I’m worried about the election,” Henson said in the sketch. “Women’s reproductive rights are on the line. Our Supreme Court is on the line. Our basic freedoms are being tested, Madam V.P. I know you’ve been traveling across the country, what are you hearing?”
“Yeah, girl I’m out here in these streets,” responded Harris. “And let me tell you, you’re right, Taraji. There is so much at stake in this moment. The majority of us believe in freedom and equality. But these extremists, as they say — they ’not like us.’”
The campaign tactic was slammed on social media as the Biden admin’s latest desperate political stunt.
Why is everything Kamala does so fake and cringe? pic.twitter.com/YNuDWuZjA1
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 1, 2024
So much cringe:
Kamala Harris: “I’m out here in these streets… The majority of us believe in freedom and equality, but these extremists, as they say, they not like us.” pic.twitter.com/AaP5zqgU3F— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) July 1, 2024
Your daily dose of Kamala Cringe
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 1, 2024
pic.twitter.com/idLaPJ7wf3
THIS. IS. CRINGE.
— Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) July 1, 2024
Kamala Harris: “Yeah girl, I’m out here in these streets… The majority of us believe in freedom and equality, but these extremists, as they say, they not like us.”
pic.twitter.com/yNzoz9Mk5k
Harris’ widely-mocked move is reminiscent of Hillary Clinton adopting a fake southern drawl when speaking to southerners during her first presidential campaign.
AOC: “I Intend On Filing Articles Of Impeachment” Against SCOTUS
New York Democrat “Squad” member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted to X on Monday, venting her frustration with the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity.
“The Supreme Court has become consumed by a corruption crisis beyond its control. Today’s ruling represents an assault on American democracy. It is up to Congress to defend our nation from this authoritarian capture,” she wrote, adding, “I intend on filing articles of impeachment upon our return.”
The Supreme Court has become consumed by a corruption crisis beyond its control.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 1, 2024
Today’s ruling represents an assault on American democracy. It is up to Congress to defend our nation from this authoritarian capture.
I intend on filing articles of impeachment upon our return.
The New York congresswoman was dragged online:
AOC now wants to impeach the Supreme Court for
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) July 1, 2024
…checks notes…
upholding the Constitution?! pic.twitter.com/9fI7KBrx03
AOC promises to file the articles of impeachment against the Supreme Court. Guarantee other Dems are terrible enough to follow through with this. pic.twitter.com/vkeTgUf3sd
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 1, 2024
Communist outrage. The separation of powers keeps AOC and others from obtaining the authoritarianism they so desperately desire.
— Bill Roach (@billroach_) July 1, 2024
The US Constitution still works in 2024. https://t.co/VlNSWfEGNx
You grow more retarded by the day.
— The Redheaded libertarian (@TRHLofficial) July 1, 2024
Filing articles of impeachment against SCOTUS because they ruled in a way you don’t like is an actual assault on our system.
— AG (@AGHamilton29) July 1, 2024
It’s indicative of someone who does not take their oath to the Constitution seriously and doesn’t belong anywhere near a position of authority. https://t.co/fg8vPKClOv
You won’t secure the border to protect women from being sexually assaulted
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) July 1, 2024
& to stop 300 Americans from dying daily from fentanyl poisoning.
We see your priorities.
Commies mad. The power they need to abuse is being checked. https://t.co/4yabTCciJq
— James Lindsay, anti-Communist (@ConceptualJames) July 1, 2024
PRIDE: SF Police Refuse To Stop Perverts Having Sex In Front Of Children
“The American Journal” host Harrison Smith provides coverage of the weekend’s highly disturbing San Francisco Pride Parade.
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The Impact of Interest Rates on Economic Growth
For many years, the relationship between interest rates and economic growth has been a major focus of economic theory and policy discussions. According to Austrian theory, interest rates are an important signal in a market economy that balances the time preferences of borrowers and savers, not only a tool that central banks can manage in an effort to maintain economic stability. Severe economic distortions and malinvestments may result from misinterpreting or ignoring this indication.
The Nature of Interest Rates
Interest rates naturally arise from the interaction of individual time preferences, according to Austrian economics. The degree to which people favor current things over future commodities is referred to as time preference. Greater readiness to postpone consumption and save for the future is reflected in lower time preference, whereas higher time preference is more strongly associated with present consumption.
Interest rates maintain a balance between the supply of savings (or postponed consumption) and the demand for investment capital in a free market. By maintaining this equilibrium, resources are distributed effectively across time, matching output to customer demands. Interest rates decrease as people save more, which encourages investment in long-term projects. On the other hand, when people want to consume things right away, interest rates go up, telling companies to concentrate on producing goods that can be consumed quickly.
Central Bank Interventions and Economic Distortions
This natural coordination is distorted, —according to the Austrian School, which includes Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises, —by central banks setting artificially low interest rates. Central banks stimulate excessive borrowing and investment by maintaining interest rates below the level set by actual market interactions, especially in long-term, capital-intensive projects that might not be viable.
What Austrians refer to as malinvestmentis the result of this mismatch between genuine consumer desires and investment: money spent on initiatives that aren’t supported by consumer demand or real savings. These artificially low interest rates fuel the boom phase of the business cycle, which is marked by fast economic expansion and speculative investments. Nevertheless, these initiatives collapse when it becomes clear that there are not enough savings, which causes a bust and a recession.
Historical Evidence
A multitude of instances of the ramifications of interest rate manipulation may be found throughout the history of economic cycles. For example, the 1920s saw massive monetary expansion and artificially low interest rates, which were followed by the Great Depression. Similar low interest rates and easy lending conditions preceded the 2008 financial crisis, which resulted in a housing bubble and subsequent financial collapse.
Policy Implications
According to Austrian theory, letting the free market set interest rates is the key to long-term economic progress. This entails reducing the amount of time that central banks intervene and allowing savers and borrowers to naturally coordinate. Maintaining sound money, minimizing government meddling in the financial markets, and creating an atmosphere that allows market signals to flow freely should be the core objectives of policy.
Moreover, fostering personal savings and financial knowledge can support the organic underpinnings of a robust economy. The economy as a whole gains from more steady and sustainable growth when people recognize the value of saving and investing sensibly.
Conclusion
Interest rates are a basic market signal that represents the collective time preferences of people within an economy, not just another variable that can be changed at will. The Austrian viewpoint emphasizes the significance of letting market forces set interest rates and emphasizes the risks associated with central bank intervention. We may steer clear of the traps associated with boom-and-bust cycles and create the conditions for true, sustained economic prosperity by following these guidelines.
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