As the debate rages for and against universal healthcare and free college tuition, the opposition quickly points out that all other developed nations who provide both often have over 50% realized taxes to cover the government's costs. The United States, conversely, has a much lower tax rate. Or do we? Join me as we explore the piecemealed US tax code and discover if we are actually saving money or if we are just frogs in slowly heating water.

During World War 2, the United States conducted a secretive operation - Operation Paperclip - where they recruited German scientists who were experts in the fields of aero medical treatment, rocket propulsion, and armor innovators. While many of the scientists worked on projects like the Saturn modules for NASA, some were sequestered in bases surrounded by barbed wire and guarded by military police. These scientists essentially vanished from public view as they worked on a top secret research program: The Manhattan Project.

A recent string of missing and dead scientists in the United States seems eerily similar to Operation Paperclip. Could the United States be working on a new secret operation? And if so, what conclusion can be drawn from the data available?

Healthcare inflation has reached a tipping point, with patients receiving bills from emergency room visits that include $47 for band aids, $60 to be handed ibuprofen, or $2,000 for stitches. As the healthcare inflation outstrips standardized US inflation rates, how can the government mitigate the growing expenses in hospital visits, pharmaceutical costs, and healthcare debt?