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Advice from a (self-admitted) drunken sailor
This was sent to me by my cycling-fanatic friend Don and it is advice that all should heed. Besides, being ex-Navy myself I can attest to the wisdom of the source:
Don’t Cry for me Argentina — America
Don’t Cry for me Argentina America … you have to watch this if you care about the fiscal disaster which America is rapidly becoming. Besides, the music alone is worth it. Argentina was once a thriving country and was driven … Continue reading
HOW IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULURALISM DESTROYED DETROIT
This is a must read article. I am NOT expressing an opinion about either immigration — whether any form of it is good or bad — or multiculturalism (whatever that means to different people). But this writer appears to have … Continue reading
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Tagged America, crime, economy, free enterprise, immigration, multiculturalism, welfare
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The Business and Media Institute — Guarding the news of our Free Enterprise System
The engine of America’s freedom and prosperity (yes, they go hand-in-hand) is our system of free enterprise. It is under attack now more than ever in a steady march toward facism. No, I don’t think I’m being an extremist in … Continue reading
What’s your view of what’s wrong in America?
My view is that NOTHING is wrong in America — not in the REAL America. It’s the politics in Washington that is trampling on the Constitution, spending us into the poor house, and padding the pockets of special interests that’s … Continue reading
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Tagged bailout, congress, conservatism, constitution, economy, federal budget, government, politics, stimulus
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The Big Bill: Debt and Developed Countries
The current cover of The Economist is awfully on-point, with a giant ball and chain attached to a crawling baby. It is, of course, the debt bill faced by the developed world, which is the biggest in history. The entire … Continue reading
American Thinker: The Top Ten Reasons Obamanomics Won’t Work
Following is an intro to an interesting piece on “obamanomics” that includes some very thoughtful analysis. View this without a political agenda and just ask yourself whether there is economic reality in the current federal monetary policy and what is … Continue reading
Alex Tabarrok on how ideas trump crises | Video on TED.com
Alex Tabarrok: How ideas trump economic crises — a surprising lesson from 1929 via Alex Tabarrok on how ideas trump crises | Video on TED.com. About this talk The “dismal science” truly shines in this optimistic talk, as economist Alex … Continue reading
From a Republic to Oligarchy
Are we there? Note some definitions of an oligarchy: ol·i·gar·chy (ŏl’ĭ-gär’kē, ō’lĭ-) n. pl. ol·i·gar·chies Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families. “oligarchy.” The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton … Continue reading
Understanding terms: deficit and debt
Talk about federal budgets can be confusing. Most states (including Texas, thankfully) have constitutional requirements for balanced budgets each year. Therefore, states don’t go into debt like the federal government does. The feds can run deficit budgets and therefore increase … Continue reading
