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Making Everett Dirksen proud
Sen. Everett Dirksen, in the 1950′s on the floor of the U.S. Senate during budget debates, is said to have quipped “a billion here and a billion there and pretty soon it adds up to real money.” It is now … Continue reading
The rest of the Shirley Sherrod (USDA) story?
If that title doesn’t catch your eye, how about a $1.25 BILLION payout by the federal government about which you’ve probably never heard? I’m not expressing any opinion about this matter but feel it deserves to be further promulgated. I’m … Continue reading
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
FOXNews.com – Millions in Stimulus Spending Being Doled Out for Questionable Jobs
You’ll love this. Be sure to read the rest of the article (link below). Then thank your Congresspersons for the additional debt ceiling authorized today which amounts to $45,000 for every man, woman and child in the country! Federal agencies … Continue reading
Washington: Get back to your constitutional duties — NOW!
Healthcare “reform” is not your job. Raising an army and protecting the country — and its inherent sovereignty — IS your job. In none of the enumerated powers (Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution) do we find anything … Continue reading
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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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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
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
50% off Sale — First Raise the Prices — Your Fiscal Policy at Work
The problem is not just the spending supposedly needed for the current economic emergency. Obama claims that he will cut the deficit in half, to $533 billion, by the end of his first term. Two problems: 1) The Congressional Budget … Continue reading
