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Government Ponzi Starts Going Exponential

Debt, Government, Insolvency, spending Tagged with: Balanced Budget, Government Finances, Insolvent, Michael Snyder, Tipping Point, United States government

Jun 302010

14 Reasons Why The U.S. Will Never Have A Balanced Budget Again Michael Snyder | Jun. 25, 2010, 1:01 PM The United States government will never have another balanced budget again. Yes, you read that correctly. U.S. government finances have

The Moocher Index

ethics, morality Tagged with: American Spirit, Horizontal Axis, Immigration Studies, Income Redistribution, Spirit Of America, West California

Jun 302010

This may be a good measure of the decadent morality and ethics of the US, by region. It may also reflect the ingrained dependency encouraged in these areas. After all, if you are going to make a living off government

Inflation or Deflation One More Time

Deflation, Inflation Tagged with: End Result, Financial Sense, First Option, Hyperinflation, Inflation, Ludwig von Mises

Jun 302010

Ludwig von Mises predicted that every expansionary boom would collapse. Either the currency would be destroyed or the expansion would stop plunging the country into a Depression. His first option, the destruction of the currency would be accompanied by high

Progress in 100 Years

History Tagged with: Average Life Expectancy, Crossword Puzzles, Egg Yolks, Government, Maximum Speed Limit, One Hundred Years, Progress, Tallest Structure In The World

Jun 302010

An email, author unknown, produced a lot of information of what it was like to live 100 years ago. It shows just how far we have come. Amazing!! Just as amazing is to think that our government today believes it

Keynesian Economics = Baloney

Econ 101, Keynesian Tagged with: Baloney, Barron, Interventions, Keynes, Keynesian, Worlds Largest Economies

Jun 292010

Patrick Barron rewrites the famed Keynesian equation as C + I + G = BALONEY and states: “Wrongheaded governmental interventions are preventing the world’s largest economies from recovering from massive malinvestment.” Read his entire article here. It is a worthwhile,

Atlas Shrugs and Caesar Ignores

Debt, economy, Favorites, Government, Insolvency, Keynesian, spending, taxes Tagged with: American Thinker, Government Revenues, Governmental Policies, Great Depression, John Galt, Spending, Steve Wynn

Jun 292010

Atlas is shrugging. John Galt has his bags packed and his plane is warming up for a one-way trip. As this scenario plays out, the Lords of the Political Realm don’t appear to care. They either have no understanding regarding

Our Leaders Sing Inflation

Bernanke, humor Tagged with: Bernanke, Geithner, humor, Parody, Paulson

Jun 292010

Hat Tip to Daily Bail. Share/Save Download article as PDF

Why Inflation Will Occur

Deflation, Favorites, Government, Inflation, Insolvency Tagged with: Apocalypse, Currency System, Economic Event, Exogenous Variables, Fiat currency, Mass Inflation, Monetary Inflation

Jun 282010

For those of who believe an economic apocalypse is unavoidable, there is disagreement as to what the end looks like. Some very bright people disagree whether the end is the hell of hyperinflation or death by freezing in the depths

Our Empty-Suited President

Government Tagged with: Cohens, Core Belief, Credible Presidential Candidate, empty suit, Mark Steyn, Obama, Selfpromotion, State Legislator

Jun 282010

Mark Steyn has a devastating piece in National Review on the emptiness of Obama: To return to Cohen’s question: “Who is this guy? What are his core beliefs?” Well, he’s a guy who was wafted ever upward from theHarvard Law

Uncle Sam’s Plantation

Government, History, knowledge Tagged with: American Socialism, Capitalism And Freedom, Government Welfare, Inner City Schools, Republican Congress, Serfdom, Star Parker, Uncle Sam's Plantation

Jun 282010

This column, from Star Parker, is about one year old. I recently was reminded of it and thought it had pertinence regarding the current direction of our country. Ms. Parker has seen both sides, i.e., dependence and independence. She knows

On Our Way to A Second-World Country

Government Tagged with: African National Congress, Dominant Party, Ilana Mercer, Louse, Steve Wynn, Superior Species

Jun 282010

I recently posted a video from Steve Wynn that indicated China was a safer place for business than America. Here is additional evidence, from Ilana Mercer, of how idiotic the economic policies of the U.S. have become: ANC More Prudent

VERY IMPORTANT – Why We Will Continue to Decline

economy, Government, law Tagged with: American Thinker, Congresss, Human Rights Abuses, Legal Stability, No Recovery, Steve Wynn, Successful Businessman

Jun 272010

A MUST WATCH China is more desirable for business than the U.S. Sure they have potentially huge markets. But that is not the point of this piece. They are more desirable because they are more stable and less uncertain. The

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