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An American Future: Opportunity In The New Normal

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Guest Post by Kevin of 20smoney.com In the previous part of this series entitled, “An American Future,” we laid out the case that the economy is shrinking. Whether we label it a double-dip recession or an economic depression, it makes

Martenson Rates Fed

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One of the earliest to understand what was happening and where it ultimately had to end was Chris Martenson. For those who have not watched his “Crash Course,” I recommend it highly. It can be found on his website. Here

Quiz on Stimulus

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Aug 132010

I suppose it is good to laugh, but most will not think this funny, merely another example of an out-of-control government. Share/Save Download article as PDF

History for the Uneducated

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Another example of our school system. Andrew Klavan provides a humorous history lesson for today’s young. When you realize that many of our high school graduates do not understand much of this, I suppose it is not so humorous. Share/Save

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It has been a long fight to put the control of our economic system in the hands of the government. Eleanor Roosevelt
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The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups. Henry Hazlitt
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