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Who Is Obama?

Who Is Obama?

By on March 31, 2012 in AmericanFuture with 0 Comments

President Obama is an unknown to the people of this country despite being in office for over three years. Little was known before the election and little has been added since. He is a man unlike any other to hold the highest office in the land. His concept of America differs from most of us [...]

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Economics — The Outcome of Money Creation

Economics — The Outcome of Money Creation

By on March 31, 2012 in currency, Debt, Fed, Inflation with 1 Comment

An economics lesson from Punk Economics. H/T to Zerohedge.com

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The Media

The Media

By on March 31, 2012 in Humor, Media with 1 Comment

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Obama’s Inner Lenin Invoked in Desperate Re-Election Strategy

Obama’s Inner Lenin Invoked in Desperate Re-Election Strategy

By on March 30, 2012 in ethics, Favorites, Government, law with 29 Comments

It only stands to reason that where there’s sacrifice, there’s someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there’s service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master. Ayn Rand Perhaps the forces that now menace freedom are too strong to [...]

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A History Quiz

A History Quiz

By on March 30, 2012 in law with 2 Comments

Think long and carefully before you answer this one. H/T The Looking Spoon

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Willie Sutton, Banks and Government

Willie Sutton, Banks and Government

By on March 29, 2012 in banks, law with 0 Comments

Big banks continue to plague the country. This is not a new issue. Reports from the Reagan Administration have then Secretary of the Treasury George Schultz being advised that some company was in trouble and was “too big to fail.” His response was: “make them smaller!” Schultz’s response was correct then and more so today. Unfortunately [...]

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Stossel on Job Destruction

Stossel on Job Destruction

By on March 29, 2012 in economy, employment with 1 Comment

Recently I posted on how government cannot create jobs. As a follow-on to this line of thinking, John Stossel’s column reinforces this conclusion although he takes a somewhat different perspective. He states: Politicians say they “create jobs.” In fact, only the private sector generates the information needed to create real, productive jobs. Since this current [...]

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Debating The Dollar Versus Gold

Debating The Dollar Versus Gold

By on March 29, 2012 in dollar, gold, Uncategorized with 0 Comments

Bernanke’s attack on gold has been criticized by Mike Shedlock (Mish) and praised by Joe Wiesenthal of Business Insider. Here the two square off in an interview/debate:

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Our Empty-Suit in The Oval Office

Our Empty-Suit in The Oval Office

By on March 28, 2012 in Government, knowledge with 0 Comments

The following conveys the thoughts of millions of Americans. Given the number of people who believe it, how frustrating must it be to understand the possibility (likelihood?) that Obama may be re-elected? From Courage in America: After the first three plus years of the presidency, it is painfully clear that Barack Obama was a “pretty [...]

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We Have Met The Enemy and It is Us

We Have Met The Enemy and It is Us

By on March 28, 2012 in Government with 6 Comments

Thoughts conveyed via email. Original author unknown: After reading the headlines today about the US soldier who shot up Afghanistan civilians, I couldn’t help noticing an irony. There is all this clamor to try this guy quickly and execute him, never mind his having suffered a traumatic brain injury. Yet this Major Hasan, who shot [...]

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