I support the man, not the political party affiliation. As I’ve said before, I’m not interested in playing party politics, only in reducing the size of government. In summary, why we all need to support Peter Schiff in his bid… Read More ›
Government Failures
Posts about government’s negative manipulation and impact on the American citizen.
The Economy: More Collapse to Come
If there is one book you read this year, read this one. If there is one book you read this year, read this one. That’s not a typo. It’s that important. If you want to protect yourself, your family and… Read More ›
The Power of Words
The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation ~Lenin Our government has ordered up both of these and they are on the way…super sized. Republican, Democrat…it doesn’t matter, I didn’t create… Read More ›
Time to turn me in Comrades…
Forget about being a Republican. Forget about being a Democrat. You must suspend, at least for a moment, the blind belief of your “team” and consider what it means to be a citizen of the United States. A country that… Read More ›
Truth Through Omission
‘Truth through omission’ is not lying. It is answering a question without providing all of the necessary information an individual would need to make an informed choice. It is the politician’s front line tactical weapon of their trade. In the… Read More ›
Big Government. Period.
The government does not create anything. Only you do. The government only consumes or redistributes to others what you and I (the economy) create. They do not produce a product or provide a service for purchase in order to generate income. Government takes money… Read More ›
$250,000 Income – A Witchhunt for the Rich
The government wants to tax the evil, malicious, no-good, downright dirty dog, bottom dwelling, sap sucking rich people. According to government decree, that’s everyone making over $250,000 a year. To help yourself understand why $250,000 a year in annual household income… Read More ›
Update: Cash-For-Clunkers
My post on the Cash-For-Clunkers program can be found here. I felt that a list of the unintended consequences should be posted separately, so here they are… Our Losses A perfectly good asset is destroyed. New car prices go up,… Read More ›
A Message From The Children: Enough Already!
When I was a child, politicians often said that this or that was “for the children.” Taxes are being raised to add firefighters or police “for the children.” Teachers unions get better health care, secure higher salaries, increase early retirement… Read More ›
When will we be happy to pay too much?
This morning on CNBC there was a report on consumer spending and Wal-Mart reporting better than expected earnings. To my surprise Target is also doing very well. Target carries nicer/more expensive product that Wal-Mart but cheaper than other higher end… Read More ›
Cash for Clunkers: A Program to Scrap
Hot off the bad idea assembly line, and direct from the unintended consequences warehouse, our government has cobbled together yet another ridiculous idea in their drunken stumble of an effort to revive the economy. So let’s consider what is really… Read More ›