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CEO says Government is Lying – Government gives him a talkin’ to

By AWC on February 17, 2015 • ( 0 )

To my fellow over-regulated, over-taxed, debt enslaved and NSA-surveilled American brothers and sisters…a few observations from over the long weekend…. CEO of Gallup (yes, the polling company) says Government is Lying Jim Clifton, Gallup’s CEO wrote a piece that says… Read More ›

How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes

By AWC on May 17, 2010 • ( 0 )

I’m almost finished reading this book written by Peter Schiff and so far I have been both entertained and educated. Peter Schiff and Thomas Sowell are by far my two favorite authors. In school I read the same economics textbooks… Read More ›

An Information Revelation

By AWC on April 11, 2010 • ( 0 )

The main purpose of this blog is to empower people with information. I remember the day that I realized my high school education was all but worthless when I read Howard Zinn’s, A People’s History of the United States. I… Read More ›

Price Controls in Healthcare – The Start of Rationing

By AWC on April 2, 2010 • ( 1 )

For those of you too young to remember, signs like the one to the left were common in America in the 70’s when President Nixon imposed price controls on gasoline. I was young, but I remember it. My parents were… Read More ›

The Economy: More Collapse to Come

By AWC on October 3, 2009 • ( 0 )

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 ›

When will we be happy to pay too much?

By AWC on August 13, 2009 • ( 0 )

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 ›