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Category: Politics & Government
Current Financial Problems Facing USA has Roots in Decisions Made Decades Ago
According to WikiPedia, the Nixon Shock was a series of economic measures taken by President Nixon back in the 1970s. Follow the link and read the WikiPedia article. It isn’t hard to see that today’s financial troubles began decades ago…
Are Fears of Socialism and Fascism a Distraction?
A friend forwarded a link to a William Astore article on Alternet.org that argues the point that fears of socialism and fascism are just distractions from what is really happening…which is the theft of trillions of dollars by corporations and…
Could Obama Use the Military Against US Citizens in the 2010 Elections?
There have been a spate of reports recently of various units of one type or another of the US military being prepared for potential use against US citizens should civil unrest arise for any reason… especially in the wake of…
Understanding Derivatives
From and email that was circulated widely. It is very good: Understanding Derivatives An Easily Understandable Explanation of Derivative Markets Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Detroit. She realizes that virtually all of her customers are unemployed alcoholics…
Abuse of Police Power to Generate Municipal Revenues
This article really needs no comment. For our elected officials to use tricks like this to extract money from citizens is not much different than any method used by any third world dictator. Read the AlterNet article by Scott Thill…
Kimberley Strassel’s Wall Street Journal Article on How ObamaCare Was Passed
“Never before has the average American been treated to such a live-action view of the sordid politics necessary to push a deeply flawed bill to completion. It was dirty deals, open threats, broken promises and disregard for democracy that pulled…
Did You Know That Paying Your Taxes Is Voluntary? So says Harry Reid!
Listen to Harry Reid’s rationalization that paying taxes is voluntary. The level of intellectual dishonesty and out-of-control ideology required to be able to say with a straight face that taxes are voluntary is mind-blowing. This is the classic kind of…
Facebook Group Opposses Cuts in Education
I stumbled across a Facebook Group, Say “NO”to Sen. Don Balfour’s Plan to INCREASE College Tuition in Georgia! There is a link to it HERE. I tried to submit a comment on Facebook, but for some reason it wouldn’t post. …
Interesting Article on States Rights
Pat Buchanan wrote a pretty good piece for Human Events about the 10th amendment, which deals with States Rights. You can link to it HERE.