Another ridiculous abuse: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=37068
Category: Govenrment Abuses
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…
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…
Reconciliation: Political Newspeak for “Ignoring the Electorate”
The above picture came from HERE, http://thepeoplescube.com/red/viewtopic.php?t=4947″ Check the site out. It has some pretty good stuff. Newt Gingrich wrote a very good article published in Human Events describing the budget reconciliation process, how it originated, what it’s purpose is,…
Gwinnett County School Board Sues Over Charter School
At the January AFP Gwinnett GA meeting, Doug Edwards presented the following history and update on the status of the Gwinnett County School Board’s choice to sue the GA Dept of Education and the GA Charter Schools Commission. Click HERE…
Random Quote: Ayn Rand
“Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others.”
We Can Always Trust the Police…Right?
I grew up as a very “Law & Order” kind of guy. I always identified with the police in any situation. It wasn’t until I landed a job as a Basic EMT on an ambulance crew (way back in 1980…or…
Rice Paddy Art
“Crop Art” from Japan: Bobby Jones forwarded me an email with Japanese rice paddy “crop art” that prompted me to do a little bit of searching on the internet. There has been quite a bit of buzz about “sustainable living”…