In 2008 and 2009 the United States encountered an economic crisis brought about by corporations “too big to fail” and government guarantees that encouraged corruption in the financial markets and banking industry. Both the Bush and Obama administrations bought the … Continue reading →
If you want a glimpse of what you can expect from total government health care, you can look at public housing. I visited a hospital in Poland in 1990 that was in worse shape than this housing project on the … Continue reading →
No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken. —U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 9 The Founding Fathers had it right. They knew that direct taxes … Continue reading →
The Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (“SIGTARP”) seems as frustrated with TARP as middle-class Americans. It’s recently released its Quarterly Report to Congress has concluded: Even if TARP saved our financial system from … Continue reading →
Obama recognized the need for jobs, but didn’t propose a real solution Last night President Obama made the creation of jobs the priority in his speech, but he did not offer any real solutions. When a government “creates jobs,” it … Continue reading →
This article discusses a concept in my book Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 that was published in World&I Online April, 2008. It continues to be more timely as we continue to allow special interests tear our … Continue reading →
French Media giant Vivendi, owner of Comcast Cable, and General Electric, owner of NBC, are proposing a merger in which Comcast would take a controlling interest of NBC Universal. This would be further consolidation of the media industry that has … Continue reading →
There is a growing belief that the Federal Reserve Board is one of the larger scams perpetrated on the American people, propping up government schemes both right and left with tax dollars and debt. Below are excerpts of a recent … Continue reading →
KTLK radio in Minnesota discovered an anomaly on the Recovery.gov website that further reveals the ineptness and fraud plaguing our federal government. Minnesota has 8 congressional districts, but here we are shown that millions of dollars of stimulus money also … Continue reading →
Many people don’t know that the true unemployment rate is over 20%, double the official 10.2% government unemployment rate. This is because over 10% of potential workers are not reporting an effort to seek a job, and part of the … Continue reading →
