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A Different Solution to Concentrated Economic Power is Needed

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on April 5, 2010 by Gordon AndersonApril 5, 2010

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 →

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Government Housing and the Coming Health Insurance Bubble

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on March 20, 2010 by Gordon AndersonMarch 20, 2010

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 →

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Beyond the New Tribalism and Racism in the U.S.: An Argument for Apportioned Taxes and Distributions

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on February 17, 2010 by Gordon AndersonFebruary 17, 2010

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 →

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Inspector says TARP has so far failed its purpose

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on February 3, 2010 by Gordon AndersonFebruary 3, 2010

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 →

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Creating More Real Jobs will Require a More Level Playing Field

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on January 28, 2010 by Gordon AndersonJanuary 28, 2010

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 →

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Congress Shall Make no Law Respecting an Establishment of Commerce

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on January 9, 2010 by Gordon AndersonJanuary 9, 2010

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 →

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Media Consolidation: Monopoly and Conflict of Interest

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on December 6, 2009 by Gordon AndersonDecember 6, 2009

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 →

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Fixing the Monetary System: Market Driven or Gold Based?

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on November 27, 2009 by Gordon AndersonNovember 27, 2009

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 →

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Trust the Government to Track Your Money?

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on November 17, 2009 by Gordon AndersonNovember 17, 2009

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 →

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The Growing Informal Economy

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on November 7, 2009 by Gordon AndersonNovember 7, 2009

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 →

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