Throughout history, gold and silver have been the principle metals put to use as money because they are rare, have what could almost be called a “magical or magnetic” attraction to man in their raw…
The current economic crises are a testament to the overextension of American and European federal economic programs
One Nation Under Debt
Daniel Greenfield Monday, September 5, 2011
Ever since the United States Federal government assumed state debts back in 1790, the creation of a permanent national debt has been a key feature of federalization. The current national debt crisis may lead to a reversal of… Continue
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"Greater freedom for tax payers would be seized from tax consumers, in an act of terrorism against the sacred machinery of redistribution. This mindset flows from the fundamental leftist misunderstanding of freedom. They view the essence of freedom as action. ... In reality, freedom is property. Every form of collectivism, from fascism to socialism, is an offense against property rights. The early philosophers of socialism railed bitterly against the private ownership of…
"The Obama administration and congressional Democrats are betting their political futures on the hope that the American electorate is ignorant and forgetful, and hence the memo has gone out to functionaries hither and yon, from David Axelrod to John Kerry: This is to be called the…
President Obama and his party leaders have been insisting that new tax revenue must be part of any talks concerning cutting government programs. Speaker Boehner…
7 startling things most people don't know about money, debt, banking and finance.
Even though the crooked Congresspeople in Washington claim to have reached a "debt deal," the truth is that it's no real solution at all. It actually puts the USA on a rather unhappy meeting with financial destiny... also called a "hyperinflation…
The Republicans have put forward a plan to solve the debt problem. The Democrats have not even produced a budget in more than 800 days
The Debt Ceiling Fiction
- Alan Caruba Tuesday, July 5, 2011
When asked why someone said something idiotic or some group is advocating something moronic, I am apt to wearily reply that there is no defense against stupidity.
Are there parallels between Rome and our Constitutional Republic?
Are we in Rome?
- Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh Monday, June 6, 2011
My husband and I were visiting the Coliseum in Rome three years ago. Our talkative and self-deprecating Roman tour guide, a rare find among boisterous…
Major concession, Balanced budget amendment, Raising the debt ceiling
The Shaft
- Mike Foil Saturday, April 23, 2011
One republican politician after another, when asked “Will you vote to raise the debt ceiling?” has the same answer, “I am against raising the debt ceiling, unless…