How ironic that Obama’s inaugural theme song is inspired by Abraham Lincoln and called “A New Birth of Freedom”. The title is taken from Lincoln’s Gettysburg address, which he gave after decisively robbing the citizens of the Confederate states of their freedom during the Civil War. A New Birth of Tyranny is more like it […]
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According to BusinessWeek’s Michael Mandel (Is Social Security a Ponzi Scheme?), Social Security has all the characteristics of a Ponzi scheme – except that we can count on harnessing the free dividends produced by inventors of future productivity-increasing technology, thereby extending its sustainability indefinitely and … insert random leap of logic here … magically converting […]
In a six-part BBC documentary Law and Disorder in Philadelphia, Louis Theroux attempts to discover why there is so much drug-related violence in certain Philadelphia neighborhoods. He rides around with police for most of the 60-minute video but near the end spends some time speaking with a police-fingered “drug lord” (without the cops around, for […]
Hampton Beach, NH residents threw tea leaves into the sea yesterday to protest a stunning property tax increase that is a direct result of the housing bubble. The village of Hampton Beach is basing the new valuations on the prices for which homes sold in the last two years – the peak of the Fed-created […]
CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin says that the Constitution will not “be an impediment” to Hillary Clinton becoming Secretary of State even though Article 1, Section 6 specifically – and without exception or condition – prohibits her appointment. Clearly Prohibits Clinton’s Appointment to the Cabinet Article 1, Section 6 of the Constitution says the following: […]
According to Travis County Sheriff’s Deputies, this inmate was exercising his first amendment right to say nasty things over the phone, and failed to cease when so ordered by the police. Do inmates lose their first amendment rights just by being sentenced to prison? Four Deputies Shove his Face into the Floor Four deputies took […]
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Yes, we CAN Count on Charitable Giving
Americans’ charitable giving continues despite the economic downturn. I contrast this fact with the common opinion that, if not for government aid programs – e.g. food stamps, Social Security, unemployment insurance and Medicare – poor people would be dying in ditches by the side of the road while white men in top hats told them […]
After seeing my article about the bank bailout being a fraud, an acquaintance commented “all government programs are fraud.” While I wanted to agree initially, I later thought “this can’t be true!” The Bank Bailout is a Bait and Switch When I said the bank bailout was a fraud, I meant it was a deception, […]
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The Bank Bailout is a Fraud
If this wasn’t already obvious from the reports of congressmen ignoring 95 per cent negative feedback or the fact that $100 billion in pork was required for it to pass the House or that funds are going to politically-connected organizations, then it should be dead obvious now that Treasury Secretary Paulson has unilaterally decided to […]
Follow this story and help Ian @ 93Days.com Ian Freeman of Keene, New Hampshire has a couch on his property. It’s a musty old couch. But it’s on his property, not his neighbor’s. Someone complained about this couch, and asked for it to be removed. So says an official from the City of Keene. He […]