Author Archives: john

Machinery and Law

Posted on December 24, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that a well designed machine has as few parts as possible, is put together as simply as possible and performs it’s function very well. Law is no different. It should be simple, well written … Continue reading →

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Demand for Labor

Posted on December 20, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the best thing government can do for the working man is to make the demand for labor greater than the ability of the market to deliver. To do so resets the value of … Continue reading →

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Living Breathing Document

Posted on December 18, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, I wrote this awhile ago and republished it in March. Given the expansion of government we are seeing it seems relevant. The basis of Constitutionalism is that, if the maximum limits of a government were written down, adhered … Continue reading →

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Health Care Reform

Posted on December 16, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that if I were to be president, (God forbid), and I wanted to make health care reform my priority I would publicly adopt a three or four year plan. The first year I would … Continue reading →

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Human Sovereignty

Posted on December 13, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that any utilitarian/stoic philosophy of government must have at it’s core the belief that people are “ends in themselves“. To believe otherwise opens the door to despotism. To be an “end in oneself” means … Continue reading →

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Copenhagen

Posted on December 9, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, that if the treaty at Copenhagen is passed and the industrialized world sends climate reparations to third world countries, the best investment in the stock market will be in armaments manufacturers. The money to … Continue reading →

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Bubble Bubble, Toil and Trouble

Posted on December 6, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me people are incapable of learning from the past. Doesn’t anyone think, maybe, gold prices might be bubbling a little bit? I mean come on… unprecedented run up in price, all time highs being set … Continue reading →

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Are Our Votes Really Free?

Posted on December 2, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, I am always amazed when I hear someone say they have always voted for one party and will never vote for the other. Especially when they don’t agree with one sliver of the platform of the party they … Continue reading →

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Governent and the Job Market

Posted on November 29, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that if the government wanted to actually lower the unemployment rate in the US it would act as such. Everything the government is doing will inevitably lead to a lower demand for labor. From … Continue reading →

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Industrialists or Capitalists

Posted on November 25, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that we at the International Capitalist Party define “capitalist” differently than some other people. Our definition is; “A person who believes that the free market is the most just means to distribute the goods … Continue reading →

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