Category Archives: economy

Today’s Federal Reserve Meeting

Posted on June 19, 2014 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, economists have been predicting three plus percent GDP growth since Obama came into office, and all their predictions have been wrong. The US GDP has stagnated for over five years despite the … Continue reading →

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Bureaucracy, Law and Separation of Powers.

Posted on June 16, 2014 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, nothing can prove the out of control growth of the bureaucratic regulatory apparatus of the Executive branch, than the fact that now the Legislative branch needs to pass legislation to stop regulation … Continue reading →

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Impeach this Lawless President.

Posted on June 11, 2014 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, there is no reason Obama cannot run for a third term, or even simply dictate he is now President for life. I am not saying he will, but there has never been … Continue reading →

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The Lake of Spurious Logic in Which We Swim.

Posted on June 5, 2014 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, we swim in sophistry, every argument we face is steeped in spurious logic and all controversies boil down to politics, in such a society the foundation is rotted away, as the frame … Continue reading →

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Ignorance in the Information Age

Posted on June 1, 2014 by john

Dear Friends, They say we live in the “Information Age,” but it seems to me, we live in an Ignorance Age. We have access to heretofore unimagined volumes of information, we have the ability for very little … Continue reading →

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Corruption and Poverty

Posted on May 29, 2014 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, there is nothing more destructive of a nation’s economy and standard of living, than corruption in government. This is obvious but also can be proven simply through observation. Corrupt public officials corrode … Continue reading →

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Deflation and Deficit Spending

Posted on May 26, 2014 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the real reason economists, politicians and Central Bank Presidents are so terrified about deflation, has nothing to do with any pernicious incentives deflation would introduce into the economy, but actually because it … Continue reading →

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Stagnationist Economic Policies

Posted on May 22, 2014 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, we have learned nothing from the stagnationist policies that created the Great Depression, and so are repeating it. The policies that kept the US, and indeed the entire world, in recession for … Continue reading →

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Our Lack of Outrage

Posted on May 19, 2014 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, I wouldn’t be surprised to find out the US, or any other government, is placing subliminal messages to conform and obey in the media. I am not saying they are, or that … Continue reading →

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The Danger of Following a Lunatic

Posted on May 11, 2014 by john

Dear Friends, It seems amazing to me how the progressives can convince us of things we know to be false. The list is endless of absurdities they have tricked us into believing. The list isn’t as important as … Continue reading →

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