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Government Simply Cannot Solve Problems

Posted on August 4, 2016 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, government in all it’s manifestations, subsidizes and encourages bad behavior, to the detriment of humanity. Not just modern government, although the welfare state has risen the body politic to levels not seen since Rome’s … Continue reading →

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Which is More Just, a Free Market or Socialism?

Posted on July 25, 2016 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, we can argue all day long whether a zebra’s stripes are black, or white, but at the end of the day we still haven’t answered whether a zebra is an equine or not. In … Continue reading →

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CEO Pay

Posted on July 14, 2016 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, a painter who charged for paint but used white wash, a drywaller who put up cardboard instead of sheetrock and a paver who used clay slurry instead of asphalt, would not deserve a huge … Continue reading →

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Justice, Honor and Arbitrary Rule.

Posted on July 7, 2016 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the mask has come off, we in the US now officially live under arbitrary rule and our leaders have no honor whatsoever. The fact Hillary Clinton has not, and will not be indicted for … Continue reading →

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Ideal Government

Posted on July 4, 2016 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the entirety of my articles taken in the aggregate, are a road map of a nearly ideal government, pragmatically accepting human nature as it is, without the presumption of trying to change it. People … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, International Power, Law, media, Mercy, philosophy, Societal Myth | Tagged crime rate, economics, fourth branch, government, government spending, healthy civilization, ideal government, International Capitalist Party, jobs, limited government, low crime, lower crime rate, market system, media, meritocracy, numa, wealthy society | Leave a comment

In Government, Size Does Matter…

Posted on June 26, 2016 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, as a matter of fact, that the farther government is removed from the people, the less it cares about the people and instead, it’s own power. At the city level you have some power, … Continue reading →

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Our Machiavellian Elite

Posted on June 20, 2016 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me… the elite today are more Machiavellian than in any time in the past. Machiavelli would have been proud of the elite, or put another way, the new class, to have taken Machiavellian principles to … Continue reading →

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Normative Philosophy and Morality

Posted on June 9, 2016 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, once you have accepted there is a God, and thus morality, the next step is to determine what is the right God, and thus right morality. It is obvious that worshiping an evil god … Continue reading →

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INCAP Rule #1 of Acquisition.

Posted on June 2, 2016 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, if I were to write the International Capitalist Party’s Rules of acquisition, as opposed to the Star Trek, Ferengi rules of acquisition, my first rule would be, “Provide a better quality product at a … Continue reading →

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The Close Minded Left

Posted on May 26, 2016 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, nothing says I have an open mind, like a refusal to hear contradictory opinions… or so that is the green movement’s stand, when they outlaw debate about man made global warming. The joke about … Continue reading →

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