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Flawed Societal Myths

Posted on May 2, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that there are no flawed people, there are only flawed societal myths, (philosophies or ethos). Take any group of impoverished people. There is no deficiency in the people themselves. This has been proven by … Continue reading →

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Poison Ivy in our Gardens

Posted on March 15, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that all legislation that makes the citizen get services from government are like poison ivy in our economic and legal gardens. It takes up space but produces nothing of value. It is intractable and … Continue reading →

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Obama Care

Posted on March 10, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the two thousand page bill before congress, (that is to be passed without the usual vetting process of a sixty vote majority in the Senate), has to lower healthcare costs… After all, it not … Continue reading →

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We Spent the Money But They Didn’t Come…

Posted on January 10, 2010 by john

Dear friends, It seems to me that One reason the stimulus is working so poorly is that it was hastily crafted and inadequately thought out. The stories about the abuses, fraud, and outright idiocy about the $787 billion dollar stimulus … Continue reading →

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Karzai and Afghanistan

Posted on November 18, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that if Hamid Karzai really wants what is best for Afghanistan he would announce that he will not run again and the rest of his term will be focused on cleaning up the Afghan … Continue reading →

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Why Isn’t The Economy Creating Jobs?

Posted on October 21, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the economy should be humming along creating jobs… The dollar is very low as compared to other currencies. The Canadian Dollar is almost at par and is predicted to be at par by … Continue reading →

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Tax, Spend and Regulate

Posted on October 7, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that we are on a slow slide to oblivion. People immediately look to government if anything goes wrong in their lives. When government is spending the people into the poor house and bankrupting businesses … Continue reading →

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Magnanimity

Posted on September 23, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that a parasite that does it’s host harm cannot be successful. Take a parasite that kills it’s host after a short time. This type must quickly produce prodigious young. They will escape the dieing … Continue reading →

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Cash For Clunkers

Posted on August 6, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the US and the world economy would be better served by a general tax refund than any targeted “Cash for clunker” scheme. When the US was in the recession of 2001 the Bush … Continue reading →

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Economy, Up or Down?

Posted on July 31, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the economy should have at least started to recover. Even had the government done nothing, and the Elite’s friends had crashed and burned, the economy should have shown signs of life. Yet it … Continue reading →

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