Tag Archives: government spending

The Addiction to Government Spending

Posted on July 9, 2015 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, a heroin addict will not willingly stop taking heroin, until he or she reaches rock bottom. It is a matter of human nature. When someone is addicted to something, no matter what it is, … Continue reading →

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The Knife In Our Back

Posted on July 6, 2015 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, when you seek to stab someone in the back, it is best to get them to focus their attention on something other than you. While the libertarian/conservative movement dwells on policies, their outcomes and … Continue reading →

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Radical measures to Improve the Economy

Posted on June 25, 2015 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, if you want a car to go faster, it is not a good strategy to push harder on the brakes. Our political elite strongly disagree with me however. They believe with all their hearts … Continue reading →

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Quality of Mercy in a Tyranny

Posted on June 18, 2015 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the quality of mercy of our rulers is hard and sharp, but they expect and demand from us a soft and easy mercy, this is the way of a despot and not a human … Continue reading →

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Tyranny by Regulation

Posted on May 24, 2015 by john

“It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood.” ? … Continue reading →

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Inequality is to a Socialist as Soil is to a Tree.

Posted on May 11, 2015 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, to say Bernie Sanders is going to, (or even wants to) fix income inequality is to say, trees want to eliminate soil. Income inequality is the very source of political power for Bernie Sanders, … Continue reading →

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The Fiction of Unending Economic Growth

Posted on May 3, 2015 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the desire of economists, government officials, the media and brainiac 2000’s, that the economy grow in a straight line is as absurd as it is ignorant. Unending economic growth has been the siren call … Continue reading →

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Our Bright Future is in Our Hands.

Posted on April 16, 2015 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, if governments did only their core responsibilities, the world’s economy would expand rapidly, wars would become a thing of the past and crime would become rare. People who run the governments around the world, … Continue reading →

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Good Intentions, Bad Ones, and Avarice… the Road to Tyranny

Posted on April 9, 2015 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the road to hell is paved with good intentions, bad ones and avarice. Through a sense of altruism, watchers will want to help those they watch, more than they can now, because to do that … Continue reading →

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Limits on Speech, Action and Thought are The Progressive Way…

Posted on April 5, 2015 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, progressives want to be able to think as they want, do as they wish and say what they will, while claiming offense whenever someone else exercises those same rights, thus limiting what others can … Continue reading →

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