Tag Archives: incentive

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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Change is the Nature of the Universe

Posted on June 29, 2015 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, everything is transitory, even those things we see as bedrock. Even bedrock eventually wears away into sand, silt, and clay. We hang our hats on this or that seemingly solid manifestation but when it … 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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Stupid Capitalism

Posted on June 16, 2015 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, when a company makes it difficult to purchase their services or products, it is clear those that run the company are either stupid or want it to go bankrupt. AT&T is one example. I … Continue reading →

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Do You Hate the Rich?

Posted on June 4, 2015 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, The social contract between those that run our societies, the elite, and the rest of us, has been broken by the elite. The elite have become an oligarchy, the wrong form of aristocracy, and … 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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A Corrupt People can Never be Wealthy

Posted on April 29, 2015 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, when the people of a nation become so corrupt their word is no more valuable than a turd, business cannot be done. When business cannot be done the economy collapses like a popped balloon. … Continue reading →

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The War on… Small Businesses

Posted on April 1, 2015 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me… small businesses are under attack in the US like never before. The first step to starting a small business is higher than ever, the red tape to running a small business is stickier, anyone … Continue reading →

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