Government Excesses
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009Yesterday I went to the bank and requested that a bank wire be sent to an account at another bank. Thinking the wire would be sent without delay, I was out of town for the rest of the day. When I returned at 10 p.m. last night, I found two voice mails from the bank. [...]
Dear Canada
Sunday, August 16th, 2009Dear Canada,
I see your bureaucrats recently detained one of your own citizens in Africa for several months. Maybe you should examine some of your bureaucratic policies and recognize the damage your bureaucrats are capable of.
You see, I, too, was detained recently by your bureaucrats. I was denied entry to your country and accused of violating [...]
Conservatism vs. Freedom
Thursday, July 16th, 2009Conservative spokespersons like Rush Limbaugh, Shawn Hannity and Ann Coulter claim that conservatism is the answer to our current economic debacle and that the majority of Americans are conservative. Polls indicate otherwise.
The news media would have you believe that all Americans can be placed neatly in one of two categories: Conservative or Liberal. [...]
What is Money?
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009What is “money”? Is a piece of paper - a dollar bill - money? How about precious metals? Gold? Silver? Copper? Platinum? How about gems? Diamonds? If I write you a check, have I given you money? Is the balance in my bank account money?
Where does money come from? Who decides what money is?
“Money” is [...]
Those Old Failed Policies of the Past
Monday, February 9th, 2009In the normal course of human events, there will be ups and downs. There will be fluctuations. Throughout U.S. history there have been economic contractions interspersed among economic expansions that are the envy of the entire world. Occasionally, those contractions become “panics.” In the midst of a panic, it may appear that the world as [...]
Obama vs American Success
Friday, January 16th, 2009What if the United States and Russia should exchange people and institutions? What if all of the people currently living in the United States were to move to Russia, and all of the people now living in Russia were to move to the United States? And, in each case, the people were to bring with [...]
Sally’s Christmas Dream
Monday, December 8th, 2008Our dog, Sally, recently had a dream. Since she doesn’t have her own blog, she asked that I post her dream on my blog. So, hear it is - Sally’s dream - exactly the way she described it:
SALLY’S DREAM
It came to pass in that far-off city called Washington that a Messiah appeared before the Elected [...]
Government Bailout
Saturday, December 6th, 2008The primary function of government in a free society is to protect the freedom of its citizens. In our society, government is all things to all people. Unfortunately, that is not only contrary to its constitutional responsibilities, it is impossible. In fact, the Federal Government has become so ineffective in meeting its primary obligations, that [...]
Government Insolvency?
Thursday, November 20th, 2008In the early 1980s I predicted that the U.S. Government was headed for insolvency in my lifetime. By abandoning the gold standard in 1971 and resorting to a fiat currency, the previously built-in discipline to resist excessive money creation and deficit spending was abandoned. The U.S. culture changed, as more people looked to the Federal [...]
New Bridge to Nowhere
Friday, November 14th, 2008Detroit automakers are asking for a bridge loan from the government. They are running out of money. They have been losing money for years. The outlook for the economy is bleak. The demand for automobiles is declining. There is excess auto manufacturing capacity, both nationally and worldwide.
Detroit automakers are asking the government for a “bridge” [...]