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Back on Uncle Sams Plantation

March 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

I thought that this article gave an appropriate look at some of the issues that are occuring in the US today, So I have included it for our readers benefit: Here is a link to the Original Article on Townhall.com Six years ago I wrote a book called Uncle Sam’s Plantation . I wrote the book to tell my own story of what I saw living inside the welfare state and my own transformation out of it. I said in that book that indeed there are two Americas — a poor America on socialism and a wealthy America on capitalism. I... [Read the full story]

K's Law

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Minimum Wage

June 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

With the new minimum wage law set to take effect on July 1st 2009, it will make for an interesting study into the effects of K’s Law. Legislators love raising the “minimum” wage because it makes them look like they really care about the nations least skilled laborers. The intention of the minimum wage law is to make life better for the people on the bottom end of the wage scale. The theory is, if we force employers to pay their employees more, life will be better for the employees. Let’s discover... [Read the full story]

International

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Nuclear Proliferation and You

October 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

Nestled inbetween the frantic debate sessions surrounding the 700 Billion Dollar Wall Street Bail-Out bill, there was additional legislation that was making it’s way through the senate. Having already passed the House with an 298-117 vote last saturday, the senate was set to debate and then pass the culmination of over two years of talks between India and the United States. The treaty that in the end passed the US Senate with a 86-13 vote, sends mixed signals to our allies and enemies around the world. This treaty... [Read the full story]

National

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Why is Greenspan “Shocked”?

November 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

On October 23rd, in a financial witch hunt, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform questioned Allen Greenspan,  the former chairman of the federal reserve, on the current market crisis. Greenspan is quoted as saying that he “found a flaw” in his professed ideology that the free-market is best left to regulate itself. And that he was “partially” wrong in his opposition to regulation in the derivatives market, expecting that institutions would protect shareholders and there investments.... [Read the full story]

Editorial

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Is Ayn Rand to blame for our Economic Turmoil?

December 11, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

Amidst all of the news about the economic crisis, the bail-outs, the nationalization of our key industries, it is great to finally see some comments in the news that get to the real heart of the situation. What is the root of the problem, and who is really to blame? Barrett Sheridan wrote an article over at Newsweek that I feel adequately covers the crisis and unveils the truth about our economic crisis. So go and see who is really to blame.  Read More →

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