Republic Rules - The U.S.A. is a great representative republic.

Regularly, we hear some leader of a foreign country or organization declaring the U.S. government to be a failure because it allows some of its citizens to “go hungry” while “the rich live extravagantly”. Just as often, we hear the same thing from our own citizens: candidates during elections blaming the opposition for […]

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The level of freedom we enjoy in the U.S.A. was embedded in our collective attitude from our country’s beginning. So long as they didn’t break the law or infringe on the rights of others, individuals were free to do most anything they wanted. Maverick behavior — what some today call “thinking outside the […]

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Current high gas prices reminds me of the mid-70’s and how we shot ourselves in the foot to make a bad situation even worse. It was a bad economic time compounded by foolish government reaction. Hopefully, we learn from our own history.
You would think that bad experience might have resulted in some strategic […]

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It’s talked about from time to time… here’s another example:
“The sputtering economy has caused an increase in prices of many staples including gasoline, rice, ice cream, even beer. Now some lawmakers in New Jersey are considering taking food taxes a step further and install a proverbial “sin” tax on fast food.”
Source: WCBSTV.com
George Orwell […]

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I know this will come as a shock to some people, and I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but…
… this is not a perfect world. So, get over it and make some rational decisions.
I hear people complain about the high cost of gasoline or our dependence on foreign oil (or involvement […]

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… do you blindly keep doing it or do you try something else?
You’ve heard this before… and it has truth in it:
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again yet expecting different results.”
One of the inherent weaknesses of our government and political system is the momentum gained when a “program” […]

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In the youth culture, you hear a lot about “respect”. As always, though, it is wiser to judge not words… but actions. So, what is the actual status of RESPECT in the younger generation?
Look at an obvious area: music. While there are many talented young artists who give us some beautiful […]

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I am astonished that anyone, much less an elected official, can argue FOR illegal immigration. Given that terrorism is a worldwide reality and the U.S.A. is one of the prime targets, along with the fact that a primary duty of a national government is to protect its borders, we should be very concerned about […]

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I’ve always questioned the true effectiveness of government assistance programs, for a variety of reasons:

The inevitable administrative cost takes a large portion of the “helping” dollars away from those in need.
To limit abuse, there is a lot of red tape… usually delaying assistance when it’s most needed.
Temporary programs tend to become permanent programs.
Big picture: […]

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Over the past several decades, we have seen most of the institutions in our country adopt better ways to achieve their goals, to accomplish their purposes.  From banking to electronics, from transportation to telecommunications, significant changes have led to a much different way of doing business for all of us.
One area that has seen little […]

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