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It’s almost April 15th… have you filed your tax return?
Of all the government intrusions, I rate this the highest. Not paying taxes (so long as they are reasonable)… FIGURING OUT how much tax is due! The ACT of preparing a tax return (or PAYING someone to do it). The tax code is […]

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It is a sad day.
If a recent poll is to be believed, only 53% of American adults believe capitalism is better than socialism.
Of all the economic systems EVER tried in the history of the world, capitalism has been responsible for more ADVANCEMENTS in human rights, freedom, and prosperity of individuals than any other. […]

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OK, so Congress causes a problem … the financial mess our country is in … and, while ignoring or denying their involvement, assert that THEY are the only ones who can “solve” the problem. While I have very little confidence that they can (or should) do that, it doesn’t change the fact that Congress […]

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Many years ago there was a song condemning the pusher man. He’d get you addicted to his drug, which caused much grief in your life. Good song, bad scenario.
The pusher man would get you started on the “good stuff”, enticing you in with all the benefits of his drug… and at no cost! […]

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There has been a lot of talk about controlling the “excesses” seen in compensating executives recently, especially in those companies where public funds have been infused. Now the talk has spread to controlling how much executives can make in other companies, too.
This is perverted.
While there might be some rationale to putting a cap on […]

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I’ll say it once again… the U.S. is NOT a democracy.
Our Founding Fathers recognized the vulnerabilities of a pure democracy and PURPOSELY made our country a representative republic. Though we do have SOME democratic institutions, the LAST thing we should want is to move toward pure popularism since that would speed the demise of […]

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My quick answer is: NO!
My flippant answer is: you can trust government only to do things the wrong way.
My honest answer is: yes, you can trust government… it is the only thing that separates society from chaos… but you cannot trust the politicians and bureaucrats who run government.
Consider this:
During our financial crisis, the leaders […]

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With the government meddling more than ever before in our economic system… taking equity positions in banks, propping up auto manufacturers, etc… it’s no wonder the stock market is gyrating wildly. Stock prices are determined when investors put their money where their mouths are, essentially “voting” on what they believe the value of a […]

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It is painfully obvious that most of the so-called “solutions” being implemented to remedy our current economic woes have virtually no chance of working.
Things have now reached the point where BAD BEHAVIOR is being REWARDED. Not just tolerated, rewarded. At the expense of those who have demonstrated GOOD behavior.
The “mortgage bailout” […]

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I cannot believe it.
In their rush to pass a “stimulus bill”, the leadership in Congress is putting a bill up for vote without sufficient time for all members of Congress to read it, much less understand the implications of its many points. The document is over 1,000 pages and, yet, few will have […]

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