What is the single biggest event ever created to damage (destroy) the economy? Answer – the Coronavirus. Let it be noted that this writer is not at all against common sense precautions concerning the Coronavirus. Cover your cough; if you are feeling rather ill, stay home. If…
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The Shortage of Aluminum Cans, Food Staples, and Coins is Only Going to Get Worse – Act Now!
Aluminum cans, coins, soda, beer, rice, pasta, flour, and canned soup are all in short supply in some cases. Oh what a changing world we live in, and some of the change isn’t good. Higher prices and less product availability is…
Why Would You Trust These People
Opinions vary enormously about the merits of government-imposed lockdowns in response to the coronavirus. Some data gets flung here, other data is paraded there, all amidst fiery discussions of the reality and relative importance of concepts that most of us…
Swamponomics
NEWS FLASH: Experts say there is no inflation – unless you eat, rent or own your home, or seek medical care. The U.S. government claims that there is no increase in prices, except for things that consumers are buying. That…
The Moving Forward To Destruction Act
The White House kept Trump’s plan to spend $1 trillion to fix America’s crumbling infrastructure, from highways to roads to water on the backburner, waiting to reveal the card when it was expedient. As it turns out, Democrats now think…
Greasing the Skids Toward Socialism?
One fallout of the Covid-19 crisis is its severe thrashing of our economy. Not only have all the impressive economic gains of the Trump administration evaporated, but we are now adding to our national debt in scary ways. I hope…
Your Business is Essential
What the hell is an essential job and an essential business? Who is more essential, the cop, or the kid in the mall-kiosk who fixes my phone? Fortunately, that decision shouldn’t be up to a politician or a judge. It…
Who We Are as a Nation
Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh writes: America used to mean something. The Statue of Liberty represented independence, what it meant collectively to be an American. There was a reason why millions risked life and limb to come to our shores. We…
Enough Already!
After several months of non-stop media hysteria, a growing number of Americans are finally getting sick and tired of hearing about the dangers of Covid-19 and reminded about the precautions they must make. It is getting nauseating for every news…
Almost-Socialism is Deadly, While Almost Capitalism Feeds the World
Perfection is unattainable. Ignore the fact that we disagree on the best way to live. If you want capitalism or if you want socialism, neither real system lives up to our ideals. Both will be imperfect. Your ideal system is…
Coronavirus Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” – Origin unknown, popularized by Mark Twain As the world begins a second month of lockdown in response to the nightmare known as the coronavirus, it is essential to…
Why Accepting Even Two Million Covid-19 Deaths May be Better Than a National Lockdown
A We’ve heard much during the Wuhan flu crisis about a “worst case scenario” of two million dead Americans, a staggering number. But missing from the national conversation is something equally important: What’s the worst case scenario given our present…
On May Day the Comeback Must Begin
The world is forever changed with the advent of this pandemic. The casualties may include traditional forms of greetings such as handshakes and hugging as more people embrace the new standard of “social distancing.” Possibly, large public events will become…
America in Lockdown, Economy Trashed, Stock Market Gains Destroyed, Jobs and Businesses Gone – Mission Accomplished?
“People are being told to stay home, while they wave bye bye to their jobs and income. Some states are even threatening people with arrest and jail time and/or fines for disobeying shelter in place orders.” According to OAN News,…
The Envy Doctrine
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill “I want these billionaires to stop being freeloaders,” demands Elizabeth Warren during an interview…