Canada is struggling through a dramatic economic adjustment, especially in Alberta, the heart of the country’s oil patch. Amid the ongoing crude carnage the province has seen soaring property crime, rising food bank usage and, sadly, elevated suicide rates, as…
Tag: Economy
In The Twilight of our Republic
“It really is hard to find the words to describe the true horror of the national debt. Our government has been on the greatest debt binge in all of human history, and a day of reckoning is coming that is going…
Social Security, A Fool’s Bargain
For those contemplating retirement and those that are hoping that Social Security actually exists when you are able to retire – I offer a few basic tidbits on how Social Security works. The Social Security Administration wants you to know…
Obama Protects Illegals Workplace Rights
U.S. Seals Another Deal to Protect Illegal Aliens’ “Workplace Rights” In a final push to ensure the “workplace rights” of illegal immigrants in the U.S., the Obama administration continues to sign pacts with foreign countries guaranteeing to protect their nationals…
Cain says Keystone XL Rejection Excuses from Obama are Pure Crap
It’s bad enough that President Obama dragged his feet for seven years before doing what everyone knew he was going to do. TransCanada, the Canadian government an awful lot of Americans who could have used the economic boost (including the…
The War on Work
The U.S. government has spent trillions of dollars in recent decades attempting to combat poverty, yet the poverty rate has remained virtually unmoved. Why? As social economist Michael Tanner explains, the “War on Poverty” has both discouraged work and ensnared…
America’s Debt Crisis Explained
Fact: America’s national debt stands at $17 trillion. That’s a tough number to grasp. Most people will never come close to making $1 million in any given year. How can we understand the magnitude of the hole our country is…
It’s Downhill from Here
The Federal Reserve created $4 trillion of electronic money when the economy tanked in 2008. It could have used this $4 trillion to write down the debt; it could have used it to spread into the economy and create a…
Looking Over Our Shoulder
Talk about useful idiots! Remember leftist actor Sean Penn’s visit to Venezuela in 2014 to applaud their socialist regime? Penn proclaimed that Maduro was similar to Chavez in that he was “in love with his people and his country,” while attempting…
Salmon on Steroids – YUM!
Since 1993 the FDA has considered allowing genetically modified salmon to be sold in America. But it wasn’t until 2012, with research provided by the manufacturer, that the FDA decided this monster fish was likely safe for human consumption and…
Magical Leftist Thinking
The art of illusion and the Vegas-style magical thinking of the progressive left.
Are Smart Meters Dangerous?
Prepare yourselves! It is only a matter of time until Smart Grid technology invades your home. In 2013, U.S. electric utilities had installed 51,924,502 advanced (smart) metering infrastructure (AMI), of which almost 89% were in residential homes. Smart grid technology involves…
The EPA’s Dangerous Desire
Imagine that a federal agency could fundamentally alter the way electricity is provided to your home, your child’s school, and every place of business within the United States. Imagine that this agency’s proposals are so sweeping and dramatic that experts…
Stealing Your Gas Money To Save The Squirrels?
We currently pay an average gas tax of around .50 cents per gallon. Of this, 18.4 cents is sent to D.C. to be deposited in a trust fund. Funny, every time someone in the government uses the term trust fund…
La RAZA TIES TO THE WHITE HOUSE
Cecilia Munzo, Director of Intergovermental Affairs, is the former senior vice president of La Raza. Since her appointment in 2009, taxpayer dollars to the group have soared from $4.1 million to $11 million. A large part of the money came…