POLITICS
Income Tax is Theft
In previous posts, I’ve written at length about several alternatives to the overbearing tax code that exists in the United States today. While there are several directions the nation could go to fund government functions, one thing is certain…the income...Unions and Republicans on the same side?
President Obama’s administration has been hard at work defending Obamacare from the Republicans’ voracious attacks. Defund Obamacare has been their battle cry, and many are willing to shut down the government to prevent the law from taking effect. The...How the 16th and 17th Amendments Ushered the Era of Big Government
Two things were required to create a huge, centralized federal government. First was the need to fund a massive administration. Secondly, there needed to be the political will to usurp power from both the citizenry and the states. With the passage of the 16th and...
A Bailout for the Publishing Industry?
Most people have heard of James Patterson, or at the very least, recognize the titles of many of his books… “Along Came a Spider”, “Alex Cross, Run”, and others. What you may not have heard is that Patterson has begun an ad campaign aimed at a bailout of the...Destroying success with Crony Capitalism
Every administration likes to brag about how many jobs it created. This is a trend I have observed throughout my entire life. In recent years, we have seen the politicians stretch the truth to take credit for job growth, with the pinnacle of this trend being...
