Finished reading Stockman’s Trumped! His message is clear, the military-industrial-congressional complex is sucking up resources that could be used by the private sector to create a stronger economy. Stockman also points out that “we sit on the cusp of the their Bubble Finance crash of this century.” Be warned.
More idiocy out of DC.
“WASHINGTON — States and localities that have approved recreational pot smoking can expect “greater enforcement” under the Trump administration, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said…”
Source: Trump administration hints at crackdown on recreational pot
“Foreign villains must always be omnipotent, and anyone questioning that must be disloyal.”
Source: The Increasingly Unhinged Russia Rhetoric Comes From a Long-Standing U.S. Playbook
Hopefully, McMaster is not a trigger happy advisor.
“Donald Trump’s nomination of H.R. McMaster as National Security Adviser offers the prospect that we will escape the cycle of pointless war inflictedop on us by the non-geniuses inside the Beltway.”
Source: Trump’s appointment of H.R. McMaster: A return to realism in foreign policy | Mulshine
“Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy speaking yesterday about his urban agenda during a major policy speech at a community center in Newark’s South Ward Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Phil Murphy put forward a wide-ranging urban renewal agenda yesterday, saying New Jersey’s cities “hold tremendous promise” that’s waiting to be unlocked after seven years under Gov. Chris Christie’s… Read the rest of this entry »
“Last week, The Wall Street Journal revealed that members of the intelligence community — part of the deep state, the unseen government within the government that does not change with elections — now have acquired so much data on everyone in America that they can selectively reveal it to reward their friends and harm their foes. Their principal foe today is the president of the United States.”
Source: The Chickens Have Come Home to Roost by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano | Creators Syndicate
Continued reading Trumped by Stockman, who makes the case why Trump had a chance of winning the presidency (the book was published before the November election), because the Federal Reserve’s polices for the past three decades has caused the incomes of “flyover country” to stagnate. In other words, blue collar and low income white collar workers have been the victims of the Fed’s easy money policies that have enriched the one percenters beyond their wildest dreams.
“President Donald Trump wants new options against the Islamic State. In response, the Pentagon reportedly is preparing a plan to intervene directly against the Islamic State in Syria. It’s an awful idea. There already are sufficient Muslim boots on the ground from neighboring forces to do the job.”
Source: U.S. Troops Don’t Belong In Syria: America Should Stay Out Of Another Middle Eastern Ground War
The exodus accelerates.
“US citizens wishing to expatriate must pay a consular fee of $2,350. That’s the highest fee imposed by any country.”
Source: Record Numbers of Americans Say Goodbye to Uncle Sam (and the Taxman) | The Nestmann Group