Michael Bloomberg’s net worth of $22 billion makes him the 11th richest person in America; he is also serving in his third term as mayor of the nation’s largest city. If you have a net worth of $22 billion, you are one hell of a smart person with an IQ greater than the average Joe or Jane.
Archive for the ‘Welfare state’ Category
Rabbi Shmuley’s congressional candidacy: is it “kosher”?
08
Jun
On Tuesday June 5th, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach easily won the Republican primary in the Ninth Congressional District. The rabbi will now square off against eight term congressman Bill Pascrell who trounced his long-time colleague Steve Rothman. Rothman moved into the newly configured 9th CD rather than face Republican Rep. Scott Garrett whose new 5th CD now incorporates towns Rothman represents in the current 9th CD.
The AAPS Town Hall forum videos
30
May
The videos of the May 18 town hall forum on healthcare is must viewing. The presenters explain the issues as well as anyone and discuss nongovernmental solutions to rising healthcare costs.
Guest column: Why Ron Paul should not run for president as an independent
11
Apr
Ron Holland makes a compelling case why Ron Paul should not run for president as an independent. Read the the article.
Review of How to Win America for Ron Paul and the Cause of Freedom in 2012 by Allan Stevo
09
Apr
Allan Stevo has written an comprehensive campaign blueprint for liberty candidates. Stevo lays out practical advice for Ron Paul supporters and future liberty candidates who believe winning elections will help restore freedom in America. Unfortunately, it was published too late for this presidential cycle. Stevo’s primer may have had a greater impact this year if it was published in mid-2011.
Peter Drucker’s Vision: Abolish the Welfare State
19
Dec
Twenty years ago, on December 19, 1991, Peter Drucker’s essay, “It Profits Us to Strengthen Nonprofits,” was published in the Wall Street Journal. Although Drucker’s opinion piece was written a generation ago, his advice is more applicable today than when the first President Bush was in the White House.
Why Ron Paul will win Iowa
16
Dec
With a little more than two weeks to go to the Iowa caucuses on January 3, 2012, Rep. Ron Paul is poised to win the caucuses because he is the most fiscal conservative candidate in the race, the most pro free enterprise candidate in the race, the most pro civil liberties candidate in the race, the candidate most critical of the Federal Reserve, the engine of the inflation and the cause of financial bubbles, and the candidate who does not want to go to war at the drop of a hat.
Neocons in a panic, liberty is within our reach
25
Nov
Justin Raimondo explains why neoconservatives prefer war instead of diplomacy, and why Ron Paul is the greatest threat to their reckless foreign policies. With Newt toeing the “party line,” namely, that the Patriot Act is the best thing since sliced bread, he has become the darling of the fear mongers. Rep. Ron Paul made the case why the American people should not give up their liberties for security, a principle the Founding Fathers embraced without reservation.
Some rich enthusiastically support the welfare-warfare state
17
Nov
These so-called patriotic millionaires are anything but. If they want to pay more of their income to support the welfare-warfare state, it goes to show that you can be a complete fool in America and still become wealthy. What a great country. This stunt should lay to rest that wealthy folks believe in free enterprise. They worship big government as much as the left wingers in Congress, in the media and in academia.
You cannot make this stuff up
03
Nov
Snow in October, Cain leading the GOP field…for now, Romney saying anything to appease voters in Iowa and other states, financial “whiz” Jon Corzine drives MF Global into the ground, and the end of the world has been postponed, again. You cannot make this stuff up.
Just say no to Cain’s 999 plan, and why Ron Paul should advocate a 10-0-0 plan
05
Oct
Former Godfather’s Pizza CEO is now a top tier candidate according to the latest polls after he won the Florida straw poll a couple of weeks ago in a stunning upset over front-runners Rick Perry and Mitt Romney.
Tom Moran’s lame critique of champions of liberty, Ron Paul and Mike Doherty
22
Sep
Tom Moran, editor of the Star-Ledger, New Jersey’s largest newspaper, does his best to be a journalistic “hit man” in his piece, “NJ State Sen. Mike Doherty’s Ron Paul endorsement is revealing.” Moran, an unabashed left-winger, lists a couple of Rep, Paul’s core positions—eliminating the income tax and abolishing the Federal Reserve. In addition, Moran correctly points out that Rep. Paul “considers Medicare and Medicaid” to be unconstitutional.”
Warren Buffett: Great investor, lousy economist
21
Sep
The Oracle of Omaha is at it again. Instead of doing what he does best, make money for his shareholders, Mr. Buffett is complaining that rich folks like him do not pay enough taxes to support the welfare-warfare state. Of course, Mr. Buffett did not say that exactly, but that is the implication of his August 14, New York Times op-ed calling for the federal government to stop “coddling” billionaires like him and raise taxes on the mega rich. President Obama has taken Buffett’s ideas about taxing the rich to make it a central initiative in his plan to reduce the deficit over the next ten years.
Searching for a fair tax? Fuhgedaboutit!
18
Sep
For decades, make that centuries, philosophers, economists, politicians and others have been searching for the Holy Grail of taxation, a “fair” tax. And they all have failed. Inasmuch as all taxes involve coercion, the very negation of liberty, taxation is no different from what a robber who says to his victims, ‘Your money or your life.” In fact, taxation violates one of the fundamental tenets of the Judeo-Christian tradition, “Thou shall not steal.” Thus, creating a fair, coercive tax is impossible.
Ron Paul and the Constitution
17
Sep
Today is Constitution Day. Although the constitution granted the federal government a few powers enumerated in Article I Section 8, the 200+ year experiment in “democracy” has been a failure. Now, the federal government has a virtual blank check—engaging in preemptive war, allowing the FED to create money out of thin air, creating Ponzi schemes, permitting sexual assaults at the airports by government employees in the name of security, and the list goes on and on.