Category Archives: Economy
A little wisdom
Adrian Rogers “You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government … Continue reading
Chrysler and Fiat
I see that Chrysler is now in the hands of Fiat. I can’t see anything good coming out of that marriage. According to CBS news, Fiat gets all the good assets of Chrysler. Doesn’t that mean that Chrysler gets stuck … Continue reading
The World Plus 5%Why Growth Cannot Be Sustained
Normally, I write my own articles. However, I have found a great article by Larry Hannigan that I feel everyone should read. The origins of our current economic/political situation date back to 1694 when The Bank of England was created. … Continue reading
The Upside Down Country
The USA was founded with a government composed of three branches, each designed to keep the other two in check. The Congress or legislative branch composed of the House and the Senate was given the task of formulating law, regulating … Continue reading
The Screwing We Get For the Screwing We Got Why Social Security Is a Bad Investiment
I was thinking about Social Security today, and how it is a colossal rip-off for many people. People do not generally recognize what a bad investment SS is because of the varying relationship of the dollar to wealth. The government … Continue reading
Preparing for 3rd World Status — Pt 1
As the economy continues to falter, we should be preparing ourselves with ways to deal with the consequences. In other countries, economic crashes resulted in the sporadic loss of utilities, such as electric. Most of us cannot think of living … Continue reading
A Real Stimulus Package
With CONgress and Komrade Obama working on their latest scam stimulus (read communist takeover of America), I thought I would propose some real stimulus measures. The immediate cause of any recession or depression is that people quit buying goods. Without … Continue reading
Obama Says US Needs To Act Quickly
Obama says the US needs to act quickly in the economic crisis. He says unemployment may exceed 10%. Its probably already over 10% because the official unemployment figures are totally false. They only count the people who are receiving unemployment … Continue reading
eBay Scams
I have observed a lot of eBay scams going on over the last year. Here are a few that you should look out for. 1) Get iPods, iPhones, computers, LCD tvs etc for free. These listings usually say “DO NOT … Continue reading
Peak Oil Primer
Now that the economic crash has drastically reduced oil consumption, it will again recede from the mass consciousness for a while, but if/when the economy recovers, it will be an even greater problem for the US, and the world civilization. Continue reading