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The Inevitability of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Trillion-Dollar Spending Programs
In 2009, as the federal government was rolling out the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program and preparing to spend another $787 billion in President Obama’s “stimulus” package — both with little serious examination by Congress, I wrote a blog post titled “How to Spend a Trillion Dollars without Waste and Fraud.”
Can’t Pay Utility Bills? 20 Million US Homes Behind on Payments, Facing Shutoffs
Adrienne Nice woke up early on the morning of July 25 to news she’d been dreading. The power company, Xcel Energy Inc., had shut off the electricity to the small Minneapolis apartment she shares with her teenage son, just as a heat wave was bearing down on the city.
A pro-human, pro-freedom policy for CO2 emissions
The pro-human CO2 policy is to reduce CO2 emissions long-term through liberating innovation, not punishing America. America is taking a “punish America” approach to reducing CO2, making our energy more expensive and less reliable while China, Russia, and others increase their emissions. We need a “liberate American innovation” policy instead.
Money Does Matter: The End of the Gold Standard Led to a Lower Standard of Living
On August 15, 1971, Richard Nixon announced that the US dollar (USD) would no longer be redeemable in gold. This was supposed to be temporary. And yet, 51 years later, here we are. The gold standard was gradually destroyed in the twentieth century. Now people are experiencing the consequences: less purchasing power, more economic cycles, and a weaker economy.
From Joe
Is Your Portfolio Strong Enough to Survive a Crash?
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