As March 1st looms closer and closer and the dreaded automatic government spending cuts (Sequestration) begin to kick in, the fear mongering, the deception and the...
Congress did not avert the “fiscal cliff.” This government went over that cliff long ago. The numbers, when you read them, tell the tale.
While on the campaign trail last year with a friend, his opponent made it clear that he was a man that could reach across the aisle...
Taxation without representation isn’t a new phrase. It’s one we usually associate with the Revolutionary War. However, in 2012, it may be time to start shouting...
Recently I watched an episode of “Property Virgins” on HGTV. Who would ever think that such a program would inspire a political commentary? And yet, that’s...
A credit rating agency that no one notices, downgraded US treasury securities again. They had already downgraded American bonds to AA. The new rating is AA-,...
Ben Bernanke, head of the Federal Reserve, announced another round of “quantitative easing” yesterday. The Fed will buy $40 billion worth of mortgage-backed bonds every month,...
What explains the Democratic Party’s curious attitude toward money? Maybe they simply don’t understand it.
In a recent speech, our interesting Vice President stated that the putative President (that is, the man now occupying the White House) inherited debt which was...
Before the Ryan budget plan, putative President Barack Obama appointed the Simpson-Bowles Commission. Obama then threw their report away. Today the leaders of that commission hail...