“It’s the economy, stupid.”
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Archive for November 9th, 2017
US has spent more than $4T on wars since 9/11
09
Nov
Our bipartisan foreign policy…death, destruction and debt.
“The US has spent more than $4 trillion on foreign wars since the 9/11 attacks, a report said on Wednesday. The report by Watson Institute at Brown University said that conflicts in Afghanistan,…”
Source: US has spent more than $4T on wars since 9/11
Phil Murphy’s going to need the luck of the Irish
09
Nov
“Newly elected governor Phil Murphy has often been compared to fellow Goldman Sachs alumnus Jon Corzine, but the real comparison is to Jim McGreevey; who left a budget mess Murphy will have a hard time fixing…”
Source: Phil Murphy’s going to need the luck of the Irish
Taxation Is Robbery
09
Nov
“Taxes of all kinds discourage production, writes Frank Chodorov. Man works to satisfy his desires, not to support the state. When the results of his labors are taken from him, whether by brigands or organized society, his inclination is to limit his production to the amount he can keep and enjoy. The indirect tax is a backhanded recognition of the right of the individual to his earnings; the direct tax, however, boldly and unashamedly proclaims the prior right of the state to all property. Private ownership becomes a temporary and revocable stewardship.”
Source: Taxation Is Robbery