Archive for the When All Else Fails Category
The Poor Have No Chance of Joining the Rich, the Game is Rigged
"Financiers - like bank robbers - do not create wealth. They merely distribute it. While the mob may idolize holdup men in good times, in the bad times it lynches them. What they will do to the new money men when their blood is up, we wait eagerly to find out." - Mobs, Messiahs and Markets by
Ron Paul Calls for Audit of U.S. Gold Reserves
by Christian Gomez, LRC/NewAmerican In an exclusive interview with Kitco News, Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) revealed that next year at the start of the newly inaugurated 112th United States Congress, he would introduce a new bill to audit the U.S. gold reserves, which are reportedly stored at
Where Are the New Jobs?
by John Stossel, Reason "Corporate profits are soaring. Companies are sitting on billions of dollars of cash. And still, they've yet to amp up hiring or make major investments." So writes The Washington Post about the recession's stubborn refusal to go away. The statisticians at the National
The Other Side of the Anchor: Where Else Do American-Born Kids Belong?
Editor's Note: In the debate about immigration, our nation's borders, etc. the arguments are often full of vitriol and misinformation. It pays to consider some of the back stories and to look at the lives of those who will be most effected. by Michelle Chen, CommonDreams The screeds abou
Nobody likes a do-gooder: Study confirms selfless behaviour is ‘alienating’
Gadget42 Note: Basically shoots down the basis of socialism.. from Daily Mail They probably think their selfless behaviour makes them popular but the truth about 'do-gooders' is nobody really likes them, according to new research. A series of studies found that those who volunteer to take o
Obama’s Royal Retinue
by Daily Bell, LRC Vacationing Obama can't shed White House entourage ... President Barack Obama had a simple task for his first morning on vacation: shoot over to a Martha's Vineyard bookstore to fill out his daughters' summer reading list and grab himself a novel. Easier said than done. His SUV
Freedomist Mom Revisits Her “Crime”
Mili Note: I didn't grow up in a city or the 'burbs. I've lived in one and hated every minute of it. My daughter won't grow up in a city either. Most of these stupid fears parents have that cause them to overprotect their children are based on two things: living where these things can actually
LA unveils $578M school, costliest in the nation
Mili Note: California is facing the largest budget crisis of its history and could be the first state in the history of the nation to go bankrupt. But that hasn't stopped the thieves in GUNvernment from spending half a billion dollars on a school that will house only 4,200 students. by Christin
Surprise: Cameron Morphs Into Gore, Quits AGW Debate
by C Monster, Soylent Green Dammit. I even emailed Marc Morano asking when there’d be video of exploding heads. Little did I know that James Cameron, who said he wanted to “shoot it out” with “deniers,” at the Aspen AREDAY Eco-fest had already chickened out–even after he won Gore-lik
How to Prolong a Recession: Tax Driveways
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Homeowners’ Rebellion: Could 62 Million Homes Be Foreclosure-Proof?
by Ellen Brown, LRC Over 62 million mortgages are now held in the name of MERS, an electronic recording system devised by and for the convenience of the mortgage industry. A California bankruptcy court, following landmark cases in other jurisdictions, recently held that this electronic shortcut m
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