Time to end the Fed

Thanks to lewrockwell.com for publishing this short but excellent article on how the Federal Reserve has destroyed the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar. Isn't great to know that the rest of your life you'll be working for dollars that are worth only four cents or less. It's time to eliminate the Federal Reserve (peacefully, that is) and institute free banking led by entrepreneurs (who would have us on the gold standard).

Sorry folks, the Right is just as bad

Some of my acquintances rooted for Romney, Guliani, Huckabee and so forth during the last round of the Republican primaries. Of course, I'll bet the farm none of them do much research and read no policy journals. It was hard to convince them that the "conservatives" in government are statists who love not only big government but also the American empire.

Here, Lew Rockwell succintly sums up what every supposed small-government conservative should know: there's no difference between the two parties - they're all statists who want to run our lives and the world.

Super government spying center

Thanks to lewrockwell.com for a heads-up on the new super duper "cyber security" center in Utah. The government is spending $1.5 billion of our money so they can more effectively listen to everything we say and look at everything we post. You know all those futuristic sci-fi movies about how the government controls everything and watches everyone? Well, if you missed any, don't worry. We're in that society now. Read the article here.

Millionaires leave Oregon

Just as they did a few years ago in Maryland, the affluent fled Oregon after the state jacked up the tax rates. Isn't it amazing how people who work hard and make pretty good dough want to keep it for some reason? So now Oregon collected $50 million less in revenues. Hmmm. Maybe that's why I saw a few Oregon license plates over the past few months.

Why terrorists will continue to attack

Terrorists are after the nation that has almost 800 military installations around the world. Terrorists are after the nation that has a military presence in 130+ countries. Terrorists are after a nation that sends predator and reaper drones into countries we're not at war with to murder innocent men, women, and children.

As you can read here, the U.S. killing machine marches on with Obama at the helm. Where's the outrage from the Left? Does anyone actually think that there's any good to come out of Afghanistan and Pakistan? Time to leave the empire and become an ex-pat. Wouldn't it be better to be an ex-pat than a hypocrite voting for and supporting the regime?

More eyes and ears

Unfortunately, the U.S. government continues to grow, increasing its presence in our daily lives. Some of the American sheeple called for a consumer protection agency, and we got one. You can read about it here. Notice the paragraph titled "More eyes and ears." Americans will notify this new agency about the "bad guys" who are charging too much for services. More spying. First it was the government telling us to be alert and to report suspicious activity to thwart terrorism. Now this. Why can't all the busybodies, nags, and control freaks just leave us alone? They should worry about their own lives. The book 1984 should have been title 2011.

Shut, locked, barricaded, bolted

When governments large and small use Keynesian economics and violate the property rights of citizens, bad things happen. Hundreds if not thousands of municipalities, and states as well, are going broke. As you can read here, a city official of this small Michigan town said they'd hang on until the doors were "shut, locked, barricaded, and bolted."

This is just a preview of the entire country. As China, India, Russia, Brazil and dozens of other countries lose their appetite for U.S. debt, the U.S. inches closer and closer to insolvency. Get ready to mow empty lots, dispose of garbage, put out fires, and police your own streets. It's going to get ugly.