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Roots of Progressive Theories: Government versus Individual

by SteveK @ Tuesday, August 24th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Government, History

The following excerpt is from an article titled The Progressives’ Legacy of Bankruptcy by Tiffany Miller. The full article starts out by describing the failed economic policies of progressives, but eventually gets to the foundations of modern liberal thought concerning the role of government. The dominant theme being that individual self-sacrifice for the state will [...]

Democrats Propose Government Planned Communities

by SteveK @ Wednesday, August 11th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Environment, Family, Government

The so-called Livable Communities Act is top-down central planning scheme designed to change where we live and work, and how we travel. Bureaucrats in the Environmental Protection Agency, Housing and Urban Development, and the Department of Transportation will oversee this Soviet-style social engineering.
It’s worrisome to witness the growing historical parallels between today’s Democratic Party and [...]

Bill Press Mocks Those Who Criticize Interpretation of 14th Amendment

by SteveK @ Saturday, August 7th, 2010. Tags: , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Education, Government, History, Judicial Tyranny, Media, National Security

In light of the resulting drain on social services, increased crime, school crowding, and economic impact of illegal immigration, the time to end so-called “anchor babies” is long overdue. However, on his Aug. 4 program, liberal talk show host Bill Press became unhinged over U.S. Senators who questioned the modern interpretation of the 14th Amendment.
Sen. [...]

Bad Economic News Casts Further Doubt on Obama Administration

by SteveK @ Wednesday, July 21st, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Government

Two stories reported today confirm what many have said about the Obama administration not being interested in economic recovery, or perhaps may be intentionally harming the economy as I explain in an earlier post.
Obama Administration’s Actions in Auto Bailout Added to Unemployment, Audit Says
“At a time when the country was experiencing the worst economic downturn [...]

Could Obama and His Administration Be Intentionally Sabotaging the Economy?

by SteveK @ Monday, July 12th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Government, History

The heads of Obama’s national debt commission recently said, “this debt is like a cancer.” Erskine Bowles added that, “it is truly going to destroy the country from within.” He ostensibly fretted: “Just think about that: All that money, going somewhere else, to create jobs and opportunity somewhere else.” Almost sounds like redistributing our wealth.
I [...]

Numbers Are In: Government “Stimulus” Officially a Failure

by SteveK @ Thursday, July 8th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Economics, Government

As if there were any doubt. But true believers of Keynesian economics have total faith in the top down, government-knows-best solution to economic woes despite its dismal track record.
“Yeah, I think we can say the stimulus was a bust,” Stephen Moore, a Wall Street Journal editorial board member and the newspaper’s senior economics writer, tells [...]

Democrats Push for Internet Sales Taxes

by SteveK @ Monday, July 5th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Economics, Government

Rep. Bill Delahunt, D-Mass., has introduced a bill that would force Americans who shop over the Internet to start paying state sales taxes. Despite the negative economic impact it would have on most Americans, pro-tax politicians and states have been lobbying Congress for some time to tax the Internet.
The typical argument is that states are [...]

Oil Spill: Environmentalists Ultimately To Blame for Containment Difficulty

by SteveK @ Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Environment, Government

Oil spills will happen occasionally, so is it better to have it happen on land (or in shallow waters) or in very deep offshore locations?
As environmentalists keep hindering domestic oil extraction (and make us ever more dependent on foreign sources), energy companies have to drill farther and father out to satisfy the unreasonable demands of [...]

Government’s Track Record - ObamaCare Puts Your Life at Risk

by SteveK @ Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Government, Healthcare

With President Obama demanding an “up or down” vote on sweeping health care reform, it’s worth reminding people of what government has done where involved with medical care and “bringing down costs.” The leadership in Washington will push for virtually any reform bill no matter how bad or unconstitutional, and when things eventually get worse, [...]

Climate Alarmists Claim 15 Years Not a Trend, But Avoid Main Issues

by SteveK @ Sunday, February 21st, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Economics, Environment, Government

Environmental devotees of so-called climate change, or global warming, are now scrambling to issue some bit of truth after being exposed for their serial deceptions. Currently they are saying that 15 years of no warming does not constitute a trend. Fair enough.
However, if the science behind man-made warming is as rock-solid as they claim, then [...]

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