Majority Believe Obamacare is a Big Lie Mark Meckler March 25, 2013 Economy The bad news is that the majority of ruling elite in The Capitol City of DC don't really care what the majority of those of us in the provinces think about what they do. The good news is, we know they are a...
US Carbon Emissions In 2012 Fall 12% From Peak Level In 2007 Mark Meckler January 7, 2013 Economy Yeah...the big, bad, polluting U.S. is dropping its carbon emissions without a cap and trade scam, while other nations "investing" more heavily in "alternative energies" continue to spew more. When facts...
As always…the demise of Tea Party influence has been greatly exaggerated Mark Meckler December 31, 2012 Economy I'm constantly amused by sometimes concurrent, and often alternating references to the Tea Party movement's continuing influence, or lack thereof, in American politics. It is regularly said that tea partiers...
The real enemy of the poor is the ruling elite in DC Mark Meckler December 22, 2012 Economy The ruling elite in DC are doing great. Income is up, the job market is hot, real estate is booming and the expensive restaurants are full. Meanwhile, the poor in DC are doing much worse, and much of the...
The End of Unions? Mark Meckler December 18, 2012 Economy We have seen a long term decline in union membership in this country. There are those who argue that this is to the financial detriment of the middle class. But apparently the facts are something quite...
You’re Paying More Taxes Than You Think Mark Meckler December 12, 2012 Economy Horrible headline, but absolutely true. The "average" taxpayer is now paying over 40% of their income in taxes. How much before it's tyranny? Taking into account all taxes on earnings and consumer...
Job Creation on increase…73% of them government jobs Mark Meckler December 7, 2012 Economy New jobs numbers are out and showing the unemployment rate is falling...slowly. Look behind the numbers and you'll see an ever-expanding government, and an army of new government workers. By November,...
The Story of Money – Complete with unhappy ending. Mark Meckler December 4, 2012 Economy 2 Comments I've been doing my best to read about and understand the complexities of the monetary system, but it's a massive undertaking with a very long history. Today I was having an email exchange with a colleague,...
Blame Bush…no wait…Obama…no wait…blame them all. Mark Meckler December 3, 2012 Budget, Economy Nick Gillespie, Editor in Chief of Reason.com is a staunch libertarian, and one of the most rational and straight forward commentators on American politics today. In his latest piece on spending and...
Higher Taxes on the Rich. How’s that workin’ in the UK? Mark Meckler November 28, 2012 Economy Over and over this thesis is proved. Now in the UK it has been shown that raising the tax on million pound earners caused 2/3 of them to leave the UK, and cost the government roughly 7 billion pounds in...
