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Yarns, Mysteries, and the CPI

Several ill-defined economic waypoints were unveiled this week.  Namely, the Labor Department’s July consumer price index report.  According to the government data, on whole, consumer prices for the month didn’t change one iota. Reportedly, energy prices went down, food prices … Continue reading

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Another Government Ponzi Scheme Starts to Crack – Do You Depend on It?

Another Government Ponzi Scheme Starts to Crack – Do You Depend on It? By Nick Giambruno, International Man Government employees get to do a lot of things that would land an ordinary citizen in prison. For example, it’s legal for … Continue reading

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Abolish the Federal Debt Limit

One trouble with government programs is they mislead people.  Recipients believe they are getting a benefit when, in effect, they are unwittingly being placed in harm’s way.  Time and time again, under the influence of a benevolent hand of government, … Continue reading

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Dependent Upon A Bankrupt System

Ralph Waldo Emerson, in the mid-19th century, observed that “Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.”  Perhaps Emerson meant that common sense is rather uncommon.  What’s more, if common sense was uncommon in Emerson’s … Continue reading

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