Category Archives: Politics
Coming to America: LA Metro’s Model of Extreme Capital Consumption
LA Metro’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget was $7.2 billion. Of this, only $284.5 million was covered by passenger fares. Another $96.8 million was covered by advertising and other revenues. The remaining $6.8 billion was covered by five different sales taxes, diesel and gas taxes, highway tolls, and various grants and bonds. Continue reading
Let The Good Times Roll
The storming of the U.S. Capitol Building on Wednesday was a wacky and wild escapade. But it shouldn’t be a surprise. These things happen when a nation’s in decline. And, as Wednesday demonstrated, America’s recline and flail goes on. Continue reading
The U.S. Government Will Inflate To The Bitter End
Without question, the student debt crisis is a disgrace. There are roughly 45 million student loan borrowers who owe on the order of $1.6 trillion. Most of this debt is from federal student loans. Continue reading
Countdown To Chaos
‘Death to America!’ is a hollow mantra. Just what is it that these soft minded brats think they’re shouting death to? The American republic has been dead since at least 1913. Continue reading