Opinion
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Social Security’s Clock Is Ticking. Why It’s Not Getting Fixed.
Opinion -As the first step in Social Security reform, Congress needs to provide all Americans a framework for how benefit reductions might work in the case of insolvency so that they can plan as individuals. -
This Economy Does Not Look Good
Opinion -Until Congress and the president get serious about decreasing the burden of government on the nation’s productive people, America’s long-term economic prospects will continue to decline. -
Biden Touts ‘Strong’ Economy as Americans Struggle to Make Ends Meet
Opinion -The overriding reason that those in the working class actually got ahead during the Trump years is simple: inflation remained low and incomes rose, resulting in households having more disposable income and a decrease in poverty rates. Under Biden, the utter reverse has taken place. -
From ‘The Great Reset’ to ‘The Great Taking’
Opinion -The Great Taking refers to a decades-long plan by a cast of characters hellbent on ensuring that the entire economic game is rigged so much in their favor that they win under practically any and all circumstances. -
Unexpected Economic Growth in 2023
Opinion -Government spending, hiring, and mandates reduce the connection between GDP and satisfaction. Economic growth in 2023 surprised many economists, but 2.5 percent probably overstates the growth in prosperity. -
Texas Tells BlackRock to Kick Rocks
Opinion -In case you’ve been living under a rock, BlackRock is an extremely well-heeled (to the tune of $10 trillion in assets under management) and well-connected financial behemoth that has been running roughshod for far too long. -
Annual Interest on National Debt Now Eclipses Entire Military Budget
Opinion -Never should the name “Joe Biden” and the words “fiscal responsibility” be used in the same sentence. -
You Don’t Actually Own the Securities in Your Account
Opinion -The point is that a system like the one that has been created, wherein big banks can use customers’ assets to make risky bets in the derivatives markets and then jump to the front of the line in the event of a financial collapse, is a system that is rotten to the core. -
Government Gone Wild: Minnesota Bill Would Outlaw Unlicensed Painting
Opinion -Incredibly, for the citizens of Minnesota, it could soon be against the law to paint a wall, ceiling, or anything else for that matter inside one’s own home without a licensed painter present. And, if the bill is passed as currently written, it would be illegal for unlicensed painters to purchase solvent-based paints in quantities larger than a gallon. -
Shocker: The Biggest Impediment to US Dealing with China? DC
Opinion -Let’s analyze the global situation logically and logistically, shall we? Russia is simply NOT a geopolitical threat. -
Fiscal Rules and ‘Learning by Doing’
Opinion -Incorporating fiscal rules in the U.S. Constitution would give citizens a voice in fiscal policy and prevent legislators from behaving in a fiscally irresponsible manner. -
Fiscal Conservatives Can Win the Budget Fight – Here’s How
Opinion -The Uniparty in Congress is once again engaged in its recurring haggling over how to avoid a government shutdown, with the next deadline set to arrive in a matter of days. -
It’s Time to Retire the Payroll Number
Opinion -I’m a Reagan Republican. But I don’t think my lens is dirty. It’s time to retire the payroll number. -
CPI-X: A Sensible Solution to the Nation’s Budget Woes
Opinion -Unlike other so-called spending reductions proposed by Congress in recent years, which only reduce the rate of spending growth, the plan outlined in CPI-X produces real reductions in spending. -
PRESS RELEASE: Report Outlines Novel Method to Decrease Spending and the National Debt
Opinion -This paper provides a revolutionary model that can solve this worsening economic crisis and put the United States back on track towards fiscal prosperity. -
Are You Better Off Under Biden?
Opinion -Suffice to say, the past three years under the Biden administration have not exactly been the best of times for the American people. On the economic front in particular, Americans are definitely not better off than they were three years ago. -
You Don’t Own What You Think You Own
Opinion -Any system that requires the people to sacrifice their property to support the financial institutions that built this mess in the first place is not a system worth saving. -
I Offer Myself As a Highly Reliable, Low-Cost Budget Commission
Opinion -The only way to increase federal revenue sustainably is to grow the tax base. A growing economy increases the size of the pie from which you get your 17.4 percent in taxes. -
Economic Freedom and China’s Future
Opinion -The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) appears to be offering a deal to the nation: prosperity in exchange for remaining in power. -
Anti-ESG Report Card: 2024 Presidential Candidates
Opinion -In an attempt to secure vast amounts of wealth and influence over society, corporations, bankers, and investors, working closely with key government officials, have launched a unified effort to impose environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards on most of the industrialized global economy. (ESG standards are also often referred to as “sustainable investment” or “stakeholder […] -
The Real Subject of the Budget Debate Is the Uniparty
Opinion -Regardless of the ultimate outcome of this political battle over the budget, the shutdown conflict is undermining the foundations of the uniparty because a small group of Republicans has finally decided to act as reformers instead of conservatives. -
Everything About the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Is Unconstitutional
Opinion -Perhaps the worst portion of Dodd-Frank - was the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which is perhaps the most massive of the Dodd-Frank regulatory impositions on the banking sector. Oh - and the CFPB is totally unconstitutional because it purports to be an “independent agency.” -
Proposition HH Is Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing for Colorado Taxpayers Bill of Rights
Opinion -Overall, any substantial benefits to the taxpayers in the form of property tax reductions would be overshadowed by long-term tax increases. As a good rule of thumb, if any liberal politician is pushing for “tax reform” it would inevitably take money out of taxpayers’ wallets. Proposition HH is, in fact, a wolf in sheep’s clothing for the rights the Colorado taxpayers have exercised since the implementation of TABOR. -
It’s the Spending, Stupid
Opinion -Congress, and the Republican-led House of Representatives in particular, controls the nation’s purse strings. With this being the case, it is imperative that the GOP play hardball concerning the looming budget showdown.
