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Gazing at the heady world of International Finance, damn near every country is spending more than it takes in. Those countries whose national debt does not exceed their annual GDP are well down the road of reversing that. The BDMs (Big Decision Makers) believe insolvent nations can be bailed out by printing money. An insolvent nation wants bail out money to service its existing debt and keep the gravy train running on time. In return for bail out money, the insolvent nation will raise taxes to service the existing debt, keep the gravy train running and service the new bail out debt. Raising taxes reduces revenue and creates more government dependents. This results in more debt and a greater need for bail out money to keep the gravy train runni….well, you get the point. After tens of thousands of years of evolution how come so few people know the First Rule of Holes? "When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging." (Gracias, Will Rogers).   Why do all politicians be...

Here are a couple of straight-from-the-muzzle articles you should read - and share with your friends. Both writers are in the process of being booked on the show. Will post when confirmed. BW Hazardous Game - James Kunstler http://kunstler.com/blog/2012/06/hazardous-games.html What's Next - Simon Black http://www.sovereignman.com/expat/whats-next/

It’s May 30 th ,   so Happy Memorial Day! (if that really is the appropriate greeting for this Day of Remembrance) There appears to be some confusion about this day. History teaches: Memorial Day -   originally known as Decoration Day - was officially proclaimed on May 5 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic and first observed on May 30, 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873. In 1915 , inspired by the poem "In Flanders Fields," Moina Michael replied with her own poem: We cherish too, the Poppy red That grows on fields where valor led, It seems to signal to the skies That blood of heroes never dies. She then conceived the idea to wear red poppies on Memorial Day in honor of those who died serving the nation during war. She was the first to wear one, a...

 No worries. I'm here to help. Some links to some great places...and why: Monty Pelerin One of the most unique and provocative  writers I've encountered in years. Not only is his identity a mystery, he calmly, factually lays it all out and, most importantly, with conclusions. His pseudonym: Monty Pelerin, taken from the place and borrowed from the Society of a similar name. Read his excellent " Confidence is A Con Man’s First Name And Government’s Last Scam " and other fine works here . The pod cast of our conversation here "Spengler" aka... Recent guest David P. Goldman writes a compelling account of Obama's strange disappearing labor force  and how those Government stats telling you "all is well" is really a sack of crap and you are not going to be happy to read the real deal. Read it -- then hear him talk with me about it. James Miller James Miller, Mises Institute/Canada was a bit nervous (first time on radio) but he is the only...

Sunday morning 29 April 12 Whether you're into "citizen journalism" or rather watch YouTube vids, here  is a superb article detailing what you or your activist, involved friends/colleagues need to know about pointing that Smart Phone at our Uniformed Public Servants.

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Two friends gone: Dick Clark and Brian Carter. Everybody had something to say about Dick - probably because he touched so many lives in so many venues over the years. I was one who caught American Bandstand after school when they made the move to ABC-TV/NY. Years later, I'm working for WABC Radio (MusicRadio 77 WABC) doing AM Drive. Two years into the gig, the big change to TalkRadio 77 WABC. The last hour - 9 to 10, was devoted exclusively to guest interviews. Not too hard to get Big Name Guests on the 50KW blowtorch of Talk! Among the loooong list of people who came thru those doors, Dick Clark was singularly the most pleasant, professional, knowledgeable, interesting and genuinely friendly of them all. While most of the memories are of the You Had To Be There variety, one thing illustrates the greatness and graciousness of the man: after every visit, he sent a Thank You note, personally hand-written that included some reference to something specific we ta...

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Or......maybe not. "Tin foil hats", "conspiracy theory wack-o's", all terms of derisoon to marginalize the message and intimidate the consumer. But what if.....? And, most importantly, what are the facts?

An acquaintance has a clip of Gordon Gecko/Michael Douglas soliciting viewers to call the DOJ if they suspect financial hanky-panky on Wall Street. The acquaintance posits: "I don't know whether this makes us laugh or cry" My response: “Laugh or Cry”? I opt to cry. Running to the Government for every problem’s solution is a one-way street: No return. Greed is an emotive code word; semantically crafted to instill guilt, shame, forced altruism, to garner social acceptance of the Politically Correct and self-appointed Annointed and fuel the politics of envy. Greed is impossible to define without unqualified, unjustified judging, subjective imposition of standards and practices that may not be – and usually aren’t - compatible with the principles and ideals of a Free Market. The worst punishment, misdirected legislation, government imposition floats in on the tears of some “victim” who “lost it all” to some scurrilous Gecko. Invariably, it was the “victim’s” failure to...