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A Reasonable Subject for the Campaign Season
Banking. Too big to fail banking. The Federal Reserve. A rather large problem that won’t go away
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How does a bill work?
Sadly, this sounds about right. Bill Mills have been operating for quite a while, like the American Legislative
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Arming Both Sides? Wait … Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
According to the LA Times, there are Syrian militia supplied by our CIA, fighting Syrian militia supplied
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Free Speech Zone
Isn’t the whole country “supposed to be” a free speech zone? Now consider a Constitution
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Let the Sun Set upon the ‘not so patriotic,’ USA Patriot Act
On June 1st, the worst of the USA Patriot Act will sunset, thus restoring some of our lost privacy. However,
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State of the Republic: All Koch-ed Up
The State of our Republic is dismal, as evidenced by this Jon Oliver presentation, in November of 2014.
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Corruption, Everywhere You Look
Congress sold us out. Again. In passing both a continuing resolution (providing short term funding for
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Old World Disorder?
Once upon a time, the rallying cry was, “We’re all Icelanders now!” While not having
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In Name Only
If the citizenry cannot replace a dysfunctional government and/or limit the power of the financial Aristocracy
Something is afoot
Oligarchy?
Plutocracy?
Corporatocracy?
Fascism?
- Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
- Supremacy of the Military
- Controlled Mass Media
- Obsession with National Security
- Corporate Power is Protected
- Labor Power is Suppressed
- Obsession with Crime and Punishment
- Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
- Disdain for Human Rights
- Erosion of Civil Liberties
- "Enemies" used as a Unifying Cause
- Election Manipulation?
CPI Inflation Calculator
Or in reverse, $1 in 2020 is worth $0.037 in 1913.
Either way, it's almost a loss of 97% of our purchasing power! As an aside, 1913 is when the Federal Reserve was instituted.
Courtesy of the Bureau of Labor & Statistics
Now consider the U.S. National Debt Clock