July 2012 Blog Posts (12)

One of the recurrent themes at the United Nations' spectacularly unsuccessful Rio+20 summit in June was the need to change how we measure wealth. Many argue that we must abandon our obsession with gross domestic product (GDP) and develop a new "green" accounting standard to replace it. Such a system, advocates suggest, would incorporate economic decisions to preserve the natural environment, says Bjørn Lomborg, an adjunct professor at the…

Obama's recent off teleprompter moment revealed a lot didn't it?

He was talking about entrepreneurs and saying that what they built was somehow not theirs alone ... that their success was made possible by public school teachers that taught them, or the workers that build the road that connect to their business and perhaps the mail man that delivered their payments checks from customers... by golly, we are all connected and our lives are enabled by all these hardworking govt. employees…

More workers joined the federal government's disability program in June than got new jobs, according to two new government reports, a clear indicator as to how bleak the nation's jobs picture is after three full years of economic recovery. Studies have shown that people are more likely to apply for the program when jobs are scarce, and continued escalating enrollment suggests this is still the case, says Investor's Business…

Just a friendly reminder:  Obama and ALL politicians on Capital Hill are EXEMPT from participation in nationalized healthcare, along with Muslims, American Indians and other religious groups.  These populations will never be taxed for healthcare. They wrote it into the bill!!!!!!!

http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/11983-soros-promotes-un-control-over-gun-ownership

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tea-Party-Patriots-of-West-Oakland-County/114535925241766

http://youtu.be/6nU7wGe2A6k

The numbers are shocking. Anybody, regardless of party, that is spending 70% more than he makes, that can’t come up with anything more than measly 1% cut in expenses but thinks he should somehow steal more from the ‘rich’ to supplement his income …. is a pathetic liar and/or a complete fool. Yes, we need change alright.

I looked at usdebtclock.org and looked at the numbers… the following story emerges:

You are living on an small island with a few thousand people and you have a…

On June 26, the Stockton, California, City Council voted 6-1 to adopt a spending plan for operating under bankruptcy protection, and to file a motion with the courts to share information from the confidential mediation. With almost 300,000 residents, Stockton is the largest city to file for bankruptcy in U.S. history, which begs inquiry as to how the municipality reached this point, says Harris Kenny, a policy analyst…

http://www.libertynewsonline.com/article_301_31988.php