Archive for the ‘Austrian Economics’ Category

Could Barney Frank Be Right This Time

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Yes, if he's doing what Ron Paul tells him, as appears to be the case. Rep. Paul was practically alone in Congress over the years in warning of the Fed's lack of oversight; now that we are in a Depression exacerbated by Fed policy blunders and possible insider dealing ...

HR 1207 – Audit the Fed – update

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Thanks to Rep. Ron Paul's campaign For Liberty for this update. HR 1207 has 124 co-sponsors, and maybe we'll actually see legislation passed authorizing the first-ever audit of the Federal Reserve Board since its' inception in 1912.  It's amazing how a national crisis can turn an erstwhile gadfly into ...

TSA Hassels Campaign For Liberty (Ron paul PAC) Staffer

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

The link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMB6L487LHMThis speaks for itself.

HR 1207 – Audit the Fed – Letter to my Congressman

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Dear Congressman:     Greetings.  I write to ask for your support for HR 1207, a bill that would compel an audit of the Federal Reserve Board.  The Fed is unelected, answers to no one, and weilds enormous power.  They are effectively a fourth branch of government.  Our current crisis, like the ...

The Great Conservative Twitter Campaign of 2009, Part 2

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Free Americans! Ford did NOT take any bailout money. Buy Ford! Government should be as large as it needs to be to carry it out its Constitutionally mandated duties. But no larger. A free society is one in which everyone controls almost every aspect of their individual lives. The government can never ...

High Taxes and Their Effects

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

I've just uploaded an essay on hidden taxes to Helium. My subtitle asks the key question: The Immensity of Invisible Taxation: At What Cost to America? Here's an excerpt to whet your appetite: Milton Friedman’s insight into the tax issue is illuminating: “The true cost of government to the public, is ...

Don’t Tell John Boy, but the Depression is Back

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

Those of us who grew up watching The Waltons have had that eerie, 'deja vu all over again' kind of feeling of late.  The financial sector is imploding, with the worst likely still to come.  (Think student loans made to the long-term unemployed, car loans to the same group, et ...