Inflation

Congress is Responsible for the Budget, the National Debt, and the Shutdowns

Published: 08/21/2026 The last administration that was fiscally responsible was Calvin Coolidge’s, and Coolidge left office in 1929. Congress has grown the national debt during EVERY administration since that time. Until Congress balances the budgets, ends deficit spending, and makes headway on the national debt, the dollar will continue to decrease in value due to […]

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Taxes

Published: 12/04/2013Edited: 02/01/2025 The true power of Congress resides in the constitutional power of Congress to control the purse strings of the United States Government.  Congress has the constitutional power to refuse to fund items, to include executive orders and legislation, which in effect renders such items null and void.  Sadly, Congress has failed to

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Crony Capitalism

Published: 07/04/2017Edited: 02/01/2025 At the simplest level, free market capitalism is driven by supply and demand; people only engage in mutually beneficial transactions and are free to spend their time and money as they choose. Crony capitalism, despite the name, is not free market capitalism at all.  In crony capitalism the game is rigged; supply

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