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We can always do better

Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2009 by Brandon | 0 Comments
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The dishonest, anti-Constitution “Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence” released their “report cards” for the various states today. Oklahoma tied for “last place” scoring a whopping 2 out of 100. This only goes to show that there is always room for improvement. Hopefully in 2010, OK will get a nice fat goose-egg.

Obama is President. Deal with it.

Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2009 by Brandon | 8 Comments
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Politics can bring out the worst in anybody. Let me start by saying that I am not happy about Obama being elected President. Not happy at all. But I’ve managed to turn my unhappiness with the election into the same feeling you get right before you sneeze — you know, that resignation that this is [...]

How the no-consequences mentality gave us the financial crisis

Monday, Sep 29th, 2008 by Brandon | 0 Comments
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Here is a good article that explains why we have a financial problem, who gave it to us, and what should be done about it: http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2008/09/in_times_of_crisis_trust_capit.html It’s clear to me that our pathological aversion to personal responsibility has worked itself so far upward that our entire economy has become based on “no consequences for bad [...]

How to solve the USA financial crisis in four easy steps

Saturday, Sep 27th, 2008 by Brandon | 1 Comments
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1. Drop corporate tax rate to 10%. 2. Repeal Sarbanes Oxley. 3. Drop Capital Gains tax to 0.5% and use all of the revenue to pay off whatever “bailout” plan Congress approves. 4. Freeze the federal budget — no new spending, no budget increases, except maybe defense. Why: 1. Corp taxes in the USA are [...]

Why left-wing politicians cheer on economic disaster

Tuesday, Sep 23rd, 2008 by Brandon | 0 Comments
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The senator said she didn’t think all responsibility for solving these problems should be vested in the Treasury Department, suggesting that “once we get through this immediate crisis,” the country should look at some Great Depression-era type of governmental entity to deal with it. -Article Liberal politicians love these problems, because when things get rough, [...]

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