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Has Our “System” Failed
Posted on October 23, 2011 | No CommentsBy Austin Hill “The system has failed.” Have you heard this comment lately? Does it express how you feel about America? This one sentence, vague as it is, nonetheless captures a common sentiment about the current condition of the United States. With the “occupy” protesters... -
A Synopsis Of The Protestors
Posted on October 9, 2011 | No CommentsMany of the protestors seem to have no basic comprehension of economics, history, or common “Western thought." -
Discerning Fact From Fiction In The Tax Hike Debate
Posted on October 2, 2011 | No Comments[D]uring that early 60’s “nostalgia” era, President John F Kennedy cut taxes for all Americans, instead of raising them. -
The President’s Strange Obsession with Millionaires and Billionaires
Posted on September 25, 2011 | No CommentsApparently in President Obama’s view, wealthy Americans don’t work, don’t live in the context of “working families,” and don’t own small businesses. -
The Government Does Not Create Jobs, President Obama
Posted on September 18, 2011 | No CommentsIf I could get close to President..., I’d like to ask him this question: “Mr. President, how, exactly, is a job created?” -
A Sadly Secularized 9/11
Posted on September 11, 2011 | No CommentsIt is a logic that says “for the sake of diversity of religious traditions, we won’t acknowledge any religious traditions at all.” -
Obama, Ph.D’s, And Some Bizarre Ideas About Labor
Posted on September 4, 2011 | No CommentsThe goal of the “Diversity and Inclusion” office would appear to be to threaten and coerce businesses into hiring more workers from these “minority” categories, so as to enhance President Obama’s chances for re-election. -
Will Obama Attempt a Spread the Jobs Around Scheme?
Posted on August 28, 2011 | No Comments[W]hat is being proposed is a “system of work sharing that would give employers an incentive to maintain workers on their payroll at reduced hours as an alternative to laying them off. -
Look Who’s Messin’ With Texas Now!
Posted on August 21, 2011 | No CommentsRick Perry has...even (gasp!) boasted that Texas provides an economic and regulatory environment that’s better for businesses than that of other states. -
Questions For A Nation That Has Lost Its Way
Posted on August 14, 2011 | No CommentsThe pain of a stagnant economy and high unemployment is quite evident, while the flaws of bad government policy are not always so obvious. -
How Bad Could A Mormon President Be?
Posted on August 7, 2011 | No CommentsMr. Romney should stop trying to prove to "them" - theologically conservative Evangelicals, and Catholics - that he is one of "them." -
“Job Killing Tax Cuts” and a Guy Who Called Rush
Posted on July 31, 2011 | No CommentsNobody who has even a remote acquaintance with basic economic concepts actually believes that allowing private individuals to retain more of their own wealth decreases “job creation -
Loathing Obama And Loving Harry Reid: The Myth Of “Pro-Business” Democrats
Posted on July 24, 2011 | No Comments[O]ne can respect private enterprise, or one can ascribe to the “weird political philosophy of the President." -
Who Benefits From All The Obama Spending Sprees?
Posted on July 17, 2011 | No Comments[N]on-whites living in America’s urban centers are now experiencing some of the worst fallout of an economy that won’t expand. -
Oops I Forgot To Create Jobs
Posted on July 10, 2011 | No CommentsApparently, in Mr. Obama’s view, it is sometimes preferable for companies to be unprofitable – yet unprofitable companies don’t “create jobs.” -
California,The “Failed State”
Posted on July 3, 2011 | No CommentsCalifornia’s leaders had plenty of money to spend on their unionized prison guards, yet it doesn’t have enough money to properly facilitate prisoners so as to comply with federal requirements. -
Wisdom For The Fed Chairman With “No Idea”
Posted on June 26, 2011 | No CommentsIn the Obama economy, the poor are told “you can’t accomplish it on your own.” The rich are told “you’ve accomplished too much.” -
Why Isn’t the President ‘Creating Jobs’?
Posted on June 19, 2011 | No CommentsBarack Obama has treated American enterprise as a whipping boy, subject to his and his party’s penalties, requirements, fees, fines and demands -
The “Government Is Always Good” Economy
Posted on June 12, 2011 | No CommentsLots of “Obama faithful,” who were quick to embrace his economic rhetoric as the 2008 crisis unfolded, are now genuinely shocked that things haven’t worked out. -
Message From California: “American Citizens Need Not Apply”
Posted on June 5, 2011 | No CommentsIn California, the political benefits of allowing illegal aliens to live above the “government of the people” can be enormous. -
Collusion, Corruption, and Barney Frank’s Boyfriend
Posted on May 29, 2011 | 1 CommentCould it be that Congressman Frank used his power and influence to extend an opportunity to his significant other...? -
Are Jewish Americans Undermining Israel?
Posted on May 22, 2011 | No CommentsThe plight of Senator Joe Lieberman over the past decade is an important chapter in America’s “indifference- to-hostility” story. -
The Feds, The Economy, Your State And Your School Board
Posted on May 15, 2011 | 1 CommentWhen teachers lose their jobs, students suffer – and “student suffering” gets parents and other voters in the mood for a tax increase. -
A “Third Income Tax” To Fund Public Education?
Posted on May 8, 2011 | 1 CommentAs long as Democrat politicians can continue to re-distribute increasing amounts of wealth into the hands of unionized government employees, the unionized government employees will continue to do the grassroots political work to keep Democrat politicians in office. -
Slouching Towards Insolvency (The California Way)
Posted on May 1, 2011 | No Comments[S]tate government estimates suggest that Brown just saddled Californians with an additional $600 million in pension liabilities. -
Liberals Are Lamenting ‘Cronyism?’
Posted on April 24, 2011 | No Comments[T]here is every reason to believe that G.E. – and Bank of America and ExxonMobil and a bunch of other large corporations – get special favors and “waivers” from our government, because they can be personally useful to President Barack Obama. -
Obama Held Hostage To His Assumptions
Posted on April 17, 2011 | No CommentsCan America withstand Obama's philosophical assumptions? -
President Trump?
Posted on April 10, 2011 | No CommentsCan Donald Trump become our next president? -
Saving America from Greedy Politicians
Posted on April 3, 2011 | 1 CommentWill America reverse course, and move away from being a nation of mere takers? -
Collapse Of The Obama Worldview
Posted on March 27, 2011 | No CommentsFrom the earliest days of his presidential campaign in 2007, Barack Obama made it clear that...Muslim terrorism had to be understood in the context of American “hostility” and President Bush’s aggression. -
Boehner Must Champion Congressional Pay Cuts
Posted on March 20, 2011 | 2 Comments[Mr. Boehner] he could demonstrate that American statesmanship is capable of self-sacrifice, and truly operating in the interests of the “common good.” -
We All Must ‘Sacrifice,’ Except the President’s Friends
Posted on March 13, 2011 | 1 CommentWhile the President created this healthcare monstrosity that is supped to be good for all Americans, his Administration has been busy “waiving” groups that can be politically helpful to the President himself. -
Who Is “Pro Business” In Washington?
Posted on March 6, 2011 | No Comments[T]he fact that the American economy is showing signs of new growth after a near total collapse of the financial system less than three years ago is a testimony to the American work ethic, and American ingenuity. -
Have You Noticed That “Big Government” Is Failing Everywhere?
Posted on February 27, 2011 | No CommentsAt the epicenter of their commotion is a common thread – the universal needs of all human beings, and the promises, and failures, of “big government.” -
Justin Bieber Economics In Washington
Posted on February 20, 2011 | 2 CommentsBy Austin Hill First, let me make it clear that I mean no disrespect to Justin Bieber. The teen recording artist is a genuinely talented young man, and he strikes me as a decent guy. But after Rolling Stone magazine’s new interview with the international... -
“Share Your Profits” And “Sue Your Boss” Are Not Job Growth Strategies
Posted on February 12, 2011 | No CommentsPresident Obama, however, seems to assume that those at the top of a business enterprise...have necessarily achieved their positions of authority by unjust means and need to be punished. -
“Hi, I’m California, And I’m Addicted to Spending…”
Posted on February 6, 2011 | 1 CommentJerry Brown seems to be treating the spending problem as merely a “revenue” matter – if he can confiscate more revenue from private people and put it in to “public” coffers, he can “fix” the problem, and continue on the current course. -
Have American Teachers Moved “To The Left” Of President Obama?
Posted on January 30, 2011 | No CommentsIt’s sad to see college-educated adult professionals clinging to such simplistic and selfish thinking... -
Could ObamaCare Kill The American Work Ethic?
Posted on January 23, 2011 | 1 CommentAccording to none other than the Congressional Budget Office, many of us have decided we no longer will have to work as much as we once did, given all the “assistance” we can get via Obamacare. -
Is It Time To Crack Down On Media Personalities That Get Paid “Too Much?”
Posted on January 16, 2011 | No CommentsEach time somebody assigns culpability for the murders to Rush Limbaugh, or Glenn Beck, they’re taking some of the culpability away from the murder suspect Jared Loughner... -
Will California Tax Itself to Prosperity?
Posted on January 9, 2011 | 1 CommentNever mind that Rome is burning -California will “be green.” -
Why Do Democrats Keep Talking About the Birth Certificate?
Posted on January 2, 2011 | 4 CommentsSome of the most high-profile personalities in the world of “conservative media” dismissed the “birther” conspiracies long ago. -
What If the Energy Isn’t “Green”?
Posted on December 26, 2010 | 3 CommentsUnless one first seeks to ensure the wellbeing of human individuals, then there will never be any “collective” wellbeing at all. -
“No New Jobs”? There Are Lots Of New (Government) Jobs!!!
Posted on December 19, 2010 | 2 CommentsUnder current leadership, our government has elevated “diversity” and “EEO” matters and “ethnicity” to especially high levels of importance. -
Big Government Economics Is Dead (Again)
Posted on December 12, 2010 | 1 CommentThe President himself has become a de-facto C.E.O. over huge chunks of the economy... -
Bankruptcy? No Worries! California Is “Going Green!”
Posted on December 5, 2010 | 3 CommentsWhile most of America made a sharp (and rational) turn to the right in this year’s election, California moved even further to the left. -
Federally Funded Islam?
Posted on November 28, 2010 | No CommentsNone among us is any better or any worse than anybody else, so the liberal thinking goes... -
Could California Sink The Obama Presidency?
Posted on November 21, 2010 | 2 CommentsOne could envision the President “ordering” the U.S. Treasury to “offer assistance” of some sort. -
Fewer Americans Want To Work: An Obama Success?
Posted on November 14, 2010 | No CommentsMany of us have decided we no longer will have to work as much as we once did, given all the “assistance” we can get via Obamacare. -
Is The President Learning Economics By Trial-And-Error?
Posted on November 7, 2010 | 2 CommentsObama seems unaware that his policies have given businesses all the incentive they need to not invest, to not take risks, and to not “hire.” -
Preparing for the Obama Blame Game
Posted on October 31, 2010 | No CommentsLet’s consider how the President and his “friends” might try to target and blame Americans for it all. -
Obama Undermines Hard Work and People Who Play By The Rules
Posted on October 24, 2010 | 1 CommentObamanomics has put the economy in a state of uncertainty and chaos, and it penalizes hardworking, productive people who play by the rules. -
Thou Shall Not Say “Illegal” and “Immigration” In the Same Sentence
Posted on October 17, 2010 | 3 CommentsStating the obvious about crime, and lawlessness, is just too politically “dangerous” – especially when the “obvious” involves illegal immigration. -
Can Obama Save Us From Bad Government?
Posted on October 10, 2010 | No CommentsObama wants us to believe that his "big government solutions" to America's current problems work if only we allow adequate time. -
How’s “Hope” and “Change” Working For You, Mr. President?
Posted on October 3, 2010 | No CommentsWhat he once called an effort to “spread the wealth around” is now becoming a situation where we are spreading around our misery. -
The Very Dangerous Folly of Obamanomics
Posted on September 26, 2010 | No CommentsAmericans are learning once again that campaign rhetoric is no substitute for sound economics. -
Obama’s Muslim Mess
Posted on September 18, 2010 | No CommentsThere is this one particular group in America and around the world that can’t seem to play by America’s “we all get along” terms... -
Has the First Amendment Become a “National Security Threat”?
Posted on September 12, 2010 | 2 CommentsIf Americans and Muslims shared the principles of tolerance and dignity, American lives would not be endangered. -
Obama, Senators, Coyotes and Wolves
Posted on September 5, 2010 | No CommentsHow did Obama go from 69% approval in January 2009 to Time Magazine's "Mr. Unpopular" last week? -
It’s Time for a New Misery Index
Posted on August 29, 2010 | No CommentsThe dissipation of personal assets is a big part of the tragedy.
