Government Literally Does Not Care What You Think: Just Follow the Money
The phrase “follow the money” first appeared in the 1976 film All The President’s Men, made part of the film by screenwriter William Goldman who attributed the phrase to Deep Throat. To “follow the money” means that ultimately political decision making and political corruption are about money and power to get the money. No political
‘We Don’t Give a F— About Your Laws’
If President Obama’s Executive Action was unlawful, does this mean that we can stop paying our income taxes because we believe it’s the right thing to do? Aren’t having the right motives the most important thing? Not paying more in taxes will allow me to hire more people, spend more
How Government Monetary Policies Hurt the Poor and Turn them Into Slaves of the State
The Constitution gives no governmental branch or independent organization (Federal Reserve System) the authority to tamper with weights and measures. The Federal government has authority “to coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures” (Article 3, section 8). Article 1,
Ben Bernanke Says Paper Money is Better than Gold to Solve Our Financial Problems
In a series of lectures at George Washington University, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke attacked the gold standard again. It’s rather ironic that he made his attack at a University named after George Washington who was present at the drafting of the United States Constitution and was unanimously elected president