Feb 14
California leads the U.S. in taxation and regulation. Although California is the richest state in the union, and has the most vast, comprehensive and expansive social welfare programs, it leads the nation in rates of poverty. A new poll reveals that 53% of California residents are considering leaving the Golden State because of the high …
Dec 03
The USA Today is out with an article on the fading and failing infrastructure of socialist Havana, Cuba. Dozens of large buildings in downtown Havana simply fall apart and collapse each year. “Causes range from weather and neglect to faulty renovations and theft of structural beams.” What about ‘code enforcement’? Government inspections? Government control and …
Nov 07
The Montana and federal constitutions supposedly guarantee equal protection of the laws. Yet governments everywhere place campaign restrictions on private sector political campaigns. Such regulations do not apply to government advocacy. Campaign finance regs infringe on the speech and press rights of the (nongovernment) citizenry, forcing private citizens to disclose to government every penny raised …
Oct 02
The crazed, powermad dictator of Turkey, Erdogan, has asked the public to report any unfair price hikes in Turkish stores. Government marauders will then raid the stores, taking the inventory, said Erdogan. See here. Predicted headline next month: “Hundreds of Turkish retailers close.”
Aug 26
Australians pay some of the highest electricity rates in the world, mostly due to laws imposed by the Australian government which affirm and enshrine the global-government’s climate change theory and which require energy to be largely produced by expensive wind and solar projects. In recent years, Australian voters have revolted against such rules. Voters and …
Jul 29
Anyone who thinks that people in the west are free because they can vote should be watching the ‘Brexit’ events in England. Two years ago, Brits defied their own government and EVERY MAJOR NEWS OUTLET AND MAJOR SOCIAL INSTITUTION (many of which–like those in the U.S.–are secretly government funded and controlled) and voted to leave …
Jul 22
New research demonstrates what most people already know: Government social spending has grown substantially over the past 50 years, even as wages have stagnated. The new book by Cornell political scientist Suzanne Mettler, “The Government-Citizen Disconnect” examines 21 federal programs including Social Security, Medicaid, SNAP, and the home mortgage interest deduction. Mettler finds that 96 …
Jul 08
The people of Turkey may get a brief period of relief from government workers. Turkish president Erdogan has purged some 130,000 government workers over the past several years, claiming they were associated with ‘terrorist’ movements. Thousands more have been arrested and imprisoned. In almost every instance, Erdogan security forces claim the employees are associated with …
Jun 27
Under the unlikely headline “Big Sky affordable housing sees glimmer of hope in resort tax funding,” the Bozeman Daily Chronicle printed a bizarre story on June 27. Big Sky is Montana’s wealthiest town–where millionaires ski, golf and recreate and real estate prices are sky high. Prices are high because the town is hemmed in on …
May 19
Over half the witnesses testifying before committees of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives [are] funded directly by the federal taxpayer. In 1995, 35 percent of witnesses were federal employees; of the remaining “public” witnesses, one of every three was a government grant recipient. Grant recipients testified during the 104th Congress roughly 6,000 times: …
