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BenB on July 29th, 2010

The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays is coming to its close. In its place we are entering a period of consequences.” -Winston Churchill While this quotes context pertained to the days shadowing WWII, it still applies to the U.S.’s unsupportable spending and racking debt. A period of consequences [...]

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BenB on June 22nd, 2010

“The economy is back!” They proclaimed in May. “Not so,” was the resounding reply. Many in Washington (D.C.) boasted about jobs growth saying that in May 431,000 jobs were created. The problem is that 411,000 of those jobs were temporary government jobs (Census workers.) And that left only 41,000 jobs made in the private sector [...]

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BenB on June 20th, 2010

Politics. What a nasty word these days. I’m sure we’ve all heard about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico from one of BP’s rigs. You’d almost have to live in a cave not to hear the media ranting and raving. But the media only tells one-third of the story. Before we delve further [...]

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BenB on March 26th, 2010

(Click on the links for previous posts on the dangers of health care, and its Constitutionality.)
The health care bill passed through the House of Representatives by a razor thin margin of 219 to 212. All Republicans voted against the bill and most Democrats voted for it. Many say that this is probably the most clear [...]

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