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Ron Paul’s Farewell Address to Congress

By on November 15, 2012 in Bailouts, Biased Media, Big Business, Big Government, Central Banks, Civil Disobedience, Crony Capitalism, Debt, Debt Monetization, Entitlement, Financial Crisis, Free Markets, Globalization, Gold, Government Control, Housing Bubble, Hyperinflation, Immigration, Inflation, Inspiration, Military, Miscellaneous, Money, Occupy Wall Street, Police Brutality, Privacy, Protests, Regulations, Revolutions, Ron Paul, Sovereign Debt, Stories, Surveillance, The 99%, United States, War

Here is a transcript of Ron Paul’s farewell address to Congress, originally sourced from the Campaign for Liberty. Farewell to Congress This may well be the last time I speak on the House Floor.  At the end of the year I’ll leave Congress after 23 years in office over a 36 year period.  My goals [...]

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What is Freegold? Or, Can the Debt Grow Forever?

By on June 26, 2012 in Biased Media, Big Business, Big Government, Central Banks, China, Crony Capitalism, Debt, Debt Monetization, Economic Analysis, Entitlement, Entrepreneurialism, Europe, Fascism, Financial Crisis, Free Markets, Globalization, Gold, Government Control, Hyperinflation, Inflation, Money, Saving, Sovereign Debt

I recently read a great post over at FOFOA, titled “The Debtors and the Savers 2012“. I’ve been reading a lot of FOFOA lately, and learning more about the “Freegold” thesis. The essence of the thesis, as I understand it, lies in the following chain of events: The U.S. economy is currently running massive deficits, [...]

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Ron Paul: The One True Hope for Change in 2012

By on April 9, 2012 in Biased Media, Big Business, Big Government, Central Banks, Crony Capitalism, Debt, Debt Monetization, Economic Analysis, Entitlement, Fascism, Financial Crisis, Free Markets, Gold, Government Control, Housing Bubble, Hyperinflation, Inflation, Inspiration, Military, Money, Revolutions, Ron Paul, Sovereign Debt, The 99%, Totalitarianism, United States, War

It’s now 2012, and the United States will elect a new president to run the (still) most powerful country in the world. It’s now been nearly four years since the eve of the ongoing global financial troubles, and I am very interested in how this election is going to play out. Americans were promised hope [...]

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Why Are Cell Phone Voice and Data Plans So Expensive in Canada?

By on March 19, 2012 in Big Business, Canada, Competition, Crony Capitalism, Regulations

AN ECONOMY THAT IS DOMINATED BY A FEW LARGE COMPANIES Bell, Rogers, Telus. The “big three”, as these companies are affectionately called. They have become ubiquitously known for their expensive voice and data plans, collusion, and exceptionally rude customer service representatives. They also control many subsidiary brands that are owned and controlled by these same [...]

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David Versus Goliath: The Story of Utah Green Activist Tim DeChristopher

By on January 23, 2012 in Big Business, Civil Disobedience, Global Warming, Green, Protests

Has anyone heard of the story of Tim DeChristopher? I love David versus Goliath stories, and I first heard of this one through Chris Guillebeau’s book “The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World”. Also known as “Bidder 70″, Tim became known through his activism and [...]

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