You may wonder what diminishing sun spots has to do with the economy/government/politics. Well, that's a good question.
(Just in case you didn't hear, the spots on the surface of the sun are at a low point in history.)
The Washington Post's article on the absence of sunspots briefly touches on new studies dealing with eruptions and climate change. To think! They hinted that the change in climate might not be caused by us!! Full Article
The simple truth is that carbon emissions have about zilch to do with climate change. Here is a great video to prove that point (video is in sections). The video moves to say that many scientists have always believed that the sun controlled all climate on earth (my Chemistry Professor is one of these many scientists). The reason that these people don't come out with that knowledge has to do with the fact that there are trillions of dollars tied up into environmental pork. To put it bluntly, a lot of people would loose their jobs and a lot of high ranking people will loose money and the power they have snatched from the Constitution. I can not think they would give up without a fight.
But with this new study, there is hope that maybe...just maybe, enough sheep will look up at their sun and realize that it is the cause of climate change and not them.
Here's to hope.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
"Did he really say that?"
Yep. He sure did. Remember when Ben Bernanke said that he would drop money out of a helicopter?
I remember. I remember chuckling a little (you've got to laugh at some of this stuff or you'll loose all sanity and start chewing through your furniture).
Those who care to take a ride in the way back machine remember that in 2002 Bernanke claimed that money isn't real and that being unreal that the government could print as much of it as they wanted and drop it from a helicopter.
Just...wow.
This is obviously absurd. I don't even have anything to say to it, other than this.
Oh, and the Onion had this to say.
Why these links you ask? Why not links dedicated to tearing apart what Helicopter Ben has to say? Read "The Case Against the Fed" and you're questions will be answered. For now, just...laugh a little.
I remember. I remember chuckling a little (you've got to laugh at some of this stuff or you'll loose all sanity and start chewing through your furniture).
Those who care to take a ride in the way back machine remember that in 2002 Bernanke claimed that money isn't real and that being unreal that the government could print as much of it as they wanted and drop it from a helicopter.
Just...wow.
This is obviously absurd. I don't even have anything to say to it, other than this.
Oh, and the Onion had this to say.
Why these links you ask? Why not links dedicated to tearing apart what Helicopter Ben has to say? Read "The Case Against the Fed" and you're questions will be answered. For now, just...laugh a little.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
"What are they talking about?"
Awww...nothing brings that question to the forefront faster than C-SPAN and this time, it was no exception.
So there i was. Me, my friend, and on the television was Timothy Geithner speaking on behalf of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
I realized something as i watched C-SPAN and listened to him speak to the Congressional Oversight Panel...
...One of us is f**king crazy...
...And for once, it's not me!
The spin zone around that man is so powerful that i think he's established his own source of gravity. You can't....you can't just print money and borrow your way out of debt! These people are so blinded by their own greed that i believe that they think that what they are doing (bailouts and such) somehow will help.
Bailouts come from higher taxes. Higher taxes only take money out of the hands of the buyer (You, me, everyone who pays taxes), making it impossible for that person to save properly or to invest that amount back into the economy. That is putting it shortly and sweetly.
The question that started the blog came during the political gymnastics as Tim and the Congressional Oversight Panel began to debate on a subject neither of them understand: economics. They were like two little dogs that wouldn't stop barking.
Both sides where convinced that the economy is getting better and both of them realized that mistakes had been made. Both of them called for more and more funding, be it borrowed or simply printed out of thin air. Really, i think that the core of their 'debate' was which one of the many illegal programs the government has they were going to pump all this counterfeited money into.
So there i was. Me, my friend, and on the television was Timothy Geithner speaking on behalf of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
I realized something as i watched C-SPAN and listened to him speak to the Congressional Oversight Panel...
...One of us is f**king crazy...
...And for once, it's not me!
The spin zone around that man is so powerful that i think he's established his own source of gravity. You can't....you can't just print money and borrow your way out of debt! These people are so blinded by their own greed that i believe that they think that what they are doing (bailouts and such) somehow will help.
Bailouts come from higher taxes. Higher taxes only take money out of the hands of the buyer (You, me, everyone who pays taxes), making it impossible for that person to save properly or to invest that amount back into the economy. That is putting it shortly and sweetly.
The question that started the blog came during the political gymnastics as Tim and the Congressional Oversight Panel began to debate on a subject neither of them understand: economics. They were like two little dogs that wouldn't stop barking.
Both sides where convinced that the economy is getting better and both of them realized that mistakes had been made. Both of them called for more and more funding, be it borrowed or simply printed out of thin air. Really, i think that the core of their 'debate' was which one of the many illegal programs the government has they were going to pump all this counterfeited money into.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
"This time, it's different."
I never really understood why someone would walk away from this statement, but sadly, there is little more that can be done. For things to change, to really change, we need not only all people to stand up and face the tyrants that have been destroying our liberty for the sake of security, but we need things to change on a political level.
A part of me sees the money that is flowing into the hands of demons and i can't help but to think that it will never change. Thomas Jefferson said himself hundreds of years ago that we had already screwed the pooch. Thanks to dictators like Abraham Lincoln and Roosevelt, we may never again live in a free market, specie rich society where our individual liberties are protected by our government instead of being regulated by it.
Today i listened as a group of individuals (who will not be named) spoke of their government and their country as if they were one in the same. Our founding fathers would have shuddered at placing such two different ideals under the same name. The government was to protect the rights of the people (excluding the 3/5ths clause and a few other things that i didn't care for. That is for another time), not to use our constitution as claws to tear us to nothing.
They were adamant that the economy was getting better, excited about the bonuses going to small businesses, and most of all, they had full faith in our president and his administration.
The simple truth is that the economics just don't make sense! You can't just print money out of thin air and expect it to do anything other than devalue the dollar even further. Anyone who has had to pay bills for a few years knows that you can't solve debt by borrowing. And i fear that all too soon, our dollar value will drop to relatively zero and what will happen as a result will be chaos.
As for small businesses...well, the sad truth is that some businesses fail. Period. In a free market society, this happens because that is the nature of things. If you produce a product, and it can't compete, it won't stick around. That's it. It's not rocket surgery by any means. Free market can warm but it does pinch and that is just the reality of it. The socialist economy that we live in now only pinches and it showers affection on the very people who keep it's gears turning with truck loads of government pork. It is a self feeding machine that is destroying everything in it's path.
Our president...I've read his books and to be honest, he seems like a genuinely nice and kind, caring person. That being said, he's doing exactly the opposite of what needs to be done. The fact that he taught Constitutional Law is a double edged sword. Surely he's read the words, felt the passion in them, and understood that things like the Patriot Act and NSL's eviscerate our rights. But the other side is just as sharp, and i fear that he has become one of millions who think that the Constitution has to be interpreted for the times.
But there are no shadows to be found in the document. There were never meant to be penumbras. The rights of the individual where to come first and foremost in all ages, for all times because the power to create laws and conditions not stated was left to the state. If the state wants to create a welfare system, then it is completely legal. If it wants to offer unemployment to help people in a time of guaranteed tribulation, then so be it. That is also legal. But it is NOT legal for the government to do anything ANYTHING that is not stated on that document. PERIOD. Including passing legislation that takes money out of the hands of tax payers and does with it as it wishes.
Therefore, all pork, every single tiny little itty bitty penny, IS THEFT!!!
Not only that, but the creation of the Federal Reserve is so unconstitutional and harmful for our markets that their daily operations are at best criminal. It's time to wake up. The dollars in your pocket, in your bank, hidden under your mattress, are worth 4 damned cents and the value is dropping because the FED has been COUNTERFEITING MONEY FOR YEARS.
But maybe they are right on one subject. Maybe this time it is different. Maybe this time, the states that are packed with wolves will finally break free of tyranny. Maybe this time, they won't slaughter our fellow man by the hundreds of thousands and demand that we re-join the union. Maybe, they will let us go and we will truly taste freedom in our lifetimes.
So we, the wolves, have to keep moving. We have to stay together and keep our pack strong. Today's run in with those people made me feel helpless and alone but i know that i'm not truly alone. My pack is large, our wolves are strong. We are not blinded by their lies, we are not bound by their chains, and we will not be beaten into submission.
A part of me sees the money that is flowing into the hands of demons and i can't help but to think that it will never change. Thomas Jefferson said himself hundreds of years ago that we had already screwed the pooch. Thanks to dictators like Abraham Lincoln and Roosevelt, we may never again live in a free market, specie rich society where our individual liberties are protected by our government instead of being regulated by it.
Today i listened as a group of individuals (who will not be named) spoke of their government and their country as if they were one in the same. Our founding fathers would have shuddered at placing such two different ideals under the same name. The government was to protect the rights of the people (excluding the 3/5ths clause and a few other things that i didn't care for. That is for another time), not to use our constitution as claws to tear us to nothing.
They were adamant that the economy was getting better, excited about the bonuses going to small businesses, and most of all, they had full faith in our president and his administration.
The simple truth is that the economics just don't make sense! You can't just print money out of thin air and expect it to do anything other than devalue the dollar even further. Anyone who has had to pay bills for a few years knows that you can't solve debt by borrowing. And i fear that all too soon, our dollar value will drop to relatively zero and what will happen as a result will be chaos.
As for small businesses...well, the sad truth is that some businesses fail. Period. In a free market society, this happens because that is the nature of things. If you produce a product, and it can't compete, it won't stick around. That's it. It's not rocket surgery by any means. Free market can warm but it does pinch and that is just the reality of it. The socialist economy that we live in now only pinches and it showers affection on the very people who keep it's gears turning with truck loads of government pork. It is a self feeding machine that is destroying everything in it's path.
Our president...I've read his books and to be honest, he seems like a genuinely nice and kind, caring person. That being said, he's doing exactly the opposite of what needs to be done. The fact that he taught Constitutional Law is a double edged sword. Surely he's read the words, felt the passion in them, and understood that things like the Patriot Act and NSL's eviscerate our rights. But the other side is just as sharp, and i fear that he has become one of millions who think that the Constitution has to be interpreted for the times.
But there are no shadows to be found in the document. There were never meant to be penumbras. The rights of the individual where to come first and foremost in all ages, for all times because the power to create laws and conditions not stated was left to the state. If the state wants to create a welfare system, then it is completely legal. If it wants to offer unemployment to help people in a time of guaranteed tribulation, then so be it. That is also legal. But it is NOT legal for the government to do anything ANYTHING that is not stated on that document. PERIOD. Including passing legislation that takes money out of the hands of tax payers and does with it as it wishes.
Therefore, all pork, every single tiny little itty bitty penny, IS THEFT!!!
Not only that, but the creation of the Federal Reserve is so unconstitutional and harmful for our markets that their daily operations are at best criminal. It's time to wake up. The dollars in your pocket, in your bank, hidden under your mattress, are worth 4 damned cents and the value is dropping because the FED has been COUNTERFEITING MONEY FOR YEARS.
But maybe they are right on one subject. Maybe this time it is different. Maybe this time, the states that are packed with wolves will finally break free of tyranny. Maybe this time, they won't slaughter our fellow man by the hundreds of thousands and demand that we re-join the union. Maybe, they will let us go and we will truly taste freedom in our lifetimes.
So we, the wolves, have to keep moving. We have to stay together and keep our pack strong. Today's run in with those people made me feel helpless and alone but i know that i'm not truly alone. My pack is large, our wolves are strong. We are not blinded by their lies, we are not bound by their chains, and we will not be beaten into submission.
Monday, June 7, 2010
"...I think democracy is best..."
Really? That's not what our founding fathers wanted. It's not what they had in mind at all.
And i don't care how many people say that democracy was the intent and it is the right way to go. The simple truth is that they are wrong. And i have no hatred for them for it. It is not their fault that they do not see the truth for it has been hidden for a long time.
The founding fathers wanted a Republic. A republic is a nation that is run by the rule of written laws. These laws protect the rights of the individual against a tyrannical government.
But what about democracy?
Don't take my word for it. Here's a few quotes that i found from some people of interest:
"Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention. Have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths" - James Madison
"Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes itself, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide." -Samuel Adams
When Benjamin Franklin was asked what kind of nation the founders had worked tirelessly to secure for soon to be freed men, he replied "A republic…if we can keep it."
See, a democracy rules by public opinion. The founding fathers knew that democracies always degenerate into favoritism, special interests groups, mob rule, and ultimately tyranny, due to a majority of the uninformed public consistently and predictably voting to elect those politicians who would guarantee them the redistribution of public wealth.
I want the republic back. The one that is guaranteed to me in the writings of the Constitution.
You know, the best way i can describe democracy is this: Democracy is like two ravenous wolves and one sheep, voting on what they will have for breakfast.
And i don't care how many people say that democracy was the intent and it is the right way to go. The simple truth is that they are wrong. And i have no hatred for them for it. It is not their fault that they do not see the truth for it has been hidden for a long time.
The founding fathers wanted a Republic. A republic is a nation that is run by the rule of written laws. These laws protect the rights of the individual against a tyrannical government.
But what about democracy?
Don't take my word for it. Here's a few quotes that i found from some people of interest:
"Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention. Have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths" - James Madison
"Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes itself, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide." -Samuel Adams
When Benjamin Franklin was asked what kind of nation the founders had worked tirelessly to secure for soon to be freed men, he replied "A republic…if we can keep it."
See, a democracy rules by public opinion. The founding fathers knew that democracies always degenerate into favoritism, special interests groups, mob rule, and ultimately tyranny, due to a majority of the uninformed public consistently and predictably voting to elect those politicians who would guarantee them the redistribution of public wealth.
I want the republic back. The one that is guaranteed to me in the writings of the Constitution.
You know, the best way i can describe democracy is this: Democracy is like two ravenous wolves and one sheep, voting on what they will have for breakfast.
Friday, June 4, 2010
"It's not Legal?"
No!
It's not legal, Constitutional, or right!
Congress only has 18 powers and not one of them says anything about regulating health care.
Now, people can say, "What about the General Welfare Clause, the Commerce Clause, and the Necessary and Proper Clause (better known as the Elastic Clause)?"
Let me take these three all at once because they were never meant to be swords that the government can use to take rights from the states or the people. General Welfare and the Elastic Clause, as per Madison (you remember James Madison from History right? That guy, you know, that guy who WROTE THE CONSTITUTION!) were only meant to be slight extensions on the already stated enumerated powers. Madison even said (i'm paraphrasing here) "Why would we put all of these restrictions and checks on the government if we wanted them to wield supreme power?"
As for the Commerce Clause...this had only to do with interstate regulation. Health care is INTRASTATE. Interstate commerce was only meant to regulate commerce between foreign nations and the commerce that crosses state lines. At what point does health care cross a state line?
If i live in Bellville and i go to Houston to see the doctor, that isn't moving interstate. It's moving intrastate and Congress has absolutely no right, NO RIGHT to tell us that we absolutely have to use their health care.
Besides, where does everyone think that this magic health care is going to come from? Remember taxes? Yep. It's coming from there. You're going to pay for people to have health care in California, New York, Montana...all of the 50 states. I love all of you guys, but honestly, BUY YOUR OWN DAMNED HEALTH CARE!
I digress (again). Here is a great video on this issue and thank you to Thaddaus Hill for the link.
It's not legal, Constitutional, or right!
Congress only has 18 powers and not one of them says anything about regulating health care.
Now, people can say, "What about the General Welfare Clause, the Commerce Clause, and the Necessary and Proper Clause (better known as the Elastic Clause)?"
Let me take these three all at once because they were never meant to be swords that the government can use to take rights from the states or the people. General Welfare and the Elastic Clause, as per Madison (you remember James Madison from History right? That guy, you know, that guy who WROTE THE CONSTITUTION!) were only meant to be slight extensions on the already stated enumerated powers. Madison even said (i'm paraphrasing here) "Why would we put all of these restrictions and checks on the government if we wanted them to wield supreme power?"
As for the Commerce Clause...this had only to do with interstate regulation. Health care is INTRASTATE. Interstate commerce was only meant to regulate commerce between foreign nations and the commerce that crosses state lines. At what point does health care cross a state line?
If i live in Bellville and i go to Houston to see the doctor, that isn't moving interstate. It's moving intrastate and Congress has absolutely no right, NO RIGHT to tell us that we absolutely have to use their health care.
Besides, where does everyone think that this magic health care is going to come from? Remember taxes? Yep. It's coming from there. You're going to pay for people to have health care in California, New York, Montana...all of the 50 states. I love all of you guys, but honestly, BUY YOUR OWN DAMNED HEALTH CARE!
I digress (again). Here is a great video on this issue and thank you to Thaddaus Hill for the link.
"What about North Korea?"
Why can't we just trade with them? Remember that useless war with Vietnam? We're trading with them now. Why did we have to kill thousands of people to gain nothing when in the end we just trade with them?
And now we're looking down the barrel at war in North Korea. A war that we will have to help South Korea fight.
I'm not clairvoyant, but i bet you with one guess what will happen once all the smoke is cleared. Thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of people will be dead and we will return to trading. We'll probably slap a few more bases here and there and piss people off even further while waiting for the next catastrophe.
That's if we're lucky and that sick bastard doesn't start a nuclear war.
I digress, here is a quick and great article on this very issue.
Thanks to Antiwar.com for the great post.
And now we're looking down the barrel at war in North Korea. A war that we will have to help South Korea fight.
I'm not clairvoyant, but i bet you with one guess what will happen once all the smoke is cleared. Thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of people will be dead and we will return to trading. We'll probably slap a few more bases here and there and piss people off even further while waiting for the next catastrophe.
That's if we're lucky and that sick bastard doesn't start a nuclear war.
I digress, here is a quick and great article on this very issue.
Thanks to Antiwar.com for the great post.
"Don't you wish you had a million dollars."
Yes...No. Let me say that i wish i had a million dollars that was worth every penny. Right now, the very dollars in your pocket are only worth 4 damned cents. Yep, that's it. Four. Cents.
This question made me think of something i read from Murray Rothbard.
Here goes:
"people will almost always say, if asked, that they want as much money as they can get! But what they really want is not more units of money--more gold ounces or "dollars"--but more effective units, i.e., greater command of goods and services bought by money. We have seen that society cannot satisfy its demand for more money by increasing it's supply--for an increased supply will simply dilute the effectiveness of each ounce, and the money will be no more really plentiful than before. People's standard of living (except in the nonmonetary uses of gold) cannot increase by mining for more gold. If people want more effective gold ounces in their cash balances, they can get them only through a fall in prices and a rise in the effectiveness of each ounce."
I love the Austrians! They are always right.
This question made me think of something i read from Murray Rothbard.
Here goes:
"people will almost always say, if asked, that they want as much money as they can get! But what they really want is not more units of money--more gold ounces or "dollars"--but more effective units, i.e., greater command of goods and services bought by money. We have seen that society cannot satisfy its demand for more money by increasing it's supply--for an increased supply will simply dilute the effectiveness of each ounce, and the money will be no more really plentiful than before. People's standard of living (except in the nonmonetary uses of gold) cannot increase by mining for more gold. If people want more effective gold ounces in their cash balances, they can get them only through a fall in prices and a rise in the effectiveness of each ounce."
I love the Austrians! They are always right.
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