I know a lot of people who are clearly preparing for the next American revolution. Some are stockpiling food, others are stockpiling ammunition, still others are stockpiling investments. Some have left the country altogether, having lost hope that the America they once knew can ever be resurrected. These people aren’t difficult to find. Talk to [...]
The Misery Index now stands at 12.67%. George Bush inherited a misery index of just 7.93% and left office lowering the misery index to just 7.49%. Bill Clinton entered office with a misery index of 10.56% and lowered it to an impressive 7.29%. George H.W. Bush entered office with an index of 10.07% and unimpressively [...]
In modern post-industrial societies like the United States, children are a luxury. Unfortunately, due to the “great recession” brought on by the “Hope and Change” (i.e. tax and spend) policies of the Obama administration, many Americans feel that children are a luxury which they can no longer afford. Take a look at birth statistics for [...]
The Obama administration has radically altered the distribution of United States foreign aid. To see where your money is going, review these Q1 2011 stats from USAID: Pakistan $343,698,200.00 West Bank/Gaza $168,674,476.00 Haiti $133,601,639.00 Jordan $100,249,366.00 Democratic Republic of Congo $92,438,351.00 Iraq $60,688,407.00 Afghanistan $57,610,006.00 Sudan $37,239,593.00 Ethiopia $27,219,396.00 Nigeria $23,333,516.00 Indonesia $17,848,628.00 Uganda $11,850,768.00 [...]
Gallup just published Lack of Retirement Funds Is Americans’ Biggest Financial Worry, which focuses on Americans rising acknowledgment that the retirement system currently in place is unsustainable in the face of out-of-control government growth. The headline, however, draws attention away from another more immediate truth: Americans are worried about being able to protect the standard [...]
Small Business Trends recently published a terrifying chart showing the decline of business startups in the United States. Decades of education in public schools have taught several generations of Americans that they can’t succeed on their own — that they need government and big business to take care of them. Unsurprisingly, these people seek the [...]
