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The Democratic Constituency
by
Honest Abe
on 26 Oct 2010
25 comments, latest
14 years ago
Liberals Government employees Progressives Indentured voters The "free lunch" crowd Marxists Radical leftists ACLU Idiots Illegals Socialists Teachers on tenure Lawyers Those with "entitlement disease" Acorn Freedom haters & ...
Seven more concepts too difficult for liberals and politicians.
by
Honest Abe
on 30 Jun 2010
6 comments, latest
14 years ago
(1) The law of unintended consequences. (2) The invisible hand. (3) More money = currency depreciation. (4) Currency depreciation = higher prices. (5) Prices, wages and rents should be ...
Ray America nominated for 2010 Poster of the year
by
Honest Abe
on 14 Oct 2010
24 comments, latest
14 years ago
This just in, Ray America has been nominated for Patrick.net's prolific poster of the year award. Ray's thought provoking, common sense posts have gotten more responses and replies than ...
Labor Day is now Government Day
by
Honest Abe
on 8 Sep 2010
46 comments, latest
14 years ago
This just in: This is the first year in American history which there are now more union workers in government jobs than in private industry jobs. What a great ...
A Summary of the Communist Manifesto
by
Honest Abe
on 5 Sep 2010
21 comments, latest
14 years ago
"This misguided philosophy teaches citizens to give up their rights for the sake of "the common good" but it always ends up in a police state. Control is the ...
Don't feed the wildlife
by
Honest Abe
on 17 Aug 2010
3 comments, latest
14 years ago
Everyone should heed the signs posted in National Parks warning not to feed the wildlife, because they become dependent and cannot forage for themselves. Animals which were formerly self-sufficient ...
ObamaCare and its oppressive impact
by
Honest Abe
on 21 Jul 2010
29 comments, latest
14 years ago
This from The Spokesman Review, March 28, 2010:Â "In the days leading up to the vote on ObamaCare, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said "We have to pass the bill so ...
More government stupidity
by
Honest Abe
on 14 Jul 2010
37 comments, latest
14 years ago
The U.S. government, in its official 2009 Financial Report: http://www.gao.gov/financial/f states: "Absent a change in policy, the interest costs on the growing debt together with spending on major entitlement ...
Seven concepts too difficult for liberals and politicians to understand
by
Honest Abe
on 25 Jun 2010
40 comments, latest
14 years ago
(1) Supply and demand. Â (2) Interest rates should not be left to the government or central banks to "manage". (3) Government intervention distorts any market, is inefficient, and ...
Voting should be a right reserved for taxpayers
by
Honest Abe
on 19 Jun 2010
71 comments, latest
14 years ago
Economically literate people understand that government spending is really taxpayer spending. Therefore taxpayers should be the ones who decide how to spend the money, if at all. As a ...
Unfair distribution of wealth
by
Honest Abe
on 28 May 2010
89 comments, latest
15 years ago
It is paper money, created out of thin air that creates the unfair distribution of wealth that is making the middle class fall behind and the poor more poor. ...
U.S. $13 Trillion Debt to Overtake GDP
by
Honest Abe
on 7 Jun 2010
12 comments, latest
15 years ago
This just in -Â Bloomberg News, June 4, 2010:Â "President Barack Obama is poised to increase the U.S. debt to a level that exceeds the value of the nations ...
ObamaCare at Ramming Speed
by
Honest Abe
on 24 Feb 2010
147 comments, latest
15 years ago
With just days before President B.O.'s proposed "bi-partisan" health-care summit, the White House released a new blueprint that the Democrats say they will ram through Congress...with or without Republican ...
Is government doing a good job?
by
Honest Abe
on 10 Apr 2010
12 comments, latest
15 years ago
Just a simple question: Is government doing a good job?
CRA caused the housing crash
by
Honest Abe
on 16 Oct 2009
403 comments, latest
15 years ago
YES, the "only" institutions which were regulated by CRA were large commercial banks, BUT that CREATED the DEMAND that small mortgage companies happily filled. CRA loans were bundled as ...
Wal-Mart Vs. the Morons
by
Honest Abe
on 16 Mar 2010
39 comments, latest
15 years ago
My friend sent me this and I thought I'd share: Wal-Mart is the largest company in the history of the World. Wal-Mart began selling food 15 years ago and ...
Some Amimals are More Equal than Ohters
by
Honest Abe
on 17 Mar 2010
18 comments, latest
15 years ago
Government hypocrisy at it finest, laws which Congress exempts itself from. Every other American has to obey the following laws, but not Congress...which include: The Social Security Act of ...
More corruption among the Political Class
by
Honest Abe
on 19 Mar 2010
38 comments, latest
15 years ago
This just in from Judicial Watch: Â "Until their collapse, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were "government sponsored entities" (whatever that means) - theoretically regulated by Congress. They were ...
3-17-2010, "Will all Lepricon's please leave Wal-Mart"
by
Honest Abe
on 20 Mar 2010
4 comments, latest
15 years ago
On Saint Patricks day, the prankster should have utilized his ethnic humor to incorporate the IRISH !!! QUESTION: Why do low-rider cars have those little chrome-chain steering wheels? ANSWER: ...
The Community Reinvestment Act
by
Honest Abe
on 13 Mar 2010
40 comments, latest
15 years ago
Hahahah. Ignorant people claimed The Community Reinvestment Act did not force banks to make loans to unqualified borrowers. Hahaha. The liberal element who "contribute" to this site need to ...
The Evils of Capitalism
by
Honest Abe
on 9 Mar 2010
2 comments, latest
15 years ago
The evils of capitalism are not caused by laissez-faire but by government intervention working together with special interests, and labor unions. Risk takers are the one's who start businesses ...
CHAOS CAUSED BY THE FED
by
Honest Abe
on 28 Feb 2010
16 comments, latest
15 years ago
An honest hard working citizen earning a decent wage can never keep up with inflation. Costs of goods and servises keep rising faster than wages. Many blame his greedy ...
High cost of gov. regulation
by
Honest Abe
on 23 Feb 2010
9 comments, latest
15 years ago
A report recently released by the State of California details the cost of regulation on the states economy. It isn't a pretty picture. "Regulation costs just under half a ...
Gun ban lifted, murder rate plunges.
by
Honest Abe
on 13 Jan 2010
7 comments, latest
15 years ago
This just in.  Washington D.C. has just had its one year anniversary of 2nd amendment rights being restored and the murder rate plunged to a 45 year low. ...
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