Monthly Archives: June 2012
The American War Racket
Military Keynesianism laid bare. Until the #GOP abandons the War on Terror it can’t credibly advocate smaller government.
http://dailyreckoning.com/the-american-war-racket/
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One of the advantages of moving overseas is that you see home more clearly. We came to France last week. Already, America comes into clearer
Banks Conspire to Fleece the Public | The Big Picture
When a post gets picked up by @zerohedge AND @ritholtz you should give a look
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/06/banks-conspire-to-fleece-the-public/
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Big Banks Have Become Mafia-Style Criminal Enterprises Two stories this week prove once again that the big banks are literally criminal
Government And Health Care: Everything You Always Wanted To Know | The Daily Capitalist
Some light reading for the weekend.
http://dailycapitalist.com/2012/06/29/government-and-health-care-everything-you-always-wanted-to-know/
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The Mises Institute put together this reading and viewing list of articles and lectures they have done on the subject of the government’s interference in the
DOJ Says It Won’t Prosecute DOJ Head Holder
Breaking: #DOJ won’t prosecute #Holder. Will Congress hold the whole DOJ in contempt?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/doj-says-it-wont-prosecute-doj-head-holder
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How should we say this: we are shocked, shocked, that the DOJ won’t prosecute itself. BREAKING: DOJ says it won’t prosecute Attorney General Holder after the GOP-led House voted to hold him in criminal contempt of Congress – FoxAnd now, back to the far more important news of Tom Cruise and Katie Hol…
Reality
Leaving #Obamacare for a minute and back to “reality”. Or failing to find reality, we can look at the totally unreal S&P 500
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zoPsh48ZiKU/T-ybVwebLSI/AAAAAAAAN84/f-oGQvaBh9U/s1600/SP500QEJune2012.jpg
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June 29, 2012 at 11:52AM
Truth: @azizonomics
Fiat money is an inherently unequal thing. Banks can print it. Everyone else has to work for it. And we wonder where inequality comes from?
Why Chief Justice Roberts Made the Right Long-Term Decision With ObamaCare
Is John Roberts really Severus Snape?
http://www.ijreview.com/2012/06/9398-why-chief-justice-roberts-made-the-right-long-term-decision-with-obamacare/
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Different perspective…
In Health Care Ruling, Roberts Steals a Move From John Marshall’s Playbook
Worth a read. Though it seems to require some mental gymnastics. Is Roberts a chess player?
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/06/in-health-care-ruling-roberts-steals-a-move-from-john-marshalls-playbook/259121/
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There are eerie parallels between today’s decision and a legendary case from Thomas Jefferson’s time.
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