Google et al. could do a lot more to sway the 2020 elections than Russia did in 2016, simply by skewing the content that is readily accessible on the internet. Read More...Tags: Alphabet Inc., Google , YouTube, Facebook , Twitter, Google vs. Yahoo search, Netflix, IBM, Prager University, Restricted mode, links to SAFE posts, 2018 mid-terms, What party was Abraham Lincoln, Kay Cole James, Project Veritas, James O'Keefe, Ben Shapiro, Jordan Peterson, Jen Gennai, whistleblower, President Donald Trump, 2020 election, Goerge Orwell's book 1984, mind control, artificial intelligence, search algorithms, Davis Jefferson
07/01/19 Filed in:
Political SystemThe prevailing mindset at the Democratic debates in Miami was that the government can solve all the ills of mankind and should seek to do so no matter what the cost. Read More...Tags: Bill Deblasio, Tim Ryan, Julian Castro, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Beto O'Rourke, Amy Klobuchar, Tulsi Gabbard, Jay Inslee, John Delaney, President Donald Trump, economic inequality, healthcare reform, global warming, Illegal immigrants, open borders, Internationl threats, Medciare for All, Marianne Williamson, John Hickenlooper, Andrew Yang, Pete Buttigieg, joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Michael Bennet, Eric Swalwell, bookies
The Magic Formula by Nathan Lewis shows that (1) GOP tax cuts aren’t enough, wasteful spending must also be tackled; and (2) Federal Reserve should revert to "stable money" policies.
Read More...Tags: Leo Tolstoy, Nathan Lewis, Steve Forbes, low taxes, JFK , Ronald Reagan , Bush 43, Donald Trump , responsible budgeting, Laffer Curve, stable money, CPI Index, Walter J. Williams, Shadow Governemtn Statistics, Andy Kessler, Fed inflation target, Janet Yellen, Roman emperors, President Herbert Hoover, American Revolution, Great Depession, Great Recession, currency devaluation, Lewis Powell
06/17/19 Filed in:
Spending | Budget As though it wasn’t hard enough to assess competing government programs on a benefit/cost basis, comparisons are further complicated by using varying funding strategies. Read More...Tags: ethanol blending mandate, President Donald Trump, benefit/cost ratio, strategic importance, job training programs, disability awards, Social Security payments to dead people, Medicare, low balling costs, targeted spending cuts, log rolling, filibuster rule, trust fund, Social Security, regulatory mandates, renewable energy , student loan mess, Alice Rivlin
06/10/19 Filed in:
EnergyIf ethanol made sense as a fuel, why would a government mandate be needed? Read More...Tags: Renewable Fuel Standard, ethanol blending mandate, E10, E15, American prairie, flooding, carbon emissions, EPA, Environmental Working Group, fracking revolution, President Ronald Reagan, President Donald Trump, Big Oil, Big Ethanol
06/03/19 Filed in:
SpendingThe infrastructure deal was arguably derailed by unrelated political bickering, but there was no solid basis for a such a deal in the first place. Read More...Tags: deteriorating infrastructure, ASCE, federal fuel taxes, Highway Trust Fund, permitting delays, Keystone pipeline, Jones Act, Project Labor Agreement requirements, sale/leasebacks, Arizona, Indiana, President Donald Trump Donald Trump, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Dick Durbin, Sen Debbie Stabenow, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Rober Mueller, no grand bargain