Category Archives: debt and deficit

You only get the part of the story that fits the MSM narrative – Trump Tax Cuts Are Boosting Growth And Mostly Paying For Themselves, CBO Report Says Among the many details in the report, the one reporters focused on … Continue reading

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Debt limit raised

With Debt Limit Raised, America Continues Its Headlong Descent Into Bankruptcy | Power Line. As far as I can tell, there is not a single Democrat in Washington who is concerned about saddling our children with trillions upon trillions in … Continue reading

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Message to John McCain: Don’t run in 2016

Meghan McCain: Tea Party Has My Dad Really ‘Depressed’ And ‘Frustrated’ « Pat Dollard. And your version of politicians got the United States of America $17,000,000,000,000 in debt. Why isn’t John McCain depressed about that?  

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Kicking the can down the road continues…

PARTY ON – Congress Clears Government Spending, Debt Hike.

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The shoe is on the other foot now…

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The Real Dysfunction: A $17 Trillion National Debt

The Real Dysfunction: A $17 Trillion National Debt | Cato @ Liberty. We’ve become so used to these unfathomable levels of deficits and debt—and to the once-rare concept of trillions of dollars—that we forget how new all this debt is. … Continue reading

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Meanwhile inside the castle walls

Screen shots from Drudge .

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A small view of a big shutdown

From a small mind – A small view of a big shutdown – Boulder Daily Camera. We’re not so sure. Sure, moderate Republicans in Congress have spoken out about the shutdown. But in looking at the results last week — … Continue reading

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Government Cutting Benefits For “Generation Screwed”

Government Cutting Benefits For “Generation Screwed” | Zero Hedge. We’re talking about much more than the US Government. I believe the “Generation Screwed” problem is larger in Europe then the US. Case in point: the British government has just announced … Continue reading

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The Shutdown Is a Sideshow. Debt Is the Threat

Sounds like the perfect time to expand the entitlement nation – Niall Ferguson: The Shutdown Is a Sideshow. Debt Is the Threat – WSJ.com. Niall, using CBO number documents the debt problem and asks what can be done. The question … Continue reading

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Postmaster General: USPS Losing $25 Million A DAY

Postmaster General: USPS Losing $25 Million A DAY. “The postal service is currently operating with a broken business model. Since the economic recession of 2008 we have been experiencing a significant imbalance between revenues and costs. This imbalance will only … Continue reading

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Margaret Thatcher On The Euro

Margaret Thatcher Was Freakishly Correct About Why The Euro Would Be Such A Big Disaster Basically, she outlined the problems with the euro perfectly, that Germany would chafe at the inevitable need for greater inflation, and that the poorer countries … Continue reading

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Open the government books – there’s an “App” for that…

Open the governments books At www.openthebooks.com, we have pioneered game changing technology to expose virtually all disclosed United States Government checkbook spending since 2000. Our Open The Books smart app for mobile devices hyper-localizes the massive money flow from Washington … Continue reading

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Bitcoins, an alternative to Government issued fiat currency

Haven’t heard of Bitcoins? Well that’s quite likely. It’s extremely likely if you’re from Boulder and have the trust in government of the typical Boulderite. That said, there’s room for distrust in banks from both liberal/Progressives, Conservatives/Tea Partiers and of … Continue reading

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Obama priorities

Obama Submits NCAA Bracket, but Not Federal Budget As he left for the Middle East, President Barack Obama completed his 2013 NCAA tournament brackets for both men’s and women’s basketball. He has not, however, submitted a budget to Congress, and … Continue reading

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5 minutes of reality from a European MP: Nigel Farage

Get Your Money Out While You Can  

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Cypress: Get up to speed…

The Absolute Moron’s Guide to What’s Happening in Cyprus Even if you, like most Americans, have no idea where Cyprus is or why anyone would care what goes on there, the fact remains that if you want to be a … Continue reading

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Cypress contagion: No worries in the United States

As the Cypress contagion spreads to Greece we are reassured that our bank deposits are safe. Let’s see: $25 billion in the FDIC insurance fund $9,283 billion in deposits $297,514 billion in derivatives Nothing to see here, move along. Perhaps … Continue reading

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Cypress from the Instapundit viewpoint

Glenn’s comment regarding Savings account seizure plan draws fury in Cyprus WHO COULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING? (emphasis added) and he follows up with a suggestion for Republicans: If I were a Republican in Congress, I’d introduce a bill — … Continue reading

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Raiding depositors in Cypress

Yahoo Finance: Why the Cyprus Bail In Is a Bigger Deal Than You Think  (I apologize in advance for the autostart video, complain to Yahoo)   Can you spell “trickle down” run on the banks?

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