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Money doesn’t grow on trees. Or does it?

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Thought occurred to me recently concerning the size of the national debt. Follow me for a minute.

There are roughly 250,000 leaves on a typical tree. Found this out by googling it. In addition there are typically 350 trees per acre in a mature forest.

250000
X 350
87500000

Ok, so we have 87.5 million leaves per acre.

Next we have 640 acres per square mile.

87500000
X 640
56000000000

This gives us 56 Billion leaves per square mile.

Now as a part time resident (and native) I knew WV has about 25000 square miles. Turns out 24231 is exactly the right answer.

56000000000
X 24231
1356936000000000

1356 Trillion leaves. That’s a [...]

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No major nationally known politician will talk about ending the Social Security Ponzi Scheme.

Except, Rick Perry. Here.

Several of us recently had a debate in the diaries (Here and Here.) regarding the scam and how to end it. Thanks again GC.

The other side of the argument was that Social Security is “defacto constitution,” whatever that means, and that nobody who is anybody is saying it should be ended.

Not only is Perry talking about ending Social Security, he is talking about ending ALL of the New Deal. Income Tax, SS, and More.

Perry criticized President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal and an early 20th-century “progressive era” movement that “gave the federal government access to our wallets via taxation.”

Perry,” I want people to be afraid not to talk about that Social Security is bankrupt and is a [...]

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Libertarian v RINO

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When you see people who say they would vote for a RINO but never a libertarian it makes you wonder. What is the difference between a libertarian and a RINO that reasonable men could arrive at such a conclusion?

I created a handy table illustrating the differences between libertarians and RINOs on issues of the day and yesterday.

Principle Libertarian RINO Low Taxes No Taxes What Will Get Me (Re-)Elected
Or WWGM(R)E for brevity Drug War End it WWGM(R)E Gun Rights The more the merrier WWGM(R)E Free Speech They never shut up. I think that pretty much says it all. WWGM(R)E Religion Most religious people are kooks but they have a right to be kooks. WWGM(R)E Free Press Totally dude [...]

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The Principles Office

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There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Do we have a party of principle? What are the principles?

Do we even have men of principle? What are those principles?

Are you a Big Tent Republican? Does big tent preclude principle? Reagan’s big tent philosophy is often cited as reason to avoid getting bogged down in policy debates. Or for failing to excommunicate RINO’s. Did Reagan have no principles?

I have asked here before if there is even one principle to which conservatives can agree one must be bound to be accepted into the fold. I have not yet heard the response that was more than [...]

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The FED is ProgressivismThe FED is Progressivism

Just a short flight from Becker’s anti-Ron Rant.

Hamilton proposed and oversaw the creation of the First Bank of the US.

Generally central banks in the US have been favored by proponents of a strong national government. Hamilton was also a borderline monarchist. He wanted a King-like President and he wanted the senate to be a British style House of Lords with lifetime tenure. Chuckie Schumer for life.

Though he wrote of balance of power in the Federalist Papers he consistently landed on the side of federal power once the document was ratified. Combine his opposition to the Bill of Rights with his love of federal power and he is what?

He argued against the Bill of Rights because it would contradict the notion that [...]

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Will America always be free?Will America always be free?

Seems like every time I turn around I hear or read somebody saying America will get through this current crisis. Or Obama’s socialist debauchery or Romney’s Progressive activities. That the American Spirit is indomitable. It will always shine through, waters will part, the sun will shine, liberty will prevail, Gawd will never let America fall no matter how far she um, er, falls?!!!

These are the people who in the 90’s said it was a new economy and the markets would now always go up.

I disagree with the premise that somehow as Americans we are immune to the march of history. I hear “We will never long surrender our freedoms!!!” Really?

If we compare America of 1809 with America of 2009, [...]

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Money doesn’t grow on trees. Or does it?

No major nationally known politician will talk about ending the Social Security Ponzi Scheme.

Libertarian v RINO

The Principles Office

The FED is ProgressivismThe FED is Progressivism

Will America always be free?Will America always be free?