Social Conservatism

I discovered The Southern Avenger from the daiylpaul.com site, and it is usually interesting. This one hit a chord with me, and I agree with the premise that too many Republicans sound tough on issues yet turn around and do nothing or act basically the same as Democrats in Washington.

Government debt finance

I am reading Hamilton's Curse by Tom DiLorenzo. It talks about Hamilton's influence on our country and how his policies helped launch the growth of government. I found this passage camparing government debt versus private debt particularly good.

"Politicians, on the other hand, have no personal obligation to pay anyone anything when they vote to spend mor ethan the tax revenues that are available. They are spending other people's money and face little or no consequences if they spend it foolishly."

DiLorenzo goes on to talk how they are often rewarded for this, and this is how we get to trillions of dollars in debt with no end in sight. Go USA!

Chargers win the AFC west

A fun game today saw the Chargers win against the Bengals. The victory, coupled with a Raiders win, clinched the AFC West for the 4th straight year and almost clinch a first round bye in the playoffs.

Speaking of the Raiders, here is a highlight from earlier this year:

Universal Netflix

Why shouldn't the government provide Universal Netflix or Ferrari coverage for me?

Anyways the federal government makes me sick, and the country is in big trouble.