THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA

An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis

Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor



Conservative & Free Market Analysis of Government, Politics & Public Policy, Covering Political, Legal, Constitutional, Economic, Cultural, Military, International, Strategic, & Geopolitical Issues
PUBLIC ISSUES & POLITICAL CONTROVERSIES
UNITED STATES FISCAL POLICY:  TAXATION & GOVERNMENT SPENDING

CALIFORNIA, EUROPE, & THE EMPTY PROMISES OF SOCIALISM & COLLECTIVISM:  THE MONSTROUS PUBLIC DEBT CRISIS CALIFORNIA IS NOW EXPERIENCING, DUE TO THE RADICAL, ILL-CONCEIVED FISCAL POLICIES THAT LEADING LIBERAL DEMOCRATS IN CALIFORNIA HAVE PUSHED THE STATE INTO PURSUING -- WHY CALIFORNIA STANDS LITTLE CHANCE OF RECOGNIZING & CORRECTING ITS MISTAKES & PREVENTING ANY FURTHER DEPRESSION OF ITS AILING ECONOMY -- THE UNRAVELING OF THE EUROPEAN LEFT'S EFFORT TO CREATE A SOCIALIST PARADISE IN EUROPE -- THE LESSON AMERICANS SHOULD LEARN FROM EUROPE'S ECONOMIC & FISCAL DISASTER
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Volume XIV, Issue # 152, September 17, 2012

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

CAN LIBERALS "WISH" SOCIALIST UTOPIA INTO EXISTENCE

By Christopher G. Adamo



OBAMACARE:  THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE COMING 2012 FEDERAL ELECTIONS, FOLLOWED BY THE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY -- OBAMACARE AS A TAX IN THE PROCESS OF ELIMINATING THE COMMERCE CLAUSE OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AS A JUSTIFICATION FOR IMPOSING THIS BURDEN ON AMERICANS -- AMERICA'S HEALTH POLICY ON A PATH THAT WILL RESTRICT INDIVIDUAL CHOICES, STIFLE INNOVATION, & SHARPLY INCREASE HEALTH-CARE COSTS -- THE HIGH PROBABILITY THAT THE COMING ELECTIONS WILL END THE TYRANNY OF PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA & HIS MINNIONS
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Volume XIV, Issue # 142, June 30, 2012

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

OBAMACARE -- THE LIAR'S TAX

By Alan Caruba



WHAT THREE & A HALF YEARS OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY HAVE DEMONSTRATED TO MOST AMERICANS:  PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA HAS BEEN DELIBERATELY DESTROYING THE AMERICAN NATION -- HOW?  BY DRIVING UP THE U.S. NATIONAL DEBT & DEFICIT, REDUCING PRIVATELY HELD WEALTH, FORCING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ONTO THE PUBLIC DOLE, UNDERMINING THE NATION'S MORAL STRUCTURE, & WEAKENING THE NATION'S REPUTATION INTERNATIONALLY.
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Volume XIV, Issue # 126, June 17, 2012

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

OBAMA DELIBERATELY DESTROYING AMERICA

By Alan Caruba



ECONOMIC SYSTEMS & THE CONDITION OF THE ECONOMY:  THE CONSISTENT FAILURE OF COMMAND ECONOMIES, THAT IS, ECONOMIC SYSTEMS SUCH AS COMMUNISM, SOCIALISM, & STATISM -- THE ECONOMIC STAGNATION, POLICY PARALYSIS, & NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ON THE SCALE WE ARE WITNESSING TODAY -- DECREASES IN THE MANUFACTURING INDEX -- EXTREMELY SLOW TO ZERO ECONOMIC GROWTH -- CURRENT STATE OF THE ECONOMY NOT THIS BAD SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION OF THE 1930S
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Volume XIV, Issue # 110, May 27, 2012

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

THE WORLD AS A PLAYPEN

By Alan Caruba



THE POLITICAL LEFT & PUBLIC POLICY:  CALIFORNIA IN THE MIDST OF A MONSTROUS DEBT CRISIS, DUE TO LIBERAL LEFTIST ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL POLICIES PURSUED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE GOVERNMENT & THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY POLITICIANS WHO CONTROL THAT GOVERNMENT -- THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION DETERMINED TO FORCE THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY TO DIG CALIFORNIA OUT OF THE FINANCIAL HOLE IT CREATED FOR ITSELF -- ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, EUROPE'S OWN ENDEAVOR TO CREATE A SOCIALIST PARADISE COMING UNRAVELED AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN EVEN THE CALIFORNIA BOONDOGGLE
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Volume XIV, Issue # 106, May 17, 2012

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

CAN LIBERALS "WISH" SOCIALIST UTOPIA INTO EXISTENCE?

By Christopher G. Adamo



THE GLARING EVIDENCE OF LOOMING FINANCIAL CALAMITY IN THE U.S.A.:  NO AMOUNT OF WHITEWASHING BY LIBERAL LEFTIST PROPAGANDISTS WILL ERASE THE EVIDENCE.  SINCE THE ADVENT OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IN JANUARY, 2009, THE AMERICAN NATION HAS LANGUISHED IN AN ECONOMY STRANGLED BY UNPRECEDENTED GOVERNMENTAL SPENDING EXCESSES & THE BURDENS THEY IMPOSE ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR, WHICH IS THE ONLY PLACE WHERE REAL PROSPERITY CAN BE GENERATED.  IF AMERICA DESIRES ANY REAL CHANGE IN ITS FORTUNES, IT WILL NEED TO INSTITUTE A MARKED CHANGE IN ITS NATIONAL LEADERSHIP.
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Volume XIV, Issue # 98, May 9, 2012

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

THE ARTIFICIAL EIGHT PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS IMMATERIAL

By Christopher G. Adamo



PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA & THE CURRENT STATE OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY:  OBAMA'S REFUSAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE & ACCEPT BLAME FOR THE DAMAGE HE & HIS COHORTS HAVE DONE TO THE AMERICAN ECONOMY -- FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THE REAL REASONS FOR AMERICA'S PRESENT ECONOMIC STAGNATION, NAMELY, OBAMA'S FAR-LEFT LIBERAL IDEOLOGICAL BIAS & HIS EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT THE LEFTIST POLITICAL AGENDA -- OBAMA'S INSISTENCE ON BLAMING THE PRIVATE ECONOMIC SECTOR, FEDERAL TAX CUTS, & PREVIOUS PRESIDENTS FOR PRESENT U.S. ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES -- OBAMA'S LIES & DISTORTIONS
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Volume XIV, Issue # 89, April 22, 2012

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

BLAMER-IN-CHIEF

By Alan Caruba



PRESIDENT OBAMA, THE U.S. TAX CODE, & THE AMERICAN ECONOMY:  OBAMA'S PROBLEM REGARDING ECONOMIC & FISCAL POLICY:  HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT & UNDEREMPLOYMENT, NOT TAX FAIRNESS OR ECONOMIC REDISTRIBUTION -- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE GOVERNMENT IMPOSES HIGHER TAXES ON BUSINESS CORPORATIONS & UPPER-INCOME PEOPLE: REDUCTION IN ECONOMICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WORKING & INVESTING & STARTING BUSINESSES -- INCREASE IN UNPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS TAX AVOIDANCE & TAX EVASION
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Volume XIV, Issue # 74, April 12, 2012

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

KARL MARX PREACHED "FAIRNESS" TOO

By Alan Caruba



THE RYAN BUDGET, PARTISAN POLITICS, & THE 2012 ELECTIONS:  THE PROPOSED FEDERAL BUDGET OF CONGRESSMAN PAUL RYAN, REPUBLICAN MEMBER OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES -- A POTENTIAL FIRST STEP TOWARDS DISMANTLING THE LIBERAL LEFTIST NANNY STATE THAT HAS BROUGHT THE U.S.A. TO THE BRINK OF SOCIETAL COLLAPSE & FINANCIAL INSOLVENCY -- WHY A BILL THAT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE OF CONGRESSIONAL PASSAGE OR EXECUTIVE IMPLEMENTATION WOULD GENERATE SUCH CONSUMING FEAR & DISMAY AMONG ITS LEFTWING LIBERAL OPPONENTS -- THE DEFINING CRITICALITY OF THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMING IN NOVEMBER, 2012
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Volume XIV, Issue # 50, March 21, 2012

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

WHY THE LEFT ABHORS THE RYAN BUDGET

By Christopher G. Adamo



WHAT BINDS TOGETHER THE FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF THE U.S.A. & THE WEST:  THE COMMON THREAD OF INFANTILE BEHAVIOR & THOUGHT -- THE WISHFUL THINKING THAT UNDERLIES WESTERN GOVERNMENTS' ECONOMIC & FISCAL POLICIES -- GOVERNMENT AS "BIG DADDY," THE ETERNAL SOURCE OF MONEY FOR EVERYTHING -- FAILURE OF GOVERNMENT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PROVIDE FOR OLD AGE & POSSIBLE ILLNESS -- THE FAILURE TO END GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES THAT NO LONGER SERVE A USEFUL PURPOSE & WHOSE ELIMINATION WOULD REMOVE COUNTLESS OBSTACLES TO ECONOMIC GROWTH -- GOVERNMENT SPENDING, THE U.S. NATIONAL DEBT, & THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT -- BIG GOVERNMENT STATISM & GROWTH OF A VIABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY
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Volume XIV, Issue # 9, January 17, 2012

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

THE U.S.A. IS ON A SUICIDE WATCH

By Alan Caruba



THE U.S. ECONOMY:  WHAT HAS GONE SO TERRIBLY WRONG & WHY -- WHY KEYNESIAN ECONOMIC POLICY DOES NOT WORK -- WHY GOVERNMENTS WITH HUGE SOCIAL WELFARE & INCOME REDISTRIBUTION SCHEMES INVITE ECONOMIC & POLITICAL DISASTER -- HOW THE AMERICAN ECONOMY HAS BEEN GAMED OVER THE YEARS TO ENSURE THAT "ELITES" CAPTURED MOST THE GROWTH IN INCOME & PROFITS -- DEVALUATION OF THE U.S. DOLLAR, GLOBAL COMMODITY INFLATION, & A RETURN TO THE GOLD STANDARD
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Volume XIII, Issue # 283, December 7, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

LOOKING TO THE DOLLAR, GOLD, & "MUTTI" TO SAVE THE WORLD

By Alan Caruba



THE U.S.A. NOW ENTERING WHAT MIGHT BE CALLED THE "SECOND GREAT DEPRESSION":  THE HUGE U.S. NATIONAL DEBT & DEFICIT -- DEFICIT REDUCTION -- THE POSITION OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA -- THE POSITION OF THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES -- FAILURE OF THE "SUPER COMMITTEE" ON DEFICIT REDUCTION -- CIVIL SERVICE LABOR UNIONS & THE DRAIN ON PUBLIC COFFERS -- THE COSTLY FAILURE OF OBAMA'S SPENDING PROGRAMS -- THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S THWARTING OF AMERICA'S TRADITIONAL ENERGY INDUSTRIES & THE CONSEQUENT LOSS OF THOUSANDS OF EXISTING & FUTURE JOBS -- HISTORIC & CURRENT ERRORS OF JUDGEMENT CONCERNING THE NATION'S ECONOMY
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Volume XIII, Issue # 281, December 4, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

SPENDING MORE HAS NEVER WORKED!

By Alan Caruba



GOVERNMENT FINANCE:  U.S. FISCAL & MONETARY POLICY & ITS CONSEQUENCES -- THE U.S. NATIONAL DEBT EXCEEDS THE NATION'S ANNUAL CAPACITY TO GENERATE INCOME, THAT IS, THE FEDERAL DEBT IS LARGER THAN THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP). CURRENTLY, THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM IS FOLLOWING A POLICY OF QUANTITATIVE EASING, PRINTING VAST QUANTITIES OF DOLLARS & THEREBY DEVALUING THE U.S. CURRENCY -- U.S. DEBT LEVELS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN TO HISTORIC HIGHS. WHAT THE U.S.A. NEEDS TO SOLVE ITS FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ARE STEADY ECONOMIC GROWTH & CREATION OF JOBS, ACCOMPLISHED BY PRIVATE ENTERPRISE & FACILITATED BY A FAVORABLE BUSINESS CLIMATE PROVIDED BY GOVERNMENT. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S IMPOSITION OF HIGH TAXES DOES NOT PROVIDE A GOOD ENVIRONMENT FOR AMERICA'S BUSINESS & INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY TO INVEST & EXPAND. MOREOVER, A VAST MATRIX OF GOVERNMENT RULES & REGULATIONS MAKES DOING BUSINESS IN THE U.S.A. EXPENSIVE, DIFFICULT, & OFTEN UNCOMPETITIVE. THE INTERCONNECTIVENESS OF AMERICAN & EUROPEAN BANKS. AMERICA'S PROBLEMS & THE FUTURE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION & ITS CURRENCY, THE EURO.
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Volume XIII, Issue # 279, November 30, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

PAPER MONEY, REAL DEBT, & SPENDTHRIFT NATIONS

By Alan Caruba



THE U.S. NATIONAL DEBT:  NOW LARGER THAN THE NATION'S ANNUAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT -- LARGE PORTION OF LAST YEAR'S U.S. DEBT BORROWED FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES -- THE LOOMING GLOBAL FINANCIAL COLLAPSE -- GREATER & GREATER CONCENTRATION OF POWER INTO THE HANDS OF U.S. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT -- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AMERICANS LOSE SIGHT OF THE VISION OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS & THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
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Volume XIII, Issue # 278, November 27, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

THE THREAT OF A GLOBAL FINANCIAL COLLAPSE

By Alan Caruba



THE TIMES IN WHICH WE LIVE:  LOSS OF FAITH IN NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL BANKING SYSTEMS, AGGRAVATED BY THE FAILURE OF SOVEREIGN NATION-STATES TO ACT IN A PRUDENT FASHION TO PROTECT THE WEALTH, RIGHTS, & NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY OF THEIR CITIZENS -- COMMUNISM, SOCIALISM, STATISM, & THE REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH BY GOVERNMENT MANDATE -- ISLAM, THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION, & THE ISLAMIST JIHAD AGAINST AMERICA & THE WEST -- CONTROL OF POPULATIONS FOR THE ENRICHMENT OF THOSE HOLDING THE REINS OF POLITICAL POWER -- EXPANDING BODY OF LAW & PUBLIC POLICY DESIGNED TO KEEP POPULATIONS FROM DEMANDING MORE FREEDOM FROM RAPACIOUS TAXATION & WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT BORROWING & SPENDING
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Volume XIII, Issue # 273, November 19, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

SYSTEM FAILURE ON A GLOBAL SCALE

By Alan Caruba



THE FUTURE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION & THE LESSON THIS OFFERS THE U.S.A.:  THE E.U. TEETERING ON TOTAL COLLAPSE -- THE WIDENING RIFT AMONG E.U. MEMBER-STATES, AS REGARDS GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC & FISCAL POLICY -- BARACK OBAMA'S VISION FOR AMERICA -- WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCE, IF PRESIDENT OBAMA IS ALLOWED TO PRESS FORWARD WITH HIS POLICY AGENDA? WHAT WILL BE THE IMPACT ON THE AMERICAN ECONOMY?
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Volume XIII, Issue # 257, October 26, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

WHAT EUROPEAN CHAOS PORTENDS FOR AMERICA

By Christopher G. Adamo



WHY THE NATIONS & CONTINENTS OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD ARE ON EDGE: FISCAL IRRESPONSIBILITY ON THE PART OF MANY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS -- UNWISE ECONOMIC POLICIES IMPLEMENTED BY THESE GOVERNMENTS -- GOVERNMENTS & INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CATERING TO THE RADICAL ENVIRONMENTALIST MOVEMENT -- THE THREAT TO WORLD PEACE POSED BY THE ISLAMIST MOVEMENT -- THE GLOBAL ISLAMIST JIHAD BEING WAGED AGAINST THE U.S.A. & WESTERN CIVILIZATION -- THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE AMERICAN POLITICAL LEFT IN A CONCERTED DRIVE TO TRANSFORM AMERICA INTO A COLLECTIVIST ECONOMIC & SOCIAL SYSTEM
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Volume XIII, Issue # 238, September 27, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

THE WORLD IS HAVING A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

By Alan Caruba



THE AMERICAN ECONOMY & U.S. GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC & FISCAL POLICY:  THE GREAT DEPRESSION OF THE 1930S -- SUBSEQUENT RECESSIONS -- IMPORTAN FACTORS THAT WILL DETERMINE HOW LONG THE CURRENT RECESSION LASTS? -- THE RELEVANCE OF THE 2012 PRESIDENTIAL & CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS TO ACHIEVING ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN THE U.S.A. -- THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SUCCESS IN REDUCING THE SIZE & GRASP OF THE U.S. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
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Volume XIII, Issue # 237, September 25, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

THE FINANCIAL ADVICE OF EXPERTS:
THEN & NOW

By Alan Caruba



WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPER ROLE IN PROMOTING ECONOMIC RECOVERY FROM A RECESSION OR DEPRESSION?  THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION GIVEN BY JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES -- THE ANSWER GIVEN BY FRIEDRICH AUGUST HAYEK -- TWO SHARPLY CONFLICTING THEORIES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY -- THE STATE INTERVENTIONISM OF KEYNES VERSUS THE LAISSEZ FAIRE, CLASSICAL LIBERALISM OF HAYEK
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Volume XIII, Issue # 221, September 11, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

A HIGH STAKES CLASH OF ECONOMISTS

By Alan Caruba



U.S. ENERGY, ECONOMIC, & FISCAL POLICY:  PRESENTING A SOUND & RATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PUTTING MILLIONS OF AMERICANS BACK TO WORK, GENERATING BILLIONS, & EVEN TRILLIONS, IN GOVERNMENT REVENUE & SLASHING AMERICA'S PUBLIC DEBT, A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO BE ACHIEVED BY DEVELOPING OUR COUNTRY'S VAST, UNTAPPED, &, FOR MUCH TOO LONG, OFF-LIMITS ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES -- THE PRIMARY OBSTACLE TO ADOPTION & IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH A PROGRAM:  THE ENVIRONMENTALIST MOVEMENT & ITS POLITICAL ALLIES IN THE U.S. NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
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Volume XIII, Issue # 196, August 6, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

U.S. RESOURCES FOR AMERICAN JOBS, REVENUE, & PROSPERITY:
A Vital Part of the Solution to Our Economic &
Employment Crisis Is Right Under Our Feet

By Paul K. Driessen



FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC FUTURE OF THE U.S.A. IN GREAT PERIL:  U.S. SOVEREIGN CREDIT RATING DOWNGRADED FROM THE TOP RANK OF AAA TO THE RANK OF AA+ -- THE NATIONAL DEBT, THE ANNUAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, & NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY -- WHEN A SOVEREIGN NATION-STATE REACHES A POINT OF "MORAL HAZARD" THAT THREATENS THE WEALTH OF EVERY ONE OF ITS CITIZENS -- THE LESSONS PROVIDED BY HISTORY -- THE STOCK MARKET CRASH OF 1929 & THE GREAT DEPRESSION OF THE 1930S -- WHAT AMERICA & ITS LENDERS NOW FACE -- THE POTENTIAL FOR A SECOND GREAT DEPRESSION -- THE GYRATIONS ON WALL STREET & WORLDWIDE -- GLOBAL FEARS -- THE NEED FOR A SIGNIFICANT DOWNSIZING OF THE U.S. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT & A REDUCTION IN FEDERAL SPENDING & THE BURDEN OF THE NATIONAL DEBT
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Volume XIII, Issue # 195, August 5, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

FLIRTING WITH THE GREAT DEPRESSION 2.0

By Alan Caruba



AMERICA'S CURRENT ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES:  A RECESSION THAT FEELS LIKE A DEPRESSION -- THE REALITY OF A FINANCIAL CRISIS THAT BEGAN IN LATE 2008, WHEN THE HOUSING BUBBLE BURST -- AMERICANS FINALLY ENGAGED IN A REAL DEBATE OVER THE NATIONAL DEBT & THE FUTURE OF THE U.S.A. -- RECOGNITION THAT THE FEDERAL DEBT MUST BE REDUCED & WHAT HAVE BEEN THE DISASTROUS ECONOMIC & WELFARE POLICIES OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION MUST BE REVERSED -- RECOGNITION THAT THE U.S. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MUST BE REDUCED IN SIZE & SCOPE -- THE NEED TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE GOVERNMENT REGULATION & CONTROL OF THE ECONOMY, END GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS ON DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION & EXPLOITATION OF OUR OWN NATURAL RESOURCES, END THE GOVERNMENT'S UNCONTROLLED BORROWING OF MONEY, CURB & SLOW DOWN THE GROWING NATIONAL DEBT & ITS INCREASING BURDEN ON THE PEOPLE, & THEREBY UNLEASH THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ENERGIES OF AMERICANS.
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Volume XIII, Issue # 185, July 30, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

UNLEASHING AMERICANS

By Alan Caruba



U.S. FISCAL POLICY & THE DISASTROUS REPERCUSSIONS OF LEFTWING LIBERALISM: COLOSSAL FISCAL PROBLEMS COMING HOME TO ROOST ACROSS THE U.S.A. -- THE HUGE FEDERAL DEFICIT & THE INCREASE IN THE NATIONAL "DEBT CEILING" DEMANDED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA & CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS -- THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY LIBERAL LEFTIST POLITICAL AGENDA:  FISCAL IRRESPONSIBILITY, UNENDING SOCIAL WELFARE, & MASSIVE ECONOMIC REDISTRIBUTION -- THE INEVITABLE RESULTS OF CONFISCATION & RAPID REDISTRIBUTION OF THE PROPERTY & RESOURCES OF THE PRODUCTIVE CITIZENRY:  BANKRUPTCY OF THE AMERICAN NATION, DESTRUCTION OF ITS ECONOMY, & IMPOVERISHMENT OF THE PEOPLE
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Volume XIII, Issue # 182, July 27, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

AMERICA'S CURRENT FISCAL CRISIS IN PERSPECTIVE

By Christopher G. Adamo



WHAT IS REQUIRED TO TURN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AROUND & ACHIEVE BOTH ECONOMIC RECOVERY & ECONOMIC GROWTH: REDUCE TAXES, REDUCE GOVERNMENT SPENDING, PUSH FOR DEREGULATION TO REDUCE THE COSTS OF DOING BUSINESS, & EXERCISE RESTRAINT WITH MONETARY POLICIES -- NO CHANCE OF JOB GROWTH IN AMERICA UNTIL PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, HIS FAR-LEFT ADMINISTRATION, & THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY LIBERAL MAJORITY IN THE U.S. SENATE ARE GONE & GENUINE CONSERVATIVES OF SUPPLY-SIDE ECONOMIC PERSUASION FIRMLY CONTROL THE PRESIDENCY & BOTH CHAMBERS OF THE U.S. CONGRESS -- UNTIL THEN, WHAT TO EXPECT:  CONTINUED LOSS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN JOBS, AS INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO MOVE MANUFACTURING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES WHERE THERE ARE LOWER CORPORATE TAXES & LESS REGULATORY DRAG
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Volume XIII, Issue # 176, July 16, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

FLATLINING THE ECONOMY

By Alan Caruba



CONGRESSIONAL & PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS IN THE CURRENT CONTROVERSY OVER STATUTORY LIMITS ON THE U.S. FEDERAL DEBT:  WHAT IS AT STAKE IN THE DEBT CEILING DISPUTE -- WHY THE POLITICAL LEFT IS PUTTING SO MUCH PRESSURE ON U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICANS TO CAPITULATE & AGREE TO A RISE IN THE DEBT CEILING -- WHAT THE DEMOCRATS EXPECT TO GAIN FROM A REPUBLICAN CAVE-IN -- THE LIBERAL LEFTIST PROPAGANDA LINE & POLITICAL TACTICS BEING EMPLOYED -- AMERICA'S PRESENT FISCAL SITUATION & GRIM HARBINGERS THAT CAN BE IGNORED ONLY AT OUR IMMINENT NATIONAL PERIL -- PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S DISINGENUOUS ROLE IN SEEKING TO THWART EFFORTS OF CONSERVATIVES TO CONFRONT THE FISCAL DISASTER & RESCUE THE NATION FROM IT
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Volume XIII, Issue # 171, July 7, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

DEBT CEILING CRISIS: AMERICA AT A CROSSROADS

By Christopher G. Adamo



THE AMERICAN ECONOMY & THE VALUE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR:  WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AMERICANS WAKE UP TO LEARN THAT A DOLLAR CAN NO LONGER BUY ANYTHING? CURRENT ECONOMIC INDICATORS:  RISING UNEMPLOYMENT -- INCREASING FEDERAL REGULATIONS WHICH HAVE THE EFFECT OF STALLING THE ENERGY SECTOR FROM OIL & GAS EXPLORATION THAT COULD CREATE THOUSANDS OF JOBS -- CHINA DIVESTING ITSELF OF U.S. SECURITIES, ANTICIPATING A BAD OUTCOME FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY -- THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ABSORBING FAR TOO MUCH OF THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT FOR ITS OWN PURPOSES -- SIXTY PERCENT OF ALL THE MONEY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SPENDS GOING INTO UNSUSTAINABLE ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS -- PRESIDENT OBAMA STILL PUSHING FOR HIGHER TAXES & MORE GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF THE ECONOMY -- FALLING CONFIDENCE & FAITH IN U.S. CURRENCY & SECURITIES -- OUTLOOK ON U.S. GOVERNMENT DEBT DOWNGRADED FROM "STABLE" TO "NEGATIVE"
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Volume XIII, Issue # 146, June 4, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

DESTROYING THE AMERICAN DOLLAR

By Alan Caruba



THE POLITICS OF U.S. TAX & ENERGY POLICY:  THE DEMAGOGIC POLITICAL ATTACKS BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, LIBERAL DEMOCRATS, & ENVIRONMENTALISTS ON SOCALLED BIG OIL SUBSIDIES & SPECIAL TAX BREAKS -- THE CONCERTED DRIVE TO OBTAIN FROM CONGRESS THE REPEAL OF OIL INDUSTRY TAX INCENTIVES &, AT THE SAME TIME, LEAVE IN PLACE THE REAL SUBSIDIES THAT ARE ROUTINELY HANDED OUT TO KEEP IMPRACTICAL & OTHERWISE BANKRUPT RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS ON LIFE SUPPORT, EVEN THOUGH THEY PROVIDE BARELY THREE PERCENT OF AMERICA'S TOTAL ENERGY NEEDS -- INCREASING CONCERN OF AMERICAN VOTERS & LEGISLATORS ABOUT THE FATE OF THE NATION'S ENERGY SYSTEM & THE CONTINUED HEMORRHAGING OF RED INK FROM THE U.S. TREASURY (& FROM EUROPEAN TREASURIES)
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Volume XIII, Issue # 129, May 21, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

OIL "SUBSIDY" & "TAX BREAKS" NONSENSE:
Think Repealing Oil Industry Tax Incentives
Will Increase Federal Revenues? Think Again!

By Paul K. Driessen



THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, THE DISEASE OF LEFTWING LIBERALISM, & THE GRAVE DAMAGE THAT IS BEING INFLICTED ON AMERICA:  ARE AMERICANS READY TO FACE & COPE WITH THE UTTER FIASCO OF THE "HOPE & CHANGE" INSTITUTED DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST TWO YEARS, OR WILL AMERICANS ACCEPT MORE OF THE LIBERAL LEFTIST DISEASE AS THE PURPORTED CURE FOR ITS SYMPTONS?
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Volume XIII, Issue # 96, April 21, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

REALITY CLASHES WITH OBAMA'S PROMISED UTOPIA

By Christopher G. Adamo



THE AMERICAN POLITICAL LEFT & U.S. GOVERNMENT FISCAL POLICY:  THE FEDERAL SPENDING SPREE TO CONTINUE UNABATED UNTIL THE U.S. NATIONAL ECONOMY COLLAPSES UNDER ITS WEIGHT -- THE "TEA PARTY" MOVEMENT AS THE ONLY ENTITY THAT STANDS IN THE WAY OF POLITICAL BUSINESS AS USUAL IN THE U.S. NATIONAL CAPITAL -- THE CONTINUING ENDEAVOR OF THE LIBERAL POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT & ITS MEDIA PROPAGANDISTS TO UNDERMINE & ULTIMATELY NEUTRALIZE THIS CONSERVATIVE GRASSROOTS UPRISING -- HOW LIBERAL DEMOCRATS ARE UNDERESTIMATING THE STRENGTH & DETERMINATION OF THE CONSERVATIVE OPPOSITION TO FISCAL IRRESPONSIBILITY -- CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS AIDING & ABETTING THE DEMOCRATS LIKELY TO FACE STIFF OPPOSITION FROM CONSERVATIVE CHALLENGERS IN THE 2012 REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES
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Volume XIII, Issue # 93, April 14, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

DEMOCRATS' OBSESSIVE EFFORTS TO FRACTURE THE TEA PARTY

By Christopher G. Adamo



THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY & AMERICA'S NATIONAL BUDGETARY CRISIS:  DEMOCRATS NOT SERIOUS ABOUT DEALING WITH THE COUNTRY'S FISCAL CRISIS -- DEMOCRATS SEEKING TO EXPLOIT THE CRISIS FOR WHATEVER POLITICAL GAIN THEY MAY GLEAN FROM IT -- DEMOCRATS EXHIBITING COMPLETE CONTEMPT FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE & THE FUTURE OF THE U.S.A. -- CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS, LOCKED IN THEIR DEVOTION TO THE GLORIOUS PAST TIMES OF RAMPANT GOVERNMENT EXPANSION & SPENDING, ONCE AGAIN SEEKING TO PORTRAY THEMSELVES AS THE GENEROUS BENEFACTORS OF SOCIETY -- THE ROLE BEING PLAYED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA IN THIS GAME -- WHAT REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS SHOULD DO TO SALVAGE FROM THIS MESS SOMETHING THAT WILL BENEFIT THE COUNTRY
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Volume XIII, Issue # 89, April 7, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

FISCAL ARMAGEDDON LOOMS, WHILE DEMOCRATS PLAY GAMES

By Christopher G. Adamo



THE ONGOING POLITICAL BATTLE OVER THE U.S. FEDERAL BUDGET:  NO GREATER OPPORTUNITY HAS EXISTED IN NEARLY TWO DECADES FOR TRUE CONSERVATIVES IN THE U.S. CONGRESS TO CONTRAST THEMSELVES AGAINST THE ABUSE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS BY DEMOCRATIC PARTY POLITICIANS.  YET, MANY REPUBLICANS PRETENDING TO BE CONSERVATIVE OPT TO MAKE DEALS WITH THE DEMOCRATS, WHILE LOUDLY TRUMPETING THEIR MEAGER SPENDING "CUTS" AS THE SALVATION OF AMERICA.  THE AMERICAN VOTERS ARE READY TO TAKE ON & REPLACE BOTH LIBERAL LEFTIST DEMOCRATS & BELTWAY "MODERATE" REPUBLICANS
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Volume XIII, Issue # 74, March 23, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

TRUTH & LIES OF A GOVERNMENT "SHUTDOWN"

By Christopher G. Adamo



THE AMERICAN POLITICAL & CULTURAL LEFT VERSUS THE TEA PARTY MOVEMENT:  THE CONTINUING ENDEAVOR OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, LEFTWING LIBERALS, & THEIR POLITICAL ALLIES IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA TO DIVIDE & DESTROY THE TEA PARTY MOVEMENT, PERCEIVING THIS GROUNDSWELL OF CONSERVATISM FROM THE AMERICAN HEARTLAND TO BE A SERIOUS THREAT TO SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LIBERAL LEFTIST POLICY AGENDA IN THE U.S.A. -- HOW THE LEFT IS FAILING IN ITS SUBVERSIVE ENDEAVOR TO UNDERMINE THE CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT
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Volume XIII, Issue # 69, March 16, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

ONGOING EFFORTS TO DERAIL THE TEA PARTY

By Christopher G. Adamo



HOW WILL AMERICA PAY OFF THE HUGE NATIONAL DEBT WE HAVE ACQUIRED DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS?   POLITICIANS IN CONGRESS CONTINUING TO ARGUE OVER REDUCING PITIFULLY SMALL PORTIONS OF THE NATIONAL DEBT -- UNSOUND U.S. FISCAL POLICY -- SKY ROCKETING DEFICITS -- BUSINESS CLOSINGS -- HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT -- HOME FORECLOSURES -- THE AMERICAN ECONOMY IN SHARP DECLINE -- A DYING ECONOMY -- NO ECONOMIC RECOVERY, THIS TIME -- APPROACHING THE END OF THE ROAD!
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Volume XIII, Issue # 66, March 10, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

THE PARTY'S OVER

By Alan Caruba



LIBERAL DEMOCRATS' STRATEGY FOR VICTORY IN THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS OF 2012: STILL EARLY ENOUGH IN THE 2012 ELECTION CYCLE FOR CONSERVATIVES TO RECOGNIZE THE NATURE OF THE BATTLE THAT AWAITS THEM, & TO TAKE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTION TO AVOID THE CATASTROPHE OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE U.S. CONGRESS BEING CONTROLLED BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY & ITS LIBERAL WING -- THE ABILITY OF CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS TO PREVAIL IN THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS, AS WELL AS PREVENT A COMEBACK FOR PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA & HIS LIBERAL LEFTIST MINIONS -- THE TEA PARTY MOVEMENT & THE CURRENT MOOD OF THE AMERICAN VOTERS -- NO MORE FIASCOS OF RINO "MODERATION"
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Volume XIII, Issue # 65, March 9, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

HOW DEMOCRATS INTEND TO WIN BIG IN 2012

By Christopher G. Adamo



THE MORTGAGE LOAN COLLAPSE, THE FEDERAL BAILOUT, & THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEBT: HIGH TIME TO ELIMINATE SUCH GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED ENTITIES AS FANNIE MAE & FREDDIE MAC & MOVE THEIR ACTIVITIES TO THE PRIVATE ECONOMIC SECTOR -- THE MESSAGE OF THE VOTERS IN THE NOVEMBER, 2010, ELECTIONS: THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO STOP PURSUING ECONOMIC & FISCAL POLICIES THAT PUT THE TAXPAYER AT RISK FOR PRIVATE FAILURES.
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Volume XIII, Issue # 50, February 20, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

GOOD RIDDANCE TO FANNIE & FREDDIE

By Alan Caruba



UNITED STATES ENERGY, "RESEARCH," & FISCAL POLICY:  THE WAYS THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION INTENDS TO SQUANDER THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS' MONEY ON CLIMATE CHANGE "RESEARCH," RENEWABLE ENERGY "RESEARCH" & PRODUCTION, & GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION -- BILLIONS OF U.S. DOLLARS WASTED OR SOON TO BE WASTED ON "RESEARCH," ENERGY, & ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS WHICH CAN ONLY BE DEEMED AN OBSCENE DIVERSION OF TAXPAYER MONEY THAT WILL NOT BENEFIT A SINGLE TAXPAYER OR GENERATE ANY NEW JOBS (EXCEPT FOR THOSE IN THE GOVERNMENTAL BUREAUCRACY) & THAT WILL FURTHER BANKRUPT A BANKRUPTED NATION ABOUT TO HAVE ITS CREDIT RATING REDUCED
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Volume XIII, Issue # 17, January 16, 2011

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

THE GREAT "CLIMATE CHANGE" 2011 TAXPAYER RIP-OFF

By Alan Caruba



AMERICAN POLITICS, THE 2010 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS, THE CONSERVATIVE GROUNDSWELL, & THE CURRENT PREDICAMENT OF THE POLITICAL LEFT:  ISSUES & SITUATIONS THAT COULD BRING DISASTER TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY & THE WASHINGTON LIBERAL LEFTIST ELITE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL & CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS OF 2012 -- THE BUSH ERA TAX CUTS & THE STATE OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY -- DEMOCRATS STILL MIRED IN THE KEYNESIAN LIBERAL ECONOMIC PHILOSOPHY & THE CONSEQUENT IMPACT ON U.S. GOVERNMENT FISCAL & ECONOMIC POLICY -- PUBLIC AWARNESS OF THE DANGEROUS POLICIES THAT DEVASTATED THE U.S.A. DURING 2007-2011, WHEN THE DEMOCRATS CONTROLLED THE U.S. CONGRESS
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Volume XII, Issue # 258, December 8, 2010

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

TAX SQUABBLE PUTS AMERICA AT A CROSSROADS

By Christopher G. Adamo



THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM & THE AMERICAN ECONOMY:  THE FED AS A CENTRAL BANK CREATED BY CONGRESS TO CONTROL THE MONEY SYSTEM BY REGULATING INTEREST RATES & LENDING MONEY TO THE COMMERCIAL BANKS -- THE CENTRAL BANK'S POOR RECORD IN REGULATING THE NATION'S SUPPLY OF MONEY & AVAILABLE CREDIT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A STABLE CURRENCY & CORRECT ANY SLIDE INTO AN ECONOMIC RECESSION OR DEPRESSION -- THE GREAT DEPRESSION OF THE 1930S & THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE -- CURRENT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS & THE FED'S EFFORTS AT "QUANTITATIVE EASING" -- THE ERODING VALUE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR
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Volume XII, Issue # 249, November 13, 2010

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

THE FEDERAL RESERVE'S MAGIC MONEY

By Alan Caruba



THE NOVEMBER, 2010, U.S. SENATE ELECTIONS & NATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY:  GOOD, BUT LESS FAMILIAR, IDEAS BEING OFFERED BY REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR SEATS IN THE U.S. SENATE -- PUBLIC POLICY IDEAS BEING PROMOTED BY CALIFORNIA'S CARLY FIORINA, CONNECTICUT'S LINDA MCMAHON, & FLORIDA'S MARCO RUBIO
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Volume XII, Issue # 227, November 1, 2010

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

GOP SENATE HOPEFULS OFFERING NEW IDEAS FOR 2011:
These Republicans Are Definitely Not the "Party of No"
(as Cheap Shots Would Have it)

By Deroy Murdock



THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY:  THE U.S.A. EXPERIENCING AN ECONOMIC DEPRESSION, NOT AN ECONOMIC RECOVERY -- THE LIKELY CONSEQUENCE OF ADOPTION & IMPLEMENTATION OF OBAMA'S ECONOMIC & FISCAL POLICY AGENDA -- THE HIGHLY PROBABLE IMPACT OF INCREASED TAXES ON THE ECONOMY -- THE NEED FOR TAX "HOLIDAYS" & FOR KEEPING IN PLACE THE BUSH TAX CUTS -- THE NEED TO RESTORE THE BALANCE SHEETS, FINANCIAL FIRMS RAISING MORE CAPITAL & CONSUMERS & BUSINESSES SAVING MORE OF THEIR REDUCED INCOMES
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Volume XII, Issue # 181, September 5, 2010

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

FEELS LIKE A DEPRESSION TO ME

By Alan Caruba



PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS, & THE AMERICAN ECONOMY: PURSUIT OF NATIONAL PUBLIC POLICIES HARMFUL TO THE ECONOMY -- PUSHING THE AMERICAN NATION MORE & MORE TOWARD BANKRUPTCY -- RISING UNEMPLOYMENT OCCURRING NOW & EXPECTED TO CONTINUE -- MAJOR INCREASES IN TAXATION EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE END OF THE BUSH TAX CUTS ON DECEMBER 31, 2010 -- MORE GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF THE ECONOMY, LESS ECONOMIC COMPETITION, & A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN ECONOMIC GROWTH EXPECTED -- A DELIBERATE EFFORT OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION & THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY-CONTROLLED CONGRESS TO DESTROY AMERICA'S ECONOMY &, ALONG WITH IT, THE AMERICAN NATION
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Volume XII, Issue # 134, July 25, 2010

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

OBAMA, THE NATION KILLER

By Alan Caruba



THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX:  PUNITIVE & REGRESSIVE -- PUNISHES SAVINGS -- DISCOURAGES INVESTMENT -- TAXES THE PROCEEDS OF LABOR -- DETERS ECONOMIC GROWTH -- PROVIDES INCENTIVES FOR CORPORATIONS TO OUTSOURCE THEIR LABOR OVERSEAS OR MOVE OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO AVOID EXORBITANT TAXATION & EXCESSIVE COMPLIANCE COSTS -- MOTIVATES THE GOVERNMENT TO PRY INTO THE PRIVATE TRANSACTIONS & EARNINGS OF CITIZENS -- PROVIDES A TREMENDOUS SOURCE OF REVENUE TO EXPAND THE SIZE, ACTIVITY, & POWER OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
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Volume XII, Issue # 43, March 13, 2010

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

WE WANT A "FAIR TAX" NOW

By Alan Caruba



THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, SOCIALISM, & THE GROWING U.S. NATIONAL DEBT: OBAMA'S CALL FOR "HOPE & CHANGE" IN AMERICA HAS TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE IN WHICH THE U.S. SHIP OF STATE IS BEING DELIBERATELY STEERED TOWARD A WHIRLPOOL OF DEBT THAT WILL DESTROY THE NATION & ITS ECONOMY. WHAT MUST BE DONE TO GET US OUT OF THE MESS CREATED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA & THE LEFTWING LIBERAL DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS?
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Volume XII, Issue # 16, January 23, 2010

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

THE BILL COMES DUE FOR SOCIALISM

By Alan Caruba



SOCIETY, LAW, PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS, & RECLAIMING AMERICA'S HERITAGE:  THE FISCAL IRRESPONSIBILITY & UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACTIONS OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, COMBINED WITH THE CULTURAL & SOCIAL COLLAPSE THAT HAS BEEN UNFOLDING FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES, SIGNIFY A COURSE ON WHICH AMERICA CANNOT CONTINUE.  THE CONCEPT OF A CITIZEN BEING THE BENEFICIARY OF HIS OR HER OWN WORK IS BEING REPLACED WITH THE NOTION THAT SOME "GREATER GOOD" REQUIRES THEFT FROM ONE CITIZEN IN ORDER TO PURCHASE THE LOYALTY OF ANOTHER CITIZEN.  GOVERNMENT, THE PUBLIC ENTITY THAT WAS INITIALLY ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT THE PRIVATE PROPERTY & OTHER BASIC RIGHTS OF THE CITIZEN, HAS NOW BECOME THE GREATEST THREAT TO THOSE BASIC RIGHTS.  LAW, WHICH IN A FREE SOCIETY IS INTENTED TO PROVIDE A SAFE FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH CITIZENS CAN WORK, CONDUCT BUSINESS, & ENRICH THEIR LIVES HAS DEGENERATED INTO A WEAPON BY WHICH A CORRUPT, RUTHLESS, & UNSCRUPULOUS "RULING CLASS" BLUDGEONS THE AVERAGE AMERICAN INTO COMPLIANCE WITH ITS IMMORAL & UNCONSTITUTIONAL DECISIONS.   THE LIBERAL LEFTIST DEOMCRATIC CONGRESS, THE BRAZEN OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, & CONTINUING PURSUIT OF THEIR NOTORIOUSLY RADICAL POLICY AGENDA CONSTITUTE THE ROAD TO DICTATORSHIP, COLLECTIVISM, & ECONOMIC COLLAPSE!
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Volume XI, Issue # 104, April 16, 2009

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

WYOMING TAX DAY "TEA PARTY" SPEECH

By Christopher G. Adamo



BAD PUBLIC POLICY & AMERICA'S CURRENT FINANCIAL PROBLEMS:  THE PRESENT FINANCIAL CRISIS IS BASED ENTIRELY ON U.S. GOVERNMENT MANDATES THAT REQUIRE BANKS & MORTAGE COMPANIES TO MAKE HOME LOANS TO PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES & BAD CREDIT RECORDS.  U.S. GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES, FANNIE MAE & FREDDIE MAC, WERE USED TO PURCHASE THOSE BAD LOANS, "SECURITIZE" THEM, & SELL THEM TO INSURANCE, BANKING, & INVESTMENT FIRMS -- FIRMS THAT FELL VICTIM TO A NATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY BASED ON THE LEFTWING LIBERAL BELIEF THAT EVERY FAMILY HAS A RIGHT TO PURCHASE & LIVE IN ITS OWN HOME, EVEN IF UNABLE TO KEEP UP THE MORTGAGE PAYMENTS.  THE MOVE AWAY FROM THE FREE MARKET CAPITALIST ECONOMY & TOWARD STATISM, SOCIALISM, ENVIRONMENTALISM, CONFISCATORY TAXATION, & ECONOMIC REDISTRIBUTION IS ABOUT TO DESTROY AMERICA.  THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION & THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS, BOTH DRIVEN BY LIBERAL LEFTIST IDEOLOGY & POLITICAL OPPORTUNISM, ARE MAKING MATTERS CORSIDERABLY WORSE!
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Volume XI, Issue # 103, April 15, 2009

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

TAX DAY

By Alan Caruba



THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY, THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS, & THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S FISCAL, ECONOMIC, ENERGY, & CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES:  THE RADICAL, REDISTRIBUTIONIST, STATIST & TOTALITARIAN POLITICAL AGENDA CURRENTLY BEING PURSUED BY ENVIRONMENTALISTS, LIBERAL LEFTISTS, & BLATANTLY PARTISAN DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS & THE OBAMA WHITE HOUSE -- PURSUIT OF POLICIES THAT WILL UNDERMINE & DESTROY AMERICA'S ECONOMY & THE AMERICAN SYSTEM OF CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT, CHECKS & BALANCES, & INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY
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Volume XI, Issue # 101, April 13, 2009

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

PRESIDENT OBAMA'S RED SEA: IRRESPONSIBLE FEDERAL SPENDING
& ENERGY & CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES WILL BANKRUPT AMERICA

By Paul K. Driessen



WHAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DIRELY NEEDS:  SOMETHING IT CANNOT CONFISCATE -- SOMETHING IT CANNOT SECURE THROUGH A STIMULUS BRIBE -- THE CONFIDENCE, OR TRUST, OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE -- WHY THE CONGRESS & THE PRESIDENCY HAVE FAILED TO GAIN & RETAIN THAT CONFIDENCE -- THE INADEQUACY OF AMERICAN NATIONAL LEADERSHIP, WHETHER COMPRISED OF REPUBLICANS OR DEMOCRATS
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Volume X, Issue # 172, July 16, 2008

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

MY STIMULUS BRIBE

By Alan Caruba



U.S. BORDER CONTROL, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, & THE 2008 ELECTIONS:  THE NEED TO CONSIDER WHAT AMERICA IS LIKELY TO REAP BY THE VOTERS' ELECTING A PARTICULAR PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER TO THE OFFICE OF U.S. PRESIDENT -- WHAT KIND OF NATIONAL LEADER SHALL WE GET:  A PRESIDENT WHO STRIVES TO PROTECT & PROMOTE THE VITAL NATIONAL INTERESTS OF THE U.S.A., OR ONE WHO SEEKS TO PUT A PUBLIC FACE OF MOCK CONCERN & "COMPASSION" ON THE POLITICAL ELITES' INCREASINGLY SELF-SERVING ENDEAVORS?  A GLARING INDICATION OF WHAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN UNDER ANY PRESIDENT OF EITHER MAJOR POLITICAL PARTY:  THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOW THE BELTWAY ELITES REACT TO THE CONTINUING PROBLEM OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION & HOW THEY REACT TO THE SUBPRIME MORTGAGE DEBACLE
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Volume X, Issue # 2, January 2, 2008

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

WILL THE 2008 ELECTIONS DELIVER MORE "NON-SOLUTIONS"?

By Christopher G. Adamo



GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION & ENERGY COSTS:  HIGH TIME TO TAKE AN HONEST LOOK AT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S DIRECT & INDIRECT ROLE IN INFLATING TRANSPORTATION FUEL PRICES AT THE GASOLINE & DIESEL PUMPS -- THE IMPACT OF TAXATION, MONETARY POLICY, & ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ON FUEL PRICES -- THE PROPOSED AFFORDABLE GAS PRICE ACT OF 2007 & WHAT IT WOULD DO
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Volume IX, Issue # 224, November 30, 2007

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

PAIN AT THE PUMP

By Dr. Ron Paul



"NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS," SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS, & CONGRESSIONAL PORK BARREL POLITICS:  THE "CELEBRATING AMERICA'S HERITAGE ACT" AS PROPOSED CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION TO EARMARK OVER $ 135 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SOCALLED NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS, CREATE SIX NEW NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS, INCREASE FUNDING FOR NINE EXISTING HERITAGE AREAS, & THEREBY FURTHER EMPOWER & ENRICH ANTI-PROPERTY RIGHTS SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS -- GRANTING SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS, IN LEAGUE WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE POWER TO FORCE LAND USE RESTRICTIONS ON OWNERS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY -- GIVING MILLIONS OF FEDERAL TAX DOLLARS TO ENVIRONMENTALIST GROUPS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF LOBBYING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO DEPRIVE LANDOWNERS OF THEIR PROPERTY RIGHTS -- LEGISLATION DESIGNED TO INGRATIATE CONGRESSMEN WITH THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTALISTS
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Volume IX, Issue # 178, September 24, 2007

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

CONGRESSIONAL SELF-DEALING ALIVE & WELL:
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ENRICH SELECT SPECIAL
INTEREST GROUPS TO BE VOTED ON THIS WEEK

By David Almasi



FISCAL POLICY & AMERICA'S TRANSPORTATION NEEDS:  PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AS A MEANS OF FINANCING TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN THE U.S.A. -- WHY PPPS ARE POPULAR WITH STATE GOVERNORS & TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS -- PPPS & THE PUBLIC INTEREST -- HOW PPPS AFFECT THE TAXPAYING CITIZENRY -- THE ALTERNATIVE TO PPPS
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Volume IX, Issue # 103, June 4, 2007

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

WHO'S TO BLAME FOR THE SELLOUT

By Henry Lamb



THE SALE, OR LONGTERM LEASE, OF AMERICA'S TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIERS:  TRANSFERRING FROM THE TAXPAYERS TO PROFESSIONAL BUREAUCRATS THE POWER TO MAKE DECISIONS ON FISCAL POLICY -- TURNING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OVER TO PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE NOT ACCOUNTABLE TO THE VOTERS -- DESTROYING THE AMERICAN SYSTEM OF DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY & SUBJECTING THE PEOPLE TO OPPRESSIVE TAXATION
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Volume IX, Issue # 90, May 19, 2007

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

NATIONAL SELLOUT; NATIONAL TRAGEDY

By Henry Lamb



THE "NEW DIRECTION" PROCLAIMED BY THE LEADERSHIP OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY MAJORITY IN THE U.S. CONGRESS:  MOVING THE U.S.A. & ITS ALLIES TOWARD DEFEAT IN IRAQ, THE U.S.A. TOWARD THE LARGEST FEDERAL TAX INCREASE IN THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY, & THE ENTIRE WORLD TOWARD ECONOMIC CATASTROPHE, A DISASTER TO BE CREATED BY SERVING THE IDEOLOGY & PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA OF POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTALISM & IMPOSING SEVERE LIMITS ON THE USE OF ENERGY DERIVED FROM FOSSIL FUELS -- CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS, POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTALISTS, GLOBAL-WARMING ALARMISTS, & THEIR GRAND DESIGN FOR A NEW DARK AGE
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Volume IX, Issue # 58, April 5, 2007

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

OUT OF THE PAN, INTO THE FIRE

By Henry Lamb



DEFENDING AMERICA AGAINST THE ISLAMIST JIHAD, BOTH AT HOME & ABROAD:  TAKING THE FIGHT TO THE TERRORISTS, DEFEATING & DESTROYING DESPOTIC, TERRORIST-SUPPORTING & TERRORIST-HARBORING POLITICAL REGIMES, BRINGING CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY TO THE ISLAMIC MIDDLE EAST, & PROTECTING THE AMERICAN HOMELAND -- CONGRESSIONAL FISCAL & LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE TASKS AT HAND
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Volume VII, Issue # 81, April 10, 2005

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

A STRONG MILITARY DEFENSE & A SECURE HOMELAND

By Frank Lucas



THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SPACE PROGRAM CARRIED ON BY THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION -- SPACE SHUTTLES, SPACE FLIGHTS, & HUMAN BEINGS TRAVELING & LIVING IN OUTER SPACE:  A VERY UNWISE & COSTLY ENDEAVOR INVOLVING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THE U.S.A. CAN ILL AFFORD TO THROW AT A SPACE PROGRAM THAT ROBOTS COULD PERFORM MUCH BETTER THAN PEOPLE
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Volume VI, Issue # 254, December 2, 2004

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

THINKING ABOUT TRAVELING & LIVING IN OUTER SPACE?
THE MOON?  MARS?  FORGET ABOUT IT!

By Alan Caruba



CONGRESS, U.S. FISCAL POLICY, & THE NEEDS OF THE MILITARY:   SABOTAGING AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY -- A DEVASTATING EXPOSE OF HOW MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HAVE ROUTINELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE NATIONAL DEBT, WHILE CONSISTENTLY STRIPPING VITALLY NEEDED FUNDS FROM THE DEFENSE BUDGET DURING A TIME OF WAR
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Volume VI, Issue # 214, October 5, 2004

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

THE "QUAGMIRE" IN THE U.S. CONGRESS:
STRIPPING FUNDS FROM THE DEFENSE BUDGET

By Alan Caruba



THE VOTERS' GROWING DEMAND FOR FISCAL RESTRAINT & RESPONSIBILITY ON THE PART OF ELECTED GOVERNMENT OFFICEHOLDERS -- THE TAXPAYERS' REVOLT AGAINST EXCESSIVE & UNCONTROLLED GOVERNMENT SPENDING, RISING PUBLIC DEBT, & THE POLITICAL OPPORTUNISM & FISCAL IRRESPONSIBILITY OF POLITICIANS IN OFFICE:  THE TRUE MEANING & SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CALIFORNIA RECALL ELECTION
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Volume V, Issue # 245, October 6, 2003

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

THE TRUE MEANING OF THE CALIFORNIA RECALL:

EXCESSIVE GOVERNMENT SPENDING, RISING PUBLIC DEBT,
FISCAL IRRESPONSIBILITY, & THE TAXPAYERS' REVOLT

By Alan Caruba



U.S. MILITARY DEFENSE NEEDS & THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGETARY SHELL GAME
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Volume IV, Issue # 71, June 26, 2002

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

THE DEFENSE BUDGET & PORK-BARREL PROJECTS

By John McCain



UNITED STATES FISCAL POLICY -- THE BUSH II PRESIDENCY, FEDERAL TAX CUTS, & THE SENATE DEMOCRATS
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Volume IV, Issue # 5, January 14, 2002

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

WIPING OUT THE FEDERAL SURPLUS:
DESPERATE DEMOCRATS TAKE BLACKJACKS & TIRE IRONS
TO THE TINY BUSH TAX CUTS

By Vin Suprynowicz



UNITED STATES FISCAL POLICY & NATIONAL DEFENSE
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Volume III, Issue # 30, November 12, 2001

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

PRESERVING OUR ABILITY TO FIGHT:
CONTROLLING SPENDING TO FUND OUR PRIORITIES

By Christopher Cox




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