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The Irrelevance of the Debt Ceiling

I had posted this article before, but it was deleted sometime ago. Being that its a matter of importance, I am reposting it. Over the news we have been hearing about the idea of congress raising the debt ceiling. it has been pointed out that if it is not raised, then many entitlements will not [...]

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Wealth and Income Inequality

In ongoing discussions with anarcho-communists (and their brethren, supporters of “The Venus Project”) and others that would be considered “liberals” or “progressives” the common issue of inequality of income or wealth is often brought up. They will trot out their dog and pony show of showing how bad such is and what problems arise from [...]

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Hamilton’s Legacy

http://www.peacefreedomprosperity.com/?page_id=1140 By David P Shirk Of all the founding fathers, Hamilton is the one I have least respect for. Taking all of the worst policies of all the other founders, and then compounding them in an effort to re-establish some type of Monarchy in the newly established states, he worked endless hours trying to accomplish [...]

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Ludwig Von Mises Tribute (1881-1973) : Liberty & Economics

Ludwig Von Mises Tribute (1881-1973) : Liberty & Economics

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/msv3UrlLprc" width="425" height="344" allowfullscreen="true" fvars="fs=1" /] [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/K3swdbwhYtM" width="425" height="344" allowfullscreen="true" fvars="fs=1" /] [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/T9RXp8DYGbU" width="425" height="344" allowfullscreen="true" fvars="fs=1" /] [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/cWY3OV68sd8" width="425" height="344" allowfullscreen="true" fvars="fs=1" /] by Michael Shanklin Mises (1881-1973) was a man who never stopped fighting for freedom: not when the Nazis burned his books, not when the Left blackballed him at [...]

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Ron Paul – If You Found A Genie In A Bottle, What Would Your 3 Wishes Be?

Ron Paul – If You Found A Genie In A Bottle, What Would Your 3 Wishes Be?

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/DU5N3iLleu0" width="425" height="344" allowfullscreen="true" fvars="fs=1" /] by Michael Shanklin What would you wish for? Money? What does Dr. Ron Paul have to say on the subject? Ironically it’s what we here at Peace, Freedom, and Prosperity want as well. To vote up link on current.com: http://current.com/items/90164679_video-ron-paul-if-you-found-a-genie-in-a-bottle-what-would-your-3-wishes-be.htm OriginalYoutube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU5N3iLleu0fmt=18 To visit Michael Shanklin’s Youtube [...]

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ACORN Added As Official U.S. Census Bureau Partner – No Background Checks On Hires

ACORN Added As Official U.S. Census Bureau Partner – No Background Checks On Hires

http://www.campaignforliberty.com/article.php?view=99 Reposted by Michael Shanklin By Peter Orvetti 6/5/2009 Good news from the U.S. Census Bureau! “The 2010 Census will be a short-form only census,” its website declares. It will still be longer than the Constitution calls for — asking for “name, sex, age, date of birth, race, ethnicity, relationship and housing tenure” — but [...]

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Faith In Mythology & The Age of Folly

Faith In Mythology & The Age of Folly

http://mises.org/story/3505 Reposted by Michael Shanklin Mises Daily by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. How about a bit of reality? Not the ridiculous promises from Washington: the absurd talk of “green shoots” while unemployment soars and investment falls; the silly guarantees that GM has a bright future, even as its stock price falls to less than the [...]

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The Costs of Carbon Legislation – Not About Planet, About Power & Control

The Costs of Carbon Legislation – Not About Planet, About Power & Control

http://mises.org/story/3473 Reposted by Michael Shanklin Mises Daily by Robert P. Murphy In two of his recent op-eds (here and here) for the New York Times, Nobel laureate Paul Krugman has challenged critics of the government’s intentions to regulate carbon dioxide emissions, and he has even specifically endorsed the pending Waxman-Markey bill which includes a “cap-and-trade” [...]

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US Made Bombing Errors In Afghanistan

US Made Bombing Errors In Afghanistan

http://www.dailypaul.com/node/95174 Original Link:  http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/03/ap/politics/main5059462.shtml Reposted by Michael Shanklin AP) The U.S. military’s failure to follow tightened rules for aerial strikes likely caused civilian deaths in a May 4 American bombing in western Afghanistan, a defense official said Wednesday. The finding comes from an internal review of the incident, said the official, who spoke to The Associated [...]

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Only Criminals Use Honest Money

Only Criminals Use Honest Money

http://mises.org/story/3482 Reposted by Michael Shanklin Mises Daily by Christopher P. Casey I recently had surgery for appendicitis. Upon seeing me lying in a hospital bed, none of my visitors praised the bed’s healing power in curing my illness. All of them understood that although my condition was eliminated at the same time that I lay in [...]

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