Monthly Archives: October 2008

Republicans and the Supreme Court

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Joseph

Many republicans will support John McCain next Tuesday because they hope he will continue to elect justices to the court who will overturn Roe v. Wade. While abortion is a very important issue in our day that must be eliminated, … Continue reading →

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John McCain on Gun Control

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Joseph

While Obama definitely wants to lead us down a road to when the government will take all our guns, I would like to point to an article, John McCain’s Gun Control Problem, at the Gun Owners of America that explains … Continue reading →

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Lew Rockwell on Not Voting

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Joseph

Lew Rockwell has written an interesting article for the latest edition of The American Conservative on not voting.  While I’m not sure that I agree at the moment (there is still a week), he does make some interesting points: we … Continue reading →

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What Has Government Done to Our Money?

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Joseph

Murray Rothbard’s book, What Has Government Done to Our Money?, is available as a free audiobook or a free download from the Mises Institute.  I’ve listened to most of it and want to recommend it as an easy to understand … Continue reading →

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Nixon and the Gold Standard

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Joseph

In 1944 an agreement was reached at Bretton Woods that established the US Dollar as the reserve currency for the world.  The dollar was used to back the other currencies of the world.  The value of other currencies throughout the … Continue reading →

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Taxation by Inflation

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Joseph

Inflation is a hidden and intentionally deceptive form of taxation. Governments love to be off the gold standard and use fiat currencies that allow them to inflate without controls (especially when all the other governments are also on fiat currencies). … Continue reading →

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Providence and Principle

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Joseph

In this election as in past elections many people of principle get into disagreements about whether it is right to vote for the “lesser of two evil” choices for an office like the President.  Many Christians will say things like … Continue reading →

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Holding Failures Accountable

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Joseph

Joe Biden wants to take the pensions of failed corporate executives.  The idea is that since their companies failed they should be held accountable by government because we don’t believe in a free market (probably because we’ve never seen one).  … Continue reading →

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Socializing Your Retirement More

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Joseph

Democrats in the house are now talking about socializing 401(k) plans.  The plan that is being put forward would stop tax breaks on your 401(k) and would begin “redirecting those tax breaks to a new system of guaranteed retirement accounts … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul vs. Alan Greenspan

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Joseph

The important fact to remember when considering the current economic crisis is to remember that people like Ron Paul, who hold to austrian economics, predicted it. They pointed out years ago that what Greenspan was doing would cause such a … Continue reading →

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