Have you ever seen someone you used to know whom you thought was put together well? Then you run into them years later, and they look like they just gave up. That’s Vermont.
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Why Shouldn’t You Trust the Government?
Most of you know any number of reasons, dozens, scores, innumerable, perhaps for distrusting the government, and it grows almost daily. You know enough, and we don’t want to turn off first-time readers – or relatively new lurkers – with the fire hose. No, this ‘Why’ is one why, but it’s a big one with lots of tentacles.
Night Cap: How Did the U.S. Government Become So Big?
by Op-Ed
How big is the federal government? Two measures are the number of civilian employees (nearly two million) and the number of agencies (now exceeding 440). These numbers barely hint at their massive meddling into business activities and the personal lives of Americans.
The Biden Administration’s EV Goals Are an Expensive Fantasy
by Op-Ed
The Biden administration is pushing for widespread electrification in less than 20 years through government subsidies and coercive regulations as part of its aggressive climate agenda. The truth is that President Joe Biden’s goals are an illusion at the expense of the American people.
We the Targeted: How the Government Weaponizes Surveillance to Silence Its Critics
by Op-Ed
Ever since Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his groundbreaking “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963, the Deep State has been hard at work turning King’s dream into a living nightmare.
Vermont’s Energy Burden Report is .. Well, Burdensome
Vermont is a wink and a nod away from erecting statues of Lenin and Trotsky next to the Marx Museum of Modern Democrat Socialism. It’s just down and to the Left on Engles Ave. The place is loony with leftism. So this report about energy burden is a real hoot.
Promoted from the Comments: Wag the Dog, Who’s Government is it, and Rich Men North of Richmond
by Skip
I haven’t done one of these kinds of posts for a while, and while going through my emails on Sunday after being OoO (“Out Of The Office”) on Saturday, these caught my eye as they each spoke to the REAL threat to our “Democracy.”
“I Don’t Know Where Any Bodies Are Buried. But I Think I Know What Happened to Their Souls.”
From 2007-2015 Simon Marcus was a British Conservative Party Candidate, “sometime advisor and up-and-comer.” He’s taken that experience and written a piece you should read titled “How Politics Destroys Your Soul.” He’s talking about Parliament, but it rings true in any political environment.
Point That Finger in the Mirror
Recently, I saw someone complaining that the Biden administration’s attempts to suppress free speech on social media are inconsistent with promises that Biden made to ‘bring decency and morality’ back to government.
“Biden Owes His “Victory” To Blatant Political Corruption”
Reporter Tom Elliott has compiled a compelling list of facts pointing out the US government’s institutional corruption. You’ve likely seen some or most of them, but they paint a disturbing and unpleasant picture of America when laid out in succession.
Government Power Is Like a Deadly Disease
by Op-Ed
Government power is like a deadly disease.
If you don’t nip it in the bud, it grows faster and faster – and more dangerous.
That’s what the Founders and Old Revolutionaries warned us about – repeatedly. As a result of ignoring their warnings for generations, we now live under the largest government in history – and the disease keeps getting worse.
Like a Boomerang, The Exasperation Keeps Coming Back – Federal Govt Debt Ceiling Games
by Skip
This is a freakingly great concept! If you can’t spend for everything, try PRIORITIZING the spending.
Teacher’s Goal Is To Confuse “Her” Children About Gender and MORE! – Stack of Stuff #40
by Skip
Yep, another helping of teachers/staff/School Districts acting as full-blown ideological missionaries for Gender Dysphoria mental illness and Critical Race Theory (you are only what your skin shows, not how you think). The first story up is a tale about the endgame of both tactics – chaos, and confusion.
Don’t Trust the Government with Your Privacy, Property, or Your Freedoms
by Op-Ed
How do you trust a government that continuously sidesteps the Constitution and undermines our rights? You can’t.
Data Point: Americans Believe American Government Has Too Much Power
by Skip
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A 54% majority of Americans say the federal government has too much power, while 39% say it has about the right amount of power and 6% say too little. These figures have generally been stable throughout the Donald Trump and Joe Biden presidential administrations. Since 2005, no less than 50% of Americans … Read more
Chris Pappas Can See a Russian Family Having Dinner From His Front Porch
The Pappas campaign has struggled with legitimacy for years. He’s got a white-collar political activist in a commercial pretending (much like Pappas himself) to be a blue-collar guy. And now there’s an ad with a “New Hampshire” family eating dinner who are actually Russian, living in Moscow.
The Eavesdropper
by Op-Ed
A real tragedy that Americans have lost their Fourth Amendment right to privacy! Did anyone think to restrain the makers of cell phones from listening in on every conversation? I don’t mean just what is said between caller and callee. I mean, yer basic CIA can hear whatever you say NEAR your phone.
Data Point – Two-Tiered Justice System and Government Is Rigged against Ordinary Citizens
by Skip
I’ve been posting other Data Points that we ordinary folk are losing Trust in our institutions (both private and public). Now, it is blatant. From the Trafalgar Group: (click to embiggen) If you go to the link, you’ll see that this is an “overall” take. If you look at the Republican, Democrat, and Independents’ take … Read more
Vermont Spends Hundreds of Millions – The Problem Got Worse
Throwing money at problems that get worse might suggest to some that the problem isn’t money but not Democrats. First, it’s not their money, so why would that matter? Second, the cash enlarges government and state power which is why they spend it. What, you thought they cared?
Skip’s Sauntering Snippet #9-Whose Fault Is the Great Baby Formula Shortage (Hint: It Ain’t Putin)? Plus, FDA to Be Investigated!
by Skip
Yes, I’m going backwards – that’s what happens, as I’m finding out, that when you record a number of stream-of-consciousness thoughts because you had WAY too much time in the car, sometimes current events overrun your planning. Like it did with the Baby Formula – which is now back in the news as the FDA, … Read more