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COLQUHOUN: Nashua’s Debt Reality: What Alderman Thibeault Gets Wrong

October 27, 2025 Laura Colquhoun

It was disappointing to read Alderman Derek Thibeault’s recent Union Leader op-ed claiming that “some candidates are distorting the truth” about Nashua’s debt. In fact, it is Alderman Thibeault who has misled the public about the city’s financial position. Alderman Thibeault stated that “claims of Nashua having $500 million in debt are flat-out false” and … Read more

2025 New Year’s Resolutions, Part Two

January 17, 2025 Ron Paul

Even though we are (a few) weeks into 2025, I want to suggest some more New Year’s resolutions. The Federal Reserve should resolve to stop enabling excessive federal spending by purchasing Treasury bonds, thus monetizing the federal debt. The Federal Reserve’s monetization of federal debt enables the federal government to amass trillions in debt while … Read more

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Politicians Won’t Solve Our Spending Problem Unless We Make Them

May 29, 2025January 10, 2025 Connor O'Keeffe

Last Friday, House Republicans opened the first session of the 119th Congress by voting to keep Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA) on as Speaker of the House. Almost every Republican—including pro-establishment moderates, Trump loyalists, and even the “hardliners” that make up the fiscally conservative Freedom Caucus—fell in line behind Johnson. The one Republican who refused to … Read more

Rand Paul’s 2024 ‘Festivus’ Government Waste Report is Out

December 26, 2024 Steve MacDonald

For the past decade, Rand Paul has been issuing an annual report on government waste. A highlight reel of some of the worst fiscal abuses of the public trust and its tax dollars. This year the Kentucky Senator has accumulated another sliver of fiscal abuse and shared it with the world. “This year, I am … Read more

Want to Cut Federal Workers? Just Cut Spending

December 6, 2024 Ryan McMaken

Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been making a lot of noise about all the federal employees it plans to fire. The DOGE people have framed total federal employment as something of a proxy for the total size of the federal government. Cutting the federal workforce is all well and good, but … Read more

A Lame Duck Biden Could Put The World In Peril

November 29, 2024 Ray Cardello

The title intimates that I am concerned about Joe Biden’s actions on the global stage during his last two months in office, but that would presume he is in power. We all know that Biden is not in charge, but we cannot pinpoint exactly who is calling the shots for this Manchurian president. Whoever it … Read more

Complicity Galore

February 24, 2024 Jim Bowman

Beginning in 1789, America’s Constitutional form of limited governing took effect. As our new country became established, its authority was limited, as was its revenue – due to its meager tariff-based revenue – so if there was debt back then, it was minor and of brief duration.

Stupid Is as Stupid Does

October 25, 2023 Steve Earle

When Hamas terrorists attacked and killed thousands of Jewish citizens, our current President Biden eventually did the right thing and supported Israel while condemning Hamas. That good thing isn’t lasting very long, though, as now he wants to send $2 billion of taxpayer relief money to Gaza.

Growing US Debt Menaces Liberty and Prosperity

August 25, 2023 Op-Ed

Congress’ top priority this fall will be passing legislation funding the government and avoiding a “shutdown.” As of this writing, it appears unlikely that the Republican-controlled House will be able to make a deal with President Biden and the Senate Democrats on a long-term spending bill. Instead, they will likely pass a short-term funding bill … Read more

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SCOTUS Says No, Joe Says Yes!

July 18, 2023 Ray Cardello

In one of the last rulings of the 2023 session, the Supreme Court of the United States decided that Joe Biden’s attempt to forgive up to $20,000 of current balances of student loans was unconstitutional.

How to Retire Without Debt

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 Guest Contributor

Retirement is something to which many people look forward throughout their careers. However, retiring with debt can put a damper on your fun and games.

Inflation Reduction Act Will Hurt America’s Middle Class

August 27, 2022 Don

Democrats, including Sens. Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen, and Reps. Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, apparently think that middle-income and poorer Americans are not suffering enough. Their votes for the misnamed Inflation Reduction Act will increase our suffering now; any benefits will be later. The IRA increases the spending that caused today’s painful 8.5% inflation. … Read more

Factors That Affect How Much Home You Can Afford

August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 Guest Contributor

The home buying process can be exciting as you browse potential houses and find the perfect fit for your family. Before you settle on a house, however, you need to consider carefully how much house you can afford. How much home you can afford largely depends on your income, your debts, and your current financial situation. Keep reading to learn more about the factors that affect how much home you can afford.

What are The Five Basics of Money Management?

August 9, 2022August 5, 2022 Op-Ed

Managing your money can be difficult, especially if you’re living paycheck to paycheck and having difficulty paying down your debt. So what are the five basics of money management? And how can they help you?

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Will China Joe Bail out Beijing With Your Life Savings?

July 14, 2022 Steve MacDonald

For as long as I’ve been blogging, certain political factions have insisted that the government will take our savings. Be it 401K, other retirement money, or just your ordinary bank accounts, poof – gone. Well, that just happened in China, so it begs the question.

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Forgiving Your Student Loans Will Actually Cost You More – A lot More!

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Steve MacDonald

If you fell for the pyramid scheme of modern higher learning, that’s your fault. An overpriced (increasingly) useless degree paid for with a loan that’s part of another Democrat campaign laundromat. And now you’re yelping for a bailout? Clearly, that degree is more useless than I imagined. You can’t even do simple math.

We Win. They Lose

March 13, 2022February 23, 2022 Ray Cardello

We win. They lose—a brilliant simple statement by one of the great communicators of our time. Ronald Reagan crafted that statement as he did many others during his two terms as President of the United States.

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Did You Send Your Daughter To College to Become an Amature Online Porn Star?

February 23, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Not that long ago, the internet invented OnlyFans. It’s an online video subscription service that allows you to share anything you think will attract an audience willing to pay you to look at it or watch it. Here’s their description of it.

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Death by a Thousand Cuts – Fisking “Goober’s” Blushing Endorsement of Biden’s Infrastructure Bill

December 3, 2021 Op-Ed

“Goober for Gubnor” Jon Mogan wrote a blushing endorsement of Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill in a local paper. Us: Exactly whose view are you denoting? Biden’s fictitious 81 million voters?

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Nashua Isn’t Nashua Anymore

October 11, 2021 Burt Janz

I moved into Nashua in 1982 the week after I was honorably discharged from the US Navy. It was still a relatively small “city” just north of the Massachusetts border. Main Street had a movie theater, there were practice soccer fields on Amherst Street, and the only mall was just off Exit 6.