How to Deal with Debt Stress

Alongside denial, fear, panic, anger, and depression, stress is just one of the many emotions experienced on a daily basis by those that are saddled with debt. Fortunately, there are ways to fight debt-induced stress and ultimately beat it. For this to be the case, however, you can’t just bury your head in the sand … Read more

US vs China trade war

China: not as strong as the media tells us?

I remember when Germany was going to beat the pants off us economically.  Japan back in the 70s.  Rumors for South Korea – ditto.  And the European Union, with its free trade emphasis, was supposed to be the juggernaut that was going to run roughshod over the US. Each one of them, when you looked … Read more

Is College A Good Investment? It’s your time and money

So you think you have an extra $100,000. Sure, but do you have the four years it will take? Okay, what are you expecting for a rate of return on your investment? Well, you’ll be glad to hear we’re here to help you finance this wonderful opportunity. There’s a whole package of government loans and … Read more

Government Spending Reform

The issue Higher taxes are not the solution to our out-of-control spending. Taxes are over $3 trillion this year. Our deficit will be over $1 trillion. Raising all taxes by one third only allows us to balance the budget. How ugly is that? It would not allow us to put a dent in our debt. … Read more

Dems Run on Absurd Economic Ideas… Part 2 of 3

Leftists fall short in many areas. They are full of big, bold ideas. Ideas, most of which were on display during the last two Democratic 2020 presidential hopeful debates. It’s one thing to have an idea, but another to be able to transform it into reality. Economic reality Most of the big, bold ideas leftists … Read more

Republican Presidential Challengers Are Queuing Up

Data from the Treasury Department shows the deficit increasing by $120 billion in July alone. Most of the spending is going toward health services and the military. Congress and the Executive branch just agreed to remove the debt ceiling and further increase spending. The year over year comparison for the month shows federal spending up … Read more

Just Say No to The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019

The President and congressional leaders have announced a recent spending deal. If acted upon we will see trillion dollar deficits until further notice. Can you say brain dead? This agreement has nothing to do with budgeting. Call it what it is. It is a spending authorization agreement. The deal… The deal called the Bipartisan Budget … Read more

Chains, children, shackle, slave

Servitude Is Alive and Well in America

by Kevin Scully  |

The Democrats have successfully reintroduced indentured servitude to American society by creating three classes of government serfs. The vote-slave, the wage-slave, and the debt-slave.

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We Got More Checks… Just There’s No Money In the Account

Authorizing spending is not the same thing as making a budget. If you don’t recognize a responsibility to not spend more than you take in, it is not a budget. The United States has not had a budget in more than a decade. The federal government is behaving like a teenager with a checkbook. It … Read more

Warning: Debt Can Be Hazardous to Your Healthcare

Our economy is strong, but is the national debt likely to bring it down? Our current strong economic growth masks a dangerous hazard; one which can lead to America’s downfall. Left unchecked, debt threatens the prosperity of future generations. According to recent polling by Peter G. Peterson Foundation most Americans agree: “Future generations will be … Read more

Debt Service = Defense Spending???

Federal spending this year is already more than $3 trillion. That’s ignorant. Congress is drunk on spending. 2019 is setting yet another new record for out of control spending. Guess what… Congress is once again coming up on an appropriations deal impasse. Surprise, surprise, surprise! Let the shutdown hysteria begin. We are entering the hyperbole … Read more

Promise, Tax, Grow Government, Borrow, Grander Promises, Until…

Promise me this… The Donkey’s running for President are locked in battle. Socialists all, they are competing to become the candidate who promises to give away the most tax dollars of yours. They are promising to give away everything to anyone who might be a potential voter whether or not they are a citizen. Why … Read more

Democrats Support Unions - Oppose Educational Excellence

Higher Education: Hubris or Value

The Issue Is higher education in America a value adding proposition? We all know the costs associated with it are high. When compared with real wages education cost is rising. Are the costs too high, are students learning too little or maybe they are learning the wrong things? Is higher education really the best way … Read more

Red Ink Rules

The federal government drools when it come to budgeting The federal deficit was $693 billion for the first half of fiscal year 2019. That is $94 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last year. By anybody’s numbers the deficit and our accumulated debt are too large. Quite simply our federal government … Read more

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