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Another Word for Capital Is Productivity but “Politicians Exploit Economic Ignorance”

It’s not rocket science to conclude that whatever lowers the cost of capital formation, such as lowering the cost of investing in earthmovers, enables contractors to purchase more of them. Workers will have more capital to work with and as a result enjoy higher wages. -Prof Walter Williams (American Contempt for Liberty – Politicians Exploit …

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Quotes

“I Had Never Suspected, up to Then, That Frauds So Bold and Shameless Could Flourish…”

When I opened up GraniteGrok, it was clear that one of our focuses was going to be political which meant interacting with politicians. Here in NH, it’s a bit different in that no one here does it for pay. Many are making sacrifices in order to serve but many are either business owners, made their …

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What is the right response to lockdowns?

What is the Right Response to Lockdowns?

What is the right response to lockdowns? Lockdowns do indeed have costs. Some are financial and some of them are personal and health-related. There’s more than one way to wreck a life. For example:

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COVID19 Laws for Thee But Not for Me

We are in a crisis of the elite which has been simmering for quite a while. The pandemic has brought it more clearly into the open. The result is that people today are less likely to take politicians, the media, and “experts” seriously, for cause.

A Long Set Up And Reaching Back Into History But It Was Worth My Time.

ONE HAND WASHES THE OTHER: Joe Biden, Black Lives Matter activists helped you win Wisconsin. Don’t forget us. “These demands are not coming from Kenosha alone, but from all across the country, where the Black Lives Matter movement – the largest social uprising in our nation’s history – has inspired a new generation of voters and activists. …

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Don't just do something

Notable Quote – Politicians need to learn that sometimes the “best” of “doing something” really is “do nothing”

[P]oliticians invariably feel the need to “do something.” Despite volumes of evidence from disparate fields like economics, social work, ecology, and medicine, it never seems to occur to politicians that sometimes doing less, or even doing nothing, is by far the better approach. Why should it occur to them? When politicians act and their actions …

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Notable Quote – Ace

“Senator Feinstein has an inflated sense of her own intelligence and importance, and most of all her ability to sway public opinion. When she spouts “facts” that upon close examination disprove her point, it exposes the conceit that our politicians are in any way intellectually impressive. On the contrary, most of them are mendacious, grasping, …

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