Title: Liberty Maven

Ron Paul’s “Fame and Fortune” simplifies the health care debate

Published on Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:49:49

Ron Paul participated in a short but quite good interview with Bankrate.com in its “Fame and Fortune” series. With one answer Paul sums up the health care debacle. Bankrate: What do you think of the health care reform package? Ron Paul: It’s a disaster! As a matter of fact, it was in the early ’70s when the read more..

Colts player reveals the essence of Ben Bernanke

Published on Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:49:06

Here is one of the Indianapolis Colts players revealing the essence of Ben Bernanke. (Thanks to Minnesota Chris) read more..

More Government Equals Fewer Jobs

Published on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:37:45

by Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital and author of Crash Proof 2.0: How to Profit from the Economic Collapse With today’s unexpected decline in December payrolls, the cry for more job-related stimulus will grow even louder. But the sad truth is that any new stimulus or jobs bills will ultimately swell the ranks of read more..

The Federal Reserve vs. Health Care Reform

Published on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:12:41

What do the Federal Reserve and the Democrats’ health care reform proposals have in common? No, it’s not the start of a bad joke nor a rhetorical question. It’s all about the role of government. Some question whether or not the Federal Reserve is a government entity. I don’t. It has government written all over it. read more..

Rewards Abroad

Published on Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:19:49

by John Browne – Senior Market Strategist, Euro Pacific Capital President Obama’s State of the Union message only serves to reinforce my forecast that investors will continue to find better returns in markets outside America and in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Indeed, the reward gap may well increase. Nothing in the read more..

Rand Paul, Ron Paul, and family in Washington Post profile

Published on Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:22:50

A rather long piece on Ron Paul’s family with a focus on his son Rand’s Kentucky senatorial bid is in the Washington Post today. It’s a fairly positive article for the most part, although I do detect some potential sarcastic undertones. Mostly I’m confused why it is running in the “Style” section? Then again, I suppose read more..

How government spending hurts you

Published on Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:34:10

On Monday, President Obama proposed a federal budget for 2011. It features record-setting spending and borrowing. We believe it will do more harm than good. Please tell Congress to oppose this budget and work to cut federal spending. You may copy or borrow from the following letter . . . I demand read more..

Common Sense Fixes the Job Market

Published on Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:58:43

“Economics consists of looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups… The economic goal of any nation, as of any individual, is to get the greatest results with the read more..

Virginia Senate votes to nullify Obamacare mandate

Published on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:38:50

The Virginia State Senate voted today 23-17 to add a provision to the Virginia State Code that would exempt Virginians from being forced by the federal government to participate in any health care plan. Furthermore, the provision exempts Virginians from having to pay a fine or fee for not participating. The text of the legislation sponsored read more..

The Pension Problem

Published on Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:51:22

Originally published January 29, 2010 at http://towneforcongress.com/economy/economic-aspects-of-the-pension-problem-by-antal-fekete The pension problem is not well understood by the general public or the media. Neither will I claim to be an expert, but for those who are unaware, a pension is a payment plan made to retirees in return for past work and contributions to the plan. While many read more..

The Precarious State of Our Union

Published on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:01:54

Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital and author of Crash Proof 2.0: How to Profit from the Economic Collapse In this week’s much anticipated State of the Union address, President Obama again demonstrated his poor understanding of the fundamental problems that confront our nation.  By following the advice of the same people who helped guide our economy to read more..

Judge Napolitano on Justice Alito’s “Not True” Moment

Published on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:37:39

Judge Andrew Napolitano, the freedom-loving host of Freedom Watch, penned a column describing in detail why Obama was wrong and Justice Alito was right, when Alito mouthed the words “not true” during the State of the Union speech on Wednesday night. The Supreme Court issued a ruling last week on the campaign finance that is still read more..