Socialism Explained
Ludwig von Mises : ” In using the term freedom as applied to human beings, we think only of freedom within society. Yet, today, social freedoms are considered by many people to be independent of...
View ArticleWelcome To The World Of Perpetual Pauperism
‘Poverty’ Like We’ve Never Seen It The Never-ending Crisis Requires Never-ending Government Solutions We Are Surely On The Road To Serfdom One Of Dear Leader’s Cronies Once Said ” You Never Want A...
View ArticleDetroit In Pictures
Photo Essay — Detailing Some Of Detroit’s Diverse Neighborhoods ” However, unlike New York, the look within the neighborhood has its own differences too. There aren’t too many neighborhoods...
View ArticleIt’s A Food Stamp Nation
Foodstamps Soar By Most In 16 Months: Over 1 Million Americans Enter Poverty In Last Two Months ” And we thought last month’s delayed foodstamp data was bad. The just reported foodstamp...
View ArticleWelcome To Hope & Change
Federal Welfare Spending to Skyrocket 80 Percent in Next Decade Currently, 95% of spending on means-tested poverty assistance falls into four categories: cash assistance, health assistance,...
View ArticleAnother “Central Planning” Success Story
Starving North Koreans ‘are forced to eat their children’ ” One father is said to have been executed by firing squad for killing his two kids for food. And it has sparked fears there could be...
View ArticleFraudulent Obamaphone Claims …
Millions Improperly Claimed U.S. Phone Subsidies ” The U.S. government ( Taxpayers ) spent about $2.2 billion last year to provide phones to low-income Americans, but a Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleUS Urban Misery – Forbes List 2013
Forbes Lists America’s 20 ‘Most Miserable Cities’; Guess What The Vast Majority Have in Common? Believe it or not , this is no third world slum ... This is Detroit ” Forbes just published its 20...
View Article8% Of American Households Have No Bank Account
Poverty In America: Millions Of Families Too Broke For Bank Accounts ” Sabino Fuentes-Sanchez hid $25,000 all around his house because he didn’t trust banks. Lasonia Christon receives her Walmart...
View ArticleGreek Economy Spawns The Ultimate “Austerity Drug”… Sisa
New Drug Called Sisa Is Killing Austerity-Hit Greek Youths ” A new and very cheap drug is killing Greek youth who no longer can see a future for themselves. Sisa is a form of crystal meth being...
View ArticleWhere Do The Wealthiest Citizens Of New York Live?
The 3D Map That Shows The Vast Income Difference Between Neighborhoods ” Surveying the breathtaking skyline of New York City, it is sometimes impossible to see with the naked eye the huge...
View ArticleHere’s An Offer For You: $38,004 Per Year, Tax Free.No Work Required.Apply At...
When Welfare Pays Better Than Work ” The federal government funds 126 separate programs targeted towards low-income people, 72 of which provide either cash or in-kind benefits to individuals. (The...
View ArticlePoverty Just Ain’t What It Used To Be
Poverty Includes Computers And Cell Phones ? ” A newly released report by the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that most Americans living below the bureaucratically designated “poverty line” enjoy...
View ArticleObama’s Numbers, October Update
Jobs, Debt And Poverty All Are Up ” America is still gaining jobs under President Obama, but millions more live in poverty, typical household incomes have not kept pace with inflation, and the...
View ArticleUS Obesity By The Numbers
Here’s How Obesity Relates To Gender, Race And Income In The US ” In developed economies the quantity of food available to people is less of a differentiator than the quality of food that’s...
View ArticleThe Obama Economy By The Numbers
7 Stone Cold Facts About the Economy That Progressives Cannot Wish Away ” Facts are unbelievably stubborn things. Compare these changes for the last year of the Bush presidency 2008 versus...
View ArticleWhile The World Cup May Be Full , The World Plate Is Empty … Street Artist...
A Brazilian Street Artist Has Created The World Cup’s First Viral Image Courtesy of Paulo Ito. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pauloito/13998946669 ” On May 10, Brazilian artist Paulo Ito...
View ArticleDC Is Food Stamp Capital Of US With 22% Of Residents On Dole
States With The Most People On Food Stamps ” With grocery bills priced as high as $1,300 per month as of late, some American workers simply cannot afford all of their groceries on top of...
View ArticleGovernment Assistance … Humph
Poverty has won the War On Poverty ” Here’s the real reason, folks: Government welfare isn’t an effective method for fighting poverty. In fact, it looks like welfare is keeping poverty alive. Check out...
View ArticleWitness The Endgame Of Liberal Governance
Once-great Detroit collapses, files for biggest city bankruptcy in U.S. history ” Detroit, once one of the great power centres of North America, has collapsed, filing for what would be the biggest...
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