If there were some time of truth lens through which you could watch politicians make their statements, I would imagine it would look something like this.
When the constitution was written, and this cannot be repeated enough, it was a concerted effort to put limits on government action. The constitution is basically a charter that outlines specific actions that government is permitted to take. The founding fathers however remained worried that the wording in the constitution was not enough and the government may abuse its power. They ended up drafting a bill of rights, the first 10 amendments to the constitution, which in contrast to the constitution outlined things that government may never do. Boy, were the founding fathers ever right. As we look around today…
Lol, so my first thought was, My second thought was. I am sorry, but socialism cannot win, it can only destroy. People who participate in destructive behavior often have a desperate need to believe that they’re good. That is the only explanation I have for the over the top congratulatory spasms the left is experiencing right now. As I will explain, their claim for Krugman’s victory is analogous to a boxing match, in which…
With minimum wage in the news, Costco got a lot of attention for paying their employees $17 per hour, while Walmart only pays about $9 per hour. Costco immediately became a progressive darling, and you started hearing calls to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The justification for this being, to insure that low skill workers can earn a living wage. I will give some credit to the left, they are very good at inventing new terms, I mean, who can be against a living wage right? Of course living wage just means a government mandated minimum wage,…
