American Terrorist, Unamerican Justice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6bgwZGZiIo
Bernanke: Social Security OK if Shaped Like a “Pyramid”
Just wanted to make sure that everybody caught Ben Bernanke’s description of Social Security, because it provides a pretty clear illustration of why people consider it to be a pyramid scheme.
On entitlements, you’re also correct that they’re not true insurance programs - I think many Americans think the money they put in Social Security is, […]
Because Total Freedom Doesn’t Seem to Work: Chris Matthews on Ron Paul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBbV7mURP0I
At 4:00 into the video, Chris recounts that he was enthusiastic about libertarianism in his youth but no longer espouses those views “because the idea of total freedom doesn’t seem to work.” You can tell by the way Chris moved on from that statement so quickly that he was caught in a candid moment. Ron […]
Keynes v. Hayek, Round 2
Another excellent video from our Keynes v. Hayek rappers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTQnarzmTOc
The Debt Ceiling and the Budget Debate
For those of us who are aware that the Federal Government has run up an astounding $14.3 trillion dollar debt (http://www.usdebtclock.org/), it might come as somewhat of a surprise that there is such a thing as a “debt ceiling”–which is a maximum amount which the Treasury can borrow. Of course, this is a surprise only […]