$62 Trillion and counting… Uncle Sam’s fantasyland

By: imperfectamerica (Diary)  |  June 13th at 07:41 AM  | 

Dreams vs. fantasies. Dreams are a good thing to have. They inspire us. They generally have some connection with reality and are usually the kinds of things one can work at attaining or accomplishing. Fantasies on the other hand usually have very little connection with reality and even less likelihood of coming true. One might dream of making a million dollars or growing up to | Read More »

The Prosperity Ratio: Why we should encourage tax cuts for the rich…

By: imperfectamerica (Diary)  |  April 25th at 07:07 AM  | 

One of the easiest ways to recognize a liberal is their refusal to accept that the universe is dynamic rather than static. The most obvious example of this is their perpetual inability (or unwillingness) to grasp the notion that increasing taxes and growing regulations impact taxpayer behavior. This can be seen in on a number of levels. On the state level it can be seen | Read More »

A Shameless Obama Snow Job

By: imperfectamerica (Diary)  |  August 30th at 04:50 PM  | 

Shame and public humiliation used to be very effective forms of social conditioning. In Middle Age Europe an offender would often be placed in a pillory or stock and be subject to public humiliation and ridicule for their offense. The idea was that after being subjected to such humiliation the offender would mend their ways in order to avoid a repeat performance. Such discipline was | Read More »