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The economy category has posts on federal spending, debt and deficit, labor laws and policies, the battle between socialism and free market capitalism, and the tenuous relationship between the government, taxpayers, and the businesses that keep Americans employed.

Booming economy is a bad thing?

Our economy is booming, but if you ask Democrats they will tell you that despite 4% unemployment the economy isn’t working for middle America.
That means it needs to be fixed so it only works for left wing politicians.

Midterms chart bad economic future

The 2018 midterms started the House on a mission to prevent our economy from flourishing. A new push to socialize America is gaining strength and shows just how little prominent voices have learned from the catastrophic mistakes made by other countries.

The problem is that the U.S. economy isn’t about economics or numbers. It’s about the fundamental struggle between right and left, between free market capitalism and socialism’s give-away, free for all society.

Left wing economic lunacy

Economics should be all about the numbers, but when politics gets involved the numbers are the least of our worries. Have a look at New York Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez’s ridiculous Green New Deal and then ask yourself how 67 Democrats who back the plan can be so reckless and uninformed as to think that this kind of left wing lunacy is a good idea.

Housing Is Not a Right and Neither is Success

July 12, 2015 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

Trying to connect the dots between housing, equality, and success in a way that makes sense is quite a stretch, even for Barack Obama. Our incomes are not secured by our equal protection rights. Neither are our houses, though they had a lot to do with the bad mortgages for unaffordable dreams that helped cause the president’s Great Recession. Owning a McMansion can be a sign of … [Read more...] about Housing Is Not a Right and Neither is Success

Protesting is for Idiots. These Things Pay Better.

May 24, 2015 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

It is highly unlikely that McDonald’s corporate elite were quaking in their boots when a horde of Fight for $15 derelicts descended on the company’s headquarters in Oakbrook, Illinois. Most of us were working that day so we couldn’t join in on the fun. Besides, protesting for higher pay is for idiots. There are better ways to occupy your time that will achieve the same thing. … [Read more...] about Protesting is for Idiots. These Things Pay Better.

Why Washington Despises You and Your Money

April 2, 2015 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

Sheep on White House Lawn

If you are sending more money to the IRS this month and feel anything but anger and hatred towards the evildoers in Washington who skimmed your paycheck all year and still want more, you are one of two things. You are either a tax cheat who really should be paying more or you are a moron. While it’s tempting to put Democrats in that last group, even they can’t be so hopelessly … [Read more...] about Why Washington Despises You and Your Money

Balanced Federal Budget? We the People Say No.

February 15, 2015 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

All of you fiscal conservatives who keep demanding that we pass a law for a balanced federal budget? Give it up. A federal budget that doesn’t leak at the seams and rack up unimaginable debt for every taxpaying American is unthinkable. It goes against the fundamental rule of politics: at all costs, curry favor with the people. Besides, if you think Washington can change the way … [Read more...] about Balanced Federal Budget? We the People Say No.

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