The Fiscal Responsibility Delusion
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Most people still believe in governments. True, they may not trust them (see In Government We Distrust ), but they still believe that governments are necessary, the democratic system is OK and if only we could find the right politician everything would work out just fine. They are clearly deluded.
If you take the time and speak with many of these people you can begin to peel away the different layers…
About Progressive Taxation
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Many countries have instantiated a so-called "progressive" taxation system. This system -just like any other tax system- does not work (see for example Taxes And Myths ) but why is it so popular? Why is it that so many people believe that it is "just" and "fair"? Why so many people fall for it?
Good questions. Let's take a look.
The basis of a progressive taxation system is that it…well… taxes…
The War On Drugs - Failure By Design
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Everybody and their cats and dogs (let's not discriminate) knows absolutely, positively and definitively that drugs are "bad". Everybody knows for sure that governments are doing whatever they can to combat drugs. Everybody knows that thus governments are Drug Dealers' worst foes. And everybody is mistaken.
We have explained in other articles why the development, provision and use of all drugs of any kind inherently clashes against our beliefs as…
Natural Gas Wars - Political Weapons Of Mass Destruction - Part 2 of 2
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EUROPA
European countries are now fully dependent from Russian NG considering that:
Libia is a non-state and there is no hope to get NG from there.
The US torpedoed the proposed Persian pipeline that would have brought NG from Iran by forcing EU nations to embargo Iranian NG as part of its economic warfare initiative.
Russians sunk Nabucco.
EU is now and in the future under permanent Russian control and in…
Natural Gas Wars - Political Weapons Of Mass Destruction - Part 1 of 2
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The term "Weapon of Mass Destruction" (WMD) is most certainly meaningless. It was coined by Bush (Jr.) as a sound bit when he needed an excuse to invade Iraq. Yet, it does convey a powerful image. Something in a small package having the capability to produce massive death and destruction is certainly terrifying. When this term is used, most people immediately think in nuclear or biological weapons, the hydrogen bomb…
The Russians Are Out Of Ukraine! Freedom Has Won!
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There you have it. Diplomacy prevailed. Economic pressure on Russia did its job. The valiant Ukrainian soldiers fought with decision. The EU reasserted its support for Ukraine and NATO played its card quietly under the table and enacted the fright factor. Well... not a chance.
In order to understand what's going on you must take a step back or two or a few thousand and start looking at the events on…
In Government We Distrust
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Some time back the OECD published a piece called "Trust in Government". This piece serves as an introduction to other pieces that presumably "demonstrate" how valuable OECD endeavours are (i.e. job security for bureaucrats) by extoling the virtues of government. Today we are going to take a critical look at its contents because it summarizes the viewpoint politicians have of people as reflected by OECD apparatchiks. At a later date,…
ISIL The Invincible - Part 2 of 2
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THE DISRUPTION THEORY
Then, we have the new and upcoming theory of "disruption". Government think tanks around the globe have decreed that although it may not be possible to permanently defeat ISIL (or any other such organization for that matter) it is possible to disrupt their operations to a point at which they no longer represent a threat. Great. And then what?
What will guarantee that such organizations won't rise…
ISIL The Invincible - Part 1 of 2
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The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) also known as the Islamic State is the latest incarnation of extremist religious Muslim groups. For a background on ISIL, please head to Wikipediaand search for "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant". ISIL-related issues are front page for no other reason than because the US is involved in attempting their annihilation. Of course, many other countries agree, some silently and…
