Monthly Archives: September 2014

Political Promises Never Lose Their Purchasing Power (Unlike Money …)

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Jack Curtis

The “Progressive’ Left promises to solve all your problems if you will give them control of government. President Ronald Reagan is quoted to the effect that the government is not the solution; it is the problem. So do you vote … Continue reading →

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Gleanings From The Passing Scene … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Jack Curtis

Welcome to our Saturday Sampling, a selection of the week’s riches for your delectation, amusement and well, horror or confirmation as you please: If you really wish to know,   Afghanistan Cost  is available here. We leave you to decide the … Continue reading →

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The Prez Wants High Wages And Lots of Cheap ‘Immigrant’ (How Do You Do That?)

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Jack Curtis

A fast food job today resembles the work that not long ago, helped students through college; today, the students rely on government secured loans and the jobs are filled by “immigrans.” That’s destructive for both cases. The loans mean that … Continue reading →

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The Magician’s Assisstant Wriggles Her ISIS To Distract Us From Ukraine …

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Jack Curtis

The manufactured Ferguson ‘crisis’ having gone its appointed way, we are now bombarded with the ISIS crisis to replace it. We are glued to Arabs murdering Arabs for being insufficiently Moslem, a game played without cease for centuries in those … Continue reading →

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Naked Actresses, Hackers, The Internet … Ho Hum!

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Jack Curtis

A number of British and American actresses are apparently having a snit over the appearance of numerous photos of themselves naked and in some cases apparently lewd, on the Internet. This reminds us of the righteous indignation of the fox … Continue reading →

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Islamic State: Made and Financed by Arabs (Let the Arabs Deal With It!)

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Jack Curtis

Obliterate ISIS! That’s pumping from media and politicians foaming to use the emotion generated by rapes and beheadings for their own purposes. It’s a replay of the “lynch the white cop!” Ferguson scenario. Get the public stirred up via media … Continue reading →

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Has Dr. Strangelove Entered Ukraine On A White Horse?

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Jack Curtis

While American media was distracted by ISIS and Ferguson, Russia appears to have invaded eastern Ukraine. Several thousand Russian troops and 100 tanks are reported fighting their way along the Ukrainian coast, relieving the pressure the Urrainian military had been … Continue reading →

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Politicians Have Created The Illusion Of Wealth … (And We Expect It To Finance Our Retirement)

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Jack Curtis

We’re examining two charts, one is a  Graph     of world  GDP versus equity prices while the other presents imports to rich and to developing countries of the World Economy. Unconvincingly, world GDP has been declining while share prices have gone … Continue reading →

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