This final part, are direct quotes from chapter 20 of, “I Hold These Truths,” which I wrote about 35 years ago. It may a bit dated, but I haven’t wanted to edit it. “Occasionally, the citizen voters became upset at the taxes, so the politicians quickly voted ‘tax cuts’ into law, which were really tax […]
The next two parts are direct quotes from chapter 20 of “I Hold These Truths,” which I wrote 35 years ago. A bit dated, but I haven’t changed my mind – Don “A long time ago, a mythical community was totally free, It had virtually no taxes, a tiny government, and most citizens prospered and […]
Before I go any further, the name of the magazine I wrote about last week was not “Ranch,” but “Range.” I just saw most of a shocking film on one of the movie channels, titled “Dark Waters.” Watch it! It is about DuPont poisoning the waters of the adjacent factories producing Teflon, and workers getting […]
I have long been a fan of “RANCH” magazine. It’s super conservative, has many great articles which you will never find elsewhere, and is geared to the American West, ranching, nature, science, agriculture, red meat, and even has great photos. $19.95 a year, and the address is, “Ranch Magazine, P.O Box 639, Carson City, NV […]
An ‘investment’ generally means, if it is a good investment, you will have increased the number of things you ‘invested’ in, and here in the U.S., it generally means more dollars, or investments which can be turned into dollars. You invest a thousand dollars at 5% interest, and in a year, you will have $1,050, […]
Picture this: A fellow drives into a gas station with his Mercedes, fills its tank, and checks its oil. It’s a quart low, so he goes into the station and inquires what brands they carry. The clerk says, “We have Valvoline, Pennzoil, and our station brand, which is the same as the other two, but […]
The commonly used term “GDP,” stands for ‘gross domestic product,’ formerly “GNP,” or ‘gross national product.’ It matters not. Both stand for the same thing, and I am certain it is the most miss-understood measuring term there is, even though it is commonly used in news broadcasts and especially on financial channels and papers. Bake […]
Excerpts from a column I wrote 06-6-2003 In describing the Garden of Eden, the Bible says at Genesis 2:10-12, “A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which flows around the whole land of […]
I read a lot, and in 2001, Gordon Chang, (He’s been on Fox News many times), wrote a book titled, “The Coming Collapse of China.” I bought it, read it, and forgot it, until after I wrote the column a couple of weeks ago, about “China’s Future.” I write in the front of books I […]
In Saturday’s Journal, there was an extensive piece about storing dollars overseas, obviously to avoid taxation. The author went on about storing wealth in ‘responsible,’ ‘well run’ nations, who would welcome your money, and guard it well. As Biden would say, “Come on now.” There are lots of people who believe what they read, and […]