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We're rich, I tell ya, rich!

6/21/2016

The Middle Class Is Shrinking Because They Are Becoming Rich | Coyote Blog

Perhaps only doom and gloom sell newspapers, but the media have been wrong about this for a very long time. Same goes for the progressive economists who are always complaining about how the little guy is being held down.

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Just invite them aboard to watch the exercises

6/17/2016

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U.S.–China Economic Relations Continue to Sour

Nothing will make them feel more inferior than actually having a helm side view of exactly what the US can do to them. If that triggered an arms race, or accelerates the South China Sea race, great. The way to beat China is the same way we beat Japan, in WWII, Germany in WWII, and the USSR in the Cold War, out industrialize them through arms race. We don't even have to engage in the race, we only need look like we are racing. Once exhausted, and impoverished, they will infarct.

This goes for Putin's Russia as well, engage, arms race them into poverty, reduce the government, allow it to recreate itself.

Lather, rinse, repeat as necessary until they come to grips with the reality of the End of History and shift to free markets, republican governance, limited government regulations, and reformed religions.

This might take a while!

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Philadelphia: the making of North Korea East!

6/15/2016

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Prepare to Pay Taxes on Soda in Cities and Towns Across the US

Now just take away their cars, so they don't have the ability to buy soda outside of the high tax area, and it might just work! No, limit travel! That would be better! And ration sugar, and coffee, and bacon, and make Philadelphians follow the food pyramid, and no booze, and . . .

They will flock to Philly, no really . . .

Hat tip: Wednesday morning links - Maggie's Farm

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Mexico staggers under flood of migrants heading to the US

6/10/2016

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'At the limit,' Mexico buckles under migrant surge to U.S.

The lack of opportunity in Mexico is not attractive, it is the opportunity in the US which attracts.

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Sanders apoplectic, free markets, constitutional democracy, reformed religions, and limited governments solve extreme poverty . . .

5/28/2016

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http://www.aei.org/publication/friday-night-links-6/

. . . not Socialism.

Notice how the curve begins before Socialism, and the end of Socialism has no effect on the curve.

The Bern Stumped by Venezuela

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Progressivism is a failure

5/27/2016

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What the hell is going on? - Marginal REVOLUTION

Tyler Cowen realizes something's up, but can't quite put his finger on it.

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Micheal Walsh dissects our Monsters from the Id

5/23/2016

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Monsters from the Id

He does a good job here.

There is even more below!

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Gee, a world wide wave of political populism, what could be the cause?

5/20/2016

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Europe’s Populist Politicians Tap Into Deep-Seated Frustration

In the US, The Bern, and The Donald have stolen the show, and if the Democrat primary relied only on the votes of the party members, The Bern would likely have won, but the party is not a democrat institution, it only allow a modicum of democratic fixtures to palliate the masses. It is a socialist totalitarian institution, but, of course!

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