Category Archives: The History of it All

From atop the flawed foundation of the Labor Theory of Value, Karl Marx made a series of predictions about capitalism that time has proven incorrect. Among these are the immiseration of the masses due to capital accumulation, chronic overproduction, capitalist-driven … Continue reading →

About once a year we will return to a series of posts from the past – most – if not all of them will come back to haunt us once more. BEWARE of the repetition of history. ~ Ed. Glass-Steagall … Continue reading →

The 1792 half disme (or half-dime)(pronounced “deem”) is shrouded in mystery, rich with history, and is a true token of coin-collecting lore. Plus, this particular little proto-nickel is worth quite a lot. Firsts, in particular, tend to mean something in … Continue reading →

YEAHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Visitors from around the world come to the United States for healthcare because the U.S. has the best healthcare in the world, if you have money.

Leftists deep down believe that all our earnings, like our children, belong to the government. In its beneficence, government gives some back, often with strings, instead of taking every dime. November 2, 2021 ~ Remember when Democrats proposed in their … Continue reading →

This is one part of history that we all wish would not repeat…but, the way everything is going, it looks like it will be a while before things get better. I recall my Great-grandmother sharing her stories of ration food … Continue reading →

The homes did not become more expensive – your work, efforts, talents and the US dollar became WORTHLESS! 1934 Christmas Catalog from Montgomery Ward.

My grandfather was born on April 19, 1915 in a dirty, one-room shack in the town of Bonham, Texas. Given the era, they had no electricity and no running water. And the family considered themselves fortunate that both mother and … Continue reading →

Congress recently passed the so-called “supplemental” spending bill, wasting billions of your tax dollars supplementing the already swollen $2.3 trillion 2003 federal budget. Congress loves the annual supplemental bill, because unlike other spending bills, the supplemental does not fund any … Continue reading →

We have come to accept that we are permanently trapped in an endless cycle of debt and money creation. But the only reason why debt and money grow at an exponential rate is because that is what our system was … Continue reading →