This weekend’s column at Townhall.com explores the culture of the current gun-buying spree. Please, read it on Townhall and comment there or — if you prefer our company — comment here.
And for the source of the Ron Paul quotation, check here.
Coverage for the signing of the new Secret Service bill is widespread, but The Daily Caller is as good a place to go as any.
This weekend’s Townhall column underscores the real cost of the payroll tax hike, part of the “fiscal cliff” deal: The erosion of Social Security’s “safety net” feature. It ain’t a safety net when it precludes your own savings.
Go to Townhall and read the column, and come back here for a few links, for further thought.
Well, much of the background has been covered in past Common Sense episodes. But, when it comes to Social Security, there has been an almost concerted attempt by government folks to shield people from the truth about nearly every aspect of the program. Take the “employer’s contribution” to “your Social Security”:
This weekend’s contribution to Townhall.com by Yours Truly concerns another one of those automated congressional time bombs. You know, like the “fiscal cliff” but less cliffy and more bomby. Head on over, and then back here, for a few links:
In case you didn’t notice, the world didn’t end on Friday. Oh, and Paul Jacob’s Sunday column on Townhall.com is up. Click on over, and come back here for more prophetic nourishment.
The bigger cliffs ahead include problems associated with
Any one of these is very bad. Together they threaten the very existence of the union. Here at Common Sense, we’re always interested in these problems, and in finding solutions. So, if you haven’t already, click on the link, above right, and subscribe to the email version of this weekday commentary. Thanks!
References to this weekend’s Townhall.com column:
We have entered a new era, and perhaps nothing expresses this better than the worry, by those who define themselves as “of the left,” that the poor are being “left behind” in the recent economic recoveries.
For some reasons, the cause for this is assumed to be “markets.” But what if the cause for this new social stratification were nothing other than government itself, as advocated and run by those who say they “most care”? What if they were responsible?
Go to the Townhall column, and come back here to consider a few more ideas. Here are some references:
I urge my readers to look into Mulligan’s book, and the book cited immediately above. Tell me what you think.