Common Folk Using Common Sense

September 17th, 1787, the day when our Founding Fathers signed the Constitution. And if any one factor can explain why our republic has endured and thrived for 223 years, it is this unique charter, which outlines the form of government best designed to safeguard “life, liberty and pursuit of happiness,” as the Declaration puts it. [...]

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Starting in 2011 (next year folks) your W-2 tax form sent by your employer will be increased to show the value of whatever health insurance you are given by your employer. You will be required to pay taxes on a large sum of money that you have never seen before. Take your 2009 tax form [...]

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One in six Americans are now receiving government aid. More than 50 million Americans are on Medicaid. Close to 10 million receive unemployment insurance. More than 40 million people get food stamps. More than 4.4 million people are on welfare. With this many people receiving taxpayer dollars, is there any possibility of real economic reform? [...]

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Obama‘s first-ever report on U.S. human rights to the UN Human Rights Council makes a slap at Arizona‘s illegal trespasser law. Even though the Attorney General could not make a legal case that it violated any human rights, Obama tells the UN that Arizona’s law is a cause for international concern. The idea that Obama [...]

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“Resident Evil 5″ is the latest in a series of video games, and an upcoming movie, about diseased undead zombies roaming the planet and eating people. This media franchise debuted in 1996, but now that this franchise has earned untold millions of dollars, the Moochers and Crybabies are starting to claim that the game is [...]

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Since all you filthy rich have more money than should be allowed, the Associated Press reminds us: This year, the Obama administration will spend nearly $6 million to restore 63 historic and cultural sites, including mosques and minarets, in 55 nations, according to State Department documents. That includes $76,000 for a 16th century mosque in [...]

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Says American Thinker: So the following are facts, based on the government’s own figures. * Obama‘s stimulus, passed in his first month in office, will cost more than the entire Iraq War — more than $100 billion (15%) more. * Just the first two years of Obama’s stimulus cost more than the entire cost of [...]

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I will support just about any candidate that supports the FairTax … that’s how much I believe in this. The current maze of taxes keep free people in slavery. You may think the current progressive income tax is a heavy burden on you and your family, but do you have any concept of the dozens [...]

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The Contract From America: 1. Identify constitutionality of every new law: Require each bill to identify the specific provision of the Constitution that gives Congress the power to do what the bill does. 2. Reject emissions trading: Stop the “cap and trade” administrative approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions [...]

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From a damn fine article by Doctor Zero, one that you should read in its entirety: The scale of the challenge facing us is formidable. Like all fearsome things, it is also exhilarating. In the blood and bile of this dying statist economy, we can see the desperate future of an indentured nation… a truth [...]

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Via the UK Telegraph: 1. The Obama presidency is out of touch with the American people 2. Most Americans don’t have confidence in the president’s leadership 3. Obama fails to inspire 4. The United States is drowning in debt 5. Obama’s Big Government message is falling flat 6. Obama’s support for socialised health care is [...]

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The Primaries are finally settled, so it’s Roy Barnes versus Nathan Deal this November for Governor of Georgia. I’m not a big fan of Deal, but I have absolutely no love for Barnes. So to keep Barnes out of office I have to vote for Deal. Lesser of two evils. Hopefully Deal will show me [...]

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Via UK Telegraph: The First Lady’s ill-conceived trip to Marbella and the complete disregard for public opinion and concerns over excessive government spending is symbolic of a far wider problem with the Obama presidency – the overarching disdain for the principles of limited government, individual liberty and free enterprise that have built the United States [...]

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131,000 jobs were cut last month. Dow Jones industrial average futures are down. Obama’s top economic adviser leaving White House. The Postal Service lost $3.5 billion. Social Security will pay out more this year than it gets in payroll taxes. Fannie Mae asks for another $1.5 billion taxpayer dollars. Aren’t you glad we have a [...]

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