Tag Archives: Stupid government tricks

Libertarian Commentary on the News #13-09A: Hackers and Sequestrations and Other Stupid Ideas

Posted on February 27, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

American front – Border jumpers Former Mexican Official: Recession, Traffickers, Better Mexican Economy Account for Drop in Migration (CNSNews.com) Nathan: To say nothing of the fact that the American side of the border is collapsing around our ears with the … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-05D: Crash of 2009, Faith, and Fun

Posted on February 2, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

Stupid people – Crash of 2009 – Theft by government Krugman: No Debt Crisis (Political Outcast)  Krugman, the liberal economist who has found a home at the New York Times writing columns about how everyone else is an idiot, recently responded … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News #13-01B – Stupid government = stupid laws

Posted on January 3, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

Home Front – Stupid Government Massachusetts: Concord first US city to ban plastic water bottles (USNews) Thanks to Jeffrey for pointing out this story.  Here are his comments: “The town that witnessed the first live rounds fired during the American … Continue reading →

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Baker’s Dozen™ Signs of American Financial Collapse

Posted on December 16, 2012 by TPOL Nathan

Food stamp (SNAP) rolls hit 47,710,324 in September 2012, averaging $134.29 per month and totaling $77 billion per year. (Up from 27 million enrolled in 2006.) Medicaid enrollment hit 59,100,000 in October 2012[1], up from 49 million in 2008 (and … Continue reading →

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Rats! Free E book that could save your life

Posted on November 28, 2012 by MamaLiberty

Rats! Your guide to protecting yourself against snitches, informers, informants, agents provocateurs, narcs, finks, and similar vermin By Claire Wolfe with the Commentariat of the Living Freedom blog These days, law enforcement at all levels — from the local cop … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News #12-47A: Politics down to the wire

Posted on November 6, 2012 by TPOL Nathan

Politics 2012 Post-election flood of ‘Obamacare’ rules expected (Politico) Has slowed to a trickle in recent months in an attempt to avoid controversies before the election Nathan:  Regardless of who wins, this is expected and could be as bad as … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #12-45E

Posted on October 30, 2012 by TPOL Nathan

Politics 2012 Texas AG Tells Int’l Election Monitors to Butt Out (CNSNews.com)  Now, if he’d only tell the Washington DC “national” monitors to butt out, too.  But perhaps we should ALL remember, “Do unto others as you wish them to … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News #12-44B: This and that

Posted on October 21, 2012 by TPOL Nathan

More from a very long week! Stupid government tricks – Government-run, tax-funded schools Minnesota bans free college education (SLATE.com) NATHAN:  This issue, according to the article, was resolved favorably, but it STILL points out that education isn’t about “the children” … Continue reading →

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America’s war on wildfires – a cretinous critique

Posted on October 21, 2012 by TPOL Nathan

This week, while doing work on Rosebud Indian Reservation, several projects got disrupted when 60-mile-an-hour winds took a grass fire and turned it into a raging inferno that threatened several small towns and destroyed the livelihood of ranchers.  Hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News #12-43D

Posted on October 12, 2012 by TPOL Nathan

Somehow, I’ve lost a day this week – shouldn’t it be Thursday?  Of course, I had three people yesterday (ON Thursday, really) remark to me, totally unknowing of the others, that this month has had about 15 MONDAYS already. Are … Continue reading →

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