Tag Archives: welfare

Republic or Empire – What is the American military?

Posted on April 3, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The entire issue of “transgender” military personnel is again in the news, with the new “ban” announced to take effect in April, as reported by Jewish World Review. It brings to mind some basic questions. Whether the … Continue reading →

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Election day blues, redux

Posted on November 10, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It’s only been three days, so we are all still digesting the election results. But it is clear, whomever and whatever measures DID win. In the 2018 national and local elections, generally, liberty lost. I understand that … Continue reading →

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My Perfect Christmas

Posted on December 21, 2017 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty 1950 was a hard year. My father died and my mother was left with two small children. She was a “housewife” and had no particular marketable skills. She also didn’t have any family who could help her much. … Continue reading →

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Welfare – the alternative

Posted on November 13, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Today, it seems that more and more of government resources here in the Fifty States – federal, state, tribal, and local – go to providing welfare.  Although the statistics seem to say otherwise, the cost of helping … Continue reading →

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The truth comes out?

Posted on November 4, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton So…  anyone reading this still think that the GOP is preferable to the Democratic Party?  Or that there is a dime’s difference between the two old parties? A friend shared this tidbit from the Tennessee Star. “The only … Continue reading →

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Foreign aid – the wrong thing for the wrong reasons

Posted on September 29, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The libertarian position on foreign aid is straightforward: Foreign aid is unconstitutional. Foreign aid is an illegitimate purpose of government. I am a firm believer in foreign aid.  I have donated to foreign aid projects many times: … Continue reading →

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Oh my stars and garters!

Posted on July 27, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Every once in a while, some startling revelation shows up on the television or computer screen. It happened again.  A major understanding of the laws of the universe has been revealed – and get this: by a … Continue reading →

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Government and… (Examples of Why “Government is Bad”)

Posted on June 4, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Nathan’s Rants: Living Free Government (and by that I mean mandated, nonvoluntary, “monopoly (or near-monopoly) of force” government), is bad for people. History demonstrates that government and its actions have violently killed and caused directly or indirectly more premature deaths … Continue reading →

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Irrational actions and reactions

Posted on February 18, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-07B by Nathan A Barton Irrational actions: Grocery store chains (Krogers, Safeway/Albertsons, etc.) have long been some of the most ardent of supporters of the USDA’s welfare program for families (“food stamps,” now called SNAP. Will this change? … Continue reading →

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Insanity – is it catching?

Posted on February 5, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian commentary on the News, #16-5E, 05 FEB2016 By Nathan Barton A few commentaries ago, I noted that Canada’s dollar exchange rate is about as low as I can ever recall it being. Part of that was clearly due to … Continue reading →

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