Gun sales in the US at record levels as we entered 2012.

Electricity bills in the US have risen faster than the overall rate of inflation for five years in a row.

Health care costs accounted for just 9.5% of all personal consumption back in 1980.  Today they account for 16.3%.

The Department of Homeland Security scanning Facebook and Twitter for "sensitive words".

The…

“The power of the Executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him the judgment of his peers, is in the highest degree odious and is the foundation of all totalitarian government whether Nazi or Communist.” 

--Winston Churchill 



“All propaganda must be so popular and on such an intellectual level, that even the most stupid of those toward whom it is directed will understand it... Through clever and constant…

1) No government agency can overrule the decisions made by the Federal Reserve.

2) Along with US government appointed board of governors, the Federal Reserve consists of 12 private corporations called Federal Reserve Banks.

3) Federal Reserve shareholder names are a highly safeguarded secret. In fact, they are protected by law because the shares can’t be sold or traded. No one is allowed to know who they are and no one can find out. This includes the…

The craziness just keeps on coming from the “venerable” US Supreme Court. The sick individuals that make up the corrupt court never fail to amaze in their nefarious dealings. For example:

At Wesleyan University in early 2012, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia gave a speech. At the end of the speech, Scalia took questions from the audience. One person asked about the Bush-Gore case, where the Supreme Court had to determine the winner of the election.

“Get over it,” Scalia…

No money? No problem! Pay with time instead. Pay with "time dollars" on everything. In a modern twist on the ancient practice of barter, people are joining time banks to help them get the things they need or want without having to spend cash. In a time bank members get credit for services they provide to other members, from cooking to housekeeping to car rides to home repair. For each hour of work, one time dollar is deposited into a member's account, good for services offered…

[Excerpt] Almost 50% of Americans are in poverty or at a "low income" level. “Low income" is defined as earnings between 100 and 199% of the poverty level, which places every American family making $50,000 or less at a near-poverty level. The Heritage Foundation argues that "The average poor person, as defined by the government, has a living standard far higher than the public imagines... In the kitchen, the household had a refrigerator, an oven and stove, and a microwave." Thus, if you have…