Category Archives: Socialism

Will France Become Another Venezuela?

sunbeam December 11, 2018 Comments Off

In France on Monday President Macron tried to get control over the civil unrest that is engulfing parts of the country. He attempted to bribe the citizenry by raising the minimum wage, exempting overtime pay from taxation and promising not to raise taxes on pensioners receiving less than 2,000 euro/month.

Is Macron trying to take France down Venezuela’s path? Maduro did similar things and we all know how well that has worked out. How many struggling small businesses will be forced to shutter due to Macron’s “generosity”? Macron has indicated he will use the full weight of the police and military as needed to quell anti-government protests. Some 89,000 police were mobilized last weekend against the uprisings. ...

Mid-Term Election Results, Part 3

sunbeam November 14, 2018 1 Comment

The Democrats won control over the House of Representatives. What does this mean going forward?

An intellectually honest review of the possibilities must encompass what the Democrats have done in the recent past. The last time the Dems regained power in the House was in 2006 during Bush 43’s second term.

In doing this review one must keep in mind the Democrats’ 1^stcommandment as noted by Dee Chadwell:

Back in 2006 the American public had not yet been primed for a Marxist-type social order. It was important to appear centrist while at the same time encouraging some political violence “against capitalism.” Nancy Pelosi said of the Occupy Wall Street violent anarchists, “God bless these people.” ...

Unemployment Craters

sunbeam November 3, 2018 Comments Off

Great MAGAnomic payroll numbers were released the other day. ADP/Moody’s private payroll analysis shows 227,000 jobs gained in October, and September’s revised actual payroll numbers increased from 218k to 230k.

It is interesting to note that during this economic expansion under PDJT payroll numbers are consistently underreported. Almost every month numbers are revised upward from the previous month. In some cases the numbers were more than 40% off. This contrasts strongly with the Obama administration where numbers were often revised downward.