Today, I received a nice little document in the mail. It’s printed on glossy paper, folded neatly, in full color with pictures and graphics and has a nice little statement printed on it: “This mailing was prepared, published and mailed at taxpayer expense.” And what message was so important that they felt the need to spend money at my expense? The answer is simple: Propaganda.
In April of 2008, I posted on my MySpace.com page a blog about the Socialized Entitlements that have been incorporated in the IRS Tax filings we all have to complete each year. What follows is a reprint of that posting, followed by an update of What’s New for 2010!
Somewhere along the line, we seem to have forgotten the basic Principles and Values that our Founders placed on our Economics, which is strange considering that their FACES adorn the currency that we use every day. Here’s a reminder about how our DOLLARS can make some SENSE out of these issues.
Now, when I think of inflation, I think of rubber balloons, and I’m going to ask you to do the same…The Balloon represents “Value.” The Air inside of it is Money. When we print more money, the value of money goes down, but the value of the balloon remains unchanged. It needs more money inside of it to remain the same. Take a breath and blow into the balloon. What happens? IT INFLATES.
The Unreal Universe A Book on Physics and Philosophy “For thinking laymen.” Allow me to tell you a story. In my mid-20’s, my wife & I were very much like other people in the country. We worked hard, we paid our bills, and we struggled. And then, we got credit cards. We started living above [...]