Get Society Rich Quick: The Ideal Level of Government Spending
It is commonly claimed that government spending is good for the economy, but the statistics show the opposite. Most recent studies find a negative correlation between total government size and economic growth. Why is economic growth important? Because wealthier societies are generally happier societies.
No matter how good things get for us, we always want more. Human beings want better:
What Really Causes Terrorism? It’s Not Your Freedom.
95% of suicide terrorist attacks are targeted at occupying foreign militaries. 0% of suicide terrorist attacks have been directed at countries not militarily involved in geopolitical disputes.
Meet the Backers: Bankers Flip-Flop to Romney
The financial sector primarily backed Romney in 2012 after having supported Obama in 2008.
GOP Presidential Candidates Budget Plans EXPOSED
GOP Candidate Ron Paul has produced a detailed budget containing over $1 trillion in first-year reductions. Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and Newt Gingrich have only indicated that they would attempt to repeal Obamacare saving an average of $20 billion a year.
Are You Reading this of Your Own Free Will?
Patterns of brain activity predict people’s decisions up to 10 seconds before the people are aware of them, according to new research that casts fresh doubt on whether we have free will.
Unrepresentative Democracy – Government by the Millionaires and for the Millionaires
Our representative government is not socioeconomically representative of the governed. These bitches be gettin’ paid! This begs the question, why so little bling on capitol hill?
Fraudulent Defense Contractors Paid $1 Trillion
Bernie Sanders – U.S. Senator for Vermont
How the US Monetary System Steals from the Poor and Gives to the Rich
Required viewing for anyone who does not yet understand the complicated mechanism by which the banking system transfers wealth from those at the bottom to those at the top.
Housing Bubble Wastes $2 Trillion on 14 Million Empty Houses
Image by Ed Hall (halltoons)
A More Progressive Tax System Makes People Happier
A new study comparing 54 nations found that the more progressive the tax policy is, the happier the citizens are.