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Big Brother U.S. Government Subpoenaed Amazon.com to Obtain Book Purchasing Records of Customers Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

It will take at least two generations to pay off the national debt, and that's if we radically slash government spending on war and health care right now. Of course, there is no candidate other than Ron Paul who has any intention of even thinking about paying off the national debt. The issue is simply ignored from one presidency to the next in a great pass-the-buck game that can only end in a sudden a total collapse of the U.S. economy (and its currency). Recent news reports reveal the U.S. debt is now increasing at the rate of $1 million a minute!.

The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century James Howard Kunstler See book keywords and concepts

There are technical explanations such as Milton Friedman's idea that it was a normal recession made infinitely worse by foolish government policy, or by economic leftists who maintained that more resolute government spending would have helped the "normal" business down-cycle correct itself more efficiently. What we know is that the stock market crash set in motion another powerful and destructive feedback loop. A lot of overvalued stock had been purchased on credit.

The coming financial collapse of the U.S. government: Fed papers reveal what's in store for Americans Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Ross Perot, a man with such well-grounded ideas of cutting government spending that he was immediately branded a crackpot by the status quo. Even worse, there's not even recognition among the masses that a financial problem exists. As long as the President continues to proclaim the economy is in good shape, and the press remains complicit with its printing of economic half-truths, few will recognize any problem at all. Besides, any such recognition of the financial problems now facing this nation requires the observers to actually be able to do basic math.

Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet Jeremy P. Tarcher See book keywords and concepts

Seeing the garden, Anthony's pride, and how relatively little it takes to create this opportunity and, ultimately, reduce costs to society, we're witness to another instance of how we as a society generate exactly what we say we loathe—in this case, heavy government spending and more crime. Ron, the police captain, explained what it's usually like to put someone like Anthony back on the street after jail with no support. "Statistically," Ron tells us, "he's got a high chance of committing more crime. Think of one drug addict coming out of jail who steals cars to pay for his fix.

Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About Kevin Trudeau See book keywords and concepts

Isn't the government spending billions of dollars on this research? Don't corporations and individuals donate money for this research? Answer: This is one of the biggest frauds and deceptions put on the public. Yes, the government gives, and has given, billions of dollars for "research." Yes, corporations give huge amounts for "research." Yes, foundations give huge amounts of money for "research." Yes, individuals donate huge amounts of money for "research." However, the money is not being used to find a cure, or a way to prevent disease.

Contrary to popular belief, government spending is not the number one cause of inflation. Price-fixing is. Whenever a group of businesses get together and control a critical commodity that is needed for survival, you are going to have artificially high prices that do not reflect the marketplace. These critical commodities then force up all other prices. Competition, as everyone knows, is the number one element needed for the production of high-quality products at reasonable prices. When you eliminate competition, you immediately have the reverse, shoddy products and runaway inflation.

Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet Jeremy P. Tarcher See book keywords and concepts

They include cutting government spending, mainly by shrinking subsidies and services such as education and health care. Even though evidence mounts that structural adjustment, by requiring governments to cut back on public services, hurts those already suffering the most—the poorest and the youngest—strict conditions continue.14 School-fee hikes here in Kenya are just one symptom.

Oxymorons: The Myth of a U.S. Health Care System J.D. Kleinke See book keywords and concepts

This involved millions of dollars in government spending on new inpatient capacity and distorted what would almost certainly have been the marketplace's preference to develop lower-cost, outpatient capacity. Although government subsidies are usually at the root of numerous industries' overcapacity and resource misallocation—ranging from agricultural price supports to antiquated mining rights laws—health care seems particularly prone to this phenomenon.

Current government spending stems the worst bleeding but does not cure the problem. As of this writing, the federal government was funding three thousand community health clinics to the tune of $ 1 billion per year, with a measly $94 million increase—or less than 1 percent, a significant decline in real terms— earmarked for 2002. These clinics, along with the nation's ERs, are the cornerstones in a shadow medical system operating across the United States.

During the Reagan years, Washington was so consumed with reducing the size of the federal government—mostly by increasing government spending to record levels, at record rates, on defense—that financial aid for tens of thousands of needy college students was one of the first things to go. My wife and I had no health insurance. We could not afford it. In 1986, I was injured on a construction job and my wife had a series of illnesses, the combination of which consumed one-third of our $15,000 income that year.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know James Trefil, Joseph F. Kett, and E. D. Hirsch See book keywords and concepts

Informally, government spending to increase purchasing power and stimulate the economy. rationing A regulated allocation of resources among possible users. fa The United States government has engaged in rationing usually only under conditions of extreme shortage or economic hardship; resources were rationed, for example, during World War ii. real cost The cost of producing a good or service, including the cost of all resources used and the cost of not employing those resources in alternative uses. real estate See real property.

The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy E. D. Hirsch See book keywords and concepts

The debt of the government; the amount by which government spending exceeds tax revenues and must be borrowed. fa A large national debt can inhibit growth and drive up interest rates. nationalization A government takeover of a private business. New York Stock Exchange natural resources Factors of production not created (though harnessed) by effort. Minerals and fossil fuels are examples of natural resources. negative income tax A plan to raise the income of the poor by direct cash subsidies. Instead of paying an income tax, the poor would receive a cash payment from the government.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know James Trefil, Joseph F. Kett, and E. D. Hirsch See book keywords and concepts

To pretend that one is freely and happily doing something one has been forced to do: "Once the mayor was forced by the voters to cut his budget, he made a virtue of necessity and loudly denounced government spending." manana (muhn-yah-nuh) A word used humorously to indicate an intention to put something off: "I've been asking you for weeks to paint the house and you always say 'Manana.'" From Spanish, meaning "tomorrow." McCoy, the real The best of its kind, the real thing. "That homemade pizza was the real McCoy.

Your Doctor is Not In: Healthy skepticism about national health care Jane M. Orient, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Direct government spending is not the only problem. Governmentcreated incentives, primarily the tax treatment of employer-purchased medical insurance, have exacerbated the price spiral. Because of government wage-and-price controls during World War II, industry could not increase wages at a time of a severe labor shortage. But it could increase medical insurance benefits, and these were tax-free. This is the historical reason that medical insurance became tied to employment. If the employer is buying the policy, workers naturally want first-dollar coverage.

The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy E. D. Hirsch See book keywords and concepts

Informally, government spending to increase purchasing power and stimulate the economy. rate of exchange The price of one nation's currency in terms of the currencies of other nations. Rates of exchange fluctuate. For example, a dollar might equal three French francs at the start of a year and four French francs by the end of the year. rationing A regulated allocation of resources among possible users. fa The United States government has engaged in rationing usually only under conditions of extreme shortage or economic hardship; resources were rationed, for example, during World War ii.

To pretend that one is freely and happily doing something one has been forced to do: "Once the mayor was forced by the voters to cut his budget, he made a virtue of necessity and loudly denounced government spending." manana (muhn-YAH-nuh) A word used humorously to indicate an intention to put something off: "I've been asking you for weeks to paint the house and you always say 'Manana.'" From Spanish, meaning "tomorrow." McCoy, the real The best of its kind, the real thing. "That homemade pizza was the real McCoy.

Keynes, John Maynard (KAYNZ) A British economist of the early twentieth century who rejected traditional theories of the free market and advocated vast government spending in times of recession, even at the risk of unbalancing the budget. Keynesian economics (KAYN-zee-uhn) Economic theories that advocate using government policies and programs to increase employment. They are based on the thinking of John Maynard Keynes. Labor Day A national holiday in the United States and Canada in honor of working people. Labor Day is observed on the first Monday in September.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know James Trefil, Joseph F. Kett, and E. D. Hirsch See book keywords and concepts

Keynes, John Maynard (kaynz) A British economist of the early twentieth century who rejected traditional theories of the free market and advocated vast government spending in times of recession, even at the risk of unbalancing the budget. Keynesian economics (kayn-zee-uhn) Economic theories that advocate using government policies and programs to increase employment. They are based on the thinking of John Maynard Keynes. Labor Day A national holiday in the United States and Canada in honor of working people. Labor Day is observed on the first Monday in September.

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