Rob Lafferty
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Investing In a Country Better Than Investing In a Corporation
"For the first time in the history of our nation there's the possibility that this generation faces less opportunity than the prior generation." Eileen Quigley of Qvisory.com Eight years ago the United States had a $230 billion budget surplus, the largest in the nation's history. Two years later we had a $159 billion deficit and that was before the invasion and occupation of Iraq began. This... (posted by Rob 3 years 138 days ago.)
"For the first time in the history of our nation there's the possibility that this generation faces less opportunity than the prior generation." Eileen Quigley of Qvisory.com Eight years ago the United States had a $230 billion budget surplus, the largest in the nation's history. Two years later we had a $159 billion deficit and that was before the invasion and occupation of Iraq began. This... (posted by Rob 3 years 138 days ago.)
Dreams of Empire Fade Into the Dawn of a New Day
"As even casual students of history will recall, a clear sign of the Roman Empire's decline was its shift from citizen-soldiers motivated by duty to mercenaries motivated by profit." – retired Lt. Col. William J. Astore The century-long quest for a global American Empire has ground to a painful, final halt in the sands of Mesopotamia, as many other dreams of Empire across history have done before. In its... (posted by Rob 3 years 138 days ago.)
"As even casual students of history will recall, a clear sign of the Roman Empire's decline was its shift from citizen-soldiers motivated by duty to mercenaries motivated by profit." – retired Lt. Col. William J. Astore The century-long quest for a global American Empire has ground to a painful, final halt in the sands of Mesopotamia, as many other dreams of Empire across history have done before. In its... (posted by Rob 3 years 138 days ago.)
Soft Hope in Hard Times
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. - Goethe (This column was originally published in the Haleakala Times weekly newspaper on Maui) If you've been reading this column lately, you'll have noticed that it usually has bad news to offer. That's pretty much the standard here at the National Affairs Desk, where we try to shine some light onto the dark side of current... (posted by Rob 3 years 270 days ago.)
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. - Goethe (This column was originally published in the Haleakala Times weekly newspaper on Maui) If you've been reading this column lately, you'll have noticed that it usually has bad news to offer. That's pretty much the standard here at the National Affairs Desk, where we try to shine some light onto the dark side of current... (posted by Rob 3 years 270 days ago.)
The Greatest Heist In History
"We're creating an ownership society in this country, where more Americans than ever will be able to open up their door where they live and say, welcome to my house, welcome to my piece of property." George W. Bush, October 2004 The "ownership society" that President Bush was so proud of three years ago turned out to have a very short life. The housing market is in the middle of a serious dive that may end up in a... (posted by Rob 3 years 320 days ago.)
"We're creating an ownership society in this country, where more Americans than ever will be able to open up their door where they live and say, welcome to my house, welcome to my piece of property." George W. Bush, October 2004 The "ownership society" that President Bush was so proud of three years ago turned out to have a very short life. The housing market is in the middle of a serious dive that may end up in a... (posted by Rob 3 years 320 days ago.)
Just spend more – it's the American Way
"Wait, what did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gasoline? That's interesting. I hadn't heard that..." George W. Bush, Feb. 29, 2008 We need to spend more money fighting the GWOT, the Global War on Terrorism. I don't really know how much we spend altogether right now; you don't either, nor does anyone else, including the alleged experts on government spending. Their highly informed best guesses all... (posted by Rob 3 years 320 days ago.)
"Wait, what did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gasoline? That's interesting. I hadn't heard that..." George W. Bush, Feb. 29, 2008 We need to spend more money fighting the GWOT, the Global War on Terrorism. I don't really know how much we spend altogether right now; you don't either, nor does anyone else, including the alleged experts on government spending. Their highly informed best guesses all... (posted by Rob 3 years 320 days ago.)
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