TEA PARTY ECONOMIST

The TEA PARTY ECONOMIST Ron Paul's original staff economist, Dr. Gary North! Saturday, April 6, 2013

WEEK IN REVIEW: The top stories of the week Backfire on Obama — Gun Control How serious are Americans about buying guns? Enough to apply for a background check to buy one. How many Americans have applied for a background check since the day Obama was inaugurated? Go on. Guess. The answer: over 70 million. Think about this. Over 70 million adult Americans went to the trouble of identifying themselves [...] READ MORE Penney Wise, But Way Too Late: CEO’s Pay Slashed 98% The CEO of J. C. Penney just had his pay cut by 98%. How much will he be paid? About $2 million. This means he was being paid over $50 million. Why did anyone think he was worth this much? He ran the struggling company’s profits into the ground. He ruined its original marketing position [...] READ MORE Blind Church, Idiotic Law, Great TV News Story: Dumped Food An Atlanta store went out of business. Before it closed, it called a local church. Did the church want the store’s inventory to give away to the poor? Sure, someone at the church said. But no one showed up to haul it away. So, the church offered the food for free to the public. The [...] READ MORE Video: The Origin of Gun Control in America in 30 Seconds Liberals want gun control. They never mention where they got the idea. In 30 seconds, here’s the “background check” on where they got the idea. READ MORE 71st Anniversary: Roosevelt’s Concentration Camps On April 1, 1942, California announced the order for the arrest and deportation of Japanese citizens in California. They were sent into internment camps — read: concentration camps in Idaho. Here are photos and an accompanying account. Here are other photos. We all know this story. President Roosevelt signed an executive order on February 19, [...] READ MORE