TEA PARTY ECONOMIST

The TEA PARTY ECONOMIST Ron Paul's original staff economist, Dr. Gary North! Monday, December 31, 2012

Yes, I Watch Duck Dynasty. What’s It To You? Duck Dynasty is about business — big business, bottom-line, keep-customers-happy business. It’s about repeat business. And it’s all based on guns. It’s about family — just no family that anyone has ever seen on TV. This is not Ozzie & Harriet. It’s about redemption. The patriarch, Phil Robertson, was a drunken lout. He left his... READ MORE Ban Public Schools, Not Guns Gary North’s Reality Check (Dec. 31, 2012) Columbine. Virginia Tech. Newtown. What do they have in common? They are shorthand for “tax-funded schools where mass murderers plied their trade.” The murderers all were students in, or graduates of, the tax-funded, state-run educational system in the United States. The murderers were enrolled students at Columbine and... READ MORE Welfare State Young Greeks Whine Over Liberty. Tough Dolma. One of the things I love about the black market in labor is that it makes things better, despite whining from state-educated kids who want a free lunch. In Greece, there is 56% unemployment for young adults. Why? Because the unions have closed the job market to them. So has the government. They expected an... READ MORE The Economic Year in Review David Collum is a chemist. But he is also an insightful economic commentator. Here is his economic year in review for 2012. Print it out. Get out your highlighter. Pour a cup of coffee. If you can’t read it all today, skip the Who Cares Bowl tomorrow, and finish it. Click the link. ... READ MORE Don’t Spend That Tax Refund. Pony Up More for Next Year. Welcome to the AMT: the alternative minimum tax. The AMT will drop down in 2013 to people who make $65,000 a year or more. It presently hits only people making over $400,000. Americans have not budgeted for this. Here are other things they have not budgeted for. No more deduction for state and local sales... READ MORE Senator Feinstein’s Gun Control Bill Is DOA California’s Senator Feinstein puts the jerk into knee-jerk liberal. She introduced a comprehensive gun control bill three days after the December 14 shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. If you think she wrote that bill personally, you’re wrong. If you think it was written from scratch in three days, you’re wrong. If you think the bill will... READ MORE Spending Cuts? Surely, You Jest. Quick. How much money will be cut from 2012's level of federal spending in 2013 if there is no agreement to repeal the Budget Control Act of 2011? Give a ball park estimate. If you answered “none,” you’ve got it right. The so-called sequestration is not a reduction in spending from today’s level. It is... READ MORE Milking the Taxpayers: $7 a Gallon When We Go Over the Fiscal Cliff The price of milk will double if Congress does not pass a replacement farm bill. We will be paying $7 a gallon. That’s because the federal government’s milk producers’ subsidy will go to $7 a gallon. The daily industry will rejoice. “Happy days are here again!” “We’re in the money!” The lapse of today’s farm... READ MORE

Vision to America

Vision to America December 31, 2012

Piers Morgan: If America Doesn't Change 'Crazy Gun Laws' I'll 'Deport Myself' Russia's Pravda: 'Americans, Never Give Up Your Guns!' Obama Promises to Put His 'Full Weight' Behind New 'Assault Weapons' Ban Top 10 Highest Gas Taxes in Blue States Big Win for Ringling Brothers in Suit Against Animal Rights Activists

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Personal Liberty Digest

Latest From Bob Livingston December 31, 2012 The Gun Grab Cometh » Whether the gun grabbers orchestrated the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre or just saw it as the perfect opportunity to rip the heart out of yet another Constitutional amendment, the actions of the 1 percent indicate that 2013 is going to be a tumultuous year for gun owners — and liberty. More » On Your Own Become A New Year's Prepper » Make a New Year's resolution this year that could end up saving your life or keeping your friends and family safe in the face of disaster: Become a prepper. More » Personal Liberty News The Gun Control Debate Continues » Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced recently that she will introduce legislation early in 2013 that will essentially criminalize millions of law-abiding American gun owners. More » Nadler: Government Has Monopoly On Violence, Not People » Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) wants to ban future sales of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. He would also like to take it one step further than many of his colleagues by enabling the government to confiscate high capacity clips already legally possessed by American citizens. More » Poll Shows 54 Percent View NRA Favorably » A Gallup poll shows that more Americans have a favorable view of the National Rifle Association than unfavorable. Fifty-four percent of Americans reported a favorable opinion of the NRA, compared to 38 percent reporting an unfavorable opinion. More » Strong Link Between Domestic Violence And Mental Health » Victims of domestic violence, both men and women, can experience long-lasting effects, including mental health disorders, according to new research from King's College of London's Institute of Psychiatry and the University of Bristol. More » Questions For Bob Don't Get Ripped Off Dear Bob, What gold coins should I buy to make sure I'm not getting ripped off? Thanks, Richard Z.  More »

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The Assault Weapons Ban Didn’t Work Then and It Won’t Work Now Senator Dianne Feinstein is queuing up come January 2013 to retable-yet again-an Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) in order to “severely mitigate the possibilities of another Sandy Hook atrocity.” Great idea, Dianne, as the ... READ MORE

Obama vows to go after guns, admits he wants ‘fundamental change’ to America From Twitchy.com … Grace Lamb-Atkinson @GraceLambA On gun control after #Newtown, Pres. Obama tells @davidgregory “something fundamental in America has to change” #mtp 30 Dec 12 Reply Retweet Favorite Something ... READ MORE

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Lawmaker: Tweak Constitution to affirm gun rights

A state lawmaker is proposing amendments to the U.S. Constitution to deal with the suggestion from Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., that would require Americans to register their guns, and critics say, would even lead to their confiscation.

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What stories did the establishment media ignore in 2012? WND's annual review lists the 10 most “spiked” or underreported stories of the last year.

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Cowboy Byte

December 31, 2012
NRA fingerprints in landmark health-care law The words were tucked deep into the sprawling text of President Obama’s signature health-care overhaul. Under the headline, “Protection of Second Amendment Gun Rights,” was a brief provision restricting the ability of doctors to gather data about their patients’ gun … Continue reading → Top Cowboy Headlines Manchin introduces bill to ‘ease’ cliff Senate inches toward fiscal deal Al Qaeda’s Yemen branch offers bounty for killing US ambassador, troops Senate, House agriculture committees in deal to avert milk price spike GOP governors walk balance beam on health law Stalling Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Obama wants gun violence measures passed in 2013 Piers Morgan: I’ll Deport Myself If America Doesn’t Change Its Gun Laws Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-INO) Says Obama “Won” Fiscal Cliff Battle Obama: “I’m Not Driven By Some Ideological Agenda”… Obama Administration: We Can and Will Force Christians to Act Against Their Faith Mexican Authorities Find Smuggling Tunnel Equipped With Electricity Near Border News You May Have Missed 2013: The Year of Obamacare Tax Hikes Gallup: Majority of Americans approve of the NRA Investors Reject Obama Mortgage Bailout Proposal The Largest Tax Increase Since World War II

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Freedom Outpost

Today's Feature: December 28, 2012 The Theater Shooting The Main Stream Media Didn't Focus On & Why

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