Occupy Wall Street / Salt Lake Manifesto – part 2
by Daryl Acumenpart 2 - "the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members" Actually it doesn't. The future of the human race requires FREEDOM!!! Individual freedom in American is protected by the United States Constitution. The Constitution is designed to protect the rights of individuals EVEN FROM THE WILL OF THE MOB!!! What we're seeing in ...
Continue ReadingOccupy Wall Street / Salt Lake Manifesto – Part 1
by Daryl AcumenOk, for the record, I'm just having fun here. I waited days for somebody to explain to me what Occupy Wall Street, Salt Lake city, Main Street, whatever was all about for for days all I got was vague garbage from numerous people with varying levels of interest in the movement all of whom had ...
Continue ReadingOccupy Wall Street Manifesto…
by Daryl AcumenAs we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies. As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of ...
Continue ReadingJefferson on the chains of the constitution…
by Daryl Acumen"In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution." - Thomas Jefferson I think this is more relevant today than at any other time in our history. We constantly hear about how bright our President is and that we ...
Continue ReadingJefferson on positive mental attitude…
by Daryl Acumen"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on Earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude." - Thomas Jefferson
Continue ReadingJefferson on the dangers of “creeping debt…”
by Daryl Acumen"We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty or profusion and servitude. If we run into such debt as that we must be taxed in our meat and in our drink, in our necessaries and our comforts, in our labors and our amusements, ...
Continue ReadingFreedomWorks afflicted with Beltway Arrogance!
by Daryl AcumenThe fundamental trouble with Washington today is arrogance. Those who live and work in and around the Beltway are afflicted with the misconception that without their enlightened guidance and personal intervention, the rest of the country would be lost. Citizens at a local level, especially simple country-folk in dark corners like the 'Footloose state', are ...
Continue ReadingObjections to the 2/3 Requirement for Raising Taxes
by Daryl AcumenI've seen a couple of folks on the wires raise concerns about a 2/3 requirement to raise taxes, which was part of the budget plan that passed the House this week. I wanted to take a moment to explain why the 2/3 majority requirement makes sense and is so important. The historical average percentage of GDP ...
Continue ReadingGang of Six Debt Plan (revenue analysis)
by Daryl AcumenI've spent the last day or so doing an independent analysis of the Gang of Six debt plan and I wanted to share a few preliminary observations. The plan is pretty vague so I won't spend a lot of time going over every detail of it, but I wanted to bring your attention to the ...
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“Freedom Works” Loses a Longtime Supporter by Targeting Hatch!
by Daryl AcumenI was cleaning my den this weekend when I came across an old photo. It was taken in 1994 after a sold-out speech by my hero, conservative luminary Jack Kemp. The photo is out of focus, stained with coffee from mid-terms, and Jack's face is washed out because the photo was snapped in haste on ...
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