Monthly Archives: June 2009

Ronald Reagan Slams Socialized Medicine

Filed Under: Politics
I recently stumbled across an old presentation by Ronald Reagan where he took on socialized medicine.  It is worth a listen.
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Doctor Horton’s Currently Reading Version 1.0: Gettin My Read On

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I have been contemplating the idea of targeted reading over the last several years.  With so many topics to read about and such little time to read where does one start? What strategy does one employ?  How does one take hold of the DWYR philosophy (Don’t Waste Your Reading).  I recently sat down and determined [...]
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Who Owns the US?

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Some interesting facts to drive home the point that our country is in serious financial trouble... US Assets are 1.974 Trillion with 12.178 Trillion in Liabilities or 15 cents of assets for every $1 of liability Canada has $1.5 of assets for every $1 of liability (Canada dollar) China has $740 Billion of our debt or 40% of our total assets Scary? You bet.
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Obamacare facing physician opposition from the AMA

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The New York Times is reporting today that the American Medical Association will oppose the creation of a government sponsored insurance plan.  This news comes as the president is set to address the group Monday in Chicago.  This could get interesting. From the NYT: As the health care debate heats up, the American Medical Association is letting [...]
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Placing a Bureaucrat Between You and Your Hamburger

Filed Under: Politics
The absence in this current culture of a right emphasis upon human dignity coupled with the driving economic force behind its government is a recipe for the control over its citizens’ basic decisions.  When most individuals consider universal health care I would bet they don’t take into account the affect it will have on their [...]
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How to Block Annoying Internet Ads

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I find most advertisements on the internet to be annoying. A few tactful advertisements here or there on a website would not bother me so much. However, many advertisements are not tactful, and many websites have too many ads. Can anything be done to reduce, or even eliminate, the number of advertisements [...]
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The Government is Inefficient…Get Used to It!

Filed Under: Politics
So NOW you are upset with government spending!? Seems like only a few years ago when people could care less that the GAO was writing “… it seems clear that our nation is on an imprudent and unsustainable long-term fiscal path that is getting worse with the passage of time.” Ok, so now that people [...]
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North Korea Wipes Out Iran

Filed Under: Culture, Other, Politics
Apparently North Korea has wiped out Iran…… from the World Cup.
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Matters of Truth Site Design

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We have been working hard on a new site design. We are not professional web designers, nor do we have the money to hire professional web developers. Thus, there are sure to be some bugs. Probably many bugs. We will squash them when we find them, but we are not likely to [...]
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What happens when the government bails out the umbrella companies?

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This. Chinese plain-clothes officials block CNN cameras with umbrellas in Tiananmen Square
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