Category Archives: Dystopian Government

Government that exists to empower self at the expense of the people

How China rules the U.S.A.

Extracted quotes from I.O.U.S.A: In August 2007, China threatened to liquidate it’s 1.3 trillion in U.S. Treasuries continued to insist on placing tariffs on Chinese exports. This act would have destroyed the US dollar, according to some. Since 2005 when … Continue reading

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The Utopian Difference

The president-elect also outlined a plan over the weekend aimed at creating or saving 2.5 million jobs over the next two years by spending billions of dollars on public work projects and developing alternative energy sources. That’s a start on … Continue reading

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Solving the Four Deficits

The book I.O.U.S.A. discusses America’s four deficits – the budget deficit, the savings deficit, the trade deficit, and the leadership deficit. There is a magic bullet that can solve three of the deficits. A national sales tax that would refund … Continue reading

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Free trade has done to the us what Hitler and imperial Japan could not do during the war

The Bush administration seems unwilling to see the white elephant in its White House living room. Turning a blind eye on the upcoming Kyoto Protocol and continuing unilateral compromises in the Doha Free Trade agreement, Bush and Co. won’t admit … Continue reading

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Are Lawyers, as a profession, in conflict of interest?

Are Lawyers, as a profession, in conflict of interest? They have control of the house, the senate, the executive branch and the Supreme Court. Lawyers write and enforce the law (with the aid of the police and the military). Were … Continue reading

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Galileo – Utopianstates Hero

Galileo was treated like a heretic for having a different viewpoint. Today one sees a lot of that. When a leader offers a viewpoint different from the media, the legal system, or the major political parties, that person becomes branded … Continue reading

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The Macro Marketplace of Free Trade Agreements

A farmer would not let his food crops fight it out with the weeds, the predators, and the parasites. The farmer must decide what food crops he wants. He must cultivate and nourish the most profitible crops. The market-place is … Continue reading

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Reasons for a progressive tax in America

Question: Can anyone give me a reasonable argument for having a progressive tax? One starts with the assumption that it is unfair to tax the money needed for food, shelter, clothing transportation and health care. With that assumption, a country … Continue reading

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Benchmarks for Democrats

Now that the Democrats are in complete control, they have no excuses. 1.) The first Benchmark for the Democrats is to create tens of millions of new jobs. Note that there are about 50 million Americans that are not working. … Continue reading

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No ad hoc changes to government

Main Entry: 1ad hoc Pronunciation: ˈad-ˈhäk, -ˈhōk; ˈäd-ˈhōk Function: adverb Etymology: Latin, for this Date: 1659 : for the particular end or case at hand without consideration of wider application Regardless of who wins, I strongly hope that NO ad … Continue reading

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