Professor Stephanie Kelton, an advisor to leading Democrats and the Biden campaign, has written the Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy, a highly readable explanation of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Replete with frequent references to Sesame Street and Spider Man, it is just the work needed to inform the young […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/istockphoto-1057838626-170667a.jpeg339509Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2020-11-25 10:00:512021-10-31 09:55:17The Deficit Myth – Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy: A Review
Arizona voters have some serious ‘splaining to do about the passage of Proposition 208, which raised education funds by boosting income tax rates by up to 98% for high income filers. How could this have happened? Arizona schools have already received over one billion dollars in new sustainable monies over recent years, with more coming. […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/istockphoto-953971216-170667a.jpeg339509Thomas C. Pattersonhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngThomas C. Patterson2020-11-21 09:52:432024-01-17 10:23:10Arizona Prop 208 Passed: An Economic Rabbit Hole
In the debate over coronavirus policy, there has been far too little focus on the costs of lockdowns. It’s very common for the proponents of these interventions to write articles and large studies without even mentioning the downsides. Here is a brief look at the cost of stringencies in the United States, and around the […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/poverty.jpeg13002048AIER Staffhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngAIER Staff2020-11-19 17:31:122020-11-21 10:32:35Cost of Lockdowns: A Preliminary Report
While public attention has been on the highly charged speculations of the Presidential race, voters in 17 states throughout the country were asked to vote on a variety of tax measures at the ballot box. The results of these measures were fascinating to say the least, especially the results in typically blue states that are […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/prop-208-job-loss.png232482Arizona Free Enterprise Clubhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngArizona Free Enterprise Club2020-11-17 14:13:552020-11-22 13:16:52Most States Reject Higher Taxes at the Ballot Box: Arizona is the Lone Exception
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris recently updated their “plan to beat COVID-19.” One passage is worth examining for the dangerous mentality it betrays: “Social distancing is not a light switch. It is a dial. President-elect Biden will direct the CDC [Centers for Disease Control] to provide specific evidence-based guidance for how to turn the dial […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/covid-5218222_1920.jpeg506900Dan Sanchezhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngDan Sanchez2020-11-14 18:54:252020-11-14 18:59:22Lockdown Despotism and the “Control Panel” Delusion: Why the Biden-Harris COVID-19 plan is so ominous.
During the early onset of covid-19 in the spring, government officials across the political spectrum widely agreed that government intervention and forced closure of many businesses was necessary to protect public health. This approach has clearly failed in the United States as it led to widespread economic devastation, including millions of jobs lost, bankruptcies, and […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/GettyImages-974429728-1-1.jpeg6831024Mitch Nemethhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngMitch Nemeth2020-11-14 18:54:002020-11-14 19:02:01Lockdowns Haven’t Brought down Covid Mortality. But They Have Killed Millions of Jobs.
On October 29, almost out of the public eye, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) gave final approval to a dreadful regulation, mandating all energy in the state be produced with zero carbon emissions by 2050. Arizona has its own mini-Green New Deal! The consequences will be devastating to Arizona’s economic competitiveness. A mere 15% mandate […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/sunrise-sun-morgenrot-skies-163255.jpeg5651000Thomas C. Pattersonhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngThomas C. Patterson2020-11-10 07:43:482024-01-17 10:23:11The Arizona Corporation Commission “Regulates” Our Climate Thirty Years into the Future
TUCSON – As the nation has divided into red and blue (Republican and Democrat), purple people like myself no longer have a political party. Most of us are classical liberals or distant cousins to today’s libertarians. Purple had become our color because we had preferred a blend of red and blue policies at the national […]
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Michael Bloomberg, a Jewish billionaire who built his fortune on a computerized data base and computer terminal used by Wall Street firms, put in $100 million in Florida to try to swing the election for Democrats. Numerous other billionaire tech moguls, are pumping millions of dollars into Black Lives Matter, a Marxist organization dividing America. […]
Consider the expression “social justice”. What does it actually mean? Presumably, everyone is in favor of justice, as opposed to unfairness. But let’s consider what the people bloviating most strongly actually mean by the expression. What do they really want? In the broadest sense the expression suggests that someone (or some group) is getting more […]
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The Deficit Myth – Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy: A Review
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Neland NobelProfessor Stephanie Kelton, an advisor to leading Democrats and the Biden campaign, has written the Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy, a highly readable explanation of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Replete with frequent references to Sesame Street and Spider Man, it is just the work needed to inform the young […]
Arizona Prop 208 Passed: An Economic Rabbit Hole
/in Economy, Education, Featured, Latest News, Politics/by Thomas C. PattersonArizona voters have some serious ‘splaining to do about the passage of Proposition 208, which raised education funds by boosting income tax rates by up to 98% for high income filers. How could this have happened? Arizona schools have already received over one billion dollars in new sustainable monies over recent years, with more coming. […]
Cost of Lockdowns: A Preliminary Report
/in Economy, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics/by AIER StaffIn the debate over coronavirus policy, there has been far too little focus on the costs of lockdowns. It’s very common for the proponents of these interventions to write articles and large studies without even mentioning the downsides. Here is a brief look at the cost of stringencies in the United States, and around the […]
Most States Reject Higher Taxes at the Ballot Box: Arizona is the Lone Exception
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Arizona Free Enterprise ClubWhile public attention has been on the highly charged speculations of the Presidential race, voters in 17 states throughout the country were asked to vote on a variety of tax measures at the ballot box. The results of these measures were fascinating to say the least, especially the results in typically blue states that are […]
Lockdown Despotism and the “Control Panel” Delusion: Why the Biden-Harris COVID-19 plan is so ominous.
/in Economy, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Dan SanchezJoe Biden and Kamala Harris recently updated their “plan to beat COVID-19.” One passage is worth examining for the dangerous mentality it betrays: “Social distancing is not a light switch. It is a dial. President-elect Biden will direct the CDC [Centers for Disease Control] to provide specific evidence-based guidance for how to turn the dial […]
Lockdowns Haven’t Brought down Covid Mortality. But They Have Killed Millions of Jobs.
/in Economy, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Mitch NemethDuring the early onset of covid-19 in the spring, government officials across the political spectrum widely agreed that government intervention and forced closure of many businesses was necessary to protect public health. This approach has clearly failed in the United States as it led to widespread economic devastation, including millions of jobs lost, bankruptcies, and […]
The Arizona Corporation Commission “Regulates” Our Climate Thirty Years into the Future
/in Economy, Environment, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Thomas C. PattersonOn October 29, almost out of the public eye, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) gave final approval to a dreadful regulation, mandating all energy in the state be produced with zero carbon emissions by 2050. Arizona has its own mini-Green New Deal! The consequences will be devastating to Arizona’s economic competitiveness. A mere 15% mandate […]
Purple People Without a Political Party: A purple person recounts a lifetime of living among the red and blue
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniTUCSON – As the nation has divided into red and blue (Republican and Democrat), purple people like myself no longer have a political party. Most of us are classical liberals or distant cousins to today’s libertarians. Purple had become our color because we had preferred a blend of red and blue policies at the national […]
Bloomberg and Rosenwald: Compare & Contrast
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Latest News, Life Advocacy/by Neland NobelMichael Bloomberg, a Jewish billionaire who built his fortune on a computerized data base and computer terminal used by Wall Street firms, put in $100 million in Florida to try to swing the election for Democrats. Numerous other billionaire tech moguls, are pumping millions of dollars into Black Lives Matter, a Marxist organization dividing America. […]
A Perspective on Social Justice
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Ken VeitConsider the expression “social justice”. What does it actually mean? Presumably, everyone is in favor of justice, as opposed to unfairness. But let’s consider what the people bloviating most strongly actually mean by the expression. What do they really want? In the broadest sense the expression suggests that someone (or some group) is getting more […]