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INFLATION America’s Economic Death

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Biden, never a particularly good politician, appears to be heavily managed rather than somebody who is capable of managing.

Much of this angst is fueled by a truth many Americans have or should have known all along — the government is ill-equipped to solve most problems in society.

When the majormedia sources tell you to lowerexpectations, one can easily surmise that interference is being run for President Biden. Please ignore all those political promises like reducing the cost of prescription drugs by 60% or an even more utopian pledge to “unify the country.” Clearly, campaign season is over. It’s time to settle in for some 1970s style malaise — only don’t complain so much this time or you might be labeled a conservative rightwing radical or worst yet a racist !

Yet, opposition abounds and some are complaining to the pollsters. It’s not just coming from a crowd or drunk frat boys at football games. A new Rasmussen poll declares that 51% of Americans rate Biden’s handling of the economy as “poor,” and another 13% give him a “fair” ranking. On top of that, 83% of Americans are concerned about inflation created by Biden and his cronies .

That 83% number on inflation should be even higher — given that inflation — particularly during this era of profligate spending, is a government-caused tax resulting from a loose monetary supply.

Biden pledged that nobody who makes under $400,000 will pay a penny more in taxes. Not true, but even if it was, inflationary policies not only raise the price of goods and services, but they perpetually eat away at your paycheck , savings and retirement accounts of all modest income earners.

issues but increases the dollar supply in circulation. Throwing more money at fewer goods is hardly a recipe for success.

Inflation coupled with months of lockdowns, not to mention more and more of American life being politicized, has increased the angst in society. Crime has surged and whether a wise decision or not, some people are faced with losing their job or getting a vaccine they feel violates their conscience.

reality adding voters to the Left Socialist Movement that is undermining our Constitution and Democracy .

Lying to the American public about turning away thousands of illegal Haitians and Hispanics when actually they’re being flown and bused in to all cities across America .Not all but some are criminals , gang members , rapist and not even screened for Covid . It is in

Washington is broken. The citizenry is further alienated from a federal government that grows increasingly ideological. Dissenters against woke curriculum foreign to America’s tradition of equality are likened to “domestic terrorists.”

Economist Thomas Sowell correctly noted that inflation “is a way to take people’s wealth without having to openly raise taxes. Inflation is the most universal tax of all.”

Americans relearned this in the early 1980s when Ronald Reagan told Americans during his First Inaugural Address that “government is not the solution to our problem; Government is the Problem.”

Government ineptitude at managing COVID-19, the southern border, the Afghanistan withdrawal, federal spending, and debt — to name just a few, should remind us of that lesson once again. Americans asking the government to do more, particularly one with a $30 trillion debt, would be wise to look elsewhere for solutions.

The truth is that whatever one feels about Biden, the person, the policies don’t work. Spending more, incentivizing people to stay home, threatening to tax the wealthy is primarily punishment that is heaped upon the working and middle classes. They’ve always shouldered the greatest consequences from central planning and social leveling schemes.

Some Americans are starting to see the dire consequences of big government ineptitude and compulsion for the first time. Not only is it causing a rise in prices and supply shortages, but history teaches us that big government policies diminish the rights of the individual — leading to authoritarian tendencies and even more angst. After that, then comes despair.

We can learn a lot of great lessons from politics. Let’s just hope that most Americans are learning and relearning the right ones this time.

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Publishers Memoirs February 6th I’ll turn 82 years of age and I’ve led a pretty interesting life but then again maybe we all think our lives have been interesting . I guess we’ll just have to let the reader judge for themselves. I’ll be jumping around from year to year in no chronological order . I’m sure a few of my readers will relate to the places, times or things I write in these articles .

To wet your appetites i’ll take you back to when I was a young boy, 13 years of age .

I hope you find this bit of my history interesting … my other stories might not be as racy but just as interesting but if you don’t think they are I understand .

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in the Ottoman Empire, decades after American blacks were freed.

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1954 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE

< US President Dwight Eisenhower What Happened in 1954? Here’s just a few items . . Mass vaccination of children against polio begins, Elvis Presley begins his music career, Communist Control Act outlawing Communist Party in the US, Brown v. Board of Education Decision, Mercedes introduced the 300SL coupe, with its gull-wing doors, US “Operation Wetback” is started, Ellis Island in New York closes as a point of Immigration, Senator Joseph McCarthy is censured, bringing an end to his witch hunt of Communists.

Technology First Nuclear Powered Submarine commissioned by US Navy Nautilus Russia

The world’s first atomic power station opened at Obninsk, near Moscow.

Germany Mercedes introduced the 300SL coupe, with its gull-wing doors U.S. Boeing 707 ( America’s First Jet Airliner ) takes it’s Maiden Flight U.S. The first automatic toll collection machine in New JerseyU.S. The rosebowl Parade is broadcast in color on TV U.S.

The first mass vaccination of children against polio begins The first organ transplants are done in Boston and Paris.

The First all Electronic Color television goes on sale from RCA the CT-100 selling for $1,000 Popular Culture Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and the Comets

Swanson introduces TV Dinners U.S.

NBC’s “The Tonight Show” was first aired with Steve Allen as the host

General Motors produces it’s 50 millionth car

Marilyn Monroe marries Joe DeMaggio

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1954 MERCEDES BENZ Elvis Presley begins his music career Popular Films White Christmas The Caine Mutiny

Live and Let Die - Ian Fleming Lord of the Flies - William Golding The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring - J. R. R. Tolkien

The Glenn Miller Story

The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers - J. R. R. Tolkien

On the Waterfront

The Magicians - J.B. Priestley

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Popular TV Father Knows Best

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Average cost of new house $10.250 Average wages per year - $4,100 Average cost of a new car - $1,700 Average cost of Rent $85.00 per month Movie Ticket - 70 cents Life Magazine - 20 cents The Dow Jones recovers back to pre Wall Street Crash highs of 381.17 Cost of a gallon of gas 21 cents Ground Beef $1.39 per pound

Popular Books

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SPORTS NEWS

Chargers Report: The Good, Bad and Ugly as Bolts Enter Bye

By Art Garcia (Jr) Following their 47-42 victory over the Cleveland Browns in week five the Chargers were the talk of the NFL. And for good reason — they were riding a threegame win streak with victories over the defending AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs (in Arrowhead Stadium no less); they manhandled a tough Las Vegas Raiders team in a nationally televised Monday Night Football Game; and they survived a shootout with a Browns’

Herbert threw for just 195 yards with one touchdown and an interception…

In the prior three games he threw 11 touchdowns and no interceptions.

In Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, Herbert has one of the best duos at wide receiver in the NFL. As of week six, Allen ranks No. 3 in the AFC with 39 receptions, 419 yards and one touchdown; Williams ranks No. 11 (t) with 33 receptions, 498 yards and a league leading six touchdown receptions.

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team whom many feel could contend for the AFC Title.

However, after what can best be described as a “good old-fashioned butt-kicking” loss to the Baltimore Ravens 38-6, here is a short review of the Chargers as they currently sit second in the AFC West with a 4-2 record.

The Good: The Offense. Despite being held to one touchdown in their loss to the Ravens, they have too much fire power when they possess the ball to not be considered a playoff contender.

Quarterback Justin Herbert finally experienced his first really bad game as a pro in their loss to the Ravens.

Keenan Allen

have been a big disappointment. The Bolts have recently cut returner K.J. Hill and signed former Andre Roberts, a former First-Team, All-Pro kick returner (2018) The team will likely bring in some competition for kicker Tristan Vizcaino who has missed five PATs (10 of 15), one field goal (6 of 7) and currently ranks No. 13 in the AFC.

Aside from the Ravens game, running back Austin Ekeler has over 500 yards and seven touchdowns in total offense.

The Ravens ended Ekeler’s four-game streak of 100-plus scrimmage yards — he produced 115 yards vs the Cowboys; 107 yards vs the Chiefs; set a career-high 117 rushing yards vs the Raiders and he had 119 yards and three touchdowns vs the Browns.

The Ugly: The run defense. Although they are 2-1 versus the three 2020 playoff teams they have faced, the defense has given up a combined 603 yards rushing and six touchdowns. In those wins the defense gave up 186 rushing yards, averaging 6.2 yards and no touchdowns against the Chiefs; and gave up a season-high 230 rushing yards, averaging 6.6 and three touchdowns

versus the Browns. And despite holding the Ravens to a 4.9 yard average, they still allowed 187 rushing yards and three touchdowns.

The Endzone: Ranked last in the league in run defense, the healthy return of defensive tackle Justin Jackson and linebackers Kenneth Murray and Drew Tranquil should help plug the holes in the run defense. Safety Derwin James Jr. set a career-high with 16 tackles against the Browns and he is the team leader with 50 tackles. With their 33-22 victory over the Eagles last Sunday, the Raiders (5-2) are in first place in the AFC West. They have a half-game lead over the Chargers, with the Bolts owning the tiebreaker via their Week 4 win over the Raiders.

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The Bad: Special Teams. Expectations were running high that a new coach and kicker would alleviate all the troubles this unit experienced in 2020. However, some changes have already occurred as the kicking, coverage and return

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Africa to Cuba, in violation of a ban on the international slave trade, was captured on the high seas by the U.S. Navy. The crew were imprisoned and the captain was hanged in the United States – despite the fact that slavery itself was still legal at the time in Africa, Cuba, and in the United States. What does this tell us? That enslaving people was considered an abomination. But what to do with millions of people who were already enslaved was not equally clear.

That question was finally answered by a war in which one life was lost [620,000 Civil War casualties] for every six people freed [3.9 million]. Maybe that was the only answer. But don’t pretend today that it was an easy answer – or that those who grappled with the dilemma

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Young Blonde ‘A young blonde woman is distraught because she fears her husband is having an affair, so she goes to a gun shop and buys a handgun. The next day she comes home to find her husband in bed with a beautiful redhead. She grabs the gun and holds it to her own head. The husband jumps out of bed, begging and pleading with her not to shoot herself.

Hysterically the blonde responds to the husband, “Shut up... you’re next!”

Dentist

“I’d rather go through the pain of childbirth again than let you drill in my mouth,” the woman told her dentist. He replied, “Well, please make up your mind so I can adjust my chair.”

New Bride A man with a new bride was having sex and lasted only 2o seconds , so he went to the doctor. The doctor said, “When

you feel like you are getting ready try startling yourself.” That same day the man went to the store and bought himself a starter pistol and ran home to his wife. That night the two were having sex and he was again over excited so he fired off the pistol . The next day he went back to the doctor who asked how it went. The man answered, “Not well. When I fired the pistol, my wife screamed , called the cops and my neighbor came out of the closet with his hands in the air.”

Sex How do you make your girlfriend scream during sex? Tell her that her sister is a better lover than she is !

Baby A woman gets on a bus with her baby.

The bus driver says: “Ugh, that’s the ugliest baby I’ve ever seen!”

The woman walks

to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her: “The driver just insulted me!” The man says: “You go up there and tell him off. Go on, I’ll hold your monkey for you.”

Wife My wife of 60 years told me, “Let’s go upstairs and make love.” I just sighed and said, “Choose one, I can’t do both.”

The Raft Three men on a raft only had 4 cigarettes but no lighter .So what do they do ? They throw one cigarette off the raft and the raft becomes a cigarette lighter !

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Childhood Today I decided to go visit my childhood home. I asked the residents if I could come inside because I was feeling nostalgic, but they refused and slammed the door in my face. My parents always liked my brother more than me !

Married Man A married man was having an affair with his secretary. One day, their passions overcame them in the office and they took off for her house. Exhausted from the afternoon’s activities, they fell asleep and awoke at around 8 p.m. As the man threw on his clothes, he told the woman to take his shoes outside and rub them through the grass and dirt. Confused, she nonetheless complied and he slipped into his shoes and drove home. “Where have you been?” demanded his wife when he entered the house. “Darling,” replied the man, “I can’t lie to you. I’ve been having an affair with my secretary. I fell asleep in her bed and didn’t wake up until eight o’clock.” The wife glanced down at his shoes and said, “You liar! You’ve been playing golf!”

The Butcher On a first date a girl tells her new guy how much she loves her dog … really he says ”I work with animals,” “That’s so sweet,” she replies. “I love a man who cares about animals. Where do you work?” “I’m a butcher,” he says.

CROSSWORD

New Wife / New Dog What’s the difference between a new wife and a new dog?

After a year, the dog is still excited to see you

ANSWERS

My Dad When I was 14 my dad said “son don’t play with yourself or you’ll go blind … I said “dad I’m over here “

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