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88For Sale – Principality of Sealand
by Chuck
One of the world's smallest countries is up for sale. Only one family and some employees live there and all of them have homes elsewhere so this is more like buying an expensive (very expensive in that the... published 2 years ago
80The Zimmerman Telegram
by Chuck
In a recent Hub in his excellent series about World War I, Jimmy the Jock discussed the famous Zimmerman Telegram which was instrumental in getting the U.S. to enter World War I on the side of Britain and... published 16 months ago
79Rolling Stones Prove Tax Cuts Work
by Chuck
In a previous hub entitled How Tax Cuts Work I attempted to explain how reducing high marginal tax rates encourages people to work and produce more. This leads to a larger income base on which to levy taxes... published 18 months ago
79The Guano Islands Act of 1856 - Congress's Bird Poop Law
by Chuck
If you take a close look at a map of the Pacific Ocean you will notice that, next to the names of many isolated islands, the name United States or the initials U.S. appear in parenthesis next to the names of... published 17 months ago
78How Tax Cuts Work
by Chuck
According to October 11, 2006 news reports, the Federal deficit (the amount by which government spending exceeds tax and other government revenues) has shrunk to its lowest amount in four years. In addition... published 2 years ago
78The Pros and Cons of the Bush Tax Cuts. Do they really favor the wealthy or is that a myth? What will help the...
by Chuck
Those who favor the continuation of the Bush tax cuts argue that these cuts are needed to encourage investment which, in turn, will result in a stronger economy and more job creation. As I pointed out in my... published 3 months ago
77Krugman on Friedman - A Critique
by Chuck
With the passing of the late John Kenneth Galbraith (1908 – 2006) the job of popularizer of the economics of government economic control of the economy has been taken up by Paul Krugman. Like... published 18 months ago
76Can Cynthia McKinney Win the Presidency?
by Chuck
The short answer to this question is an unequivocal NO. I can say this with certainty because first, the only third party candidate that I am aware of who has ever been elected President of the United States... published 8 days ago
75Views of Ron Paul and Libertarians on Education and Other Issues
by Chuck
Peeling has provided an excellent answer to the request What is Ron Paul's view of funding education and how does he view other social programs domestically? But I will try to add some more as well. Ron Paul... published 12 months ago
75Why Government Regulation Doesn't Work
by Chuck
The problem with government planning and problem solving is that the planned solution tends to be linear in the sense that here is the problem and here is the solution. Once put in motion, the solution tends... published 6 weeks ago
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