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SOURCE # 1 - THE ECONOMICS OF PUBLIC ISSUES , AUTHORS ; L . MILLER , D . BENJAMIN , D . NORTH , PUBLISHER ; PEARSON ADDISON - WESLEY , BOSTON MA . , 2005 .
SOURCE # 2 - REASON ONLINE
SOURCE # 3 - BUSINESS WEEK ONLINE
SOURCE # 4 - TIME ONLINE
SOURCE # 5 - KRUSTY CAPITALIST PUBLICATIONS
SOURCE # 6 - THE NEW YORK TIMES ONLINE
SOURCE # 7 - NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
ISSUE # 1 > WHAT CAUSED THE UNITED STATES FINANCIAL SYSTEM CRASH OF 2008 ??
REASON TV VIDEO > LIVING LARGE !! IS IT REALLY TOUGH TO MAKE ENDS MEET ?? CHECK OUT THE BAD PERSONAL FINANCE HABITS THAT HELPED CAUSE THE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS CRASH OF 2008 / 09 !!
REASON TV VIDEO > A GREAT SHORT DOCUMENTARY ON WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND THE RECESSION
REASON TV VIDEO > OUTSTANDING FOLLOW UP VIDEO TO THE ARTICLE ABOVE > THIS IS A PRESENTATION GIVEN BY JEFFERY MIRON , HARVARD ECONOMIST AND DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY > APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES , BUT WELL WORTH THE TIME TO WATCH !!
ISSUE # 2 > BAILOUT MANIA AND THE NATIONAL DEBT !! BY THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION THE UNITED STATES WILL BE OVER 15 TRILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT !! THE MAJORITY OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HAS BEEN OUTRAGED BY THE SKYROCKETING NATIONAL DEBT AS WELL AS BY THE NUMBER , AND SIZE , OF THE GOVERNMENT BAILOUTS OF CORPORATIONS . THE GOVERNMENT NOW OWNS THE LARGEST CAR AND INSURANCE COMPANIES IN THE WORLD WHICH ARE BOTH BANKRUPT !! THIS FORM OF SOCIALISM IS NOT WHAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF THIS COUNTRY HAD IN MIND !! HOW LONG CAN THIS CONTINUE BEFORE THE UNITED STATES IS BANKRUPT ??
REASON TV VIDEO > WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE BAILOUTS !!
REASON TV VIDEO > THE INSANE BAILOUT OF THE AUTO COMPANIES !!
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REASON TV VIDEO > LESSONS WE CAN LEARN ABOUT ECONOMIC STIMULUS PROGRAMS FROM THE RISE OF INDIA . THEY LIFTED OVER 300 MILLION PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY SINCE 1990 !!!! THAT IS MORE THAN THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES !!!! THEY DID IT BY GETTING RID OF SOCIALISM . WE ARE HEADED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION !! INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT 300 MILLION INDIANS ESCAPE FROM POVERTY? I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE BOOK "INDIA UNBOUND" BY GURCHARAN DAS
REASON TV VIDEO > HOW DEEP A HOLE ARE WE SPENDING OURSELVES INTO ? WE NEED TO STOP SPENDING OUR FUTURE !!
REASON TV VIDEO > HEAR WHAT THE FORMER UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER ( CHIEF ACCOUNTANT ) HAS TO SAY ABOUT THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THE OUT OF CONTROL NATIONAL DEBT !!
LIGHTHOUSE ECONOMICS TV > BASED ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FISCAL PLAN THE NATIONAL DEBT WILL EXCEED 15 TRILLION DOLLARS BY 2012 !! HOW MUCH IS A TRILLION AND WHERE IS THE MONEY GOING TO COME FROM TO PAY IT BACK ?? HERE ARE SOME PERSPECTIVES ON A TRILLION !!
REASON TV VIDEO > SILLY SENATOR , CORN IS FOR FOOD !!
A UNIVERSAL / NATIONAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM ?? READ AND LISTEN TO ALL THE REASONS WHY IT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA . ALSO READ AND LISTEN TO SOME GREAT RATIONAL SOLUTIONS TO MAKE OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ( THE BEST IN THE WORLD ) EVEN BETTER !!
REASON TV VIDEO > WHY DO WE NEED A NATIONAL ( SOCIALIST ) HEALTH CARE PROGRAM ?? WHAT IS THE PROBLEM ??
REASON TV VIDEO > YES , IMPROVEMENTS COULD BE MADE TO OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT AND AFFORDABLE . IN FACT , JUST THREE SIMPLE CHANGES CAN SOLVE OVER 90 % OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN HOTLY DEBATED IN THE UNITED STATES FOR OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS .
ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IS TO ( 1 ) OPEN THE INSURANCE MARKET TO COMPETITION ( 2 ) PUBLISH MEDICAL PROCEDURE PRICES ( 3 ) PUBLISH CUSTOMER SATISFACTION STATISTICS ON DOCTORS , CLINICS / HOSPITALS , AND INSURANCE COMPANIES .
IN THE FOLLOWING TWO VIDEOS YOU CAN CHECK OUT HOW OUR FRIENDS AT REASON ILLUSTRATE WHAT THE EFFECTS WOULD BE OF PUBLISHING PRICES . WHAT WE DO NOT NEED IS AN EXPANDED NATIONAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM !!
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REASON TV VIDEO > HOW WOULD A NATIONAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM STIFLE MEDICAL INNOVATION ?? WATCH THIS VIDEO AND FIND OUT !! CAN WE AFFORD TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN ??
THIS CARTOON HIGHLIGHTS THE MAIN PROBLEM TALKED ABOUT IN REASON TV'S LIVING LARGE , AND HEALTH CARE - GET SOME , VIDEOS . MANY UNITED STATES CITIZENS DO NOT HAVE THEIR FININCIAL PRIORITES IN PROPER ORDER !!
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REASON TV VIDEO > THIS VIDEO SAYS IT ALL ON THE HEALTH CARE ISSUE . IT PROVES , IN HIS OWN WORDS , THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA WANTS SOCIALIZED HEALTH CARE . IT SHOWS WHY WE CAN NOT AFFORD IT . AND IT SHOWS HOW PROMISES ALWAYS GO UNFULFILLED AND HOW THE PUBLIC IS CONTINUALLY MISLED BY THE POLITICIANS !!
REASON TV VIDEO >YIKES !! BIG BROTHER IS UPON US !! COMMENTARY ON THIS VIDEO FROM REASON :
In an effort to push back against criticism of its health care reform plans, the Obama administration is sending one of the many former journalists in its employ onto the digital airwaves of Youtube to attack Matt Drudge and other critics for spreading "disinformation" and "lies." Since "we can't keep track of all of them here at the White House," health reform Communications Director Linda Douglass says, "we're asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov."
Reason.tv's Dan Hayes is nothing if not patriotic, and with a good nose for fish, so he took his camera in the dead of night and went hunting for perpetrators. The results, as shown in this two-and-a-half-minute video, should scare every American who cares about truth and health care.
GREAT NEWS !! THERE ARE SOME ELECTED OFFICIALS THINKING RATIONALLY AND ENCOURAGING DECISION MAKING BASED ON FACTS !! CHECK OUT THIS CONGRESSMAN MIKE ROGERS OF MICHIGAN DURING A RECENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON THE HEALTH CARE REFORM PROPOSALS
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REASON TV VIDEO > WOW , THIS PARODY ABOUT A PUBLIC ( SOCIALIST ) HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND THE RATIONING THAT WILL OCCUR IS JUST LIKE THE NIGHTMARE SCENARIOS WRITTEN ABOUT IN ATLAS SHRUGGED BY AYN RAND !!
A NATIONAL ( SOCIALIST ) HEALTH CARE PROGRAM WOULD NOT BE AFFORDABLE AND THE POLITICAL CARTOONISTS ARE TAKING THE POLITICIANS TO TASK OVER THE ISSUE !!
TAX CUTS , OR TAX INCREASES ?? THE BETTER TOPIC IS , WHAT IS BEING DONE WITH YOUR TAX DOLLARS ?? WITH RECORD ANNUAL DEFICITS AND A NATIONAL DEBT APPROACHING 10 TRILLION , OUR LEADERS ARE LOOKING TO CUT THE WRONG THINGS . READ THESE STORIES ABOUT HOW OUR LEADERS HAVE BEEN VIOLATING YOUR TRUST AND WASTING YOUR TAX DOLLARS . THEY ARE FAR OUT OF CONTROL :
CHECK THIS OUT !! WHAT A SHAMEFUL INSULT TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC !!
PRESIDENT OBAMA MADE A CAMPAIGN PLEDGE TO REDUCE BOTH THE FEDERAL DEFICIT AND NATIONAL DEBT . HE ALSO PLEDGED TO MAKE GOVERNMENT MORE EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIBLE BY ELIMINATING WASTEFUL SUBSIDIES AND EARMARKS .
LET IT BE KNOWN THAT ON MARCH 13 PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNED A 410 BILLION DOLLAR CONTINUING BUDGET RESOLUTION TO FUND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS OPERATIONS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2009 . THIS FUNDING BILL DID NOT ELIMINATE OR CUT BACK ON ANY GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS . IT ALSO REAUTHORIZED FUNDING FOR OVER 9,000 EXISTING EARMARKS AND AUTHORIZED SPENDING FOR 182 NEW EARMARKS !! THIS IS SHAMEFUL !!
HERE IS JUST ONE OUTSTANDING INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENURIAL / CAPITALIST SOLUTION FOR GETTING RID OF THE BILLIONS IN FARM SUBSIDIES ( WHICH WILL MAKE OUR ECONOMY STRONGER ) AND AT THE SAME TIME WILL HELP SOLVE MANY OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS . SEE , CAPITALISTS CAN ALSO BE ENVIRONMENTALISTS !! JUST OPEN A SECOND BROWSER AND CUT / PASTE THIS LINK INTO IT TO READ THIS ARTICLE ON VERTICAL FARMING - http://www.popsci.com/cliff-kuang/article/2008-09/farming-sky#
REASON TV VIDEO > CORPORATE WELFARE FOR FARMERS !! THE SHAMEFUL AGRICULTURE SUBSIDY PROGRAM
THE LOSS OF JOBS TO OTHER COUNTRIES AND THE OUTRAGE AGAINST FREE TRADE ?? THIS ISSUE SHOWS THE IGNORANCE AND ARROGANCE OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC . IT IS NO WONDER WHY ECONOMICS IS NOW A REQUIRED CLASS FOR GRADUATION IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS . THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT IF WE DO NOT EMBRACE FREE TRADE , AND THE PRINCIPLE OF COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE , WE WILL DIE AS A NATION . READ THESE STORIES TO UNDERSTAND WHY !!
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REASON TV VIDEO > THIS VIDEO EXPOSES SO MANY THINGS ; THE IGNORANCE OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC , HOW POLITICIANS LIE AND MANIPULATE THE PUBLIC , AND HOW PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PLAN TO FORCE PRODUCTS TO BE MADE IN AMERICA WILL RUIN US !!!!
REASON TV VIDEO > MORE ON WHY NAFTA AND FREE TRADE IN GENERAL ARE GREAT IDEAS !!
THE GREAT CLASH OF PHILOSOPHIES CONTINUES LONG AFTER THE DEATHS OF SMITH , BENTHAM , MARX , HAYEK , KEYNES , AND FRIEDMAN . HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES :
REASON TV VIDEO > THESE ARE FROM REASON AND THE CREATORS OF SPIKE TV . THEY ARE THE PART OF A SERIES OF VERY CREATIVE ECONOMIC TUTORIALS . IT TELLS THE STORY ABOUT THE BATTLE STILL BEING FOUGHT TODAY BETWEEN THE TWO FUNDAMENTAL ECONOMIC PHILOSOPHIES - - - JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES' SOCIALISM , AND FRIEDRICH HAYEK'S FREE MARKET CAPITALISM . YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE PHILOSOPHIES TO UNDERSTAND THE CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC BATTLES CURRENTLY BEING FOUGHT , NOT ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES , BUT AROUND THE GLOBE !!
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REASON TV VIDEO > EVEN THE MARXISTS ARE BEING GIVEN AIR TIME AND ARE ON THE ATTACK !! THIS VIDEO IS A CRITIQUE OF A SPEECH WELL KNOWN SOCIOLOGIST DAVID HARVEY IS GIVING AROUND THE COUNTRY . HE IS SUGGESTING , AS IF IT IS A NEW IDEA , THAT MARXISM ( A PROVEN FAILURE MANY TIMES ) IS THE SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEMS ( PROBLEMS WE DO NOT EVEN HAVE ) !!
