Written by Daniel Horowitz
An estimated 2.2 million civilian federal workers serve at the pleasure of the president, despite only 4,000 being designated as political appointees. Donald Trump’s first priority as he prepares to retake office must be to establish that he can fire any of them. Whether they hold political appointments, U.S. Senate-confirmed positions, or civil service roles, all federal employees are subject to the president’s authority to terminate their employment. This includes workers in any department or so-called “independent” agency.… Continue Reading
Tags: Amy Coney Barrett, Bill Clinton, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Donald Trump, Ex Parte Hennen, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Election Commission, federal employees, Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, James Madison, Janet Reno, Jerome Powell, Merit Systems Protection Board, Morrison v. Olson, Myers v. United States, Politico, Securities and Exchange Commission, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court, William Howard Taft, William Sessions
Executive Branch, Federal Issues | David E. Smith | November 13, 2024 7:00 AM | Comments Off on Trump Must Take Action Against ‘Untouchable’ Bureaucrats
Written by Daniel Horowitz
In the words of sudden country music sensation Oliver Anthony, “You weren’t born to just pay bills and die.” Yet unless we stop the debt-driven inflation and the Federal Reserve scam used to perpetuate it, we won’t even be able to pay all the bills we work our entire lives to afford.
Inflation is back with a vengeance, despite the quickest rise in interest rates ever and despite the choking off of the M2 money supply.… Continue Reading
Tags: American Institute for Economic Research, Bloomberg, Daniel Horowitz, Federal Reserve, hyperinflation, Inflation, national debt, Oliver Anthony, Social Security, Thomas Hogan, Treasury Department
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | August 31, 2023 11:00 AM | Comments Off on Record Debt and Inflation From the ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’
Written by Daniel Horowitz
In the words of sudden country music sensation Oliver Anthony, “You weren’t born to just pay bills and die.” Yet unless we stop the debt-driven inflation and the Federal Reserve scam used to perpetuate it, we won’t even be able to pay all the bills we work our entire lives to afford.
Inflation is back with a vengeance, despite the quickest rise in interest rates ever and despite the choking off of the M2 money supply.
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Tags: American Institute for Economic Research, COVID, Daniel Horowitz, Federal Reserve, hperinflation, Inflation, Oliver Anthony, Social Security, Thomas Hogan, Treasury Department, U.S. Deficit
Executive Branch, Federal Issues, Marriage, Family & Culture | David E. Smith | August 22, 2023 7:00 AM | Comments Off on Record Debt and Inflation From the ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’
Written by Daniel Horowitz
Venture capital is a risky and rewarding business that, in a world of Adam Smith’s free market, would accurately predict, in most cases, the most efficient investments for creation of wealth and the betterment of human life. Venture socialism, on the other hand, shields investors in start-ups from all risk by funding their projects with both monetary and fiscal stimulus from the government. Now, those counting on taxpayer funding to augment their personal wealth portfolios know that green energy start-ups are “too big to fail,” just like the big banks in 2008.… Continue Reading
Tags: Adam Smith, ConnectDER, Federal Reserve, Free Market, Inflation Reduction Act, Leah Ellis, Moderna, Pfizer, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Bank, Sublime Systems, Venture Capitalism, Venture socialism, Vladimir Lenin, Washington Post, Whit Fulton
Climate Change, Federal Issues | David E. Smith | March 17, 2023 8:00 AM | Comments Off on The Invisible Hand Behind the Silicon Valley Bank Bailout? Green Energy Venture Socialism