Articles by Jake Towne

  • Towne for Congress Issues the $20,000 Money Bomb Week Challenge - February 8th, 2010

    “With the Democrats in charge, man exploits man. When the Republicans are in charge, it’s the opposite.” – seen on a local bumper sticker
    The campaign is in serious need of funds to enable us to spread the message, and I have a challenge for supporters. If supporters raise $20,000 or more between Valentine’s Day (it’s a [...]

  • America’s Greatest and Strangest Political Secret - February 8th, 2010

    Originally published on February 7, 2010 at http://towneforcongress.com/economy/americas-greatest-and-strangest-political-secret-1
    The path I have chosen in 2010 is to run as an independent under no political party in 2010.  As a candidate for United States Congress, this was – and still is – the best possible route for myself to win the November election and fulfill the campaign’s mission [...]

  • Common Sense Fixes the Job Market - February 2nd, 2010

    “Economics consists of looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups… The economic goal of any nation, as of any individual, is to get the greatest results with the [...]

  • The Pension Problem - January 31st, 2010

    Originally published January 29, 2010 at http://towneforcongress.com/economy/economic-aspects-of-the-pension-problem-by-antal-fekete
    The pension problem is not well understood by the general public or the media. Neither will I claim to be an expert, but for those who are unaware, a pension is a payment plan made to retirees in return for past work and contributions to the plan. While many [...]

  • Jake Towne’s State of the Union Reaction – Money Market Redemptions Escape Hatch Sealed - January 28th, 2010

    Today I spent part of my day at a local small family-run business, and listened to the owner gripe about excise tariffs on equipment from abroad, immigration difficulties, and frustration about the redistribution of wealth from his business to the federal government’s warfare and welfare programs.  As I was leaving to make another house call [...]

  • Independent Jake Towne Skyrockets to a “Stunningly High” 8% in the Polls - January 26th, 2010

    “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.” – Harper [...]

  • Scott Brown, Just Another Republocrat - January 23rd, 2010

    Originally published January 22, 2010 at http://towneforcongress.com/economy/scott-brown-just-another-republocrat-1
    I first heard the name of Scott Brown at a local political mixer, and several folks had mentioned they were going to send a few bucks his way just because he might be able to help stop the current health care tax if he won the special run-off election [...]

  • Monetary Policy Solutions - January 22nd, 2010

    Originally published January 21, 2010 at http://towneforcongress.com/economy/talk-on-monetary-policy-to-cc-upper-perkiomen-valley-for-small-government-1
    Last night I delivered a talk on monetary policy to a group, the Concerned Citizens of Upper Perkiomen Valley for Smaller Government, in my district.  The talk is downloadable from Scribd here.
    I’d like to thank the group for the chance to present.  During the talk there was only one deer-in-the-headlights [...]

  • Jake Towne Announces Support of Ron Paul’s HR 4248 - January 21st, 2010

    Originally published January 21, 2010, at http://towneforcongress.com/economy/press-release-towne-announces-support-of-ron-pauls-hr-4248-1
    Over the past two months, the campaign has industriously sent over 10 press releases to the local press, but none have been picked up by the mainstream newspapers.  While these topics center on the economy, the campaign has addressed timely issues such as health care and the Haiti disaster.  [...]

  • The Guantanamo Problem – Part 1 - January 19th, 2010

    Originally published January 19, 2010 at http://towneforcongress.com/economy/the-guantanamo-problem-part-1-1
    This short series will address the War on Terror. While my stances on both the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars are very clear, I have not yet formally written on Guantanamo Bay and its prisoners, offered practical solutions to improve our border and airline safety, and commented in depth on our [...]

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