Articles by Mike Miller

  • Lousy Jobs, In Such Small Portions - November 6th, 2009

    by Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital and author of Crash Proof 2.0: How to Profit from the Economic Collapse
    Two dissatisfied customers comment about a restaurant. One says, “The food here is terrible.” The other replies, “I know, and such small portions!” In many ways, they could be describing our current employment picture. Not [...]

  • DownsizeDC.org: We want to speak truth to the Supreme Court - November 6th, 2009

    D o w n s i z e r – D i s p a t c h
    We need your help to join an amicus brief to the Supreme Court arguing that the right to keep and bear arms is not only a right to self-defense against criminals, but also against tyrannical government.
    If you [...]

  • HR3962: An unprecedented attack on freedom - November 5th, 2009

    D o w n s i z e r – D i s p a t c h
    Supporters of healthcare reform claim it’s about accessible and low-cost health coverage for Americans. If that were true, they’d reject Nancy Pelosi’s bill, HR 3962. Usually, critics write about the economic reasons. But there’s another huge problem . [...]

  • Boasting of Glory - November 4th, 2009

    by John Browne – Senior Market Strategist, Euro Pacific Capital
    Last week, to the delight of its media cheerleaders, the government announced that economic growth had returned and the recession had ended. But before we start celebrating one quarter of modest growth, we should realize the only force driving this apparent recovery is an enormous increase [...]

  • URGENT: Audit the Fed “Gutted” Unless We Act Now - November 4th, 2009

    D o w n s i z e r – D i s p a t c h
    Meet Rep. Mel Watt of North Carolina’s 12th District. Rep. Watt chairs the House Financial Services monetary policy subcommittee. Commercial banks have been his largest career donor, giving a total of $319,822 over the past ten years.
    That’s just [...]

  • DownsizeDC.org: Will you survive the 1,900 page tumor? - November 2nd, 2009

    D o w n s i z e r – D i s p a t c h
    It seems like the more the American people demand that Congress slow down and read its bills, the more Congressional leaders arrogantly counter with mammoth legislation they want to pass in a hurry.
    The latest example is the [...]

  • Remember why the Patriot act needs to be abolished - October 30th, 2009

    With the USA Patriot Act set to expire at the end of this year, and Congress mulling around even more nefarious replacements for it, it’s time to keep in mind the major items in it that make it evil (as compiled by the ACLU):

    Search your home and not even tell you… by conducting secret [...]

  • Government outlaws free health care - October 30th, 2009

    As noted in a story by James W. Harris at The Advocates for Self-Government, a group that wants to provide free medical care to out nation’s poor is being blocked by government bureaucrats:
    An organization of volunteer doctors and other health care professionals wants to provide free medical care to tens [...]

  • Hair of the Dog - October 30th, 2009

    by Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital and author of Crash Proof 2.0: How to Profit from the Economic Collapse
    The GDP numbers out yesterday, which showed economic growth at 3.5% in the third quarter, brought a deafening chorus from public and private economists who all agreed that the recession is officially over. With such [...]

  • The End of Statism (after its rise) - October 29th, 2009

    D o w n s i z e r – D i s p a t c h
    Quotes of the Day:
    “The State is that great fiction by which everyone tries to live at the expense of everyone else.” — Frederic Bastiat, French economist of the 19th Century
    “How did I go bankrupt? Two ways. Slowly, [...]

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