Posts Tagged ‘congress’

New Declaration of Independence

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

I just completed watching the John Adams mini-series on HBO. I was spellbound during each of the episodes because history is our future and the detail, acting and presentation was so well done in bringing the American History of the Revolution to life. Thanks to my friend Joe M. for the excellent recommendation.
I was struck [...]

The Awful Truth of How US Dollars are Created

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Congress debates legislation.
The legislation is expensive and raising taxes to pay for it is a problem.
The legislation is passed anyway without raising taxes to pay for it.
Congress is a hero for ‘getting the job done’.
The legislation is sent to the Treasury Department.
The Treasury Department types up a Government Bond.
The Bond is taken to a small [...]