Tagged: government

Big brother is watching and listening 0

5 Zettabytes and Big Brother

Remember when Gigabyte seemed too much to understand? The zettabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. The prefix zetta indicates the seventh power of 1000 and means 1021 in the International System of Units (SI), and therefore one zettabyte is one sextillion (one long scale trilliard)...

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Maryland Government Watchdogs Needed

In good times and in hard economical times, we as citizens should always be watchdogs of government. In good times we need to be aware that the good times stay that way, and in bad times, looking how to  improve our situation. This is not a lot of fun to...

Daniel Hannan 0

Going Without Government

Did you know that Belgium has gone a year without government? Daniel Hannan had a few things to say about this piece of news, which I am guessing few people know about. Belgium has now gone for more than a year without a government and, you know what?  Life is...

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Immigration Amnesty Cost

I don’t think it’s wrong to want your hometown, your state, and your country to be  a safe place to live. It’s not racist to want to expect your government to protect you and your family instead of paving the way for criminals to enter, thrive, and hurt & kill...

Going Broke 1

Going Broke

Imagine that you had an average monthly income of about $170 balanced against average monthly expenses of about $940–and that you were more than $14,000 in debt. Then imagine that as of today, you had only $58.60 in cash left in your bank account and $130.50 left on your line...

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Egypt and the Internet

Egypt has been in the news today with the uprising against the government. That has been news enough, but, as a side note, it has shown us how easy the internet can be silenced in the whole country. From CNBC: The move by Egyptian authorities to seal off the country...

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545 People

Paul sent this to my email today, it just made so much sense! When you think of it, it really is us (300,000,000) against THEM, (545 people). 545  PEOPLE–By Charlie Reese Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.. Have you ever wondered, if both...

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Sting Wants Big Government

Love Sting’s music. I can even agree with his stance on the rainforest. After that, I guess we would part on most other topics. In a recent interview with Sting and his wife Trudie Styler for Earth Day, he says a few times that the we need Big Government. That...

Treaty of Copenhagen 0

Treaty of Copenhagen

The draft Treaty of Copenhagen, to be signed in mid-December 2009, would create an unelected world government with direct power over all financial and trading markets, and direct power to intervene over the heads of elected governments in the economic and environmental affairs of all nations that sign the Treaty....

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A Story How Taxes Work

Taxes I just had to write a check along with sending my tax forms today. I don’t think I should have owed anything with the little I make, but heaven knows, Uncle Sam will find a way to waste it somehow, so there will be my contribution. I didn’t pass...

Pork Barrel Spending 1

Pork Barrel Spending

This morning as I grabbed my morning cup of tea, FOXNEWS was interviewing someone regarding government waste. This was once an issue on the forefront of people’s minds and was also rather newsworthy, but you don’t hear much about it anymore. The interview made me realize this kind of waste...