Using data from Travis H. Brown, National Review’s Kevin D. Williamson explains to readers that Florida’s “lack of a personal income tax is attractive, and so is its lack of an estate tax. By way of contrast, Minnesota imposes a significant estate tax, one that is more rapacious than the federal levy: Whereas the federal […]
Archives for August 2013
Merck Animal Health Announces Plans to Suspend Sales of Zilmax Feed Additive
Among the leaders in pressuring Merck has been Temple Grandin, a world-renowned expert on how cattle react to their environment. Grandin has redesigned slaughterhouses to make them more humane. Here Dan Charles, writing at npr.com, tells readers… Two weeks ago, at a meeting held by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, he presented data showing that […]
Have You Forgotten 2008?
As you chart your investment course it’s crucial that you position yourself to be able to live to fight another day. With the Fed’s zero percent interest rate policy it’s easy to forget the importance of bonds in your portfolio. And with the end of 2013 in sight, mutual fund companies are licking their chops […]
Florida’s Gov. Finally Digs in Against Obamacare
Florida’s Governor Rick Scott has finally dug in his heels in opposition to the economic killer, Obamacare. Here NPR’s Gregg Allen explains the governor’s opposition. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced recently that the federal government is awarding some $67 million in grants to help health care groups around the country set up […]
Solar Storm Fired Directly at Earth Could Cause Geomagnetic Storm
The sun erupted on Tuesday afternoon at 1:24PM EDT sending a solar storm hurtling towards Earth at an estimated 2 million miles per hour. In the past, storms of this magnitude have caused mild geometric storms. NASA is warning that these magnetic storms could impact electronics and communication satellites. The storm is expected to take […]
Countdown: Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials: #2
Yesterday I recommended that you buy the Orvis Helios 7-weight 9′ Fly Rod in order to add protein rich fresh fish to your diet in a long-term disaster situation. But who’s protecting your bug-out basecamp when you head down to the river to cast a line? The aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy proved that […]
Killing an Economy Obama Style
Poor ol’ you if you and your family were on Martha’s Vineyard this summer when the Obama horde hit town like an invasion of Huns. The locals were bullied and pushed around like a pack of street vagrants. Even the elite liberal poobahs who populate the Vineyard in the summer got their noses shoved into […]
Laser Weapons Approaching Battlefield Readiness
Boeing’s Thin Disk Laser system has just surpassed the Department of Defense’s Robust Electric Laser Initiative (RELI) program requirements. The high power, solid-state laser system’s output reached more than 30 kilowatts. That’s nearly 30 percent more power than
An Ill Wind Blowing in Egypt
Western peoples are dying, as Muslim populations are exploding and, as Pat Buchanan correctly reports, Muslim migrants are pouring into Europe as well as into the United States. Debbie and I have witnessed, first hand, the problems the French are having with the Muslim hordes. I am unsure why the French, as well as America, […]
Over 25 Million Cattle Have Been Fed Zilmax
I have been writing that you should steer clear of confinement-raised beef. Now recent news on beta-agonists such as Zilmax and Optaflexx, fed to cattle to gain weight, are being targeted as a serious health risk. As the WSJ notes here, “A growing number of cattle arriving for slaughter at U.S meatpacking plants have recently […]
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