The Scandinavian Model

 Democrats always say they want to adopt the Scandinavian model. Okay. That would mean lowering taxes on the Top1% and increasing them for everyone else.

Government Always Stifles Economic Growth

 

Real median household income is up 40% in the last 40 years.

 Real median household income is up 40% in the last 40 years. 

Property taxes make home ownership unaffordable

Interracial Violent Crimes

 The media wants to believe this data is reversed

White pop versus Immigrant welfare

 Culture makes the differnce

Two Koreas

 If only there were a snapshot that showed the difference between capitalism and socialism. 

Who Commits Murder?

Who is responsible for murder in the US? Suicidal Empathy. 

The Myth that the US Tax system is regressive

The Tax the Rich cries are disingenuous. Among 33 developed countries United States ranks #1 in tax progressivity, ahead of all OECD peers.

US Has the Most Progressive Tax System in the Developed World | Cato at Liberty Blog

The European Style welfare state comes at a cost.

The European Style welfare state comes at a cost. Over time it's a BIG cost. 

Washington Taxes Are Not Regressive

 

Residential Living Space

 One big reason homes are more expensive

Interracial Violence Data

You won't hear this from the media because it doesn't fit the narrative they want to push. 

Work and Leisure Over Time

I hear a lot today about it being less "affordable" today than it used to be.  

Perhaps in part because we are trading less work for more leisure?

The mental ill should be locked up. Is prison the best place?

 The mental ill should be locked up. Is prison the best place?

Mental Illness Untreated

 Want to know why you see so many crazy people on the streets and in social media?

1955: 161 million American citizens 1955: 560k mental asylum patients 2024: 332 million American citizens 2024: 35k mental asylum patients

We've unleashed the mentally ill to walk amongst us without treatment. 

The "Fair Share" is Increasing. Shouldn't Liberals be Happy?

Liberals always complain that The Rich are not paying their "fair share" of taxes. Whatever that share is , it seems to be increasing every year. 

                        Share of Tax Burden by Quintile

The Problem is Not Guns

 The media says we have a gun problem. I'd say it looks like something else.

Firearm Homicides per 100,000 population

 US Whites          1.7

Canada               1.8

France                 2.6

Austria                 2.8

Finland                3.3

US Hispanics       6.4

US Blacks           19.4

Capitalism Doesn't Work?

 

More Inconvenient Truths About Climate Change

You hear everywhere "Hurricanes are getting more severe and frequent because of CLIMATE CHANGE!"

Maybe this a better example of "disinformation"?

Inconvenient Truth About Climate

The inconvenient fact about the climate is that we are in an all-time cooling period. It may be reverting to a more normal warm period. If so, what are the odds we can stop this with a Green New Deal? 

The US Tax Code is Highly Progressive

 Contrary to what you hear from Democrats, the US tax system is highly progressive. 

Wealth Gap and Marital Status

There is always much handwringing about the "racial gap" in wealth. It's casually treated as a result of racism. Yet look at this one piece of data. Married households have far greater wealth than single households. Is it racism that makes blacks less likely to live in married households? How? If you want to reduce the "gap", might it not be good social policy to promote marriage and stop glorifying single parents? 

Bidenomics Stops Wealth Creation

 Whatever you think about "Bidenomics", it did not increase wealth. 

Inconvenient Facts About Tax Rates and Tax Burdens

 Lower tax RATES for the highest incomes result in a greater tax burden, not a lesser one. 

The simple reason is that when you can keep more of  what you earn, you are incented to produce more income. 

If US Goes Net-Zero

Trillions of dollars spent to produce negligible temperature change. 

If We End Fossil Fuels

 Here's a partial list of things made from petroleum we'd have to live without. 

The Affordable Healthcare Act Produced Less Affordable Healthcare

 

Economic Growth is a Function of Capitalism

What happened? Capitalism happened. And the US practiced it at a higher level. 

Wondering why elite schools like Harvard resort to blatant anti-Asian discrimination?

Wondering why elite schools like Harvard resort to blatant anti-Asian discrimination? 

Do you think this might be one of the reasons for these disparities? 

Children raised in fatherless homes

Black children: 64%

Hispanic children: 42%

White children: 24%

Asian children: 16%

Academic Performance and Fatherless Homes

There is an inverse correlation here with educational achievement. If you wanted to improve the performance of black kids and get more of them into college, maybe you should attack the underlying causes rather than applying affirmative action remedies?

Children raised in fatherless homes

Black children: 64%

Hispanic children: 42%

White children: 24%

Asian children: 16%

Why The Media Lost All Trust

The media can't figure out why they aren't believed anymore. I can come up with a few reasons for that.

Russian Collusion

“Very fine people”

Brett Kavanaugh is a serial rapist

Hands up Don’t Shoot

Jussie Smolett hoax

Covington kids are racist

Trump stored nuclear secrets at Mar-A-Lago

Mostly peaceful protests

Andrew Cuomo saved seniors

Covid vaccine stops Covid

Office Sicknick was murdered by protesters.

Covid came from wet market bats

Hunter Biden’s Laptop was Russian disinformation

Border agents whipped migrants

Masks work

Lockdowns are science-based

Boys with penises are girls

Don’t Say Gay is in the Florida law

Joe Biden is mentally sound

Tawana Brawley

Racist Duke LaCrosse players

Our border is secure

Facts Are Racist

 Yes, I know facts are racist (along with roads and math), but . . .

Biden Did not "Inherit" Inflation

 

Lockdowns Inflicted Economic Damage for No Health Benefit

Little difference in Covid deaths in lockdown states versus free states.

Huge difference in economic damage.  

Fair Share? Half of US Taxpayers pay 97% of the Tax

Shouldn't it be harder for women to gain college admission?

According to their "equity" goals, shouldn't colleges be making it harder for women to gain admission? 

What Happens When You Lock Kids Out of School for Two Years

This is what happens when you lock kids out of school for two years on the pretense of protecting them from a virus. 

Extreme Poverty is Declining Everywhere

I wonder how this happened. Bet it had something to do with government control. 

Tax Cuts for the Rich

 You can hear just about every day Democrats complaining that our debt explosion was caused by Trump's "tax cuts for the rich". If those rate cuts generated this much more revenue, maybe the right answer is we need even more "tax cuts for the rich". 

 

Covid is a Weighty Problem

 Ever wonder why some countries might have had a lower Covid mortality rate than the US? 

Revenue Problem or Spending Problem?

 Does this look like a revenue problem? Or a Spending Problem? 

1% of US counties= 42% of homicides

 According to the Crime Prevention Research Center, only 1% of US counties with 20% of US population account for 42% of homicides. Democrats says the problems is guns? Or a problem with law enforcement in those counties? These are the counties that screamed loudest about defunding the police.  

Why Healthcare is So Expensive

 Why is healthcare so expensive?

Climate Alarmists Ignore Facts

Climate change alarmists routinely cite increasing incidence and severity of heat waves, hurricanes  and tornadoes. Facts do not stand in their way.  

More Evidence of Mask Failure

 Not one EXPERT has admitted that these mask mandates in Austria utterly failed

Recipe for Slower Growth in One Simple Chart

Want to see why our economy is not growing faster? In one easy chart?

You can replicate this on your own if you like. Divide your portfolio into higher and lower yielding investments. Now keep moving money from the former to the latter and see what happens. 

Work Doesn't Pay

Go back to work and take a pay cut? In Washington State the jobs would have to pay you $122,000 in order for your family to be better off than not working. No wonder so many jobs go begging. People can't afford to work!

Put a Stake in the Mask Mandate Myth

 Can we once and for all put an end to myth that wearing masks stops a virus from spreading? 

Printing More Money Tackles Inflation. Really?

A recent Newsweek poll found these results. Countering this level of stupidity is a pretty daunting task. And gives you some insight into why politicians keep telling what would seem to be obvious lies. 

The survey found 63 percent of respondents said they agree—with 42 percent saying they "strongly agree"—when asked if the federal government should issue new stimulus checks to tackle inflation.

How Odd. Less Qualified Students Don't Perform As Well In College

Any economist could tell you what will happen when you make less qualified people perform any task. 

Capitalism is Failing?

But the truer you are to capitalistic principles the better off you are. 

We Don't Have Revenue Problem. We have a Spending Problem

Federal tax collections are near an all-time high. 

Middle Class Families Who Work are Not Better Off Than Those That Don't

 After taxes and transfer payments form government, middle class working families are not any better off than those who are working little or not at all. Talk about a disincentive to work!