COMPARE & SAVE

Rediscovering Our Greatness “ Fleming: What Life Was Like in 1776 Americans had the highest per capita income in the civilized world, paid the lowest taxes—and were determined to keep it that way. [...] In the northern colonies, according to historical research, the top 10% of the population owned about 45% of the wealth. In some parts of the South, 10% owned 75% of the wealth. But unlike most other countries, America in 1776 had a thriving middle class. Well-to-do farmers shipped tons of corn and wheat and rice to the West Indies and Europe, using the profits to send their children to private schools and buy their wives expensive gowns and carriages. Artisans—tailors, carpenters and other skilled workmen—also prospered, as did shop owners who dealt in a variety of goods. Benjamin Franklin credited his shrewd wife, Deborah, with laying the foundation of their wealth with her tradeswoman's skills. Several hundred miles inland was the "back country," and at the time of the Revolution, not many people went there by choice. Most were poor and landless—younger sons, for example, whose older brothers had inherited the family's property. Life on the outskirts of civilization was hard and often violent. Morals on the Western frontier were often much more relaxed than they were in the civilized East. [continue] In summation: Things were pretty much like they were until, oh, lets say FDR, LBJ, WJC, and Barry Soetoro.  Damned good on the freedom front. Worth fighting for. COMPARE AND SAVE Shhhh - Janet's Listening Obama & Napolitano: ‘Liberty Lovers’ Are Terrorists A new study funded by the Department of Homeland Security characterizes Americans who are “suspicious of centralized federal authority,” and “reverent of individual liberty” as “extreme right-wing” terrorists. - Americans who believe their “way of life” is under attack; - Americans who are “fiercely nationalistic (as opposed to universal and international in orientation)”; - People who consider themselves “anti-global” (presumably those who are wary of the loss of American sovereignty); - Americans who are “suspicious of centralized federal authority”; - Americans who are “reverent of individual liberty”; - People who “believe in conspiracy theories that involve grave threat to national sovereignty and/or personal liberty.” None of this is news to you.  Which is why we, unlike 1917 Russians, or 1932 Germans, have a good chance of turning things around. ”