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Will Tax Cuts Bring on Armageddon?
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi said of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, “If this goes through, kiss life on earth goodbye. The debate on health care is life/death. This is Armageddon.” Senator Chuck Schumer said...
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The World Isn’t Fiat Anymore
In 1788, Thomas Jefferson wrote in a letter that, “Paper is poverty. It is only the ghost of money, and not money itself.” Jefferson and the Founding Fathers understood the...
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In Defense of Free Trade,
My draft letter passed the vote from Laurens County Council on December 12th, 2017 and is being sent to the Federal Trade Commission regarding the potential threats of added tariffs...
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Laurens County Council FY18 Budget Summary
The Laurens County FY18 budget passed yesterday with a 4-2 vote and 1 absent. The overall FY18 budget increased by $942,578, putting the total county budget to over $30 million....
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Why My GrandPa Would Have Loved Bitcoin
Bitcoin hit an all time high on Sunday, reaching $3,000 per Bitcoin. Ethereum also reached a record level, trading at $407. Since this time last year Bitcoin is up over 360%,...
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The Great Gold Racket
Murray Rothbard said it best when he said that “the threat of gold redeemability imposes a constant check and limit on inflationary issues of government paper. If the government can...
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How the Market is Already Repealing Obamacare
There’s a common misconception that if you’re opposed to government services, programs and/or departments, then you’re opposed to building roads, education, people getting affordable health care and even people taking...
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Laurens County Republican Party honors County Councilman Stewart Jones
I am very honored to receive the “Local Government Official” Award from the Laurens County Republican Party. I will continue to fight for greater transparency and accountability in local government....
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Daylight Saving Began as “War Time”
Benjamin Franklin once joked in his 1784 essay “An Economical Project for Diminishing the Cost of Light” that candle usage could be economized by changing the time and getting people...