Devil's Advocate

Maybe you think everything is just fine, and all we need is some more diversity training poetry workshops to make our very own modern utopia. But what happens when the money, and the credit, runs out? Reflect on this:

It looks as though they’ve got the perfect hustle going. They create money to buy their own debt.

You can read it all, at ZeroHedge.

Cheers,

LSP

Government Is Your Friend

Remember, don't forget, that Government is your friend.

That's why you should give it your money.

To spend wisely, on your behalf.

OK?

LSP

Winter Ice Storm Mayhem!

It's hotter now

Well done, Global Warming. You've made everything much colder now and here's why, thanks to GWB:

"Greenhouse gases cause longwave solar radiation to become trapped in the earth's atmosphere, making the earth much warmer. Which is why it's colder."

Carbon Footprint

It's a bit like our financial policy. You know, the more in debt we are the richer we become, but whatever the case, Texas is gripped in the throes of the worst ice storm since anyone can remember. That isn't necessarily too long, still, it's bad. 

Ice Age

The trees are coated with ice which rattles and hisses as it's blown by the wind.

My guns are loaded.

LSP

Less Government, Please. We Can't Afford It!

Random Bear Partisan

I'm hearing these unsettling rumors that the Government is still somehow functioning, even though it's shutdown and closed. How can this be? 

Here's how much our Government spends, visualized as stacks of $100 million pallets. Thanks for the image and figures, Demonocracy:

Spend, Spend, Spend!

Here's the breakdown: 

Defense (Attack)		$902.2 Billion
Health Care		$846.1 Billion
Pensions		$819.7 Billion
Welfare		$451.9 Billion
Interest		$224.8 Billion
Other Spending		$199.6 Billion
Education		$153.1 Billion
Transport		$102.6 Billion
Protection		$62.0 Billion
General Government		$33.6 Billion

Just hypothetically, if the Govenment ever starts again, which I hope it won't, I guess it'll keep on spending increasingly astronomical amounts of money. Where will the cash come from? Print on demand?

Less Government please, we can't afford it.

Have a blessed Feast of St. Francis,

LSP