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Economics – <font class="cstm-fnt" style=""><span style="font-size: 25.6032px;">curtandtheotherguy.com</span></font> https://curtandtheotherguy.com Who is the Other Guy? It's You! Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:45:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 194340367 Does the National Debt Matter? https://curtandtheotherguy.com/does-the-national-debt-matter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=does-the-national-debt-matter https://curtandtheotherguy.com/does-the-national-debt-matter/#respond Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:45:57 +0000 https://curtandtheotherguy.com/?p=562 Continue reading Does the National Debt Matter?]]> The short answer is yes—and quite a lot. The US government has accumulated over 35 trillion dollars. To put that into perspective, 1 trillion dollar bills would stretch almost from the earth to the sun. Another way to think of 1 trillion is to imagine a jet flying at the speed of sound, dispensing a roll of dollar bills behind it. It would take that jet 14 years to reach 1 trillion. Finally, the US economy produces about 29 trillion dollars per year—that is our entire economy, not our government! (As an aside, governments literally do not produce anything. Governments only consume what’s produced by individuals and businesses.)

The largest budget category is Social Security at 21%. It is followed by four categories each at 13%. One of those four is interest on the national debt. Think of that—tied for the second largest expenditure of the federal government is interest. The larger problem is that it will only increase unless we begin to rein it in.

Finally, the largest issue with our debt is that it is being serviced by printed/ digitally created currency. The currency creation is of the utmost importance because the ability to create currency out of thin air gives our Federal Government virtually unlimited power. The ability to create currency is quite literally the single greatest threat to our individual freedoms.

What thoughts do you have?

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War is a Racket https://curtandtheotherguy.com/war-is-a-racket/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=war-is-a-racket https://curtandtheotherguy.com/war-is-a-racket/#respond Thu, 30 May 2024 21:26:59 +0000 https://curtandtheotherguy.com/war-is-a-racket/ youtube.com/watch

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Bear or Man https://curtandtheotherguy.com/bear-or-man/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bear-or-man https://curtandtheotherguy.com/bear-or-man/#respond Tue, 14 May 2024 16:12:13 +0000 https://curtandtheotherguy.com/bear-or-man/

Women have ostensibly been asked this question: If you were alone, would you rather meet a bear or a man in the woods?

  1. Is he really a man, or did you just misgender her?
  2. Is the man actually a biological female that appears to be biologically male?
  3. Is the man identifying as a woman while in the woods?
  4. Is the bear really a bear, or is he just a furry?
  5. Is the furry really a man pretending to be a furry pretending to be a bear?
  6. If you think my questions are ridiculous, then I’ve probably made my point.
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Israel/Palestine Situation https://curtandtheotherguy.com/israel-palestine-situation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=israel-palestine-situation https://curtandtheotherguy.com/israel-palestine-situation/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:39:36 +0000 https://curtandtheotherguy.com/israel-palestine-situation/ Continue reading Israel/Palestine Situation]]> Israel/ Palestine

“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”

For those chanting this slogan and supporting this sentiment, I have a few questions:

  1. Will there be freedom of religion in this “Free Palestine”?
  2. Will there be voting rights for every citizen, regardless of ethnicity in this “Free Palestine”?
  3. Will Jews be allowed to be citizens in this “Free Palestine ”?
  4. In fact, will Jews be allowed to live anywhere inside or even outside of this “Free Palestine”?
  5. Will this “Free Palestine” support the rights of all people, regardless of sexual orientation?
  6. Will Hamas rule this “Free Palestine”?
  7. Will Iran exert control over this “Free Palestine” to continue to foment and support terrorism around the globe?
  8. Will this “Free Palestine” be a terrorist state?

Some of the supporters chanting this slogan are basically the same as chickens marching to support KFC.

Has the Israeli government done things that are wrong in this conflict that goes back decades—actually millennia? Of course they have. ALL human governments are guilty of atrocities by virtue of the fact that they are run by humans who have too much power, but that fact does not excuse the immoral and illogical position stated in the slogan that introduced this rant.

Some form of negotiated settlement needs to be agreed upon so that all residents of Palestine can live in some semblance of freedom and safety. After all, that’s the only legitimate purpose of any human government, and ANY human who agrees to allow others to live in peace and do their own thing should be allowed to do the same.

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Brave New World —Is It Here? https://curtandtheotherguy.com/brave-new-world-is-it-here/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brave-new-world-is-it-here https://curtandtheotherguy.com/brave-new-world-is-it-here/#respond Thu, 11 May 2023 11:39:03 +0000 https://curtandtheotherguy.com/brave-new-world-is-it-here/ www.facebook.com/reel/981499999885687

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Community https://curtandtheotherguy.com/community/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=community https://curtandtheotherguy.com/community/#respond Wed, 10 May 2023 23:58:33 +0000 https://curtandtheotherguy.com/community/

What do you do to be involved in the community?

I’m really interested how you involve yourself in things that really matter.

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The Real Answer to the Climate Crisis https://curtandtheotherguy.com/the-real-answer-to-the-climate-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-real-answer-to-the-climate-crisis https://curtandtheotherguy.com/the-real-answer-to-the-climate-crisis/#respond Fri, 05 May 2023 11:37:28 +0000 https://curtandtheotherguy.com/the-real-answer-to-the-climate-crisis/ Continue reading The Real Answer to the Climate Crisis]]> youtu.be/zJdqJu-6ZPo

I believe the planet is warming. I believe that the causes are both natural and man-made; cyclical and irregular. I believe that warming has caused localized catastrophes. I also believe that many catastrophes are completely natural and beyond human manipulation and control. What this man espouses is that “wokeness” has cluttered our minds and blocked ideas. The answer to the climate crisis is not less freedom and innovation; it is more.

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Abolish the FED(or at least audit it). https://curtandtheotherguy.com/abolish-the-fedor-at-least-audit-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abolish-the-fedor-at-least-audit-it https://curtandtheotherguy.com/abolish-the-fedor-at-least-audit-it/#respond Wed, 03 May 2023 11:49:29 +0000 https://curtandtheotherguy.com/abolish-the-fedor-at-least-audit-it/

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Government is Always the Cause of Inflation https://curtandtheotherguy.com/government-is-always-the-cause-of-inflation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=government-is-always-the-cause-of-inflation https://curtandtheotherguy.com/government-is-always-the-cause-of-inflation/#respond Tue, 02 May 2023 11:36:25 +0000 https://curtandtheotherguy.com/government-is-always-the-cause-of-inflation/

Stop listening to the lies. Government is ALWAYS the cause of inflation—both parties, Biden and Trump. More spending without increased revenue coupled with the creation of more dollars is the cause of inflation.

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