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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://mises.org/community/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>ContumacySince87</title><link>http://mises.org/community/blogs/contumacysince87/default.aspx</link><description /><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)</generator><item><title>Finally the Truth is Out</title><link>http://mises.org/community/blogs/contumacysince87/archive/2007/11/16/finally-the-truth-is-out.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:27:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:3599</guid><dc:creator>ContumacySince87</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://mises.org/community/blogs/contumacysince87/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=3599</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://mises.org/community/blogs/contumacysince87/archive/2007/11/16/finally-the-truth-is-out.aspx#comments</comments><description>&lt;p&gt;I found a very interesting article today that I feel contains a good analysis of the US current economic situation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/11/the_crash_of_2008.html"&gt;http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/11/the_crash_of_2008.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The author correctly analyzes the situation right, but I completely disagree with him when he says that the failing stock market calls for more easy money.&amp;nbsp; Why should we make money more accessible to people who squandered it in the first place?&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;That&amp;#39;s like hiring an investment advisor, him losing your entire retirement money, and then you saying it happened because he didn&amp;#39;t have enough money and proceeding to give him more.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;There is no dilemma for Bernanke.&amp;nbsp; He MUST raise interest rates.&amp;nbsp; I would say at least to 10%.&amp;nbsp; Yes, I&amp;#39;m aware that this would bankrupt many businesses and people.&amp;nbsp; But we must ask ourselves if this is a terrible thing considering the alternative.&amp;nbsp; These people who made bad investments and got into so much debt are to blame for the current crisis.&amp;nbsp; If rates are cut further, the dollar will eventually collapse and everyone will suffer for the stupidity of others.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;But unfortunatly we have a government that is owned by rent-seeking corporations that are so blinded by their lust for a higher stock price that they can&amp;#39;t see that the walls are crumbling all around them.&amp;nbsp; Luckily for them, they can always move overseas.&amp;nbsp; Unluckily for us commoners, we hold worthless dollars&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://mises.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3599" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://mises.org/community/blogs/contumacysince87/archive/tags/fed/default.aspx">fed</category><category domain="http://mises.org/community/blogs/contumacysince87/archive/tags/greenspan/default.aspx">greenspan</category><category domain="http://mises.org/community/blogs/contumacysince87/archive/tags/inflation/default.aspx">inflation</category></item><item><title>A Way to Help Ron Paul's Cause</title><link>http://mises.org/community/blogs/contumacysince87/archive/2007/10/19/a-way-to-help-ron-paul-s-cause.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:1737</guid><dc:creator>ContumacySince87</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://mises.org/community/blogs/contumacysince87/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1737</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://mises.org/community/blogs/contumacysince87/archive/2007/10/19/a-way-to-help-ron-paul-s-cause.aspx#comments</comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,271356,00.html"&gt;http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,271356,00.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Fox News is having another debate Sunday, and they are accepting questions from people on their website to the candidates.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;On the link they give an email address to email questions and they want you to tell them to whom to ask the question. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If a lot of people asked Ron Paul a question then maybe he could actually get some attention. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Maybe not, but it&amp;#39;s worth a try. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://mises.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1737" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://mises.org/community/blogs/contumacysince87/archive/tags/Ron+Paul/default.aspx">Ron Paul</category></item><item><title>Man Arrested for Resisting Theft</title><link>http://mises.org/community/blogs/contumacysince87/archive/2007/10/05/man-arrested-for-resisting-theft.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:33:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:1043</guid><dc:creator>ContumacySince87</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://mises.org/community/blogs/contumacysince87/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1043</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://mises.org/community/blogs/contumacysince87/archive/2007/10/05/man-arrested-for-resisting-theft.aspx#comments</comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,299517,00.html"&gt;http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,299517,00.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;I had never heard of this couple before, but now I&amp;#39;m sad that the thieves finally got to him.&amp;nbsp; From the article, it sounds as if more than just their right to their private property was violated during this whole drama.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Four supporters of the Browns were arrested on Sept. 12.&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It doesn&amp;#39;t say what they were arrested for, but I&amp;#39;m guessing that the government goons were just sending a message that they are not afraid to&amp;nbsp;exercise their arbitrary power in order to fulfill their evil mission.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;The Browns may now begin serving their 63-month federal prison terms,&amp;quot; said U.S. Marshal Stephen Monier. &amp;quot;High profile situations like this are always difficult, but they don&amp;#39;t have to be tragic. I&amp;#39;m glad no one was injured, and that the community remained safe throughout the operation.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;m going to have to disagree with Mr. Monier, aka brainless government goon.&amp;nbsp; I claim that the situation came to quite a tragic end.&amp;nbsp; The Browns showed the rugged individualism that this country was build on.&amp;nbsp; The courage it took to stand up to leviathan for that long should be celebrated by freedom-loving individuals everywhere.&amp;nbsp; It is a tragedy that a hero is having his liberty removed because he broke an unjust law enforced by an&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:&amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;"&gt;illegitimate &lt;/span&gt;government that no longer acknowledges it&amp;#39;s founding document (except while on the campaign trail).&amp;nbsp; The claim that no one was injured is a joke.&amp;nbsp; I guess the officer doesn&amp;#39;t consider having your liberty stolen from you to be an injury.&amp;nbsp; I guess he wouldn&amp;#39;t complain if someone locked him in a basement for a few years.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;We live in a world ruled by guns.&amp;nbsp; Whoever has the most guns has the most power, therefore we should all get more guns in order to maintain power over our own existence.&amp;nbsp; I acknowledge the fact that no man has the right to initiate violence upon another man, but a man has the absolute right to defend himself against violence in a reasonable way.&amp;nbsp; If a guy on the street punches you, you have the right to punch him back.&amp;nbsp; If a government agent brings a weapon to a conflict, then you have the right to bring a weapon as well.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://mises.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1043" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>