tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332390248491681212024-03-12T19:29:10.739-07:00Money and InvestingJohn Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.comBlogger313125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-56441232786208500832024-03-10T11:52:00.001-07:002024-03-10T11:52:54.386-07:00Capitalism is a Result of Philosophy<div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghBIHESzgEo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghBIHESzgEo</a></div> John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-41514922380647435282024-03-03T19:39:00.001-08:002024-03-03T19:39:44.582-08:00Debunking the True Cost of Battery Power<div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5z8vbRHrg4I">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5z8vbRHrg4I</a></div> John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-77845121350272857122024-03-03T17:35:00.000-08:002024-03-03T17:36:36.288-08:00Disney Mandalorian & Grogu Will be TRASH by LAW<div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en0mOziTEkE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en0mOziTEkE</a></div> John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-30612528390533381152024-02-29T08:55:00.001-08:002024-02-29T09:07:12.843-08:00Ayn Rand: The Real Motive for the Socialist Mindset<div dir="ltr"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fTK1FoR3kqM?si=2dDG5CmIEXg89k_q" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: large;">The term "Capitalism" gets thrown around and has become a pejorative on the political left. So maybe we should define what we mean by "Capitalism".</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: large;">A free market is one in which you get to make free choices. The opposite of this is tyranny, but no society is either completely free or completely tyrannical. Being free to make choices includes the freedom to make voluntary exchanges, to own property, and to do business for your own benefit.</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: large;">The definition of Socialism is that the means of production is socially or collectively owned. By definition, the means of production can't be privately owned, which requires an authoritarian state to take away people's right to engage in commerce. This makes Socialism not only evil, but impractical because it prevents people from acting in their own benefit, and it prevents the innovation that would come from large numbers of people doing business. It also takes away incentive structures of success and failure that result in a more efficient free market.</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: large;">One thing that the political right believes that maybe the political left doesn't is that people respond to incentives. Give people an incentive to not work and they won't work. Give people an incentive to be productive and innovative and they will be productive and innovative.</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: large;">These claims are easily demonstrated by looking at how various economic systems have faired. Far-left economic systems have faired very poorly and have been a disaster for the people living under them. All you need for a prosperous society is to embrace a free market to at least some degree.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><br /></div><br /></div></div> John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-89142895963372580422024-02-25T14:41:00.001-08:002024-02-25T14:41:39.091-08:00Why Are Japanese Companies Dead?<a href="https://youtu.be/dqEadBLo4xk?si=Em5R7lsrxCh5Hgk4">https://youtu.be/dqEadBLo4xk?si=Em5R7lsrxCh5Hgk4</a>John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-27825649214255788602024-02-21T17:23:00.001-08:002024-02-21T17:23:30.605-08:00Why Democracies Always Fail<div dir="ltr"><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVw_Q5vf2Rg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVw_Q5vf2Rg</a></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="caret-color: rgb(31, 31, 31); color: rgb(31, 31, 31); font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Two centuries ago, a somewhat obscure Scotsman named Tytler made this profound observation: "A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury.</span></div> </div>John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-19898282470065594632024-02-18T19:52:00.001-08:002024-02-18T19:52:41.545-08:00Facts About Money That Will Blow Your Mind<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The last point is a stunner...</div><br></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rleWxlohIUs">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rleWxlohIUs</a></div> John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-19282083784327012092024-02-16T16:40:00.000-08:002024-02-16T16:41:02.983-08:00THIS Is Why Charities And Harvard Are Actually Corporations | Jordan Pet...<a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/iPO7QjCUNhA?si=BGfjr3YRfhXuJeft">https://youtube.com/shorts/iPO7QjCUNhA?si=BGfjr3YRfhXuJeft</a>John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-4218264858744751252024-02-14T17:59:00.000-08:002024-02-14T18:01:00.324-08:00Richard Wolff: How You Are Being Exploited<div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mI_RMQEulw" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mI_RMQEulw</a></div> John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-7821012528711871372024-02-14T17:38:00.001-08:002024-02-14T17:58:16.256-08:00Richard Wolff on Capitalism<div dir="ltr"><font><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YMdIgGOYKhs?si=rIa9zx7WKm2IN7LB&start=30" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></span><br /><br /><span><font size="4">This is a fundamental misunderstanding of economics. I have worked many different jobs with many different salaries. Not one of these I could have earned the same amount of money working on my own. I didn't have the resources. It was my employer that provided the facilities, the equipment, the customer base, and the know-how that allowed the business to make money. I voluntarily traded my labor for the resources that the employer provided. On my own, I wouldn't have been nearly as productive. I would have starved.</font></span></font><div><font size="4"><br />Voluntary exchange works. </font></div><div><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div><font size="4">Richard Wolff has never run a business. If he had, he would see the world differently.</font></div></div> John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-971037299296778662024-02-03T19:46:00.001-08:002024-02-07T06:38:11.824-08:00Our New Global Economy<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pQCJmxEOzhs?si=ZtjOlVz97kCd60qN" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-63382677286866845142024-02-03T06:23:00.001-08:002024-02-03T06:23:52.010-08:006 BIG Purchases Retirees (Almost) Always Regret!<div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LonVdylaa48">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LonVdylaa48</a><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(15,15,15);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">People almost always regret RV purchases. It is cheaper to just get a hotel once a year.</span></div><br></div></div> John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-3745019180472812312024-02-03T06:01:00.000-08:002024-02-03T12:16:53.410-08:00Something Terrible Is Happening To Boomers<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bHgs-1bGhNk?si=jCzGir2uQ4qPtsKr" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-53196569992894860772024-01-16T15:55:00.000-08:002024-01-16T15:56:17.984-08:0090 Year Old Says THIS Isn't Worth Worrying About...<div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vOTjitmmrH0">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vOTjitmmrH0</a></div> John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-60046436272077940992024-01-06T18:55:00.000-08:002024-01-06T18:56:24.670-08:00I Fact Checked Peter Zeihan China Collapse Story...This Will Shock You!<div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHlrgUdgKP0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHlrgUdgKP0</a></div> John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-61822597612940830682024-01-02T12:13:00.001-08:002024-01-02T12:13:45.402-08:00Why I HATE State Farm insurance<div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/efkG4Giv3u0">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/efkG4Giv3u0</a></div> John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-56810555722505784272023-12-20T14:30:00.000-08:002023-12-20T14:31:11.253-08:00Your Favorite 12 Groceries Will Cost You 100% More Next Month!<div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz0tRRRo5Us">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz0tRRRo5Us</a></div> John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-6064052437931616992023-12-01T12:06:00.000-08:002023-12-01T12:07:10.199-08:00Can Trump win in 2024? Biden is doing his best to make it happen<div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/11/26/biden-trump-2024-election-battleground-polls/71667419007/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/11/26/biden-trump-2024-election-battleground-polls/71667419007/</a><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I question whether Biden will make it to a second term.</div><br></div></div> John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-40446369317038242052023-11-29T19:57:00.001-08:002023-11-29T19:58:46.876-08:00Greta Thunberg’s climate crusade is heading for defeat | Michael Shellenberger interview<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">This is dead on ...</div></div><div><br></div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tqcDyHdbYd4?si=otDXQJWGizOjot1t" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-66966213771477453232023-11-19T13:08:00.000-08:002023-11-19T14:41:25.708-08:00Why Socialism Always Fails<div dir="ltr"><font size="4">A pyramid scheme is ultimately unsustainable because it is based on faulty principles. Likewise, collectivism is unsustainable in the long run because it is a flawed theory. Socialism does not work because it is not consistent with fundamental principles of human behavior. The failure of socialism in countries around the world can be traced to one critical defect: <b>it is a system that ignores incentives.</b></font><div><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div><font size="4"><a href="https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/why-socialism-always-fails/" target="_blank">https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/why-socialism-always-fails/</a></font></div><div><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUVaHSqj3WTov7niO1KuC3AEO3D_nVRTDmpa1cDREJ5lgUOG43w4-PgBpw4xFW2j5Q5YuPvhF8NODhLfCKhGz91knbPq8iLrr4u8dRUU4_WqiOv8ipfpqvxLpkx0NJgMc9Nrn0BLzZr6dEEhID78ZfNaD-DfkUXICH0hopxAjMpLj7uxzTXKCud5nKMd0z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7303283370387004274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUVaHSqj3WTov7niO1KuC3AEO3D_nVRTDmpa1cDREJ5lgUOG43w4-PgBpw4xFW2j5Q5YuPvhF8NODhLfCKhGz91knbPq8iLrr4u8dRUU4_WqiOv8ipfpqvxLpkx0NJgMc9Nrn0BLzZr6dEEhID78ZfNaD-DfkUXICH0hopxAjMpLj7uxzTXKCud5nKMd0z=w400-h400" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXVAjkcomRExEUMur2AZvFmAEkmfqmchpvjwtu1M-byEk-cNz1WpZ-vi3uzaJpd55XfiFfksQxSJkAdzU74cnaLnHrEx0FtZttrfp4QeogkYDahTTLc2DJOO7ZQlp4ScXB0_gFlno5BsLdO_DmSA7QszUag9oKSQpMUXcs5GBBBRBodeUws8MkhkNjJc5U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7303283376279678690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXVAjkcomRExEUMur2AZvFmAEkmfqmchpvjwtu1M-byEk-cNz1WpZ-vi3uzaJpd55XfiFfksQxSJkAdzU74cnaLnHrEx0FtZttrfp4QeogkYDahTTLc2DJOO7ZQlp4ScXB0_gFlno5BsLdO_DmSA7QszUag9oKSQpMUXcs5GBBBRBodeUws8MkhkNjJc5U=w365-h400" width="365" /></span></a></div><div><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div><font size="4">Socialists point to a false sense of victimhood.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEf5b3vpwCw9vDRBRt_xCKK-2hlGdpcXGK0_SDc20pKt9cNt4HhhL3CP7OTujQAg60X2ctUTag2WuYx_kQs5Ecp-EKcJifD5YrEDQx3M0MkbXDN3gC9pqHyRBYkZaelpYOdRp_jviSqoWNuvziGqSGKUi8ECED0gfUE3BX2I9x2RafL2YBtlyTgfyl4IQG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7303283404854009714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEf5b3vpwCw9vDRBRt_xCKK-2hlGdpcXGK0_SDc20pKt9cNt4HhhL3CP7OTujQAg60X2ctUTag2WuYx_kQs5Ecp-EKcJifD5YrEDQx3M0MkbXDN3gC9pqHyRBYkZaelpYOdRp_jviSqoWNuvziGqSGKUi8ECED0gfUE3BX2I9x2RafL2YBtlyTgfyl4IQG=w421-h640" width="421" /></span></a></div><div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnoMNPFHQvfQmhYoH_Z9v35QOTtOvhB-4RRf1bROifnZQKlbMnEo1SUaCuxJMIHfLBF8b7-8YxCnfoDoGV-6-SlNI-xMMu_rFADtqsh-XZE6TD-gg67twvXJ0cAAqGNWjSJgxo8FKSFUIo3j-8_EQzDq7oBgTAv0eQ5WPWnCnbfV18Ii4RdmEMH_b6rbj-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" height="259" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7303283395544732322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnoMNPFHQvfQmhYoH_Z9v35QOTtOvhB-4RRf1bROifnZQKlbMnEo1SUaCuxJMIHfLBF8b7-8YxCnfoDoGV-6-SlNI-xMMu_rFADtqsh-XZE6TD-gg67twvXJ0cAAqGNWjSJgxo8FKSFUIo3j-8_EQzDq7oBgTAv0eQ5WPWnCnbfV18Ii4RdmEMH_b6rbj-=w400-h259" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Yet, nobody starves to death under a free market. </span><span class="gmail_default">There are many </span><span>programs, public and private, to help the poor</span><span class="gmail_default"> and there is an abundance of food.</span></span></div></div><font size="4"><br />Meanwhile, you have food lines under socialism.</font><div><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfk9KilvjNwD1K7WxZOd6vjz-mDszidaWY6UHgTlrbzsN7VOK4LFZUuj8FlwpIWlOox_3A3qb9eIbBC6kuSzlKriwmroXKb5_wae4_1B9M9XFljOFSTe9kwyfgylU3s1MG8dQTxoWl5ogVODpORmv1BAzdhqwUjVtinVQsuKTbpzuB0ayRCZSmNR3lpreX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" height="294" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7303283410207121650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfk9KilvjNwD1K7WxZOd6vjz-mDszidaWY6UHgTlrbzsN7VOK4LFZUuj8FlwpIWlOox_3A3qb9eIbBC6kuSzlKriwmroXKb5_wae4_1B9M9XFljOFSTe9kwyfgylU3s1MG8dQTxoWl5ogVODpORmv1BAzdhqwUjVtinVQsuKTbpzuB0ayRCZSmNR3lpreX=w400-h294" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><font size="4"></font><br /></div></div> John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-72003792033464570452023-11-18T10:28:00.000-08:002023-11-18T10:29:33.112-08:00Anddddd it’s gone.<div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jEBnrzNuUSA">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jEBnrzNuUSA</a></div> John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-44738923668931672602023-11-04T12:56:00.001-07:002023-11-04T12:56:18.679-07:00Comments made in 1957?<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNqWNUqiSwZ3KliX6Ja-XZzguMD04U_Cx3BqK8mCaHenuiwdmTxRhKUI0gUGPVNCd2e2X--s4JHtC2TV9UptYhAQJIgpZ9DV8ypFmrcpvsK97pZbuJks4hFDgvW7pvt-ulxzcLkPH8JYefw4wItdcZ2d65jV4fskAN-Ork9KAAJmgjGpkcLhSiGthraYT1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNqWNUqiSwZ3KliX6Ja-XZzguMD04U_Cx3BqK8mCaHenuiwdmTxRhKUI0gUGPVNCd2e2X--s4JHtC2TV9UptYhAQJIgpZ9DV8ypFmrcpvsK97pZbuJks4hFDgvW7pvt-ulxzcLkPH8JYefw4wItdcZ2d65jV4fskAN-Ork9KAAJmgjGpkcLhSiGthraYT1=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7297698244536962370" /></a></p>John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-41317345869777146012023-11-04T12:54:00.001-07:002023-11-04T12:54:09.441-07:00Fact Check: 'Comments Made In The Year 1957' List Has A History, But Not Back To The '50s | Lead Stories<a href="https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/12/fact-check-light-hearted-comments-made-in-the-year-1957-has-a-history-but-not-back-to-the-50s.html">https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/12/fact-check-light-hearted-comments-made-in-the-year-1957-has-a-history-but-not-back-to-the-50s.html</a>John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-34885707331347314682023-11-02T20:09:00.001-07:002023-11-02T20:09:43.547-07:00Civilization in Decline<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieka7FW9L5iFpptKJy26sxDkCoKd5417CX3EZ-tK11hnxykYu20Xa9U4gxi5oLwJFYPDY-CzkYwHybZ2mhhtHHr32TCtZX1V5bPvahHdbu_2eT0T0paaCDdFCj_3d5JWG2V28VXHNwyrJiG1J5CmPz4s6q8mmxI6ST2J5Ys43yoM2zKJlDXAMXa_dRropw"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieka7FW9L5iFpptKJy26sxDkCoKd5417CX3EZ-tK11hnxykYu20Xa9U4gxi5oLwJFYPDY-CzkYwHybZ2mhhtHHr32TCtZX1V5bPvahHdbu_2eT0T0paaCDdFCj_3d5JWG2V28VXHNwyrJiG1J5CmPz4s6q8mmxI6ST2J5Ys43yoM2zKJlDXAMXa_dRropw=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7297067764996844514" /></a><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I think that we are a civilization in decline. Do I need to explain why? You could think of a dozen reasons.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The biggest problem is our National Debt, exceeding our capacity to repay. This has led to a debasement of our currency, making everyone poorer.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Culturally we have been destroying ourselves from within over petty squabbles.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The political class appears to be very corrupt.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">We are involved in conflicts that could, although unlikely, lead to World War III. Multiple countries oppose us.</div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Best wishes,<br><br>John Coffey<br><br><a href="http://www.entertainmentjourney.com" target="_blank">http://www.entertainmentjourney.com</a></div></div> John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133239024849168121.post-34931257822169619082023-11-01T09:30:00.001-07:002023-11-01T09:30:30.905-07:00Quotes From Our Favorite Halloween Movies<a href="https://www.inspiringquotes.com/quotes-from-our-favorite-halloween-movies/ZScjzpBbgAAI3tfy">https://www.inspiringquotes.com/quotes-from-our-favorite-halloween-movies/ZScjzpBbgAAI3tfy</a>John Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260059230972834649noreply@blogger.com0