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Rants and raves from an anarcho-capitalist, libertarian, screw-the-government,
freedom lover. (Archive)
10/29/02 - The ever-present
hunger for more tax revenue has led 29 states to engage proposals to
tax online sales. With the economy in the tank and less revenue coming
into state coffers, money-grubbing politicans and bureaucrats are up
to their usual tactics once again. God forbid the state governments
would actually reduce spending to keep in line with tax receipts. Of
course that will never happen. One must never forget that government
spending is really just vote buying. Here, vote for me and I'll provide
you with a handout. If you cut government spending, you reduce the chances
for reelection. Power must be kept at all costs. Hence, states can't
wait to tax internet sales. Taxing incomes is not politically feasible
but taxing sales is. In the end I think most of these measures will
pass without even a peep from the citizens. In the end, too many of
us are on the receiving end of some type of government handout and will
refuse to have the spoonful of gravy taken away from us. Read the story
from the Denver Post.
10/28/02
- Yes, I am back after a long absence. I have been building a new business,
Lifetime Wealth Creation
Systems. Take a visit and discover money-making opportunites, free
investment newsletters, free internet e-books, offshore programs, and
much more. Lifetime Wealth wil also promote Capital Opinion and vice-versa,
all in the effort to make money. As you know, I am a capitalist first
and foremost.
My weekly
columns will now be quite infrequent although the blogs will continue
each weekday. I am working on my Insider Trading book and will post
drafts in the very near future. I'm very excited about this book even
though it will take quite some time to finish.
I'll begin
my daily political blogs tomorrow. See you then!
08/31/02
- Is nothing safe from government investigators? If it involves money,
apparently not. Now U.S. banks are being probed for providing wealth
management services to wealthy clients. There services have become popular
over the last ten years as more people increase their net worth. The
services range from managing investments, setting up trusts, offshore
management, and other financial services. The regulators are worried
that banks will make overly-risky investments to satisfy their clients
which could lead to reputational risks for the bank. The Financial Times
sited Salomon Smith Barney allocating IPO shares for WorldCom execs
in exchange for investment banking business.
Why should government
care how banks run their business? If a bank malinvests to the point
of ruining its reputation, so be it. Life cannot be lived without risk.
Entreprenuers take risks for the potential big payoff. Without risk,
we would be the old Soviet Union; life according to someone else's plan.
If the bank blows it on malinvestment, it will suffer financial losses
as clients move their assets to a more reliable bank. That's the market
at work. The last thing we need is more bureaucrats looking out for
investors by harassing banks who give investment advice to wealthy clients.
All bureaucrats look out for is their jobs. Read the story.
08/30/02
- First things first. What happened to Capital Opinion?!? Quite simply,
the task of updating the web site every day with fresh commentary, news
links, and my blog was taking far too much of my time. It was no longer
a profitable use of my time. I am actively working on my Insider Trading
book and have scaled back my weekly column. I'll continue to write my
daily blogs but the columns will occur only when I feel like writing
a longer piece. All of my past columns are still available here on the
site. In the near future I'll be posting my book chapters on the site
for critique and commentary.
So now
that is all clear, let's get to work. It's ranting and raving time!
Freedom-loving activitst in the Tea Party state of Massachusettes have
put a referendum on the November ballot eliminating the state's income
tax. It would return about $9 billion to the citizens and throw the
state government into fiscal chaos. Hallelujah! Naturally, both Republicans
and Democrats in the state Assembly think it's a bad idea. Of course
they do! Without the tax dollars, they have nothing to spend on their
special interests and squeaky-wheel constituents. In other words, the
would not be able to buy votes. Even if it were to pass, the government
would not reduce spending. They would simply devise new tax schemes
to make up for the lost revenue. Cutting taxes is one thing, cutting
spending is damn near impossible. I applaud the efforts of the tax activists
but in the end, the government will find another way to steal your money.
Read the story.
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