Chicago: Less Guns = More Crime

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crime, guns

Crime is so bad in Chicago that the mayor is considering calling in the National Guard. Chicago still has a handgun ban, despite the US Supreme Court striking these down. So Chicago is a laboratory experiment, showing that less guns = more crime. Isn’t Obama from Chicago?

99ers Losing Unemployment Benefits

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economy, unemployment

The unemployed, very numerous during this economic depression, get benefits for up to 99 weeks. Many are reaching that point. More here.

Track Hoe Digging in Granite Creek

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canterbury lane, construction equipment, granite creek, prescott az, prescott boulders, track hoe

Track Hoe Digging in Granite Creek

A large track hoe digging in Granite Creek at the Prescott Boulders construction site on Canterbury Lane.

Sunlight and Clouds Over Thumb Butte

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prescott az, Thumb Butte

Sunlight and Clouds Over Thumb Butte

Interesting light over Thumb Butte in Prescott, Az.

Fed Admits it Created $1.3 Trillion Out Of Thin Air

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dollar, Economics, federal reserve, money

Here’s a must read, and short, article

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke admitted the central bank created $1.3 trillion out of thin air to buy mortgage backed securities.  This shocking admission came from the Joint Economic Committee hearing on Capital Hill last week.  I was dumbfounded when I saw Bernanke shake his head in the affirmative as Representative Ron Paul said, “Well, where did you get the money? You created this money. So you did monetize debt, and that went into the banking system.”