Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

I don’t know about you, but I am sick and tired of the blather from Washington that the government can “create jobs.” How on earth did this myth ever get started? Everyone assumes that the federal government can wave their magic wand, pull out billions of printed money and magically “create” private sector jobs. It [...]

Toooooo much debt. Ouch! I am not alone in this. Most Americans, and most people in Western developed nations, have a large amount of consumer debt. This is in part because our governments and banking systems encourage debt, due to a skewered view of national wealth. It is believed that debt equals wealth, because debt [...]