Politics and Economy News Blog http://www.ipcafe.net Politics and Economy News Blog updated daily Thu, 17 May 2012 11:58:54 +0000 ja hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Politics Circa 2012 http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/politics-circa-2012.html http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/politics-circa-2012.html#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 11:58:54 +0000 http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/politics-circa-2012.html It’s May and I may already be sick of all the political punditry about the coming Presidential election. The media seems to be just as fascinated as Congress. We have Neoconservatives vs. Progressive Liberals. Where even the simplest issues are a scandal and no one is willing to give the least bit of credit to either side.

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]]> http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/politics-circa-2012.html/feed 0 So, What Are Our Presidential Choices? http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/so-what-are-our-presidential-choices.html http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/so-what-are-our-presidential-choices.html#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 10:59:52 +0000 http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/so-what-are-our-presidential-choices.html The presidential race is now in full swing, and we didn’t even have to wait for the party conventions which normally denote the start of the official race. Then again, I don’t think anyone is really surprised the race would be between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. Obama is the unchallenged incumbent, and Romney has been begging for this opportunity ever since he lost to John McCain in 2008.

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]]> http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/so-what-are-our-presidential-choices.html/feed 0 The Emperor’s New Clothes – The 2012 Edition http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/the-emperors-new-clothes-the-2012-edition.html http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/the-emperors-new-clothes-the-2012-edition.html#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 10:50:32 +0000 http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/the-emperors-new-clothes-the-2012-edition.html Many years ago there was a President so exceedingly fond of hyperbole that he spent all his money on political spin. He cared nothing about preparing a balanced budget, or tending to matters of state, except to campaign for his next election. He had a catch-phrase for every hour of the day, and instead of saying, as one might, about any other ruler, “The King is in council,” here they always said, “The President is on the campaign trail.”

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]]> http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/the-emperors-new-clothes-the-2012-edition.html/feed 0 The Politics of Capitulation http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/the-politics-of-capitulation.html http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/the-politics-of-capitulation.html#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 09:08:00 +0000 http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/the-politics-of-capitulation.html Capitulate: to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms; to give up resistance. When it comes to surrender, just the thought of it is chilling to a political leader on the campaign trail. Campaigns are the closest thing to war most operatives and candidates will ever experience and for the majority, they approach it with the same gusto as if their lives were on-the-line-which is essentially true in their world, as success portends a future in the limelight and failure means ending up with a briefcase full of unrealized dreams and little else.

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]]> http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/the-politics-of-capitulation.html/feed 0 Relentlessly Searching For The Facts http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/relentlessly-searching-for-the-facts.html http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/relentlessly-searching-for-the-facts.html#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 08:11:20 +0000 /%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/relentlessly-searching-for-the-facts.html In politics, a fact can be an elusive thing. A Washington Post column, “The Fact Checker,” is an island of truth in an ocean of punditry, spin and whoppers.

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]]> http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/relentlessly-searching-for-the-facts.html/feed 0 Like It Or Not, It’s Still Montana, USA http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/like-it-or-not-its-still-montana-usa.html http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/like-it-or-not-its-still-montana-usa.html#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 05:19:09 +0000 http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/like-it-or-not-its-still-montana-usa.html Montana thinks its history entitles it to disregard the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. It doesn’t.

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]]> http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/like-it-or-not-its-still-montana-usa.html/feed 0 The Need For Voter Reform In The New Political Age http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/the-need-for-voter-reform-in-the-new-political-age.html http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/the-need-for-voter-reform-in-the-new-political-age.html#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 13:44:39 +0000 http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/the-need-for-voter-reform-in-the-new-political-age.html With the political changes in the air and everyone at unrest, one would think a people group, such as those in America with the freedoms and right to vote would have a good handle on staying in touch with processes to change what needs to be changed. Voting is one aspect of this process as is staying in touch with your representatives. Unfortunately this process has seemed to be left in the closet for many individuals. Learn more about what voter reforms really need to take place and get a checkup from the neck up in regards the process you may applying when going to the polls to vote for the nations future.

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]]> http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/the-need-for-voter-reform-in-the-new-political-age.html/feed 0 The Critical Need For A Third Major Political Party In America Today http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/the-critical-need-for-a-third-major-political-party-in-america-today.html http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/the-critical-need-for-a-third-major-political-party-in-america-today.html#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 12:07:54 +0000 http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/the-critical-need-for-a-third-major-political-party-in-america-today.html With the Democratic Party stronger than ever, working for change but achieving little and the GOP (Grand Old Party) or Republican Party trying, quite badly, remake itself with a series of sadly miscalculated gaffes and ridiculous choices for issues to run on what would ask where is the sanity? Isn’t there another party that could help improve our world, leadership, country and lives? Discover some surprises you may not have known.

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]]> http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/the-critical-need-for-a-third-major-political-party-in-america-today.html/feed 0 How Is Money Created? http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/how-is-money-created.html http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/how-is-money-created.html#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 03:49:34 +0000 http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/how-is-money-created.html Most people think that the Government or a Governmental agency like the Mint is in control of the money supply and creates all new money that comes into circulation. They think that no one else has the right to create money. But this is not true. More than 90% (conservatively) of our money is now created by private banks who also decide how it is allocated (who they will lend to). This is called “commercial bank money”.

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]]> http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/how-is-money-created.html/feed 0 What Happens If We Vote No to the Austerity Treaty? http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/what-happens-if-we-vote-no-to-the-austerity-treaty.html http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/what-happens-if-we-vote-no-to-the-austerity-treaty.html#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 13:45:01 +0000 http://www.ipcafe.net/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e/what-happens-if-we-vote-no-to-the-austerity-treaty.html It is a sign of the paucity of the government’s arguments for this Treaty, that its main point has been to paint a horror scenario of the consequences of a No vote. The reality is that it is the consequences of writing austerity into law and the economic devastation that flows from that that are horrific.

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