word for the weak....

Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc’-ra-cy): a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.

Doug Casey

your government at work.....

…but of course all of the 'experts' within our government all know sooo much more than anyone else that it is folly to question them and their motives........we must trust them without question and always follow their lead...

…it is truly amazing that so many in our country have replaced worshiping the Lord of all with worship to a government devoted to none!

CDC Shuts Down Bioterror & Flu Labs After Discovering 327 Vials of Deadly Pathogens Misplaced

August 23, 2014

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is conducting a nationwide search of its cold storage units after discovering vials of smallpox in a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cold storage room at the National Institutes of Health facility in Bethesda, Maryland. Along with the vials of smallpox were 327 other pathogens including vials labeled for dengue, influenza, and rickettsia. This news comes as the CDC is under multiple investigations for unsafe practices. In response to the news Richard H. Ebright, a professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Rutgers University remarked “It is ironic that the institution that sets U.S. standards for safety and security of work with human pathogens fails to meet its own standards.”

Regardless of what these new investigations may or may not reveal concerning the CDC's standards and practices, we know one thing is certain: to rely upon the Federal Government for one's safety would be a stupid and potentially fatal mistake, and one that is entirely contrary to the values and principles upon which our country was founded. 

Read more at http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/08/cdc-shuts-bioterror-flu-labs-discovering-327-vials-deadly-pathogens-misplaced/#sfQZzvw2KbYzZMsX.99

July 4th

We speak of liberty and freedom with our lips; Yet with our minds and our hearts we devise plans of bondage and control; We say that we honor the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; Yet these ideals are neglected by a people overcome with complacency and usurped by a leadership obsessed with arrogance; Years of sacrifice and shed blood are forsaken for a fleeting moment of appeasement; Our present path is leading us to a place of desolation and indenture; Where they speak of liberty and freedom but little is found; Let us awaken fully from our slumber... Arise, O We the People, that a turning may begin; May we restore that which is precious and rebuke that which is worthless; Stand boldly for liberty; Stand bravely for freedom

The price that has been paid

The price that has been paid for our liberty and freedom has been diminished by those who have paid the least for it. When a people forget and thereby completely ignore the enormous cost, along with the adherent responsibility, of living in a land that was founded and built upon the precepts of freedom and liberty they shall surely be forfeited.  Today, we stand upon that precipice - a step further along this path that we are presently on and we shall without doubt fall headlong into the ravages of bondage. 

speed bumps and road blocks and hurdles, oh my......

in its truest sense here is the evidence of fiefdom building...and it is always the serfs who pay the greatest price.

The Regulatory State

May 5, 2014

It cost Americans a whopping $1.863 trillion to comply with federal regulations in 2013, more than the gross domestic product (GDP) of Canada, according to a new report from Clyde Wayne Crews, vice president for policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

Federal spending and deficits dominate the debate in Washington, but the costs of federal regulations reach hundreds of billions of dollars each year. And just as corporate taxes are passed on to consumers, so are regulatory compliance costs passed on to consumers and workers in the form of higher prices and lower wages.

The Competitive Enterprise Institute's annual report on the state of federal regulations highlights the significant impact of the regulatory state on the U.S. economy:

• The ratio of new regulations (issued by agencies) to new laws (passed by Congress) was at 51 in 2013. That is 51 new rules for every new law, equivalent to a new rule every 2.5 hours.
• Regulatory costs equate to $14,974 per household -- 23 percent of the average household income.
• The Federal Register last year had 79,311 pages, the fourth highest in history. The years with the highest number of pages in the Federal Register were 2010 and 2011, both under President Obama.
• The Departments of the Treasury, Commerce, Interior, Health and Human Services, Transportation, and the Environmental Protection Agency are responsible for 49.3 percent of all federal rules.
• Small businesses pay a disproportionate amount in regulatory costs compared to large firms. Businesses with less than 20 employees pay an average $10,585 in regulatory costs per employee, compared to $7,755 for businesses with 500 or more employees.
• U.S. regulatory costs exceed the GDPs of both Canada and Australia.

If U.S. federal regulation were a country, it would be the 10th largest economy in the world, ranked between India and Italy.

Source: Clyde Wayne Crews, "Ten Thousand Commandments 2014," Competitive Enterprise Institute, April 29, 2014.

Code of Federal Regulations Expanding

Code of Federal Regulations Expanding under Obama

March 26, 2014

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) contains all of the permanent rules published by federal agencies in the Federal Register. Since 1975, the number of pages in the CFR has increased 146 percent, says Wayne Crews, vice president for policy and director of technology studies at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

The CFR is different from the Federal Register, which contains material in addition to final rules (and contains more than 70,000 pages of material each year). There are 50 titles in the CFR, and its page count has only grown over the years, especially under President Obama.

• In 1960, the CFR had 22,877 pages across 68 volumes. At the end of 1976, it consisted of 133 volumes and 71,224 pages.
• At the end of President George W. Bush's second term in 2008, the number of pages in the CFR stood at 157,974.
• But at the end of 2013, the CFR had 175,496 pages -- a 146 percent increase since 1975.
• In his first five years in office, President Obama has added 17,522 pages of regulations -- that's an 11 percent increase in the size of the regulatory state and an average of 3,504 pages each year. President Bush's total eight years in office, on the other hand, resulted in a total of 2,490 pages each year.

While page counts are not a perfect way to gauge regulatory impact, it is clear that the greater government activity has hurt the private sector and employment.

Source: Wayne Crews, "New Data: Code of Federal Regulations Expanding, Faster Pace under Obama," Competitive Enterprise Institute, March 17, 2014.

quote for the week

Where the rule of law is ignored, ignorance of the law will rule…