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A Patriot’s view of the history and direction of our Country

It is always The Economy

There is no ‘Trickle Up’ or ‘Trickle Down’

“Citizens by birth or choice, of a common country, that country

has a right to concentrate your affections. The name of AMERICAN,
which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt

the just pride of Patriotism, more than any appellation derived from
local discriminations.” -- George Washington

At the time of the writing of this work, the United States
economy is on its fourth consecutive year of it sucks, with almost

two earlier years of the beginning of the downturn that should have

seen the onset of recovery in four years or less. I predicted this in
August 2006 through simple observation of key economic indexes
and everyday true cost of living, such as food, gas and discretionary

spending. By mid-2008, well into a national presidential election, it

was said to be peaked – that was easily seen as wrong by anyone
with any math sense. This country went on to elect a president that

had no occupational experience, other than as a community activist,
limited experience as an active state senator, and began running for

president in only his second year as an appointed junior senator. His
background remains in question by many. Like the economy, many

were fooled by promises of ‘rights’ and ‘entitlements’ (pathological

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