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In the immediate aftermath of the first successful Communist revolution, true believers in Russia eagerly awaited the emergence of the promised “new order.” Marxist doctrine held that after a brief period of adjustment known as “the dictatorship of the proletariat,” class distinctions would melt away and the endless era of socialist nirvana would emerge. Then [...]
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Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Communism, Limiting Government, Politics at 5:21 PM UTC
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Wealth redistribution has been practiced in America for 75 years. Beginning with Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal and greatly expanded by Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society, the federal government and state governments have transferred more than $7 trillion, money taken from some Americans and doled out to others in patterns as ill-conceived as they are haphazard. The results of American [...]
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Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Campaign 2008, Communism, Education, Ethics, Taxation, Video at 7:54 AM UTC
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If you are looking for a reason to support redistricting, look no further than Maxine Waters. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1990, Waters is routinely returned to office with 80% or more of the vote. By her own admission, she perceives her service in terms of “bringing Washington money to my district,” and spending your tax dollars on [...]
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Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Communism, Energy, Politics at 8:11 PM UTC
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North Korea’s chronic food shortages are about to get a lot worse, according to the United Nations. The World Food Program “projects that North Korea’s food shortages will be double last year’s deficit,” reported the Los Angeles Times last Thursday. Massive flooding and worsening relations with neighboring food donors, including South Korea, are to blame, at [...]
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Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Communism, Economics, Politics at 3:47 PM UTC
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