<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey everyone!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First off, please subscribe to the show by clicking this</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">link. </span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today we talked about last night's Democratic Debate. Join the podcast as we dissect the key moments that showcased the Economic ignorance we're up against. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href= "http://www.goodmorningliberty.us"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.goodmorningliberty.us</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for more great articles on politics, economics, and Libertarian ideology.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href= "http://www.bernielies.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.BernieLies.com</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">if you want to read specifically about the many lies told by one of America's greatest manipulators. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get your own "Bernie Lies" T-Shirt on our</span> <a href= "https://www.etsy.com/shop/goodmorningliberty"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Etsy store.</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Liberty, </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Charlie & Nate</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">P.S. We can do this. Keep forging on through the disheartening news, and hate-filled rhetoric. We're here to #MakeLibertyWin</span></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey everyone!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First off, please subscribe to the show by clicking this</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">link. </span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today we talked about price gouging. Here's a section from the article on our website-</span></p> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <em>Each time a hurricane hits the United States, we are bombarded with reports of something known as "Price gouging." What is this common phenomenon? Those who put little thought into economics, and more thought into emotions, will say that price gouging is the raising of prices on necessities at a time when people need them the most. Most often it is at a time when people are buying things they cannot live without in the event of a major disaster.</em><em> </em></p> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <em>Take this headline from CBS as an example.</em></p> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <em><u class="sDZYg"><a class= "_2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color _3sz0l" href= "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/9-for-a-4-case-of-water-florida-hit-by-price-gouging-ahead-of-hurricane-dorian/" target="_top" rel="noopener">"<strong>$9 for a $4 case of water: Florida hit by price gouging ahead of Hurricane Dorian"</strong></a></u></em></p> <div class="q2uC4 _2vlB-"> <div class="_2CvYQ _1MOUB _11Kdb _11Kdb _3Q43X _pt-Q _pt-Q"> <div class="_1Lhwj image-container" data-hook="imageViewer"> <div class=""><em> </em></div> <div class=""><em> Let me first say that I understand the emotional reaction to this. It can, on the outside, look as if sellers are "taking advantage" of people in need, at a time when they have no choice but to the buy the products at whatever price they are available. In fact, it might be true that some individual business owners are taking advantage of the ability to reap higher prices than normal on basic necessities. My emphasis, however, is going to be placed on the economic implications of these actions, and the end result they produce.</em></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <em> </em></div> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <em>Back to that original headline; "<strong>$9 for a $4 case of water: Florida hit by price gouging ahead of Hurricane Dorian."</strong></em></div> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <em> </em><em>What does it mean for a case of water to be worth $4? Most of us put little time into researching all of the expenses that go into the material cost of the case of water. In addition, we put little effort into finding out why that case has been deemed "worth" $4. The actual cost of the case to the store owner might have been $2.50. Why then, is it worth $4? It's a very simple answer: <strong>That's what people will pay for it.</strong></em></div> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <em> </em><em>We put little thought into the fact that everything we use on a daily basis has been priced in a society-wide auction. You know how an auction works. The auctioneer holds up a product, and the public increases the price they are willing to pay for that product, until the top price is reached. It might not be obvious, but that same process has been used in every product we use on a daily basis. It hasn't happened on an individual level, but it has in fact happened. A product is being offered, and the seller has soug --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey everyone!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We're both gone this week, but I wanted to release the audio version of an article from our website.</span></p> <h1 class= "_2NtDR _1X8-e blog-post-title-font blog-post-title-color blog-text-color post-title blog-hover-container-element-color _1UFX- blog-post-page-title-font" data-hook="post-title"><span class= "post-title__text blog-post-title-font blog-post-title-color"><span class="blog-post-title-font blog-post-title-color"> Yes, the tax cuts were a good thing. An amendment to make them permanent would be even better</span></span></h1> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> I've read a few articles lately about how the <a class= "_2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color _3sz0l" href= "https://taxfoundation.org/tax-cuts-and-jobs-act-explained/" target="_top" rel="noopener"><u class="sDZYg">"Tax Cuts and Jobs Act"</u></a> of 2017 isn't having the desired effect. First, I'd ague that they have had a great effect on the economy, but let's dissect why they aren't looking as good in action as they did on paper. </p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> The Trump tax cuts were a big win for big corporations, as well as a big win for all the small corporations that we seem to ignore. The corporate tax rate was reduced from 35% to 22.5%, equaling a reduction of roughly 33% in the tax rate owed by businesses. </p> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> Republicans branded this tax cut as a major win for America. It was going to lead to higher wages, more jobs, and the repatriation of funds and operations back to the good ole U.S. of A. Since the enactment of this law, we've seen <a class= "_2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color _3sz0l" href= "https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fourth-quarter-gdp-growth-cut-to-22-from-26-2019-03-28" target="_top" rel="noopener"><u class="sDZYg">reports</u></a> of 3.9% business investment growth, but as we normally see afterwards, a revised number that sits around 3.1%. In addition to that, wages paid by companies seem to have shown little movement in the process. </p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <blockquote class= "_3jY04 _1J-OE _2XYO_ blog-post-quote-font blog-post-quote-color blog-quote-border-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <div>To me, this logic is simple. If you want to actually see the effects that were advertised by Republican's in the passage of this law, the tax cuts have to be made permanent. </div> </blockquote> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> Imagine you are the owner of a business. You run on roughly an 8% net profit margin yearly (<a class= "_2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color _3sz0l" href= "http://www.aei.org/publication/the-public-thinks-the-average-company-makes-a-36-profit-margin-which-is-about-5x-too-high/" target="_top" rel="noopener"><u class="sDZYg">the average for a Fortune 500 company</u></a>), and now you've seen a 33% reduction in your corporate tax rate. You have a few options: Raise your employees wages, Re-invest money in future innovation, or take the profit and run, among other things. </p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> There's an issue with expecting businesses to raise their wages in response to these cuts; they are temporary. How many times have you expected your wage to go down after your company's profit margin decreased? --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey everyone!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First off, please subscribe to the show by clicking this</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">link. </span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We're both gone this week, but here's an audio version of an article from our <a href= "https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/post/bernie-sanders-green-new-deal-is-chock-full-of-economic-impossibilities"> website.</a></span></p> <h1 class= "_2NtDR _1X8-e blog-post-title-font blog-post-title-color blog-text-color post-title blog-hover-container-element-color _1UFX- blog-post-page-title-font" data-hook="post-title"><span class= "post-title__text blog-post-title-font blog-post-title-color"><span class="blog-post-title-font blog-post-title-color"> 2 Reasons Bernie Sanders' Green New Deal is Actually Worse for America than Climate Change</span></span></h1> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders released his plan for a $16.3 trillion spending package dubbed the <a class= "_2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color _3sz0l" href= "https://berniesanders.com/issues/the-green-new-deal/" target= "_top" rel="noopener"><u class="sDZYg">"Green New Deal,"</u></a> blatantly stealing the name of the massive plan laid out earlier in the year by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. </p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> I spent several hours running through this plan line by line today, and arrived at a pretty simple conclusion:</p> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> If you care about the environment, if you care about the poor, if you care about innovation, or the economic stability of the country, then you must consider the argument that the government is the worst possible entity to accomplish those goals. </p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <strong>How could this be worse than climate change?</strong></p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> Climate Change is a prediction of something that <em>could potentially</em> happen. The economic catastrophe created by this plan is a near certainty.</p> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <strong>Bernie's plan calls for a complete replacement of:</strong></p> <ul class="_2PG9L Ryx7c"> <li class="_1BJwx _208Ie _2Dym_ Dd5y9 _2KQhc _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <p class="_208Ie">The power grid</p> </li> <li class="_1BJwx _208Ie _2Dym_ Dd5y9 _2KQhc _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <p class="_208Ie">all fossil fuels</p> </li> <li class="_1BJwx _208Ie _2Dym_ Dd5y9 _2KQhc _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <p class="_208Ie">all automobiles</p> </li> <li class="_1BJwx _208Ie _2Dym_ Dd5y9 _2KQhc _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <p class="_208Ie">all school buses</p> </li> <li class="_1BJwx _208Ie _2Dym_ Dd5y9 _2KQhc _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <p class="_208Ie">all shipping vehicles (semis)</p> </li> <li class="_1BJwx _208Ie _2Dym_ Dd5y9 _2KQhc _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <p class="_208Ie">all gas stations</p> </li> <li class="_1BJwx _208Ie _2Dym_ Dd5y9 _2KQhc _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <p class="_208Ie">and nearly all roads</p> </li> </ul> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> Just in case you were wondering, the plan calls for all of this to happen in 10 years.</p> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-tex --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey everyone!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> We're out of town for the week, but here's the audio version of an article from our <a href= "https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/post/the-statue-of-liberty-stands-for-opportunity-and-a-hand-up-not-a-guaranteed-hand-out"> website.</a> </span></p> <h1 class= "_2NtDR _1X8-e blog-post-title-font blog-post-title-color blog-text-color post-title blog-hover-container-element-color _1UFX- blog-post-page-title-font" data-hook="post-title"><span class= "post-title__text blog-post-title-font blog-post-title-color"><span class="blog-post-title-font blog-post-title-color"> The Statue of Liberty stands for Opportunity, and a Hand-Up | Not a guaranteed Hand-Out</span></span></h1> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <em>" Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door " -</em> <em>Emma Lazarus</em></p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> This poem, as wonderful as it is, has taken on a new meaning; applied by those on the left that wish to help those in need, by way of higher taxes, and increased wealth redistribution.</p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> The new meaning goes something like this: "<em>Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I will make sure that they are well taken care of by way of increased taxation on the most productive in our society."</em></p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> An NPR host called the original poem the "American Ethos." Although she was referring to the original poem, her meaning was implied in my sarcastic revision.</p> <h2 class= "_3f-vr _208Ie blog-post-header-two-font blog-post-header-two-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> So what does the Statue of Liberty stand for?</h2> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> The <a class="_2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color _3sz0l" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty" target="_top" rel="noopener"><u class="sDZYg">Statue of Liberty</u></a> was a gift from the people of France (mostly) to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of our independence from Great Britain.</p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> I think the most important thing to note in the dedication of the statue was that it celebrated a time that we broke off from a tyrannical Kingdom that was taxing the people to death. "Taxation without representation" was one of the leading rally cries of the American colonies.</p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> Another very important thing to remember is that at the time of the statues dedication, there was no income tax in America. There was no welfare system. A simple fact such as this <em>should</em> easily make the case that in no way does the statue mean --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey everyone!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First off, please subscribe to the show by clicking this</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">link. </span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today I did a run through of a presentation we are giving at the Young American's for Liberty convention in Detroit later this month. We highly recommend you visit YALiberty.org to see how you can help the cause.</span></p> <p>My talk is about the psychology behind our political arguments that we all have on a daily basis. We often find ourselves feeling as though we are beating our heads against a brick wall, and that may in fact be what we are doing. </p> <p>We've all got different personalities. Some of us react more to sensitive and emotional arguments, and some of us react to logic-based objective arguments. The fact is, most of the country reacts to the emotional side of an argument. My goal is to think about how we as Libertarians can learn to tailor our topics to fit the mindset of <strong><em>normal</em></strong> people. It can be hard to do, but I believe that in doing this we can find a way to get others to consider our viewpoints. </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href= "http://www.goodmorningliberty.us/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.goodmorningliberty.us</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for more great articles on politics, economics, and Libertarian ideology.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href= "http://www.bernielies.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.BernieLies.com</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">if you want to read specifically about the many lies told by one of America's greatest manipulators. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get your own "Bernie Lies" T-Shirt on our</span> <a href= "https://www.etsy.com/shop/goodmorningliberty"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Etsy store.</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Liberty, </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Charlie & Nate</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">P.S. We can do this. Keep forging on through the disheartening news, and hate-filled rhetoric. We're here to #MakeLibertyWin</span></p> <p> </p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey everyone!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style= "text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">First off, please subscribe to the show by clicking this</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">link. </span></a></span></p> <p>Today on the podcast I talked about the ongoing trade war with China. As a libertarian/free market podcast, we cannot support tariffs on goods and services from other countries. </p> <p>However, I do believe that there are good reasons behind the actions taken on China. Those actions are when it involves Intellectual Property stolen from American companies. If the government has one job, it's to protect property, and to me that does extend to intellectual property. </p> <p>Let me ask the question. If President Obama said "I hereby order private American companies to..." What would have been your reaction? Mine is the same when it comes from Trump, as if it would have been if it came from Obama. Can you say the same?</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href= "http://www.goodmorningliberty.us/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.goodmorningliberty.us</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for more great articles on politics, economics, and Libertarian ideology.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href= "http://www.bernielies.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.BernieLies.com</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">if you want to read specifically about the many lies told by one of America's greatest manipulators. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get your own "Bernie Lies" T-Shirt on our</span> <a href= "https://www.etsy.com/shop/goodmorningliberty"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Etsy store.</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Liberty, </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Charlie & Nate</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">P.S. We can do this. Keep forging on through the disheartening news, and hate-filled rhetoric. We're here to #MakeLibertyWin</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey everyone!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First off, please subscribe to the show by clicking this</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">link. </span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today I talked about my recent mistake of combing through Reddit for posts about the death of David Koch. What I found was truly disturbing. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What does it mean as a society that we've got so many people that are willing to relish in the news of a billionaires passing?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are we heading down the same terrible path that lead to the destruction of Russia, and Germany in the early 1900's? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to the episode and tell me what you think. I think there's a way out, but it's not going to be easy, for any of us. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href= "http://www.goodmorningliberty.us/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.goodmorningliberty.us</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for more great articles on politics, economics, and Libertarian ideology.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href= "http://www.bernielies.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.BernieLies.com</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">if you want to read specifically about the many lies told by one of America's greatest manipulators. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get your own "Bernie Lies" T-Shirt on our</span> <a href= "https://www.etsy.com/shop/goodmorningliberty"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Etsy store.</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Liberty, </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Charlie & Nate</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">P.S. We can do this. Keep forging on through the disheartening news, and hate-filled rhetoric. We're here to #MakeLibertyWin</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey everyone!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First off, please subscribe to the show by clicking this</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">link. </span></a></p> <p>Today we interviewed State Representative candidate Vicky Rose. Vicky is running on the Libertarian Party ticket against an intrenched incumbent in District 37 of Mississippi. </p> <p>We originally met Vicky at the Young Americans for Liberty convention in Memphis, TN, and after listening to this interview you'll see why she made a great impression. </p> <p>On the podcast we discuss her proposals for change in everything involving national & state policies on education, your right to bear arms, criminal justice reform, tax policy, as well as many other issues facing the people of her district. </p> <p>Running against an incumbent can be hard, but she's up for the task. Like all political campaigns, this one needs your support in order to get the message out to her constituents. We've included a link to Vicky's  website, where she spotlights her policy proposals, and is asking for your donation to get out the vote. Please consider a $5, $10, $20, donation to help with ads for her campaign. </p> <p>www.voteforvicky.com</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href= "http://www.goodmorningliberty.us/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.goodmorningliberty.us</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for more great articles on politics, economics, and Libertarian ideology.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href= "http://www.bernielies.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.BernieLies.com</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">if you want to read specifically about the many lies told by one of America's greatest manipulators. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get your own "Bernie Lies" T-Shirt on our</span> <a href= "https://www.etsy.com/shop/goodmorningliberty"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Etsy store.</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Liberty, </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Charlie & Nate</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">P.S. We can do this. Keep forging on through the disheartening news, and hate-filled rhetoric. We're here to #MakeLibertyWin</span></p> <p> </p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey everyone!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">First off, please subscribe to the show by clicking this</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">link. </span></a></p> <p>Today I talked about the Obama's purchasing of a $15 million estate on Martha's Vineyard. I'm all for successful people buying the lavish things that they want, but is it the same when it's someone who spends their time talking negatively about others that do the same? </p> <p>Leonardo Dicaprio has put $5 million into a fund to help combat the wildfires in the Amazon Rainforest. This is a great example of those on the ideological left practicing what they preach. If only all of them did it, we might be living in a completely different society. </p> <p>Speaking of famous actors, why is it that when we hear of an actor like George Clooney making $235 million in 2018, we don't look at it in the same negative light as say the CEO of Walmart? Why is it when Taylor Swift makes a million dollars at a show, we don't compare her hourly wage to those that setup the stage lights or the sound? How did we shift into this weird hypocritical view of money making in our society? </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href= "http://www.goodmorningliberty.us/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.goodmorningliberty.us</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for more great articles on politics, economics, and Libertarian ideology.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href= "http://www.bernielies.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.BernieLies.com</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">if you want to read specifically about the many lies told by one of America's greatest manipulators. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get your own "Bernie Lies" T-Shirt on our</span> <a href= "https://www.etsy.com/shop/goodmorningliberty"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Etsy store.</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Liberty, </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Charlie & Nate</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">P.S. We can do this. Keep forging on through the disheartening news, and hate-filled rhetoric. We're here to #MakeLibertyWin</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey everyone!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First off, please subscribe to the show by clicking this</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">link. </span></a></p> <p>Today on the show we talked about a murder trial from the '90's down in Texas that end with an execution last week. Needless to say, the prosecution brought questionable evidence, and the convicted murderer spoke of his innocence until his final words.</p> <p>If the government is inefficient, corrupt, and all to powerful, should we still allow the death penalty? We try to answer this difficult question on the first half of the podcast.</p> <p><strong>Bernie Sanders' "Green New Deal"</strong></p> <p>Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders released his plan for a $16.3 trillion spending package dubbed the "Green New Deal," blatantly stealing the name of the massive plan laid out earlier in the year by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. </p> <p>I spent several hours running through this plan line by line today, and arrived at a pretty simple conclusion:</p> <p>If you care about the environment, if you care about the poor, if you care about innovation, or the economic stability of the country, then you must consider the argument that the government is the worst possible entity to accomplish those goals. </p> <p>Bernie's plan calls for a complete replacement of:</p> <ul> <li>The power grid</li> <li>all automobiles</li> <li>all school buses</li> <li>all shipping vehicles (semis)</li> <li>all gas stations</li> <li>and nearly all roads</li> </ul> <p>It also promises to create 20 million new "high-paying" jobs, and eliminate unemployment. In the elimination of unemployment, it suggests that the need for a welfare state will dissipate, since everyone will have a high paying job. Of course, that's a high-paying job paid for with tax dollars, something that will first have to be stolen from the economy. </p> <p>Let me be clear. It is probably a bad thing to remove carbon from the ground, and place it into the air. Im not refuting that suggestion, but I will question the idea that we are nearing a "climate catastrophe." I'll also question the idea that this is purely man-made (can we call sexism on that term?), and that anything the United States does can have any effect on the situation.</p> <p>This plan seizes control of the entire energy sector, and promises to remove "greed" from the equation by leaving all power to be supplied by publicly owned companies. If Bernie has a room full of angels waiting to take the reins, I suggest he disperse them elsewhere immediately. </p> <p>This comes down to one question: <strong>Who is more effective at innovation, and efficiency- private entities, or the government?</strong></p> <p>I could use the example of NASA vs. SpaceX. Through 60 years of innovation, NASA was able to get the cost of sending a satellite to space down to $600 million. To ad to that fact, they were producing new rockets with each launch. In 10 years, Elon Musk and SpaceX were able to reduce the cost of sending things into space down to $60 million. A tenth of the price if you don't have your calculator handy. In addition to that, they developed a way to fly the rockets back to the launch pad to save money. That wasn't enough.. They then produced a drone ship that would become a mobile landing pad for the rockets, since due to the arch of the launch and the rotation of the earth the rocket would be re-entering over water, and boat fuel is cheaper than rocket fuel. </p> <p>Think what you may about profit, but the motive for profit saves us money. Take into consideration the fact that in the Russians heyday, an automobile cost 3x as much to produce in the Soviet Union, even though profit was illegal. Remember, Henry Ford didn't invent the automobile. He simply found a way to mass produce it in a way t --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p>Hey everyone!</p> <p> First off, please subscribe to the show by clicking this <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> link. </a></p> <p>I've read a few articles lately about how the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" of 2017 isn't having the desired effect. First, I'd ague that they have had a great effect on the economy, but let's dissect why they aren't looking as good in action as they did on paper. </p> <p>The Trump tax cuts were a big win for big corporations, as well as a big win for all the small corporations that we seem to ignore. The corporate tax rate was reduced from 35% to 22.5%, equaling a reduction of roughly 33% in the tax rate owed by businesses. </p> <p>Republicans branded this tax cut as a major win for America. It was going to lead to higher wages, more jobs, and the repatriation of funds and operations back to the good ole U.S. of A. Since the enactment of this law, we've seen reports of 3.5% GDP growth, but as we normally see afterwards, a revised number that sits around 2.8%. In addition to that, wages paid by companies seem to have shown little movement in the process. </p> <p>To me, this logic is simple. If you want to actually see the effects that were advertised by Republican's in the passage of this law, the tax cuts have to be made permanent. </p> <p>Imagine you are the owner of a business. You run on roughly an 8% net profit margin yearly (the average for a Fortune 500 company), and now you've seen a 33% reduction in your corporate tax rate. You have a few options: Raise your employees wages, Re-invest money in future innovation, or take the profit and run, among other things. </p> <p>There's an issue with expecting businesses to raise their wages in response to these cuts; they are temporary. How many times have you expected your wage to go down after your company's profit margin decreased? Probably never. How many times have you expected your pay to go up if the profit margins increased? Probably always. </p> <p>What the big corporations did was a mixture of those previous three options from above. </p> <p>Many corporations did raise wages in response to the tax cuts. Walmart comes to mind, who raised their minimum wage to $11 an hour for all employees. The bulk of the increased compensation came from bonuses paid to employees. </p> <p>Why would a business opt for a bonus, instead of a raise in their employee's wages? </p> <p>Simple. Yes they have the money for the increased wages now, but they know the tax cuts aren't going to last, and we all know that employees aren't going to be okay with a reduction in their wages when future President Kamala Harris raises the corporate tax rate to 70%. Therefore, they give out a bonus, en lieu of a pay raise. </p> <p>In addition to the missed increase in wages, we've also seen less "repatriation" and less increases in business investment. </p> <p>Why wouldn't the corporations opt for more repatriation and more investment?</p> <p>Once again, the answer is simple. Contrary to popular opinion, people who run businesses are pretty smart. They hear the rhetoric spewed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Etc. </p> <p>It takes years to open a new facility, repatriate money, move plants, or any of the things people are waiting for them to do. If your time horizon is more than five years, would you trust that the business climate will be the same in five years as it is right now? No</p> <p>If you want these corporations to actually make investments in the U.S., to actually raise wages, or actually move their offshore accounts back to Bank of America, then you need to make the tax cuts permanent. Bottom Line. </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href= "http://www.goodmorningliberty.us/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.goodmorningliberty.us</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for more great articles on politics, economics, and Libert --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey everyone!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First off, please subscribe to the show by clicking this</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">link. </span></a></p> <p>Hello, Friends. On today's podcast we talked about the hypocritical nature of flying around the world in a private jet to talk about the dangers of Climate Change. </p> <p>Prince Harry is taking flak for flying thousands of miles in his own private jet, only to arrive and tell others about the evils of carbon emissions. When will those who support a cause actually start practicing what they preach? Apparently they expect everyone else to make sacrifices that they themselves are not willing to make. </p> <p>Listen to today's episode for all the details!</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href= "http://www.goodmorningliberty.us/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.goodmorningliberty.us</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for more great articles on politics, economics, and Libertarian ideology.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href= "http://www.bernielies.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.BernieLies.com</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">if you want to read specifically about the many lies told by one of America's greatest manipulators. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get your own "Bernie Lies" T-Shirt on our</span> <a href= "https://www.etsy.com/shop/goodmorningliberty"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Etsy store.</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Liberty, </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Charlie & Nate</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">P.S. We can do this. Keep forging on through the disheartening news, and the hate-filled rhetoric. We're here to #MakeLibertyWin</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey everyone!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First off, please subscribe to the show by clicking this</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">link. </span></a></p> <p>Today we discussed this weekend's clash between members of ANTIFA and member of the "Proud Boys." </p> <p>Antifa claims to stand against Fascism, but they stand against that fascism with the use of violent Communism. Throughout history, neither of those ideologies have been beneficial for the ordinary individual. </p> <p>It's time for law enforcement in Portland, OR to step up and arrest these people. We fully support your right to protest, but if you are removing rights from others, then you need to be subjected to the full extend of the law. If government has one job, it's to make sure that we are all safe, and it's clear innocent bystanders in Portland are not safe. </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>We also discussed our local high school back home in Illinois, and their decision to subject students to random drug screenings. </strong></span></p> <p>The administration of Vienna High School has announced plans to conduct randomized drug screenings on their student body. The plan will assign a number to each student, and randomly draw numbers throughout the year. Let me first say that we absolutely agree that teenagers should not be doing drugs, and we appreciate the intent behind this new policy. </p> <p>However, these drug screenings should not be mandatory. Meaning, the students' parents should have the right to opt their children out of the program. As of right now, "consent" will be considered as participation in extra-curricular activities, or driving your own vehicle to school. </p> <p>The implied consent by participation in extra-curricular activities is closer to agreeable in my book, being that it is your choice to join or not join those activities. On the contrast, implied consent by way of "you drive your car to school" is further out of bounds, considering the fact that you are faced to attend the school. Were this a private school implementing the policy, I would be 100% on board, since you chose to attend that school. </p> <p>There's a fine line being treaded with this policy. On one hand, it's morally defendable that this policy be included in your child's schooling, but on the other, it's removing your right as a parent to consent to your child being swabbed, or to their urine being collected by school officials. </p> <p>To me, it's not obvious that this policy will have the desired effect. When I was in high school, it was considered "cool" to break the rules. Any seemingly arbitrary rule was a target for rebellion among the students. Your "cool" points were likely to go up if you found ways around them, potentially leading to a higher social status. Sometimes, we broke rules that we would have not otherwise broken, if they weren't rules. </p> <p>I would be slightly worried of an adverse effect from this new policy. That is, the possibility that students will attempt to break this rule, when they might not otherwise have participated in the dangerous acts in the first place. </p> <p><strong>Responsibility</strong></p> <p>We talk a lot about responsibility on our podcast. In our eyes, the refusal to accept responsibility in all facets of life has lead to the societal situations we see playing out in politics right now. </p> <p>When do the responsibilities of the parents end, and the responsibilities of the schools begin? In my eyes, this is yet another attempt to remove parental responsibilities from parents, and place them on arbitrary rules set by government (the school). </p> <p>If I were a parent, I would sign a consent for if given the opportunity by my child's school. That however does not mean that I believe all the other children should be forced to do so.</p> <p>Drug testing kits ca --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p>Hey everyone!</p> <p> </p> <p>First off, please subscribe to the show by clicking this <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> link. </a></p> <p> </p> <p>Today we talked about the stock market, and this weeks "inverted yield curve." What the heck does that even mean, and why should it matter to you?</p> <p>We'll recap the various calls for more gun control this week by those on the left, and the right. Is there any hope for the 2nd Amendment?</p> <p>The election is over a year away, but the campaigns are in full swing. Which Democratic candidate will come out on top?</p> <p>Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing the show. </p> <p>Visit <a href= "http://www.goodmorningliberty.us">www.goodmorningliberty.us</a> for more great articles on politics, economics, and Libertarian ideology.</p> <p>Visit <a href= "http://www.BernieLies.com">www.BernieLies.com</a> if you want to read specifically about the many lies told by one of America's greatest manipulators. </p> <p>Get your own "Bernie Lies" T-Shirt on our <a href= "https://www.etsy.com/shop/goodmorningliberty">Etsy store.</a></p> <p>In Liberty, </p> <p>Charlie & Nate</p> <p> </p> <p>P.S. We can do this. Keep forging on through the disheartening news, and hate-filled rhetoric. We're here to #MakeLibertyWin</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> Subscribe to the podcast! </a></p> <p> </p> <p>Today on the show we discuss last nights police shooting in Philadelphia. Six officers were shot in a drug bust gone wrong, and democrats wasted no time using this as a call for gun control. </p> <p>The used it as a call for gun control, even though the police were raiding this guys house because he was selling drugs- something that's been illegal for decades. </p> <p>That's ironic. "We should make guns illegal so this doesn't happen, but yet drugs are illegal and this guy was a known drug dealer."</p> <p>On top of that, he had multiple convictions. He wasn't even legally allowed to own a gun!</p> <p><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> Listen to the podcast</a> to get the full take on the left's ongoing push for more gun laws. </p> <p>Visit <a href= "http://www.goodorningliberty.us">www.goodorningliberty.us</a> for articles debunking socialism, and promoting capitalism. </p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p>Hey folks! Today's podcast episode had to do with the Statue of Liberty. I wanted to talk about this in light of recent discussions on the poem used in front of the statue, and the idea that we are supposed to take care of people in need. </p> <p>Of course we are supposed to take care of people in need, but I think the government taking money from those who have it and giving it to those that don't is very different. At the time the Statue was placed, we did not have a welfare system in the United States, so it literally can't mean that. </p> <p> </p> <p>Listen to the episode, and give it a share!</p> <p>visit <a href= "http://www.goodmorningliberty.us">www.goodmorningliberty.us</a> for more articles on Liberty, Economics, and Politics. </p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks, </p> <p>Nate</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> Illinois doesn't get a lot of things right. Their population is rapidly decreasing, their taxes are rapidly increasing. Their pension is severely underfunded, and they're slowly but surely filling up federal prisons with former governors.</p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> Of all the mistakes they routinely make, it's clear they always execute one thing properly: really terrible economic decisions. The new law that takes effect for the 2020-2021 school year fits right in with what seems to be an ongoing theme in Illinois- make prices artificially high.</p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a <a class= "_2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color _3sz0l" href= "https://herald-review.com/news/local/education/new-law-signed-by-pritzker-in-decatur-requires-high-school/article_b2b80848-e74d-5495-bc08-8c67d0e1e8ad.html" target="_top" rel="noopener"><u class="sDZYg">new law</u></a> requiring high school seniors to fill out a <a class= "_2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color _3sz0l" href= "https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa" target="_top" rel= "noopener"><u class="sDZYg">FAFSA</u></a> application before being allowed to graduate high school. That is, they are no required to apply for college financial aid to be able to graduate. Proponents of the law say that this is a great way to encourage students to pursue higher education after high school. My own opinion is that it's a way to encourage students to go into debt, and a great way to keep prices high on college tuition.</p> <h2 class= "_3f-vr _208Ie blog-post-header-two-font blog-post-header-two-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> Why is this a bad thing?</h2> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> The other basic economic incentives this creates are also pretty cut and dry. The more money you make artificially available for a product, they higher price that product will have. Laws like this artificially increase demand, and they make use of money that would not otherwise be available in a free market. In addition, financial aid is not guaranteed to cover the entire cost of college. Therefore, many people who can least afford it, are likely to be going into debt when they otherwise would not have.</p> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <a href= "https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/post/illinois-is-doing-its-part-to-grow-the-student-debt-bubble-fafsa-now-required-to-leave-high-school"> Read the rest of the article</a></p> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/goodmorningliberty">Visit our merch store</a></p> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> Subscribe to the podcast</a></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> This weekend, I spent some time reading through Senator Marco Rubio's bill to create a Federal "Red Flag" law.</p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> The "Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019," opens the door to massive intrusion into our natural rights as human beings to defend ourselves; whether it be against a home invader, or (as the founding fathers intended), a tyrannical government.</p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> Rubio's bill establishes "a collaborative, multi-disciplinary, and multi-jurisdictional behavioral threat assessment and management process on a Federal, State, local, and Tribal level."</p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> Here's the idea- We've seen far too many mass-shootings in recent years across the United States. Some of these mass shootings, a very small amount, could have perhaps been prevented. Shooters like the individual in Parkland, and recently the individual in El Paso, showed some signs of potential violent threats on innocent members of the public. The aim of a "Red Flag" law is to take these possibilities for violence into consideration, and consider confiscating all firearms from those individuals, or ban them from purchasing any firearms for an indefinite future.</p> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </p> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> <a href= "https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/post/republican-support-for-red-flags-show-a-bigger-problem-both-sides-want-more-government-power"> Read the rest of the article</a> at <a href= "http://www.goodmorningliberty.us">www.goodmorningliberty.us</a></p> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> Pick up a "Shall Not Be Infringed" T-shirt at this <a href= "http://www.etsy.com/shop/goodmorningliberty">link.</a></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p>What's up everyone? Today is Ask Me Anything Friday! We took questions and topic suggestions from our social media audience to discuss on today's show. </p> <p>We covered:</p> <p>Trump considering the pardon of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.</p> <p>How leaving the gold standard has affected your life though inflation and devaluation of our money.</p> <p>Are we in the "End Times?"</p> <p>NPR ran a story suggesting that rivers be given the same rights as human beings..</p> <p>Thanks for listening! Have a great weekend. </p> <p>Grab your own "Bernie Lies" t-shirt from our <a href= "https://www.etsy.com/shop/goodmorningliberty">merch store!</a></p> <p><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> Subscribe to the podcast. </a></p> <p>Visit <a href= "http://www.BernieLies.com">www.BernieLies.com</a> for more great articles on these topics. </p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p>Last night New York Mayor Bill De Blasio did an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News. There aren't many ways to describe it, other than this- It was absolutely disgusting. </p> <p>De Blasio defended his plans for gun control, higher taxes, "meatless Mondays," and battling climate change. </p> <p>Here are the notes from our podcast <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> episode. </a></p> <p><strong>Gun Rights</strong></p> <p>It's pretty clear that De Blasio does not think you have a right to defend yourself. Hannity pressed him several times on that issue, and he had a tough time answering the question. What he did say is that you have a right to be "safe." </p> <p>What does it mean to have a right to be "safe?" </p> <p>This is absolutely no knock on law enforcement, but they rarely keep you safe from home invasions. Actually, it would be near impossible for them to do so. The simple question needs to be asked.. If someone breaks into your house, do you have the right to defend yourself? De Blasio's answer on this question is an obvious "no." </p> <p><strong>CEO Pay</strong></p> <p>The "left" often uses CEO pay when talking about the failures of our free market system.</p> <p>What is the point in making this comparison? "The CEO makes 1-2-400X more than the average worker."</p> <p>The point of this statement is to insinuate that people are struggling in todays society because of Greed. If the CEO wasn't making so much money, the workers at the company would be able to be paid more, right?</p> <p>Wrong. Let's take one of the most hated CEO's in the world, Doug McMillon (WALMART), for example. He makes $22 million per year. Workers at Walmart start out at $11 per hour. Walmart has 2.2 million employees. Each employee is paying $10 per year to the CEO. In hours? That's roughly $.01 per hour worked (at 25 hours per week on average).</p> <p>So what if we decide to pay the CEO the same as everyone else in the company? If they are all at $11 per hour, evening out the payment between everyone would raise their pay to...wait for it...$11.01 per hour. </p> <p>CEO pay is a non-issue, no matter how unfair it may seem. It is absolutely not a factor when discussing the pay of the average employees.</p> <p><strong>We need to go back to the 1950's tax rates</strong></p> <p>Ah, the good ole days. It is true that in the 1950's, the top marginal tax rate was 91%. That rate was on income above the $200,000 mark ($2 Million in todays money). </p> <p><a href= "https://taxfoundation.org/taxes-on-the-rich-1950s-not-high/">The catch? Only 10,000 households</a> qualified for that tax. In the 1950's, the effective tax rate was actually only 42%. Today it's 37%, with a MUCH lower marginal rate. Meaning that the top tax rate does not matter. Most of the rich are rich because they are smart. They'll find a way to get around it. They are smarter than the government, a low bar, indeed. </p> <p>The "rich" 1% are still paying nearly half of all the taxes in the US. Yes, even though they only account for 1% of the workers, they pay half the taxes. That number, by the way, has gone up- not down, since the lowering of the tax rates.</p> <p><strong>"You didn't build that."</strong></p> <p>Perhaps the most infuriating part of De Blasio's interview with Hannity came at the 16:00 mark, when he stated that the workers are the ones that created the wealth, not the business owner. </p> <p>This is pure socialism, and it's absolutely wrong. </p> <p>If you'd like, trace back the origins of any business. Did it start by 600,000 people banding together, pooling their resources, to form Amazon.com? No, it started with Jeff Bezos packing books into boxes on his floor in his house. </p> <p>The workers have a job because the owner started the business. Risked the capital. Put in 100 hours a week for years on end while only losing money in the process. </p> <p>If socialists want to start a business, they are absolutely free to do --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p>Listen to the podcast at this <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> link</a>, or view the article on our website <a href= "http://www.bernielies.com">www.bernielies.com</a></p> <p>Yesterday, Bernie Sanders gave an interview on the very popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast. After suffering through 31 minutes of the interview, we pinpointed 9 grossly manipulative statistics commonly spewed by B.S.</p> <p><strong>1. "Healthcare is a yuman right"</strong></p> <p>People need proper healthcare, don't get us wrong. With that in mind, can you say that healthcare is a "right?" </p> <p>What does it mean to have a right to something? You have a right to life, right? But that only means that you have a right to not have that life taken from you by an outside actor. The right to life does not mean that you have the right to force a doctor to perform a service for you. You would think that the right to life would mean that you also have a right to food(considering 100% of the population would die without food). Do you have a right to food? No. Don't believe me? Try going into your local grocery store, filling up your cart, and then leaving. Better yet, go to your local farmers land, and pick any amount of food you need. Then leave. </p> <p>You have the right to not be killed, but you do not have the right to force a service provider to perform a service for you. It is a basic principle that you cannot have a "right" to someone else time. That's called slavery.</p> <p><strong>2. "Canada's healthcare costs are half as much as the United States"</strong></p> <p>It is true that their total "costs" reported per capita is half. But what is behind the costs that are reported? In the US it is common place to receive a bill for $25,000 from just the surgeon on a medical procedure. Who pays that $25k? No one. In reality, the hospital or the surgeon are going to write a large portion of that expense off. If it isn't written off, they must have received a payment from the insurance company, but the insurance has a "contractual adjustment" on that bill- meaning they don't pay the full amount. </p> <p>The problem? That $25k is the price used in Bernie's statistic. In reality, total out of pocket costs for healthcare in 2017 was $318 billion. Far less than the $3.5 trillion statistic used by do-gooder politicians. </p> <p>Healthcare is too expensive, but experience has shown us that US government is not the entity to resort to if you want to decrease the cost of something. </p> <p><strong>3. His fight is stifled because lobbyists for drug companies are spreading misinformation.</strong></p> <p>No. The bulk of people disagree with Bernie's plan because we all have access to a calculator on our phones. </p> <p><strong>4. Costs are up because of profit- last year the top 10 drug companies made $69 billion. </strong></p> <p>Blaming "profit" for higher costs is a long-time go to for socialists/marxists.</p> <p>"Bloodsuckers, vampires, plunderers of the people and profiteers who fatten on famine." Vladamir Lenin prior to killing upwards of one million "Kulaks" in 1920's Russia. </p> <p>The $69 billion in profit made by the drug companies sounds like a lot of money, and it is, but it is absolutely nothing in relation to the cost of healthcare. If you were going to use the $3.5 trillion number used by Bernie sanders, then the profit of the drug companies represents .00001 of the cost in healthcare. 1/10,000th of the cost. Literally Elizabeth Warren is more Native American than drug companies' profit is a portion of healthcare costs. That's $197 for each person in the US last year. People are not struggling because the drug companies made $197 in profit from their drugs. In relation, you probably pay $130 per year just for Netflix. </p> <p><strong>5. Medicare has been a success, and people love it. </strong></p> <p>If you look at a graph of healthcare expenditures year over year, you'll see the price line skyrocket --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p>Today we talk about the mass shootings that took place in Dayton, OH, and El Paso, TX over the weekend. Guns have once again taken center stage, and the government like always has a "solution" for every problem- You just need to give them more control. </p> <p>We go over the problems in society from depression, hate, divisiveness, and a lack of personal responsibility. </p> <p>Read our article debunking the 10 most common gun control proposals at this <a href= "https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/post/fact-check-the-10-most-common-gun-control-proposals-have-absolutely-no-chance-of-working?fbclid=IwAR2Bxvsw6dBZUz9_4iR4YHXhtk64hQiPJPy6FgfzTBAbSeYrPvURiw8RD64"> link. </a></p> <p>Subscribe to the podcast at this <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810"> link</a></p> <p>Visit our "Bernie Lies" merch store at this <a href= "http://www.etsy.com/shop/goodmorningliberty">link.</a> </p> <p>Share the show, and we'll see you again tomorrow. </p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<p>Hey folks! Today we talked with our longtime friend Dustin Sendejas about his time in the music industry, and his ideas on where we are as a country in general. </p> <p> </p> <p>Find Dustin's group "Little Ghost" on <a href= "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/little-ghost/1445080474">iTunes</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/album/57yqxLjD0fKI7y9SXZa12E?si=V7iaooPaQoa776dg83NQVA"> Spotify</a>, or any other music streaming app of your preference. </p> <p> </p> <p>Grab some BernieLies.com merch on our <a href= "https://www.etsy.com/shop/goodmorningliberty?ref=l2-shop-info-avatar&listing_id=711865518"> Etsy store</a>!</p> <p>As always, <a href= "https://www.thebigfreedomshow.libsyn.com/rss">subscribe</a> to the podcast, and check out <a href= "http://www.goodmorningliberty.us">www.goodmorningliberty.us</a> for more content. </p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>

<h3 class= "_3tkn1 _208Ie blog-post-header-three-font blog-post-header-three-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> The Gender Pay Gap</h3> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> During the debate, the question about how we address the perceived gap in wages between men and women went to Kamala Harris. She went on to state the statistic that we've all heard before, and that we've likely seen discredited several times. "Women are paid $.80 on the dollar. Black women $.61, Native American women $.58, Latina women $.53. These are common statistics used by many on the left to show that discrimination by men is alive and well in the United States. The only problem is - they are completely misrepresented statistics.</p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> Let me be clear, I am not arguing that on the whole women are making the same money as men. In fact, if you look at those numbers speaking on total earnings by men, and total earnings by women, they are probably true. The problem is that those statistics are being used by politicians to make the case that men are still dominantly discriminating against their female counterparts. In truth, that isn't what those statistics show at all.</p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> What those statistics show is that when one gender tends to gravitate towards lower paying fields, that gender will be correctly represented as making a lower amount of money. That statement my be inconvenient, but it is not evidence that our society is a male dominated discriminatory patriarchy. It <em>is</em> evidence that if more women go into lower paying fields such as teaching or social work, and more men go into fields like Information Technology or Engineering, men are likely to have higher average earnings.</p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <h3 class= "_3tkn1 _208Ie blog-post-header-three-font blog-post-header-three-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> Differences in career choices</h3> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> To take an honest look at whether or not discrimination is a remaining factor, we must first separate the variables in the equation. One of those variables is career choice. It is not enough to simply say "women make less than men" without considering the different occupations each of the respective genders gravitate towards. Would it make sense to say that "Social Workers make less than Chemical Engineers, therefore we have evidence that there is rampant gender discrimination in the US..?" No, it sure wouldn't, yet that's what politicians are basically saying. I'm not saying that women don't go into engineering, and men don't go into social work, but the data are certainly clear that there are differences in the career choices made by each gender by en-large.</p> <div class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </div> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_"> Let's look at a study from the American Association of University Women (AAUW), which measured median pay for the 15 majors most highly dominated by each gender. </p> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2p1aK _2R0Lu _2Dym_">  </p> <p class= "XzvDs _208Ie _2Dym_ blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-co --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support</a>