As you can see in Your Survival Guy's 2024 Super States, my number one state, New Hampshire, is a beacon of freedom in New England. Some of the wealthier bring their money with them to live free or die in NH, while others make a border crossing to ply their trade in Massachusetts. Look at how government in Massachusetts crowds out private businesses thinking it knows best. If you want to see government make a billion dollars start with three. When your government starts talking about AI, run. Jon Chesto reports in The Boston Globe: Governor Maura Healey on Thursday unveiled details of how … [Read more...]
Staggering U.S. Debt Growth: $1 Trillion Every 100 Days
You know America's voters are scared of the massive debt load being piled up in Washington, D.C. Now, reports CNBC's Michelle Fox, America is stacking up $1 trillion in new debt every 100 days. She writes: The debt load of the U.S. is growing at a quicker clip in recent months, increasing about $1 trillion nearly every 100 days. The nation’s debt permanently crossed over to $34 trillion on Jan. 4, after briefly crossing the mark on Dec. 29, according to data from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. It reached $33 trillion on Sept. 15, 2023, and $32 trillion on June 15, 2023, hitting this … [Read more...]
Your Survival Guy’s 2024 Super States: Time to Flee?
Your Survival Guy’s 2024 Super States is in, and I wonder: Is it time to flee? Because this is the beginning stages of a tectonic shift in America. You and I know the moving vans are gassed up and running. They’re ready to leave the big, blue-blob states on both coasts and elsewhere. No longer are “flyover” states the forgotten states of America. They are lands of opportunity, right there, ready for the pickin’ of freedom-loving citizens looking for the way of life they love. The exciting part is you’re not alone, as others are seeking the same thing and will welcome you with open arms (maybe … [Read more...]
Is It Any Wonder Residents Are Leaving New Jersey?
Is it any wonder residents are leaving New Jersey? The Wall Street Journal's editorial board explains Governor Phil Murphy's epic flip-flop on the state's corporate surtax. They write: New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday proclaimed the resurrection to much jubilation in Trenton. Lo, he plans to revive a corporate 2.5% surtax that lapsed a mere two months ago. The Governor’s $55.9 billion budget for the next fiscal year includes a “new dedicated funding stream to support NJ TRANSIT.” That is, a 2.5% tax on corporate income above $10 million, which would be on top of the state’s current … [Read more...]
Cato’s Chris Edwards on the Housing Affordability Crisis
America has a housing affordability crisis caused by the government that the government would like to fix with, you guessed it, more government. This is no way to solve it. When the government offers help, run. Cato's Chris Edwards explains why the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) won't work to solve the housing affordability problems, and offers up an alternative. He concludes: Rather than micromanage multifamily development with the LIHTC, we need innovation in low‐cost housing production such as modular construction, tiny houses, and new materials. Regulations are the enemy of such … [Read more...]
What We Learned in South Carolina’s GOP Primary
When President-elect Donald Trump named South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley ambassador to the UN, he praised his former critic as "a proven dealmaker." In a statement, Trump said, "Governor Haley has a proven track record of bringing people together regardless of background or party affiliation to move critical policies forward for the betterment of her state and our country." Trump continued, "She is also a proven dealmaker, and we look to be making plenty of deals. She will be a great leader representing us on the world stage." Fast forward to this weekend's South Carolina GOP primary … [Read more...]
What You Can Do to Protect Yourself from Cellular Outages
Your Survival Guy’s iPhone was impacted by yesterday’s nationwide cell service outage. I was able to use WiFi and the SOS function. We also have a landline. But it was a stark reminder of how much depends on our cell service working properly. With loved ones living away from home, it’s not a bad idea to communicate with them about these potential issues with communication. Your Survival Guy has been a longtime proponent of investing in a satellite phone, too. After much speculation that the outage was caused by a cyber attack, AT&T has revealed that, in fact, it was a technical error at … [Read more...]
School Committee Begs for National Guard to Stop Student Chaos
This is scary. Look at the disaster happening in Brockton, Massachusetts. The high school is so bad there are calls for the National Guard. No wonder education will be a huge issue come November. Mandy McLaren and Christopher Huffaker report for the Boston Globe: After four Brockton School Committee members called on the governor to send in National Guard troops to bring order to the state’s largest high school, education specialists, racial justice advocates, and even other Brockton officials on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected the prospect of a militarized campus. “It’s a ridiculous idea … [Read more...]
Remington Finds a Better America
In the last decade, the nation's politics have become more fractured, and people have been looking to move to find a better America. But it's not just people, it's businesses too that are moving from their homes to find places where they can live in freedom, and for less money. After New York passed a law in 2021 making firearms manufacturers liable for the actions of psychopaths, it was only a matter of time before one of America's oldest gun makers, Remington, moved on from the state it has called home for over 200 years. In Fox News, Emma Colton details Remington's move from Ilion, NY, to … [Read more...]
Happy Presidents Day!
"When one side only of a story is heard and often repeated, the human mind becomes impressed with it insensibly." - George Washington … [Read more...]
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