It seems the base congressional salary of $174,000 per year just isn’t enough to pay for basic necessities like haircuts. That would be why the taxpayers are subsidizing their Congressional Hair Salon to the tune of over $400,000 last year.

When budget cuts are brought up congress quickly pushes military healthcare and public services into the line of fire, all the while living fat off of our wallets with unnecessary privileges such as this. In the words of  Queen Marie Antoinette, “Let them eat cake!”

Source: Dayton Daily News

“Has nobody noticed that the authorities can’t even keep drugs out of the prisons? How can making our entire society a prison solve the problem?” – Ron Paul, during his farewell to Congress.

As simple as this logic seems, most Americans still seem to think that forfeiting their liberties will secure their safety.

Despite the media’s comparison to the Trayvon Martin shooting, the shooting of 68 year old Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr. is a puzzling story that is hard to justify. Mr. Chamberlain wasn’t a truant, troubled teen, or anything other than a well respected, upstanding American citizen. He was a U.S. Marine veteran and retired correctional officer. Most importantly, unlike the Martin fiasco, Mr. Chamberlain’s story is recorded ver batim on tape, thanks to his Life Aid medical alert system installed in his home.

From the hateful racial slurs, to the officers needlessly mocking his military service, there is nothing respectable about the officers’ bullying of this innocent man. There is so much wrong with this incident you might as well just read the article.

Source: The Guardian, Wikipedia

President Andrew Jackson (term 1929 – 1937) was the only U.S. President to have completely paid off our national debt. He did this through selling federally owned land, blocking every spending bill possible, and killing the national bank. The resulting federal surplus was given back to state governments. He also attempted to require that gold or silver be used for land purchases to prevent additional debt and market bubbles.

Unfortunately, this did not last long.

Source: NPR