“If you go to the federal reserve economic data website (FRED) at the St. Louis federal reserve bank website, you can create your own graphs. You can also create a graph that shows the longest we've ever gone without a recession is about 10 years.
Yes, I am confident that we will have another recess…”
- MACK A
“We need more money, but Congress gave the banking system a monopoly on creating our money. We have to borrow our money, pay interest, and run up the national debt in order to create the money we need for our survival. We need an alternate monetary system that does not force us deeper into debt to me…”
- MACK A
“Most people do not understand that the national debt comes from creating the money we need to operate the country. Without debt, there is NO money. When we pay down the national debt, we are actually destroying the money we need to operate the economy and to save ourselves from our own downfall. Con…”
- MACK A
“The design of the banking system itself causes a boom and bust cycle in the economy. The bankers like it because they benefit in the boom and also the bust and the bail out, as we have seen.
I believe it's past time to reform the debt-based Federal Reserve and the banking system. President Lincoln…”
- MACK A
“Throughout history, one country's terrorist is another country's freedom fighter. I saw this first hand in the Contreau war in Nicaragua in the 1980s. The US – backed "freedom fighters" we're killing, maiming, and raping civilians.
Let's use the laws we already have in place, heck, most of us don't…”
- MACK A
“Instead of taxes or borrowing the money from the federal reserve or the bankers, Congress should take back the power to create its own money for the United States. All it takes is a bill instructing the treasury to add a number into the general account ledger. They don't even need to print the actua…”
- MACK A
“In the legal tender act of 1865, President Lincoln created debt free money directly in the treasury to avoid borrowing money from the bankers and adding debt to the Union. Why don't we do that today?
We can no longer afford to be at the mercy of 100-year-old banking system that was created by sexi…”
- MACK A
“Every business has to consider not just what the wages are, but also something called the annual employee burden. At $13 per hour times 52 weeks, gross wages are $27,040. The employee burden, however, includes insurance, sick days, holidays, vacations, training days, company meetings, and benefits t…”
- MACK A
“I remember when President Obama was first elected, and many of us truly feared he would destroy our country. He promised change with a "Yes We Can." He was radically different, he saw things differently. He helped a lot of people, he hurt a lot of people. He was very wrong in saying I'd save $2500 a…”
- MACK A
“In the past when the government has "shutdown" and employees were furloughed, when the budget was continued, the furloughed employees got paid all the money they missed while they were furloughed. It was like they got an extra paid vacation. If the budget is not passed, then everyone who gets furlou…”
- MACK A
“Wasn't the "conflict of interest "purpose to prevent politicians from taking advantage of their position? This is the first time I recall ever having a president who is not a long-term politician.
The conflicts of interest should have been brought out during the campaign, with President Trump's unp…”
- MACK A
“Originally when our country was formed, there were no taxes. The government issued its own currency and loaned it to farmers and businesses, the interest paid back to the government was enough to operate the government—tax free. History shows that when the United States issued its own currency, call…”
- MACK A
“When I look at the bills presented on Countable, I realize why most citizens are uninformed—and why Congress gets by with so much by gaining personal power in office for 30+ years. It takes a newly elected Congressperson two years to learn the job and 10 years to make a difference. After that, they …”
- MACK A
“Can we really trust our bloated government to police itself against its own self-interests and special interest groups? Snowden blew the whistle and he had to go to Russia to find refuge-where was his protection? I'd say we need stronger whistleblower protection for anyone who points out the errors …”
- MACK A
“Here's what pharmaceutical lobbyists did to force passage of the most expensive legislation in US history. Documented by 60 Minutes. If you have ever wondered why the cost of prescription drugs in the United States are the highest in the world or why it's illegal to import cheaper drugs from Canada …”
- MACK A
“If you look up national day calendar, you will find that most every day of the year already has some kind of designation. For example, August 5 is National Underwear Day. The proposed Voting Rights Day of August 6th is already:
National Root Beer Float Day
National Fresh Breath Day
National Wiggle Y…”
- MACK A
“I understand that government assistance alone provides the equivalent of over $30,000 per year, including the cell phone program. The total benefit package is worth more than $15 per hour. If everyone making minimum-wage would simply quit their jobs and live off the government, it would be better th…”
- MACK A
“A lot of us think ACA/Obamacare should be replaced by Medicare. The Medicare system is already running, it already works to help poor people with their medical bills, and it works without sucking the life out of the average person's cash flow or placing an extra burden on businesses (many of which h…”
- MACK A