Will You Get a Tax Cut?
Last Thursday the Republicans released their plan for tax reform. It included a number of changes to the income tax, a reduction in corporate taxes,…
Author Wayne Middlesteadt
Wayne Middlesteadt
Wayne Middlesteadt is a 1986 graduate of Georgia Tech and has an MBA from Georgia State University. Currently working as a financial writer and track and field historian, his latest book is Five Ways To Beat The Market.
Canada: The Less Than Perfect Utopia
I thought I’d piss off an entire country today. My wife and I just returned from a month-long trip to the Canadian Rockies. Banff, Lake…
How Much Would Single Payer Health Insurance Cost?
Obamacare is dying. Insurance premiums are continuing to haul-ass to the moon and major insurance companies are getting out of the individual market as fast…
Trumpcare: How to Kill a Dying Pig
So today the House of Representatives voted to pass the American Health Care Act which most commentators have been referring to as Obamacare-lite. All but…
The Great Wall of Stupidity
Since taking the oath of office just 10 days ago, Donald Trump has been a very busy man. As his predecessor said, he has a phone…
How’d that Hope and Change Work Out for Ya?
In 2008 the economy was in free fall and the wars-without-end in Iraq and Afghanistan were on the evening news every night reminding us how…
Thank God For The Electoral College*
NOT MY PRESIDENT! This has become the rallying cry for many sore losers who supported Hillary Clinton in this year’s Presidential election. Their argument is…
The Epitome of Fake News
If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. … The truth is the greatest enemy…
Government Kudzu: Interest on the Federal Debt
If you’ve lived in the American South then you know what kudzu is. With its typical brilliance the US government instituted an erosion control program…
The Day After … Trumpaggedon!
I sat down to write this less than 24 hours after Trump pulled off the greatest upset in US electoral history. And from what I…
Single-Payer is Here!
You don’t have to wait any longer – the progressive wet dream has come true! Single-payer health insurance is here! Can I get a “Hallelujah”?…
Make Your Vote Matter
Let’s get one thing clear right up front – no matter who you vote for, your vote for President doesn’t count. It’s a fact. If…
The Republicrats and the Definition of Insanity
Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. – Albert Einstein Republican and Democratic voters, you would do well to reconsider…
Dog Poop and the Progressive Mind
My wife and I just returned from a trip to Oregon where we spent the better part of two weeks hiking. Despite all the government…
This Week’s Assault On Liberty: April 18, 2016
Some quick notes, questions, and random thoughts about the news from this past week. On October 21, 2011 President Obama declared the Iraq War over…
You Don’t Get What You Pay For
It’s everyones favorite time of year – income tax filing season. A little over half of the households in the US will have an income…
This Week’s Assault On Liberty: April 11, 2016
Some quick notes, questions, and random thoughts about the news from the past week. The stupidity and silliness regarding North Carolina’s religion-based bigotry law continued…
This Week’s Assault On Liberty: April 4, 2016
Some quick notes, questions, and random thoughts about the news from the past two weeks. The March jobs report was released last Friday causing one…
This Week’s Assault On Liberty: March 21, 2016
Some quick notes, questions, and random thoughts about the news from this past week. This week President Obama performed his Constitutional duty to nominate a…
Der Furor
It has become fashionable, especially among Democrats, to call Donald Trump the new Hitler. Of course, when people do this it conjures up mental images…
This Week’s Assault On Liberty: March 14, 2016
Some quick notes, questions, and random thoughts about the news from this past week. Progressive college students are getting progressively loonier. The Student Assembly for…
This Week’s Assault On Liberty: March 7, 2016
Some quick notes, questions, and random thoughts about the news from this past week. On Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the employment…
The Evil Fed(s)
You’re walking down the street minding your own business when a scruffy looking guy with an iron pipe comes running up to you. He raises…
This Week’s Assault On Liberty: February 29, 2016
Some quick notes, questions, and random thoughts about the news from this past week. Last week US taxpayers spent somewhere between $13,000 and $91,000 to…
This Week’s Assault On Liberty: February 22, 2016
Some quick notes, questions, and random thoughts about the news from this past week. How retarded are the Republicans? Seriously, are they being led by…
The Frozen Dog Hell of Ashe County
On February 3rd Lisa Fitzpatrick, a local dog activist, received an email and video from an Ashe County (North Carolina) resident who lives near a…
I Don’t Wanna Be A Pinhead No More!
This year’s edition of the disease that will end civilization is upon us … Zika virus! Zika joins a long list of infectious diseases that…
Why Would Anyone Vote For Hillary?
Next Monday the nine-month long grind of primaries, conventions, and voting to choose the next President begins with the Iowa caucuses. Unlike most state primaries…
Take My Freedom, Please!
As a result of last week’s article (The Libertarian State of the Union) I got into a discussion with one of my acquaintances over the…
The Libertarian State of the Union
In case you didn’t notice how wonderful the last seven years have been, President Obama pointed it out in his State of the Union speech…
Let’s Balance the Budget
As an early Christmas present, the party of limited government, led by fearless debt warrior Paul Ryan, rammed a $1.1 trillion budget bill through Congress…
The Top 10 Punk Songs
Happy New Year! By now you’re probably sick of Bing Crosby, Burl Ives, Barbara Streisand, and José Feliciano singing the traditional Christmas standards. And you’re…