Tex Norton
Warren Buffett: Hypocrite Extraordinaire
Monday, October 10th, 2011Author Tex Norton Life isn’t fair. Some extremely smart people never make much money. Similarly, some rather stupid people seem to fall into it and make fortunes. Go figure. Then, there is Warren Buffett. Warren is fond of playing the role of the “folksy” type who still lives in his modest house in nowhere Omaha [...]
Is Social Security a Ponzi Scheme?
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011Author Tex Norton During the last Republican Presidential Candidate Debate, Brian Williams asked Rick Perry if he still stood-by his remarks that Social Security was a Ponzi scheme. Perry affirmed his position – vociferously. So, is Social Security a Ponzi scheme? Yes. Should Perry have said so? No. Why? First, a brief refresher: Over two [...]
Guaranteed Politically Incorrect
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011Author Tex Norton This article is being written eleven (11) days PRIOR to 9/11/11. The HYPE has already begun. Woe is us – those nasty Al-Qaeda – or (fill-in your favorite terrorist organization). Come-on now, is there ANYONE who really believes the 9/11 Commission? Really? Are you THAT gullible? Can you not see the hypocrisy? [...]
Get Out Of Our House
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011|| Tex Norton || Suppose there were a way to relatively quickly replace all 435 members of the US House of Representatives at our next national election in 2012? Wouldn’t this be of interest to you? For far too long, we’ve complained about politics as usual. We claim we want to get back to our [...]
Fear Government
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011Tex Norton Recently, WhiskyAndGunpowder.com published an article by Don Cooper entitled “American Fear.” You can read the reprint of his article in the Weekend edition of the Daily Reckoning at: http://sn118w.snt118.mail.live.com/default.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0 That article got my attention! I’m not ashamed to admit it. I fear my own government. The longer Washington continues to infringe [...]
Don’t Gore My Ox
Monday, February 28th, 2011Author Tex Norton We’re getting a preview of the nastiness yet to come. Madison, Wisconsin has erupted because the spoiled-brat union-types are now being asked to share in the cost of their goodies instead of continuing with their free-ride on the taxpayers. How insulting that they be requested to partially contribute to their retirement pension [...]
What I Believe – A Partial Summary
Sunday, January 23rd, 2011Author Tex Norton Immediately following the shooting in Tucson, a friend sent me a nastygram indicating that Sarah Palin and others like her were responsible for the anger and vitriol that caused the mentally insane gunman, Jared, to kill and wound innocent people. That started what turned-out to be a series of email exchanges discussing [...]
Financial Survival Anyone?
Thursday, January 6th, 2011Author Tex Norton Financial Survival Anyone? Read any financial article these days and you’ll discover that the stock market performance has been horrible for the past ten years. Employee 401Ks turned into 201Ks. Boomers can’t afford to retire. Every investment seems to be down. Woe is us! During this same time frame, consider the following [...]
Soak The Rich – Again and Again
Sunday, December 26th, 2010Author Tex Norton There is an email being circulated entitled “NO FIGHT, NOBAMA VII – “PLUTONOMY,” ANYONE?” purporting to represent comments by one Connie Simo, entrepreneur and chemist of New York City. Connie, in turn, references Bill Moyers and his last interview prior to his retirement. According to Connie, “Plutocratic societies aren’t sustainable and Democracy [...]
Let’s Shoot The Messenger
Sunday, December 12th, 2010Author Tex Norton You will note with more and more regularity that the folks who blow whistles tend to become the victims rather than the heroes. Latest case in point involves one Julian Assange. Half the talking heads want him shot and the other half want him hung. No less than Bill O’Reilly have called [...]