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This webpage deals with purely political issues that do not necessarily reflect the opinions of anyone within the government of the Borough of Riverdale, it represents merely the musings of the editor, an attempt to present viewpoints not usually available in the establishment media. Read to educate in order to act. The U.S. House of Representatives is the single most powerful legislative body established under our Constitution. The political, social and economic philosophies that influence the make up of the membership of Congress will guide the direction of our country for generations.

Is Global Warming for Real?

Attached is an article on the Scienco of Global Warming. Also below are links to more articles questioning the validity of the Global Warming Scare.
Analyzing Global Warming Science
Global Warming

Can We Survive Any More Assistance from Trenton?

Take heed from this warning issued by the New Jersey Taxpayers Association. Its significance will shock you.
State Mandates, but does State Pay? THIS IS A MUST READ!

Blame The Federal Reserve

The New American � Insider Report/Inside Track
Anna Schwartz � �Blame the Fed�
February 12, 2008
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�There never would have been a sub-prime mortgage crisis if the Fed had been alert. This is something Alan Greenspan must answer for,� said Dr. Anna Schwartz in an interview with British journalist Ambrose Evans-Pritchard that appeared in the Sunday Telegraph on January 13. Dr. Schwartz, who won fame as an economist in 1965 as a coauthor with Milton Friedman of A Monetary History of the United States, continues, at age 92, her scholarly work at the National Bureau of Economic Research, where she has worked for the past seven decades.

Evans-Pritchard writes concerning her criticism of the Federal Reserve System:

According to Schwartz the original sin of the Bernanke-Greenspan Fed was to hold rates at 1 per cent from 2003 to June 2004, long after the dotcom bubble was over. �It is clear that monetary policy was too accommodative. Rates of 1 per cent were bound to encourage all kinds of risky behaviour,� says Schwartz.

She is scornful of Greenspan's campaign to clear his name by blaming the bubble on an Asian saving glut, which purportedly created stimulus beyond the control of the Fed by driving down global bond rates. �This attempt to exculpate himself is not convincing. The Fed failed to confront something that was evident. It can't be blamed on global events,� she says.

Anna Schwartz and the late Milton Friedman are two of the best-known proponents of the �monetarist� school of economics, which is not opposed, per se, to central banking as exemplified by the Federal Reserve. However, in his later years, Friedman, like many other free-market economists, advocated abolishing the Fed. �I would prefer to abolish the federal reserve system altogether. That is my ideal position,� he said in a 2002 interview with Peter M. Jaworski of The Journal of Queens University in Canada.

American Bridges and Roadways - Are They Safe? Why Not?

An interesting editorial on the condition of the roads and bridges in our country. Where is the tax money going that is supposed to maintain them?
Infrastructure

What Happens to all the U.S. Currency Being Held by Red China?

Besides the unsafe medicines, foods, toys and other products, what are the ramifications of the unbridled trade we have with Red China?
China Currency

Vaccinations. Are they Safe?

UPI Investigates: The vaccine conflict
The CDC is in the vaccine business. Under a 1980 law, the CDC currently has 28 licensing agreements with companies and one university for vaccines or vaccine- related products. It has eight ongoing projects to collaborate on new vaccines. Vaccines

Anyone considering a flu shot should become informed about the substances coming through that needle, and should be determined to investigate the safety and efficacy issues that are still unresolved. Mercury in Flu Shots

On an Ohio radio show Nov. 25,2003, a doctor stated "If you have taken the flu shot more than 8 times in the last 10 years you have an 80% chance of getting Alzheimer's."
Flu Shots = Alzheimer's?

September 26, 2007 � The elderly may receive little to no benefit from annual influenza vaccinations, according to a review of current evidence study reported in the October issue of Lancet Infectious Diseases. Annual Flu Shots May Be of Little Benefit to the Elderly

Illegal Immigration Outlawed in Oklahoma

One state's approach in addressing the illegal aliens and the resultant drain on public services. Illegal Immigration

Is Big Brother Watching Over You?

The Federal Government has been given broad powers to watch over us in the name of national security.
Wiretapping
An article from the New American.

Behavior Worth Medicating

Is Ritalin the Answer? Find out for yourself: Medicating Our Children

Originally appeared in the New American.

Shared Services - Do They Result in Lower Taxes?

This is a guest column written by the mayor of Bogota. It appeared in the November 12, 2006 edition of the MorristownDaily Record. The article is entitled: Hello shared services, bye-bye small-town feel. An interesting perspective on the high taxes in New Jersey.
Mayor Steve Lonegan of Bogota