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Less than a month until the general election
Hillbilly wisdom: in the country we watch closely when the buzzards circle. Buzzards circling indicates a strong possibility there is fresh meat available. Likewise you can tell the election is near because the politicians are circling in mass. It is amazing how they know when to show up. They have… Read more.
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Trade deficit increases in August
Hillbilly wisdom: as long as you cannot provide for your needs, you will have to trade for those items you need but do not produce. If imports are greater than exports you have a trade imbalance. Let’s assume that the same number of items are traded each month Tariffs are… Read more.
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Trump’s move toward Socialism
Hillbilly wisdom: President Trump denies emphatically that there will not be any socialism or Communism under his watch while he quietly takes equity/quasi equity positions in over thirty companies. His reasons are to secure supply lines issues; for national security; and to provide capital for critical industries. These are valid… Read more.
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Oil reserve draw down
Hillbilly wisdom: when the facts don’t add up, you are missing some facts or being purposely mislead. The current situation in the oil market is a case in point. According to the reported media, oil products are moving in the gulf again, but Trump is asking for more releases from… Read more.
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“Arkansaw Govment”
(part two of four) Arkansas State Legislature Political machines in Arkansas have come in two colors. The Faubus’ machine was blue. The present Sander’s machine is red. The central core of these machines was and is control of Arkansas state governance. The Arkansas state legislature plays a very important role… Read more.
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Strait will be worthless in two years
Hillbilly wisdom: what a dumb ass. On September 1 U.S. Secretary of Treasury Besset said “the Strait will be worthless in two years” is like saying the United States’ interstate system is of no use since we don’t need it to move military equipment rapidly from coast to coast. Secretary… Read more.
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Influence of foreign players
Hillbilly wisdom: the department of defense will counter the influence of foreign players. Secretary Hegseth has ordered the cyber deployment of the department to counter the influence of foreign players in the midterm elections. What does that even mean? We have influences within our borders- ads, contributions, lies and the… Read more.
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Cotton’s call for review
Hillbilly wisdom/ we firmly believe that the fox should be left in charge of the chicken coop security even as the chickens numbers are reduced. Senator Tom Cotton from Arkansas is concerned about the misplaced or redirected F-35 parts. Sensitive parts need to be accounted for and any movement of… Read more.
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China US trade talks
Hillbilly Wisdom: Secretary Besset announced that China and US were going to fix the trade situation between China and the United States by reducing the tariff on certain goods. This was announced by Secretary Besset and heralded as good for the economy. Both parties agreed to keep talking; agreed to… Read more.
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“Arkansaw Govment”
Resurgence of the Southern Political Machine Hillbilly wisdom: the following statement was submitted as a topic of relevance to be considered by the voters of Arkansas. Please feel free to offer other points in support or against this proposition. With the end of reconstruction following the Civil War, the South… Read more.
