The Constitution nowhere authorizes the federal government to have anything to do with housing. This means no FHFA, no FHA, no Fannie Mae, no Freddie Mac, no Ginnie Mae, no HUD, no Federal Home Loan Banks, and no VA and USDA mortgages.
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Statists all across the United States, especially those within the mainstream press, are uncorking their champagne bottles today and celebrating the newest deal that lifts the debt ceiling.
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The fiscal year 2022 omnibus appropriations bill expands government, reduces liberty, and increases government debt, forcing the Federal Reserve to monetize more debt leading to more price inflation.
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The federal government is rolling in dough. But it's digging itself deeper into debt.
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Last week, the Detroit City Council narrowly approved an expansion of the city's controversial ShotSpotter surveillance technology. But instead of using COVID stimulus money as initially planned, the funding will come out of the police department's own budget.
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The federal government should return responsibility for disaster relief to the people by shutting down FEMA. Congress should also ensure people have the resources to take care of themselves by ending the welfare-warfare state, repealing the 16th Amendment and the associated income tax, and auditing then ending the Federal Reserve.
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When you give the federal government your purse strings, you're giving the federal government control. The feds use their funding to control local policy.
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The elephant in the room is the federal student loan program itself. Under the Student Loan Reform Act of 1993, the federal government began lending directly to borrowers instead of subsidizing and guaranteeing loans through a bank.
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The founders recognized that power over the “purse strings” was a substantial one - as governments throughout history used that to control the people. Today, this is seen in huge ways, as federal “grant” programs are consistently used to nationalize local programs - from police and surveillance - to emergency management and response.
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While federal agencies have increasingly become a de facto standing army, a number of federal programs have been doing the same with local police for decades.
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