Garrett M. Gess



Articles by Garrett M. Gess

Individual Health Insurance Mandates Are Mandates, Not Taxes

Imagine that you are a healthy 30-year-old young man who has a respectable job, makes a good living, but decides, you know what? I am not going to spend $200 or $300 a month for health insurance because I am healthy, I do not need it. But something terrible happens, suddenly you fall into a coma and need it.
Who is going to pay for your coverage? In a society where you accept welfarism and socialism to be the answer, you would expect the government to take care of you. Well, that is exactly how the federal health care system works in that those choices are made for you in the first place through the individual mandate.
Adjusted for inflation, total national health expenditures have risen from $409.6 billion to $4.2551 trillion over the 51-year span of 1970 to 2021. That is almost a 1000%

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The Original Oracle of Omaha: Howard Homan Buffett

Before there was Warren Buffett, known as much for his progressive politics as his acumen with money, there was his father, Howard Homan Buffett, a libertarian of the Old Right.
Original Article: "The Original Oracle of Omaha: Howard Homan Buffett"

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The Original Oracle of Omaha: Howard Homan Buffett

Warren Buffett, renowned as the “Oracle of Omaha,” emerges as a towering figure among the most celebrated and accomplished financiers in modern times. Throughout his illustrious career spanning numerous decades, he has accumulated unrivaled wealth, garnering an esteemed reputation in the financial realm. Presently, he holds the prestigious positions of chairman and CEO at Berkshire Hathaway, a conglomerate that mirrors his astute discernment of value and commitment to long-term, judicious investments.
In contrast to his father, Howard (the original Oracle of Omaha), who was a four-term Republican representative for the state of Nebraska and a vocal libertarian aligned with the Old Right, Warren supports expansive government intervention in the American economy. To understand Warren

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