Steve's Barking; The Cato Institute or Monkeys on a String

The Cato Institute calls it self a libertarian  think tank, but I like to think of those from Cato Instatute as just a bunch of monkeys like the monkeys in the zoo who pick at their butts and throw feces. Because they call themselves from a think tank, their feces throwing is taken seriously.
The Cato institute just like other so called think tanks are beholden to those who pay their bills.
They are for all practical purposes they are not independent for they are attached to those who hold their purse strings. So with something that hasn't been seen in quite some time called logic one can reasonably call those in the Cato Institute monkeys on a string.

If someone pays most of your bills your not an independent. So if you label yourself independent and take donations your not truly independent.

Steve's barking; Amazon to big to fail

The way Amazon holds sway over over the retail business and the heavy debt it has the way I see if Amazon runs into major problems we meaning the tax payers may have to bail it out.

Steve's Barking; The possible destruction of American agricultural

My country has a great habit of shooting itself in the foot.
The great agricultural centers of the United States need food stamps so that many of the consumers n America can buy their products. Of cause they don't see it that way, they see it as food stamps as a give away program for of their  hard earned cash.
Now let's assume that ten percent of wheat products in the US that at one time were being consumed are no longer being consumed because the poor can no longer consume them.
Now let's for argument sake assume that Russia and say Argentina start producing more agricultural products and they are not tangled in trade wars. American agricultural will be in sad shape.
Now as I remember from economics 103 if you start losing money on a product, the chances are many in those businesses go out ( Fewer Farms). Fewer farms mean fewer agricultural products ( Less wheat, corn, fruits and vegetables, now let's not forget products for us meat eaters).
Price goes up.
In 5 years, we'll be entering farm stagnation , fewer farms, and the price of farms goods going through the roof for us urban citizens.
So if we really hate America let's reduce food stamps. Let's get into a trade war so that other countries can make a killing at our expense of agricultural products.

Steve's Barking; Presidential badge of honor

President Trump enjoys tweeting. Mostly he enjoys tweeting about people whom he precious as doing him wrong. It appears that whenever he tweets negative about someone on the tube or even a network, it gives them notoriety and their ratings even go up. Now I may not be the brightest guy on this planet but it doesn't appear that he's effectively fighting back. In fact he appears to be helping out his perceived enemies.
The claim by the president and his minions is that he believes he is being lied about he punches back harder. No hitting someone with a pillow is only a pillow fight.
If President Trump was to tweet about me I would take it as a badge of honor. Of course no one ever tweets about me.
Of cause 60 million voters would disagree with me, they would say keep up the good work, but I would quote Bugs Bunny  " What a maroon" our Preident gives aid and comfort to his so called enemies.