Our modern world is beset with ideas and agendas which run counter to what most Americans instinctively understand are healthy and in harmony with the traditional values of our country. Those who promote harmful agendas must cloak their aims in secrecy, misdirection and deception, so the nature of certain values can become confusing. This article examines the principle of limited government in light of Republican values, American values, and Christian doctrine.

These days, there seems to be a tremendous amount of misunderstanding and misinformation about values and what values are characteristic of certain groups. This article examines the issue of illegal immigration, and considers it in light of Republican values, American values, and Christian values. What is the practical and documentary evidence for each?

I write this not to professional homosexuals. That is to say, not to members of the well-funded, politically powerful homosexual activist lobby. They will mock and reject my words outright. They will twist and misrepresent what I say to further their own socio-political agenda. That’s fine. It’s to be expected. It merits little more than a yawn and an eye roll. What I write may offend you. It may even infuriate you. But I hope it makes you think. Know this: Your friends have lied to you. Christians do not hate you.

Here we go again with all the smoke-screens and intentionally devised detours meant to slide people away from the true issues at hand. Get too much stuff going, and the confusion will have people focusing on whatever point hits them first or last — whichever the case may be. And this doesn’t even count all the free propaganda taking place on so-called news stations. Jerk those heart strings and try to make people feel guilty because they might want to send that poor illegal young person back to the family homeland.

Most of our clients are frugal supersavers. Often they have accumulated their wealth not by earning more but by simply spending less. They are the millionaires next door living well below their means, which is why they have means. Few investors even ask how commission-based annuity salespeople earn their fee, but with fee-only advisors the question often arises. Investment fees are generally about 1% of assets under management and drop as assets rise above $1 million. The critical question to ask is “Where do financial advisors add value that might exceed the 1% fee they charge?”

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The War of 1812 began on JUNE 18, 1812. The British captured American ships and enslaved sailors. They incited Indians to capture Fort Mims, massacring 500 men, women and children. They captured the Capitol, burnt the White House, bombarded Fort McHenry and attacked New Orleans. Outraged, many volunteered for the Army, including Davy Crockett.