E94: The 2013 New Year Show

Hosts Aaron and Jonathan do a survival year-end review–ringing out 2012 and ringing their hands of 2013.

Will 2013 be worse for liberty, financial health, and overall well-being?

As we close out 2012 and head into 2013 the outlook isn’t bright for the new year.

Tune is as we cover…

Topics:

• The bleak outlook for liberty in 2013.
• The expansion of the Patriot Act.
• Gun control: It’s not just AR-15s.
• How violence is actually on the decline.
• The one trick ponies in Washington.
• Financial cliff
• Estate Tax
• Capital Gains Tax
• What to expect: Our outlook for 2013.

Resources:

• 1984 by George Orwell
• On Combat by Lt Col Dave Grossman (Ret.)
• Episode 8: NFA Weapons
• Harvard Law Study on crime rates and guns (Kates, D., Mauser, G., Don, B. 2007 WOULD BANNING FIREARMS REDUCE MURDER AND SUICIDE? Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy)
• Mass killings on the decline
• Steven Pinker: The surprising decline in violence