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Authored by Paul Craig Roberts,

The 4th of July is upon us.

We will hear all sorts of patriotic BS about how wonderful we are and how thankful we are to our brave military which defends our liberty.

Not a word will be said about the destruction by the Bush and Obama regimes of the US Constitution, which once protected our liberty far better than any military action.

 

Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog,

Individualism, it seems, means not the making of one's own way but the demanding of sacrifices by others to maintain one's own lifestyle.

Two days ago when we reported that the Illinois House had voted 72-45 to pass a 32% income tax hike (and a $36 billion spending plan), in an last ditch scramble to provide the state with its first budget in three years (or else suffer the first ever US downgrade to "Junk"), we said that "ultimately, the fate of Illinois' credit rating is now in the hands of Rauner, and whether and how fast his imminent veto is overriden."

While publicly polarizing average-joe America at every opportunity, it appears the 'elites' are having a blast 'together' behind the scenes...

As Politico reports...

OUT AND ABOUT IN THE HAMPTONS -- Lally Weymouth held her annual summer party last night at her house in Southampton.