THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

OUR FIRST 104 YEARS

PEOPLE WORKED AND PRODUCED WEALTH

· We had a great first 104 years from 1789 to 1893 (focusing on 27 years from 1867 to 1893 with 20 surplus budgets in those 27 years.

· During this 27 year period:

o We became the world’s greatest wealth producer ; we doubled the wealth production of Great Britain.

o Our average wage was 7 cents per hour and,

o There was no federal minimum wage,

o We built Steel Ships for our Navy, the USS Katahdin, launched February 1893.

o We had no national bank since Democrat President Jackson Wisely discontinued that entity in 1833, and

o May 3, 1854, Democrat Franklin Pierce Wisely vetoed a federal welfare bill . A very thoroughly thought out veto and message.

o Despite the 1870 Supreme Court Legal Tender Findings, our pre 1900 monetary policy was based on the gold standard and

o Federal tax rate was 3.6%, paid via the tariff with NO Individual tax preparations.

The US Supreme Court declared that we are a Christian Nation in 1892.