While fingers are pointing in all directions to lay blame for the current financial calamity, and there’s plenty of blame to go around, it seems that most people agree — at least tacitly – on the root fo the problem. Getting some to say it out loud is difficult, however, since saying it DIRECTLY seems […]
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While I believe SOME kind of economic recovery plan needs to be passed to minimize the problems brought on by the current problems in the financial markets, I do NOT believe we can trust all of Congress to solve a problem that they, themselves, brought on. If a rush plan is implemented it is far […]
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Here we go again… some economically ignorant Congressmen are jumping on the results of a recent report by the GAO that indicates companies try to avoid paying federal income taxes.
First, please remember that companies don’t really pay taxes… people do. Companies pass taxes through as a cost of doing business. Their customers pay the taxes. […]
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I’ve often spoke of the need for our education system to be reformed. It has become too institutionalized, supports primarily the needs and wants of the teachers and teachers’ union (which has become one of the single largest political entities) rather than the requirements of the students, our children, the next generation of leaders of […]
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In general terms, there are two prevalent types of governments. Those where citizens have freedom from government interference and live in a state of mutually-rewarded cooperation with each other… and those where there is less freedom and many rules of conformity, which are commanded by a centralized authority.
Each has problems… but I choose the one […]
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Everybody knows the KISS Principle… Keep It Simple, Stupid.
I would like to see that applied to our federal income tax system. No, I’m not calling for the elimination of taxes… somebody has to pay the government bills (though, lowering taxes would be great! But that’s a topic for another discussion.)
I would like to see our […]
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We all know there is a distinct difference between high and low quality goods and services…
A tool that works reliably for years vs. one that breaks the second time you use it
The luscious taste of a home-grown garden tomato vs. a mass-produced, picked-too-early one
A road that is built well and rides smooth vs. a bumpy […]
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I could not believe what I was hearing:
In America, home of the FREE ENTERPRISE system that has made us such a great nation from the very beginning, there are now serious discussions about nationalizing oil refineries… not just wacko camera-seeking communists but an elected member of our Congress!
Right….
Like I trust our government to do a […]
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A few days ago, I was making a quick purchase and handed the clerk a ten dollar bill. Despite the cash register doing the calculation and displaying the amount of change I had coming, this young man - perhaps 18 or 19 years old - had considerable difficulty counting out my change. Unfortunately, it is […]
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Helping others isn't easy, though. YOU have to know what you're teaching. So, let's get started! Take this quick
The challenge in this great republic is to ensure that our representatives (and those in the government bureaucracy who report to them) respect the majority... and for the majority to respect the minority... and for all to respect the law.
