Now that we have settled the ‘rich paying their fair share’ issue, it is time to turn attention to the real problem in the federal budget: spending. You don’t think the tax debate is over? President Obama has gotten the last tax hike he will ever see, or any other Democrat, for the rest of […]
You’ve probably heard about Tourette’s Syndrome. It is a genetic trait that, for some unknown and still unexplained reason, makes some people say really bad things out in public at really inopportune times. I knew a young man who unfortunately had Tourette’s. A fine young man, very kind, very nice. Our son went to see […]
Something about the inherent ‘unfairness’ and ‘regressive’ nature of the Powerball lottery got me to thinking: ‘How much do poor and lower-and-middle income people pay in taxes anyway each year?’ I fully put lottery payments into the ‘tax revenue’ category since they go to support government functions such as public education at the state level. […]
There’s a new tax going into effect on January 1, 2013, and there isn’t a thing that can be done about it. It’s called the “New Medicare Tax on Unearned Income.” It is being assessed at a rate of 3.8% ~ not on payroll or earned income, as it has always been in the past, […]
Hostess, the baker maker of such great American iconic foods as Twinkies, Cupcakes and Ding-Dongs, as well as the relatively more healthy Wonder breads, has decided to close up shop after a prolonged strike by its workers eventually exhausted the company’s remaining resources. Here’s the question of the day: When will the federal government and the […]
‘Practical Wisdom’ is a book by Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Sharpe that seeks to find out what is missing in modern American life when it comes to ethical, responsible leadership. They lean heavily on Aristotle who used the phrases we are sure all of you have heard lately: Phronesis which means ‘practical wisdom’ which helps us […]
Has anyone seen the slightly amateurish ads lately by the Obama campaign that try to hammer Governor Romney on cutting Big Bird from the federal budget? Probably not, since even Big Bird and PBS has asked the Obama campaign to take the ads off the public airwaves. At a time when we have 23 million un/underemployed […]
OK, you have to admit it. President Barack Obama is the very best President we have ever had in the United States of America over the past 223 years. He is also going to be the very best President we will ever have over the rest of America’s future, whether it is another 1000 years […]
Federal budgeting can be very confusing at times. But at its core, it is very simple arithmetic. As in ‘addition and subtraction’. No advanced calculus required, ring theory or Boolean algebra. Just 1+1=2. Or preferably if you are a spending budget hawk: 100-50=50 as in ‘reduce many federal programs by 50%…and hardly anyone would know […]
Oops! I meant to say: ‘The Man from Hope, Arkansas!’ Aren’t you getting a little tired of all this ‘Hope’ and ‘Not Enough Change Left in Your Pockets’ we keep hearing from the Democratic candidates? Seriously. Bill Clinton can give a good speech. He is a fantastic storyteller. He has a way to boil some […]
