2016-03-19 18:53
The federal government is in a no win situation when it comes to providing federal aid. If it chose to forego giving Texas money to assist with the fires, it would be blamed for not support… Read More
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I hope that one day we stop subsidizing the rich as we have for the past 20 years and that one day, the government will again realize that the nation cannot be strong without a strong middle class. These posting will attempt to argue how we can return to that strong middle class and a strong society.
2016-03-19 18:53
It certainly seems mean spirited, as no one wishes harm on other citizens, but since the Texas leaders, including Governor Perry, claim that government has no business being involved in our… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
As the congressional committee meets to determine how to decrease the national debt, the White House needs to make the moral argument on why taxes need to be increased, especially on big bus… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
In politics, sports and other arenas, people are talking about the past decade and trying to characterize it one way or another. The bad news for them is that the last decade is not over… Read More
2009-12-11 16:52
While we do not yet know what it is the Senate is going to propose concerning its Health Insurance Reform bill, there is some speculation that it will not include a public option. We antici… Read More
2009-12-10 14:53
Much ado has been made regarding President Obama getting the Noble Peace Prize. Many have said that he has not done anything to earn it, which may be true. However, some committee in Oslo… Read More
2006-12-02 16:31
There is a correlation between the tax rate and the revenue generated. If a tax rate is too high or too low, then the government does not maximize the tax revenue it could achieve. This the… Read More
2006-11-30 16:55
The deficit spending that the GOP has engaged in over the past six years has direct and immediate impacts on the American population. Everyone is talking about saddling future generations wi… Read More
2006-11-27 03:34
Last Monday during the Monday Night Football Game, Jack Del Rio the Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach was wearing a business suit on the sidelines. One of the commentators mentioned that ther… Read More
2006-11-26 14:41
The next time you are stuck in traffic that you did not anticipate on your way to work and end up being a few minutes late consider the new Wal-Mart lateness policy. Wal-Mart employees, if t… Read More
2006-11-23 14:59
Maryland passed a law requiring that stores with a specific number of emplolyees and making a specific amount of sales was required to provide healthcare to its employees. The law was pointe… Read More
2006-11-23 14:58
Recently there was a meeting of the Big Three with GW. While the agenda was not provided to the public, it was speculated that one of the topics was going to be the pinch the car manufacture… Read More
2006-11-18 21:44
This administration apparently believes that the voters are stupid. Rumsfeld's recent statement that the the strategy in Iraq is "too complex" for mere mortals to understand shows the contem… Read More
2006-11-05 22:05
A couple of weeks ago, President Bush declared that some of the people he decreed to be the top terrorists who had been captured by the United States were going to be transferred to Guantana… Read More
2006-11-05 22:05
Last March I commented that the Democrats could not take over Congress because the electorial math did not work out - there just were not enough competative seats for the Democrats to get fi… Read More
2006-11-05 22:05
In the course of history some of the most powerful statements have been made by using a minimal number of words. General Colin Powell, in his letter to Senator John McCain, has once again ac… Read More
2006-11-05 22:05
For years we heard the Republicans explain that President Clinton was passing balanced budgets because there was a Republican Congress. However, now that there is a GOP dominated government… Read More
2006-11-05 22:05
Report after report concludes that the middle-class is being squeezed out of being able to afford college costs. As previously argued in this blog, (Middle Class Tax; Personal Savings Rate;… Read More
2006-11-05 22:05
Friday Night Lights is a fictional account of a Texas highschool football team. Some but not much of the show portrays the students’ lives in the classroom and in the school halls. Wha… Read More
2006-11-05 22:05
A typical school day for public school highschool students begins slightly before 8:00 a.m. and goes until about 2:30 p.m. This is less than seven hours of class time minus time for the stud… Read More
2006-11-05 22:05
We are all busy. With the boss’s demands, the long commute, shuttling kids between activities, community service and other obligations, the day is stretched thin, and as a result sacri… Read More
2006-11-05 22:05
First impressions are the most important thing a person can make. Once that first impression is made, typically the other person holds on to the impression, and it is difficult to change. Bu… Read More
2006-11-05 22:05
BP has closed down its operations in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Up to 400,000 barrels of oil are pumped out of the oil field every day, and after learning that there are corroded components, BP de… Read More
2006-11-05 22:05
Recently, Congress voted not to raise the minimum wage. In typical congressional fashion, riders were attached to the minimum wage bill, but one rider received more attention than others. Th… Read More
2006-11-05 22:05
Tough times for BP. There is an investigations into Prudhoe Bay and a recent court decision finding that it manipulated propane prices, a lawsuit is about to go to trial regarding an oil ref… Read More
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