16 Articles

Monday, May 11, 2009
SSRIs (Prozac): The Unidentified Marriage Killer
(11 comments) A tragic account of how my marriage and many others are destroyed by SSRI's such as Prozac. The story that the doctor won't tell you.

Saturday, February 21, 2009
When You're Stuck In Quicksand, Kicking Your Feet Only Makes You Sink Faster
(2 comments) I would like to have somebody explain to me how helping out failing home owners is going to help the economy. This is my take on why it not only won't help, but will hurt those of us who did things right.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009
What Is Good For The Producer Is Good For The Consumer Economies
(3 comments) It seems in our quest to be fair we are willing to let ourselves crumble into economic chaos. However as usual, what "common sense" leads us to believe is "fair" falls short of reality. Other countries subsidize their whole labor force in both tangible and intangible ways. Healthcare, education, energy costs, shorter mortality, less credit can all cause an unfair advantage to the US economy.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Breaking News Is Broken
(1 comments) Even the news has suffered from our mental sweet tooth. They broadcast what they know will sell and not what is important. Today was a new low.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Economics 3.141592... Who's to Blame for the Big Three Failure?
Nothing in economics is quite that simple. People are calling for all different kinds of solutions to our current economic woes. Nobody stops to consider the full impact of their idea. This is a look at how "The Big Three" got into the situation they were in. Sometimes things look good on paper, but only if you stop writing before the paper is finished.

Saturday, November 22, 2008
Credit In The Simplest Terms Possible. I Think
(4 comments) As long as the government keeps propping up the credit industry our problems will never be solved. To understand why bailing out the auto industry is more sensible than bailing out Fannie, Freddie, AIG, or Lehman. At least the auto industry produces a product.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Barack Wins!! Congrats, No Time For Disneyland
(2 comments) This is a sincere and real congratulation to President Elect Barack Obama. The cheerleading party is over, boot camp is complete, it is time to work.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Raising Taxes vs. Reducing Wealth
Often the argument is made by the conservative right that Democrats are noted for raising taxes and drive jobs out of the country. Take a shallow perspective of what that means and it is accurate. However, the whole story is that Republicans have a more backhanded approach to achieve the same means. This article will delve further into that reality.

Saturday, September 20, 2008
The Good, Bad, And Ugly About Bail Out Fest '08
(1 comments) Quick and always different look at the current crisis. Who will be affected by the bail out, and the surprising winners?

Sunday, September 14, 2008
Voting To Fix The System, Not For A Person Or Party
(4 comments) How does a "Pro-Life", "Pro-Gun", "Anti-welfare" voter end up supporting the Democratic ticket? Simple. Results.

Sunday, July 20, 2008
Economic Stimulus That Also Reduces Energy Consumption
A differnt approach to economic stimulus that makes much more sense. That means that the people in Whashington will never do it.

Thursday, June 19, 2008
Opening Drilling In ANWAR, Taxing Our Way Out, And the Reality Of The Gas Price Crisis
A Q & A about the reality of drilling our way out of the gasoline price crisis. Drilling for more oil is like saying the problem with crack addicts is that there is not enough crack supply. If there was more crack it would drive the price down and they wouldn't have to beg, steal, and hook to get their fix.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Partisan Politics And Presidential Powers
(1 comments) Poking fun at average Joe Voter's lack of understanding how to vote and what effects the president has on the policies that affect their life. Voting 101 and alternative uses for the Oval Office are all covered.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
John McCain: More Liberal Then Most Democrats On Economics.
(6 comments) A hard look at some of Senator McCain's economic proposals. It is no wonder the conservatives hate him. Then again he doesn't seem to completely understand Liberalism either. Really it doesn't look like he understands anything.

Monday, March 31, 2008
Why Isn't It Our Business?
(2 comments) After Chelsea pointed out that she has never been asked about her mom's credibility in reference to the nation's most public sex scandal it left me to ask, "why not?" That lead me to consider other questions that have gone unasked of Ms. Clinton.

Monday, March 10, 2008
The New Poor
(3 comments) A hard look and description of the US current economic situation. It addresses the credit issue from both the individual and national perspective. The article lays the blame squarely on the credit industry. The concept brings to light why all attempts to fix the countries financial crisis has had little effect.