Thursday, November 10, 2011 My Heart And Prayers Go Out To Jim Calhoun, A Major Victim In The Sandusky Crime Spree (3 comments)
How much of Jim Calhoun's dementia can be attributed to the atrocity he witnessed back in the year 2000? How long can a fragile mind cope with the knowledge that a wrong has been committed by a person in power and know that nothing will be done to protect others from the same thing happening to them? From the few comments he made about his tour in Korea, it's obvious that Jim Calhoun suffered some degree ...
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 How Much Do You Know About The Bush Tax Cuts Andtheir Impact On Our Deficit And National Debt? (2 comments)
When Congress passed this law back in 2001, they knew a few things, first that one of the provisions would not even become effective until 2010, second that it would continue to increase the deficit long after President Bush left office, and third that if the tax expiration dates were ever extended; EGTRRA would continue to create deficits indefinitely.
Sunday, October 30, 2011 What Would Steve Do? Jobs, That Is (2 comments)
The chart represents revenues for fiscal year 2011. Individual income taxes comprise the largest percentage, while social insurance [employment taxes] is second. Trailing in third place is corporate taxes.
Saturday, October 29, 2011 The Effects Of Tax-Financed Spending V. Debt-Financed Spending (36 comments)
Government spending, financed by a tax increase on the rich, gets "more bang for the buck" because it uses money that was not being efficiently and effectively used, while costing the government little or nothing. The cost of borrowing when the spending is deficit financed must be added to the national debt as well as the amount borrowed.
Friday, October 28, 2011 Are Tax Cuts The Driving Force Behind Job Creation And Economic Growth? (1 comments)
Proponents of supply-side economics believe economic growth is achieved by reducing taxes. They believe tax reductions provide workers with an incentive to work harder, encourage businesses to hire more workers and invest more. They further believe lowering capital gains tax rates and reducing regulations benefits consumers by providing lower prices.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 The Dog in the Manger (1 comments)
...IRS calculated the total amount income taxes decreased in 2008 as being more than $84 billion dollars.
Monday, March 10, 2008 The Crude Facts About Crude Oil (2 comments)
Since crude oil represents 68% of the price of a gallon of gasoline, the key to understanding fluctuating gasoline prices, is to understand the impact various global/national events have on the price.
Friday, March 7, 2008 Senator Obama Should Apologize to the U.S. Senate (15 comments)
Was Senator Clinton the only U.S. Senator to favor this bill? Of course not, the vote on the bill was 77-23 which means a full 77 percent of U.S. Senators, after being exposed to the intelligence supplied by our agencies, felt the bill providing President Bush with authoritiy to use military force should be passed.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Why is the Glass Ceiling Unbreakable? (2 comments)
The Equal Rights Amendment, first proposed in 1923, is still not part of the U.S. Constitution. It's interesting to note that one of the states that has not ratified this amendment is Illinois, where Obama was a former legislator. Does Barack Obama believe in equal rights as long as it doesn't apply to women?
Friday, January 18, 2008 Are We There Yet? (1 comments)
Three quesions must be answered when looking at various stimulus proposals..
Monday, January 7, 2008 Plans to Increase Army's Strength by 74,200 (6 comments)
The Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for Army Growth and Force Structure Realignment was posted January 7, 2008 in the Federal Register and provides readers with the following mailing address for submitting questions and comments:
Saturday, January 5, 2008 Lost Jobs - Here, There and Everywhere
The fact we continue to lose jobs in the manufacturing sector is what will increase the chance of recession and losing a million jobs, in total, during a one-year period definitely increases the possibility
Friday, December 14, 2007 Do you really give a hoot what 710 people think? (2 comments)
The difference in votes between Obama's 140 and Edwards 115 is only 25 while uncommitted votes represent a total of 35 votes.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 Positive Employment Trends for 1Q2008 or Wishful Thinking? (1 comments)
When nine out of ten industry sectors anticipate a decrease in hiring in the first quarter of the new year can it really be considered a 'solid start to the year'.
Monday, December 10, 2007 When the American Dream Becomes a Nightmare (2 comments)
Does it just happen these four states have a disproportionate number of foreclosures compared to the rest of the country or has there been a concerted effort in these states to sell subprime mortgages for the sole purpose of picking up the foreclosed properties for pennies on the dollar and reselling at a later date for extraordinary profits?
Sunday, November 18, 2007 The Income Mobility Ladder of Lies
On paper, it appears the Treasury Department has managed to analyze income mobility inside out and backwards to come to the conclusion the poor are jumping up the income quintile ladder by leaps and bounds, while the rich are losing ground. What is the real story?
Thursday, October 18, 2007 Sleep-Walking Through History with Reaganomics (3 comments)
Republicans point to the back-to-back terms of President Ronald Regan as a huge success for supply-side economics. Reagan received much applause from supply-siders because of his tax cuts for the ...
Monday, September 17, 2007 What is a Recession?
Even though varied sources define a recession as two consecutive quarters of decline in Gross Domestic Product, GDP, that is not the definition used by the agency that provides the official measurement of business cycles in the United States.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Reigning Foreclosures Create the Perfect Storm
The intent of this article is to provide individuals with a better understanding of the situation with subprime loans and ARM adjustable rate mortgages.
Sunday, February 4, 2007 The Reality of Iraq
The Reality of Iraq is a surge of 20,000+ troops will end up costng billions of dollars that could be used elsewhere.
Thursday, January 18, 2007 The "N" Word (2 comments)
The administration is as loathe to negotiate with prescription drug companies as with Iran.
Sunday, November 26, 2006 Connecting the Condi Dots (6 comments)
Should Rice, not Rumsfeld have been the one to go?
Thursday, November 23, 2006 Not Hunger-- LOW FOOD SECURITY (2 comments)
An opinion on the change the USDA made in omitting the word 'hunger' from reports, and submitting "low food security". Another reframe aimed at misleading and deception from the Bush Team
