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A retired MBA, I am a former corporate ideologue, former 3rd party advocate and current curmudgeon. While a continued supporter of a 3rd party, I have concluded their efficacy cannot be demonstrated until our form of Government is changed to facilitate proportional representation. This will require an Amendment to the Constitution which Congress will not support.
I am skeptical of our democratic republic's turn to plutocracy as its form of governance. As a member of Convention USA, I support an Article V States Convention for the purpose of Amendment considerations beyond the influence of Congress.
My interests include ending our Government's policies of war and empire, restoration of monetary, fiscal, and trade policy sanity, reversing the income inequality trend, and improving social justice, the seven major defects of modern day America.
On these concerns and others, I am an open book; reference OpEdNews - Articles - Author's Page for Harold Hellickson
Friday, August 7, 2009 Obama Placates with Palliatives
At the top of Obama’s domestic policy agenda are 1) the economy, 2) health care, and 3) education. Looking at each, what is mostly evident is palliative placation; palliative being the soothing of a disorder without effecting a cure, and placation being allaying our fear. In effect, Obama speaks big but acts small, for he fails to propose substantive plans to address the important issues he identifies.
Saturday, July 25, 2009 Health Care and the Rest
The uberelites have got us and will keep us for as long as Mother Nature permits.
Sunday, January 4, 2009 Blagojevich gives Senate Democrats the finger and rightfully so.
The current position articulated by Senate Democrats is no more than "the pot calling the kettle black". Senate Democrats should reject the notion of "passing on sins of the father" and accept Governor Blagojevich's position for what it is; a legal appointment while giving them the finger.
Saturday, October 18, 2008 Alternate to the Bush/Paulson bailout
There is nothing wrong with our economic debacle that another depression would not cure. So ----
Friday, September 5, 2008 Lobbyists (2 comments)
Now you know why
Sunday, August 31, 2008 Name the country: (7 comments)
Are we insane or just plain stupid?
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 The George W. Bush Presidential Library (11 comments)
Article Description: A game of political satire: here is an opportunity to name a room in the George W. Bush Presidential Library; no monetary donation required, just a little of your own fun thinking time.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Rich Doing Better & Poor,Worse
There is little question that the rich are doing better; that the poor and the middle class are doing worse. Logic suggests that looking at the positions of our Presidential candidates on estate taxes should tell us where they stand on the middle class. McClain should oppose estate taxes, right? Obama should favor them, right? Wrong on both counts. Why?
