Monthly Archives: October 2011
Socialism, Unions and Automobiles
No, this is not the title of a new comedy/parody about Occupy Wall Street. I heard two stories on NPR this evening on the drive home that struck me as examples of what is wrong with both Socialism and Unions … Continue reading
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Is This How We Run a Country?
If you were to start a new country, one of the things you will have to consider is how the incoming tax dollars will be spent. A government should look at its Constitution and determine the areas that are clearly … Continue reading
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Income Inequality
If you are not familiar with these two words then you haven’t been watching the news the past 2 months or paid attention to the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) demonstrations. There is a new report from the Congressional Budget Office … Continue reading
Posted in economics, Income Inequality, politics
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Poverty Rate and Welfare Spending
I was looking at Welfare spending as a percent of GDP from the following site and wondered if this data were somehow correlated with US poverty rate from this site. The results were startling! Starting in the early 70’s, Welfare … Continue reading
Posted in economics, Entitlement Programs, politics
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Perry Tax Plan Compared To Cain 9-9-9 Plan
UPDATE [25-OCT-11 21:00 EDT]: I have updated this post as more details of the Perry plan have been revealed. Rick Perry announced tonight that he has come up with a new Tax Plan that he calls “Cut, Balance and Grow.” … Continue reading
We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Jobs
In the wake of Alabama’s strong Illegal Immigration Law , which passed over three weeks ago, the state is now facing a labor crisis that has farmers struggling to plant and harvest their crops. I was in favor of the … Continue reading
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This is How Socialism Always Ends
The honeymoon is over for Occupy Wall Street. The kids are getting restless and now that whole Socialism thing isn’t sounding so good. Sharing all your stuff with everyone isn’t as appealing as it once was and they are even … Continue reading
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Herman Cain Should Pivot to Politician
Recently, Herman Cain has been mentioned as a front runner in the bid for the Republican presidential nominee and the white hot political spotlight has been focused on him. This was not unexpected and if the front runner can’t withstand … Continue reading
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No Country For Our Youth
I hope the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protests continue for a long time. The very existence of the OWS movement is a direct result of Liberal policies over the past 20 years and America needs to see this. We are … Continue reading
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999 Plan Analyzed (Part 2)
I stated in my previous post on Herman Cain’s 999 Plan analysis that one of the main arguments against the 999 plan was that it was not revenue neutral. That premise states that the tax collected from the 999 Plan … Continue reading
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999 Plan Analyzed (Part 1)
There have been three main arguments against Herman Cain’s 999 Plan – 1) The national sales tax gives the Government another tool to use for higher tax collection, 2) the plan is not revenue neutral and 3) the plan penalizes … Continue reading
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Obama Tips His Hand
Senior Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod made some comments to reporters today and in doing so, tipped the Obama camp’s hand on how they’ll battle Mitt Romney in the general election. It appears the Obama camp sees Romney as the … Continue reading
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Divide and Defeat the AJA
As was expected, the President’s American Jobs Act (AJA) was rejected in the Senate on a vote of 51-48 with two Democrats joining all Senate Republicans in blocking debate on the Bill. There is absolutely no chance the AJA will … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street is Just What Obama Needs
Several weeks ago I thought Occupy Wall Street was just a spontaneous gathering of spoiled college graduates who can’t find work now that they’ve completed their Greek Literature degrees. A quick reading through the forum section on their website would … Continue reading
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Math is Hard for the Easily Fooled
If you are a member of a Union then you can consider yourself someone that is easily fooled. You bought the story that joining a Union would provide for a better life for you and your family and provide long … Continue reading
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All Aboard The Cain Train
With Palin, Ryan, Rubio and Christie all declining to throw their hats into the Republican Presidential ring, Herman Cain appears to be the big winner. Currently, the top three candidates are Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and Herman Cain and while … Continue reading
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Regulations Are Literally Killing Us
It is my contention that the Economy of the US will not recover until our expectations improve. Consumer spending is low and companies or individuals with money have no incentive right now to take a risk with so much uncertainty … Continue reading
Posted in healthcare, Over Regulation, politics
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Amateur Astronomy: A Worthwhile Hobby
For most of my life I have been fascinated by the stars and in 1980 (early Middle School for me) I was moved by the PBS special by Carl Sagan called Cosmos. In the 13 part series I had my … Continue reading
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A View Into Liberal Group Think
A recent article from The Economist was written to refute claims made in a Vox article related to the best course of action for Greece. I think the Vox article is right and I won’t get into those details in this post but I think … Continue reading
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