Time to Do the Class Warfare Shuffle
Here we go again; somebody’s starting a class war. Not at all. I just want to point out how the sides in the class war are overdue for a shuffle. The first concept everyone needs to understand...
View ArticleFix the jobs, fix the economy, fix the debt, by…
Will somebody please focus on the core of the problem in this economy. Consumer spending is 70 percent of GDP. The economy is continuing to falter because more and more people are unable to or are...
View ArticleCitizens United … Against Us
I finally got a chance to read one of the biggest decisions handed down by the Supreme Court in the last few years. Citizens United v. the Federal Elections Commission was decided waaay back in January...
View ArticleHow “Occupy Wall Street” Could Occupy Main Street
The Occupy Wall Street protests seem to be growing and getting more attention. The protests and their ideas certainly do deserve more attention. However, I’m still skeptical about what they can...
View ArticleLet’s fix the jobs crisis with … three job-killing “free trade agreements”
About that focus on jobs… They wonder why their approval ratings are in the tank. Congress and President Obama had a stunning 48 hours on the jobs front. On Tuesday, the Senate blocked via...
View ArticleMedia Establishment, Left- and Right-Wing Elites Defeat “Occupy Wall Street”...
Behold this Yahoo! News headline: “One month in, protests yet to topple capitalism,” albeit linking to an article on right-wing The Daily Caller: “Conservatives and Republicans have ranged from...
View ArticleThe Flat Tax: A Simple Plan to Trick Simple People.
It sure does sound fair: Everyone pays the same tax rate. It takes just a little bit of thinking to figure out it does not work out so fairly in practice. I guess that’s what they are counting on....
View ArticleOccupy @Home: The Kitchen Counterstrike Against Bank of America
Last week I conducted my own protest. I could not go marching in the streets, so I came up with a different way to make a point. I called up the customer service line for one of my credit card accounts...
View ArticleKitchen Counterstrike Touches a Nerve
The Kitchen Counterstrike video inspired a lengthy post on another blog. Check it out. You’ll see that he is only half right. He’s correct that in general people use credit card debt too much and to...
View ArticleRules for the Class War: Rule #1: It’s OK to be Rich
The potential seems to be ramping up daily. A Pew study finds that 2/3 of Americans see a strong conflict between rich and poor. If there is going to be a “class war” I’d like to offer some rules so...
View ArticleRules for the Class War: Rule #2: American Capitalism Works…
… but the recklessnes of some may ruin it for everybody and cause others to reject it. Capitalism works. Don’t fall into the trap of asking for the end of capitalism. American capitalism works. It’s...
View ArticleKing Day 2013: Remember the Mind Not Just the Myth of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today is MLK day. I suggest you take at least a few minutes to peruse the text or audio of some of his speeches. This link can lead you to several. King is less known for his wisdom beyond the quest...
View ArticleBlack Friday “Doorbuster” Sales Forget the Holiday’s Consumer Casualties
Stores are still advertising “doorbuster” events — sales so amazing that people will be busting down the doors to get in. I’m wondering whether they even hesitated for a moment to consider that...
View ArticleThe Defiant Diet: Don’t Eat What They Want You to Eat
As I mentioned previously, in order to improve my athletic performance, I decided to upgrade what I eat. While researching a new nutrition strategy, I realized we’ve all been had. The typical way most...
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