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Reprint: A Simple Economic Fix

26 September 2009 Comments Off

The following is a reprint from a June 28th edition of the St. Petersburg Times newspaper. The Business Section asked readers for ideas on, “How Would You Fix the Economy?”, and this is one person’s opinion. Any reason why this would not work?

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Government

Reprint: Looking for Someone to Blame?

6 September 2009 Comments Off

This is an article written by Charlie Reese back in 1985, but he has revised and republished it many times since then. You may have received this in an email before, possibly with add-ons or incorrect citations. The version below was published in the March 7th edition of the Orlando Sentinel in 1995. It’s message [...]

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Government

You’re wrong about healthcare, too, Mr. Obama

29 July 2009 Comments Off

Greed is the root of all that is wrong in society, perhaps. In my letter to Mr. Obama, I intentionally left out the subject of healthcare because, although I certainly don’t agree with his approach to solving the healthcare problem, I certainly didn’t know of a better idea, but I do know that something has [...]

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Government, Healthcare, Obama

Paper or plastic? Neither.

9 March 2009 0 Comments

I meant to write this one last week or so — almost forgot. While driving home from work, I was listening to FOX News on the Sirius as they reported on a few states which are either banning plastic grocery bags or are considering imposing a fee for their use (like, a nickel or a [...]

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Government, Society

More bailout bullshit

4 January 2009 Comments Off

I’ve just read yet another article on the $700 billion bailout — this one’s about how banks who received some cash are refusing to divulge information about how it’s being spent. Are the f***ing kidding? They won’t share any information with the public, and they won’t answer to the government, either! Something ought to be [...]

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Economy, Government, Money