I was talking to my father-in-law earlier about the SOPA & PIPA laws that were proposed by Congress and have since been “postponed” in the House & Senate, respectively. You may recall earlier this week when Google, Wikipedia and a number of other websites either took themselves offline or posted their objection to these laws. [...]
The more I’ve been listening to the things that Herman Cain has been saying, the more that I like him. I still have my reservations, of course, but he generally seems to get it. Personal Responsibility, Small Government, Limited Taxes, Greater Liberties, Honest Beliefs: he’s got it all. As we get closer and closer to [...]
OK, so President Obama’s speech made it clear that he wants Congress to “Pass This Bill Right Away.” In fact, that was the recurring theme for the night. He even urged “every American who agrees to lift your voice and tell the people who are gathered here tonight that you want action now. Tell Washington [...]
Monday, September 5, is Labor Day in the United States, and, I’m going to be completely honest with you: I’m GLAD that I get to take the day off from work. Oh, yeah, folks: I’m going to kick back, relax, watch TV, maybe a DVD, take a nap and basically just enjoy an extra day [...]
So Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgraded the US Credit Rating from “Triple A” to “Double A Plus.” Not a big surprise. This was after a week of significant decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average following the sham of a “Compromise” passed by the House & the Senate that will create a “Super Congress” to [...]
“THESE are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with [...]
I want to know what is so confusing about the fact that the Federal Government has NO MONEY and is currently facing a Debt/Deficit Crisis? I mean, really, haven’t we all been hearing about the terrible and imminent danger to our “entire way of life” as a result of hitting the Debt Ceiling on August [...]
“The Federal Budget for any Fiscal Year may not exceed the Anticipated Tax Revenue of its Fiscal Year. Should the Actual Tax Revenue of that year be less than the Federal Budget, the Federal Budget of the Subsequent Fiscal Year must include Revenue to balance the previous year’s Deficit. Should Actual Tax Revenue exceed that [...]
