On Political Will
On these pages I’ve made a number of posts about political decisions and the politicians who have made them. I’ve declared my own naivete in believing that President Obama would actually bring change to Washington, the way he did with his campaign, and I’ve spent a great deal of time explaining my own disappointment in [...]
This Dead Horse is Dying To Be Beaten Again…
Here I am, at it again with the bailout nonsense. It’s funny, though, Congress rammed a $700 billion package through in no time at all to provide banks with all the money they needed to continue doing the same things that caused the ginormous (love that word) financial meltdown to begin with. There weren’t any [...]
What Is Independence?
Over the weekend America celebrated Independence Day with barbeques, parades, carnivals, and fireworks. What, however, does Independence Day really mean to us as a people? The textbook answer is simple: it is a remembrance of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. The day that Americans agreed to a document declaring their [...]
More Bailout Nonsense…
Maybe I’m a bit behind the times with this, but I realized something interesting whilst walking around downtown Salt Lake City yesterday. I walked past an office occupied by Wachovia Securities, which is now Wells Fargo Advisors. This struck me as bizarre at first and then just downright wrong the more I thought about it. [...]
More on the Bailout….
I know, it’s kind of an topic, but as we progress farther into this economic decline I have to ask myself exactly what the hell it is that our government is doing. I understand the economic stimulus package and I’m OK with it. I think there will be a great deal of waste and abuse, [...]
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