Continuing on the theme of federal spending from last week, I’m going to jump straight to the big daddy of them all Healthcare. As you’re probably aware President Obama has promised significant healthcare reform and is gunning to have legislation passed as soon as possible. But is this the right time to rush to spend [...]
You might know a little about the Fair Tax. You might not. Whatever the case may be, The Fair Tax has gained steam in the past two years. Today I’d like to take a look at this notion that the Fair Tax is, indeed, fair.
The Fair Tax is officially called H.R. 25. If you want [...]
One thing I believe people should do on a regular basis is to question their environment. The environment I would like to focus on right now is the stock market. A great way to ask good questions is by gathering facts about the environment from its different sections, and compare them by questioning them.
Let’s begin [...]
Our President’s Accomplishments
By: Laura-Ashley
Oct. 12, 2009
According to the committee of the Noble Peace Prize, Obama has been awarded “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” He was nominated for the prize while less than two weeks in office. How he accomplished “international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples” in less than [...]
After hearing that President Obama was chosen for the Nobel Peace Prize all I could do was yawn. Not because I am really that familiar with the prize, but more so because of everyone’s continuing naivety about his platform as president. Although, to his credit, I don’t think he has any real principles guiding [...]
Try at all to be a responsible citizen and follow how the government is spending your money, and you will consistently run across articles where sums in the millions, billions, and even trillions are tossed around as if they were pocket change. It can become very difficult to juggle these massive sums in your head [...]
If you’re like me you can appreciate the parallels that exist between sports and society. In fact, quite often I find that the two are intertwined. I find myself, at times, thinking about these stories and how they fit into the big picture.
Few sports stories make the memory bank. Most fade into next season’s [...]
In case you were not aware, (and I found out 2 days ago) Neil Barofsky is the Special Inspector General for the TARP program. His report, summarized on Oct. 5th 2009, stated the following:
“Statements that are less than careful or forthright – like those made in this case – may ultimately undermine the public’s understanding [...]
Support Our President: A Duty or A Danger?
By: Laura Ashley Fannon
October 6, 2009
It seems like almost everyone has got an opinion regarding the authorization of the American government. However, the one common opinion that I’ve repeatedly noticed during any fiery debate between two individuals (of differing political views) is this predictable ice bath: “Well, the president [...]
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