This blog is inspired by the recent election of Republican Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts to the United States Senate and by..
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My final post
Published on 2011-03-08 21:43:26
It's been fun and interesting and I appreciate the support of my regular fllowers. However afer 15 months I am finding that the blogosphere is overwhelmed with political BLOGS and trying to generate any significant readership is very difficult. As much as I love the writing process and sharing my views on the American politcal scene writing for writing sake is not very fullfilling. I remain hopeful that we will find our way out of the current economic and political morass that we find our
Tax Payer Receipt Act
Published on 2011-03-07 10:20:43
This is a great idea from Scott Brown. It is no accident that federal and state income taxes including SS are automatically deducted from your paycheck. There are of course lots of valid reasons for this but make no mistake if you had to write out checks to the state and federal government for your taxes every month like you do for your other bills you would think differently about how much you are paying in taxes and where exactly all that money is going and the government knows this. This is t
Why do we need public sector Unions?
Published on 2011-03-03 08:44:35
The labor movement was born out of reprehensible working conditions that were the norm during the early days of the industrial revolution. No one can deny that unions were the major force for improving working conditions for millions of Americans. We have the unions to thank for many of the working arrangements we take for granted today such as the 40 hour work week, sick pay, holidays off with pay, healthcare benefits and safe working conditions just to name a few. Once workers organized i
