Dear Speaker Boehner…
You’re an idiot. And I mean that in the nicest way. Actually, I don’t. Let me put it to you this way. *I* am in the tax bracket that would see a hike when the Bush tax cuts get repealed. *I* am a small business owner. Tax cuts don’t do SQUAT to push me to [...]
Supply and Demand – Econ 101
Scenario-A Bob makes widgets. He’s made a good living over the years selling his widgets and makes a pretty comfortable income. Bob employs 10 people making widgets which he sells on the open market. Fred needs to buy widgets. But he makes minimum wage and so can only afford to buy 2 widgets per pay-period.. [...]
Dear Wisconsin and Ohio: #WIunion #OHunion
We are a country arguing over the last cookie instead of going after the guys who took the rest of them.
Congress….
I keep telling myself I’m going to get away from blogging about politics, and starting writing about things that carry a more personal meaning for me. But this week I found that politics touched me very personally. Most of you who follow me on twitter know I’m a government contractor. This week I’ve discovered that [...]
A few bits about taxes and tax cuts for the #teabaggers
Overwhelmingly, republican leaning states receive more federal dollars than they spend. I’m waiting on more recent data, but the numbers from this 2005 report (Source: Taxfoundation.org) say it all. (FYI – taxfoundation.org is largely described as a fairly right-leaning think-tank, for what it’s worth.) First this bit: You are undermining the government of the country [...]
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