Debt ceiling battle…the national soap opera
Who needs soap opera when we have the gigantic fight going on in Washington over whether or not to raise the national debt ceiling. Republicans will only agree to raise the debt ceiling by $2.5...
View ArticleWinston Churchill: “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing,...
As the clock ticks down on the deadline to deal with raising the federal debt limit, some good quotes come to mind: “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing, after they’ve tried...
View ArticleNew tax return proposal…check box where you want your money to go
With all this debate about federal spending and budget deficits…here’s an off-the-wall idea: Allow taxpayers to check on their return where they want their money to go like we do for campaign fund...
View Article$14 trillion…use closing tax loopholes to pay off the federal deficit
Imagine if you can $14 trillion which is the current national debt. For all the fuss and furor in Washington…no one is even getting close to really crunching the problem. First we have to quit spending...
View ArticleBoehner missed opportunity to transcend partisanship and save the nation
House Speaker John Boehner had a chance to become Speaker of the entire House of Representatives instead of just trying to hold together his fractured caucus of Republicans. Instead of trying to find...
View ArticleS&P downgrades US credit rating…we’re all going to pay
From the Washington Post August 5, 2011: S&P downgrades U.S. credit rating for first time Standard & Poor’s announced Friday night that it has downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first...
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