Category: Politics
Tax Thursday Three
This is the big one. Two hundred years ago peoples main assets were in farms, land and homes. Now because of our new economy most of our assets are in stocks, bonds and bank deposits. They should be t... Read More
Intentions vs Results
“One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.“ Milton Freidman, Free to Choose... Read More
How Government Works
The Five Branches of Government: Legislative Executive Judiciary Media Bureaucracy (there is a little tiny link to the second page of this blog with a better explanation)... Read More
Tax Thursday Two
There are nine million families in the United States with second homes. How about an excise tax on all of them. Starting at $100 on a cabin in the woods of Wisconsin to $10,000 on a big second home in... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Dissolute
Dissolute Adjective: A person lax in morals. One who is decadent or intemperate. Example: “Former President Trump is dissolute.” In fact his picture may appear in the dictionary definition... Read More
Freedom vs Equality
“The society that puts equality before freedom will get little of either. The society that puts freedom before equality will get a great measure of both.” Milton Friedman in Free to Choose... Read More
Tax Thursday
The Federal Government is spending far more than its revenue. It doesn’t seem likely that they are going to stop the spending so we are going to need some new revenue. Over the next few weeks I&... Read More