Quirky thoughts from an old man.
Liberals want to raise taxes on the “rich” to balance the budget and keep spending. Conservatives want the government to balance the budget by “cutting services for other but not for me.” I propose that we have a new entertainment tax on media companies. Lets make it one percent of all revenue at all media …
Finally someone has compiled a Californian-to-Texan translation directory (AKA redneck Rosetta Stone). I’m reprinting it here for your convenience. Please engage your sense of humor (You need not agree!) CALIFORNIA TEXAS Arsenal of Weapons Gun Collection Delicate Wetlands Swamp Undocumented Worker Illegal Alien Cruelty-Free Materials Synthetic Fiber Assault and Battery Attitude Adjustment Heavily Armed Well-protected …
“It is as basic as it is right that if the government taxes people who work and pays people who don’t work there will be fewer people working and more people out of work” Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore Return to Prosperity
The President ordered the cabinet to cut a whopping $100 million from the $3.5 trillion federal budget! I’m so impressed by this sacrifice that I have decided to do the same thing with my personal budget. I spend about $2000 a month on groceries, medicine, utility bills, taxes, etc, but it’s time to get out …
I had a discussion with a friend at the Temple the other day about Obama, taxes and helping the poor. Both Obama and my friend want to increase taxes on the wealthy to pay for more help for the poor. I disagreed not because I don’t want to help the poor but because I do …
If you listen to the politicians the economy is terrible. But if you look at the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog you have to believe that there are quite a few people with some extra money to spend on solving some of life’s little problems. Like cleaning out the rain gutters: Or important weapons for office warfare: …
An acronyms is a wonderful thing. It saves time, separates insiders from outsiders and often create new words. Here is a extension on one of my long time favorites. A NIMBY is a person who favors development just Not In My Back Yard A BANANA says Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone and now thanks …
“High taxes don’t redistribute income, they redistribute people.” From the WSJ 2/21/08
“If we allow open immigration we will be overrun. The new immigrants will swamp our schools and our welfare system. We can’t allow it to happen.” This is the most common argument against the right to migrate. The big fallacy is that it presumes that the State has obligations and that the migrant has none. …
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