Having been facing some medical issues for the past couple of years, I am very familiar with the declaration, “I’m going to check your vitals.”…
Vital Signs
Posted in Economics, Government, and National Debt
Category: National Debt
Strong Economy? Give Me A Break!
Posted in Economics, National Debt, and Uncategorized
I am a little puzzled that so many seem to be excited about and making voting decisions based on the current economy. Yes, unemployment is…
Labeling and Limiting Ourselves and Others
Posted in National Debt, Politics, Responsibility, and Uncategorized
David Brooks is spending a lot of time thinking lately and coming up with some good points such as in the attached column. We are…
Excise Taxes, Lobbying, and Our Future
Posted in Deficits, Government, National Debt, and Taxes
Worrying about how we fund federal spending, I noticed that in 1960, federal excise tax revenue funded 11.6% of federal spending, but, in 2015, it…
Reduced Deficits = Increased Debt
Posted in Deficits, and National Debt
The simple truth expressed in the title equation is lost in the shuffle of the posturing under way in Washington DC, in particular President Obama’s…