The Terror-Industrial Complex

When Eisenhower left office in 1960 he warned the nation to beware of the military-industrial complex…he gave a rather dire warning of a beast that could be born….and his prediction was ever so accurate.  But what is the MIC?
a concept commonly used to refer to policy relationships between governments, national armed forces, and industrial support [...]

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Has GOP Finally Found A Hook?

Looks like the GOP has found that long elusive hook for their opposition to any health reform…..took the dimwits long enough…..they seem to have stumbled onto the “hook” finally….
All summer long they were shooting their wads at reform….death panels…..socialism….government run……fascism…..on and on….a whole litany of non-existent fears….and with each “new” attack the party would pull [...]

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GOP Bitch Slaps AARP

As I approach my twilight years (always wanted to use that term) I am bombarded with ads and flyers and deals and on and on……..from the King of the elderly….AARP…..I have resisted joining because of the TV ads for their Medicare plan …..somehow it does not sit well with me that they are pushing United [...]

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A New “Robber Baron”?

Recently I gave a lecture nad we had a helluva battle of words…..it seems those students studying finance believe that what is best for business id best for the country….I did not agree and a war of ideas ensued…..
I tried to point out that we have seen all this financial tap dancing before….back at the [...]

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Here It Is……The House Version!

You asked for it….now you got it!  The House version of the health reform bill has finally seen the light of day…it has just been announced….and now we can pick it apart…well, as soon as all the details are out……let the fun begin!
CNN has its report on the bill:
The bill — a combination of versions [...]

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A Thug On The Payroll

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I read an article in the NY Times and then I heard a news bite on the tube about the story.
President Karzai’s younger half brother, long accused of links to the drugs trade, was embroiled in fresh controversy today after The New York Times reported that he had been on the CIA’s [...]

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It’s Alive! But Will It Live?

The public option is dead…as predicted in the media and now….it lives!  Well, it is walking with a limp, but walking…the best question to ask is “can it be rehabilitated”?
I listened to the guys and gals step in front of the mic and tell us all about the “new” public option with the opt-out clause…..many [...]

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Is It “Corporate Communism”?

I have begun to appreciate MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan…..he seems to be one of the few that are calling a spade …a spade….he is an irritating individual to some of his guests because he will interrupt try and force them to answer a question, instead of the BS talking oints they want us to hear…I give [...]

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What About A Flat Tax?

For years I have argued that there needs to be a flat tax in the US….of say 10-15% with NO deductions or loopholes for the wealthy to take advantage of in the year end accounting…..well it has been a long uphill climb to say the least.  I also like a land value tax, first put [...]

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When All Else Fails…..Tax The Bastards!

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Thirty years ago when the government started its assault on tobacco, I said then that we have not seen the end of it if it was to be successful…..back in the day, I did not think that any bad would come to the tobacco industry for they had the “clout”…I was mistaken….and then they [...]

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