Thoughts about public unions

Public unions had a good run, but the race is over.  The leaders must stop colluding with politicians while holding the rest of the population hostage.  Unless they rethink the demands public unions make on all taxpayers, Americans could turn on them faster than a fish left on in the sizzling summer sun. 

 
There was a time [...]

For pre-boomers, nothing offered freedom like a bicycle

How old were you when you learned to ride a two-wheeler?  I was about seven or eight when I mastered riding the rather small second-hand bike my dad got for me.  It had no extras, not even a chain guard, and was repainted in a distinctive Chinese red.  Aside from the color, the bike was [...]

Are you happy with what’s happening within our country?

Nearly 70% of US citizens are dissatisfied with the federal government’s size and the power it wields.  And 7 out of 10 adults surveyed believe the moral and ethical climate of the country is wrong, which represents a seismic attitudinal shift in less than a decade.

 
The Gallup organization first asked questions about the following topics [...]

Ready for unexpected charges from government agencies?

All levels of government are having financial troubles.  Much attention has been given to the federal situation, but state and local government are finding ways to increase revenue through hidden taxes, fees and charges.  These tricks cost the average person money but is below the radar just enough to not be a cause célèbre.

 
Living in [...]

Pre-boomers will miss out if they don’t get online

Communications is moving faster than most people perceive, this is especially true with New Seniors.  As television brought the Vietnam War into America’s living rooms and the Internet put worldwide news at our finger tips, social media is making all events personal.  The recent revolution in Egypt and other Middle-East countries was fueled by reports [...]

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