The trials and tribulations of the Badger State continue to grow as its chances for an economic recovery become less likely. A shift in politic power resulted from the November elections. The promise was to lift Wisconsin out of debt, not raise personal taxes and make it an attractive place for business; but this has [...]
Most people 65+ remember WWII or heard firsthand about what happened on the home front during those frightful years. While our troops are currently engaged in wars and unrest away from home, there is a battle going on right here in the United States. The battle to get the national debt under control affects not [...]
Just in time to change summer camp programs, New York state politicians made an ill-fated attempt to stop campers from enjoying the games we loved to play as children. The legislators claim regulation is necessary because dodgeball, freeze tag and kickball pose a “significant risk of injury.” Is this effort part of a broader, more [...]
No one is suggesting as Horace Greeley once said that opportunities lie in the West, in places like the state of Washington. Although the country has been in its worst period of unemployment since the Great Depression, people have been finding jobs in Washington DC and other bastions of government rather than going to areas [...]
Only 16% of likely voters think the country would be better off if most incumbents are re-elected, according to a late March Rasmussen poll. While 40% of respondents believed their local representative deserved to be re-elected, only 31% thought they were the best possible person for the job. Mid-term elections haven’t reduced voter anger.
A look [...]
