Should California Declare Bankruptcy?

The onetime jewel in this country’s crown of achievement and testament to the “good life” has tarnished to the point were it is unlikely to be restored to its former greatness.  With unbridled spending by a virtual one-party State Assembly and Senate, unsustainable concessions to public sector unions, unfriendly restrictions and taxes on business along [...]

Is Reducing the Retirement Age to 60 a Good or Bad Idea?

Congressman, Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) recently announced he will introduce a bill designed to create a million jobs for unemployed workers by allowing people who have reached 60 to take early retirement.  The question is, how can adding to the growing roles of those on Social Security and other government-run/taxpayer-funded programs possibly be good for the [...]

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