The former chairman of the Federal Reserve, and advisor to the White House, recently indicated there may be a need to consider a Value Added Tax (VAT). So expect all kinds of revenue-raising proposals to be floating around Washington in the days ahead.
Few, if any, of these government schemes to bring money into the government’s [...]
Every few years the political party not in power promises change if they get elected. We have heard this rhetoric time and time again at the local, state and national levels. Often the public votes for change, but when the dust settles everything reverts back to business, make that politics, as usual.
The presidential election of [...]
The subject of health care reform has been a big issue in Washington and the news media for the past year. Citizens jumped into the fray, for the most part uninvited, when it became apparent that our elected representatives were botching the process. Town hall meetings, rallies and protest marches sent a message to legislators [...]
Never before do I remember a special state election having so much national news coverage or offer the potential impact as the recent event in Massachusetts. Of course, it was to fill the vacant seat of one of the stalwart US Senators – one held by him and his brother for 50 a half-century. It [...]
The administration recently announced the employment trend is improving, even though unemployment rose again in December. The rationale this optimism is the trend indicates we are losing jobs at a reduced rate. If you or someone you know is included in the 10 percent who are on the unemployment roles or the additional7.5 percent considered [...]
