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June 16, 2016
National Debt a Moral Issue
Some folks like the idea of a smaller and less intrusive government, lots of dynamic and competitive private business activity, and individual citizens making choices…
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July 2, 2016
Living in an Imperfect World
An updated 5/21/2011 post. In a perfect world, there wouldn’t be any need for government spending on either national defense or social benefits. Nations would…
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June 17, 2016
Historical Perspective and Context for US GDP Growth
GDP, the total value of goods and services produced within the country in a given time interval and the key measure of national economic health,…
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July 10, 2016
Sewage, Social Security, and Slush Funds (4/8/2015; Updated 7/10/2016)
Originally published 4/8/2015 · republished 2016
In an ongoing controversy, the City of Columbia, SC, is being sued for misappropriation of water and sewer revenues. The accusation is that diversion of…
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June 16, 2016
War On Poverty in America Lost
Poverty is a problem in America. I’ve seen it in volunteer work and in the faces of people on the streets. With Home Works of…
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June 25, 2016
KRM’s (Key Result Measures) and Improvement Plan for the USA (Revised 5/15/2015 Post)
Originally published 5/15/2015 · republished 2016
We are heavily entangled with, both supporting and depending on, two very large entities that we hope and pray are too large to fail. Unfortunately,…
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June 18, 2016
Man Alone
Originally published December 11, 2012 · republished 2016
(Originally posted December 11, 2012) I have been thinking about the income inequality issues, both gender income differences and class warfare issues, and scouting around…
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July 21, 2016
Married Filing Jointly
The Federal Income Tax was established in 1913 by the 16th Amendment to the Constitution, but it was not until 1930 that the Supreme Court…
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