It is a sad reality, but protecting those with the most money in order to secure money and influence for campaigning is the top priority of too many elected officials. These types of politicians do not care about everyday Americans. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Throwing Down the Gauntlet
In his passionate speech introducing the American Jobs Act, President Obama threw down the gauntlet and challenged members of congress to take action to help the American people and the national economy by passing his proposed plan immediately. Highlights of … Continue reading
Bait and Switch
Tuesday, Presidential candidate Mitt Romney unveiled his “jobs plan”. Unfortunately, many items in the plan have no direct or indirect connection to increasing jobs. The vast majority of the proposals are either deficit reducing measures and/or typical Republican platitudes that … Continue reading
The Problem of “illions”
When we hear discussion of the federal budget and any plans for cuts or new revenue, the numbers that we hear (millions, billions, trillions) are so abstract that we sometimes don’t have a concept of their relative value. Take a … Continue reading