Bloomberg Headline — US Household Debt Jumps Most Since 2008 Even as Credit-Card Rates Surge https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-15/us-household-debt-jumps-most-since-2008-even-as-card-rates-surge Fortune Headline — American Middle Class Losing Wealth https://fortune.com/2022/11/02/american-middle-class-losing-wealth/ Since Ronald Reagan was first elected in 1981 Republican’s have controlled tax policy. …

I attended a summer camp when I was 9 or 10 years old in a Walnut Orchard out in the Northwest San Fernando Valley, back when there were still pockets of agriculture in the Valley — about 1957 I believe. It was called “Christian Commandos”. Even as a 9 or…

“Billionaires Reshape Governor Races With Just 0.01% of Fortunes” is the title or a Bloomberg News article on November 6, 2022. Another red flag about the 40 years of Republican tax cuts for the wealthiest citizens, plus Republican Supreme Court decisions indulging in fantasy logic unrelated to history or common sense that have put the ever larger billionaire class in a position when they can dominate elections with what for them is pocket change.

A Bloomberg News article of November 3, 2022 documents that of the 12 biggest political doners to the 2022 election, 10 support Republicans. Those 10 Billionaires have donated $338 million dollars to Republicans. Among the top 100 political doners $574 million has gone to Republicans. Intuitively this makes sense. You…

In the 1992 Presidential election, in the midst of a mild recession from the Gulf War, Clinton advisor James Carville coined this phrase and became famous for repeatedly reminding Democrats, who tend to spend all their time blathering on about other issues, to focus their campaigning on the economy. …

As a voter you are entitled to use any reason or no reason for choosing who to vote for. Typical reasons could include voting for the candidate you like the most or the candidate who has a narrative you find emotionally comfortable, or the political party you grew up supporting. …

We have an immigration problem that presents enormous challenges in balancing between treating people humanely and protecting our own interests. Republican candidates are hammering hard on the immigration problem in the run up to this election. Ironically Republican policies are both the primary source of the “humanely treating” part of…

The other day I had some old pressure treated wood to dispose of after a landscaping project. Since the wood is treated with powerful poisonous insecticides (which is why it can be on or in the ground) I couldn’t legally just send it to a landfill. Environmental regulations say that…

At the recent National Conservatism Conference in Miami, Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel cited California as being plagued by a Tech Curse, suggesting California’s problem is corrupt government a weak economy. The Economist effectively refuted Theil’s claim California has a weak economy, as in fact California has one of the strongest…