News-Letter

This year's three "Black Friday" deaths give me pause as I look ahead to another season of consumers buying a migration route from China to retail outlets to American basements and ultimately to landfills or yard sales. I, like some (though I stop short of saying "most" or "all") Americans, wonder why people need to die in order for the retailius oblongotta center of the national brain to be satisfied.… Post the First Comment

Our civilization is hopelessly chained to the corporate elite, corrupt leadership of unstable states and a bureaucracy that has been unable to bring about change. While we might pretend to think that we are in charge of the economy, power still remains largely in the hands of an elite few.… 2 Comments

The United States Constitution mandates that all taxation bills originate in the House of Representatives. Within the House of Representatives, the Ways and Means Committee is responsible for many of the financial matters raised in the House. The Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee is considered one of the most prestigious and important positions a Representative can hold.… Post the First Comment

There are 21 days until Christmas. On that morning you will roll out of bed to find the cookies have all been eaten, the stockings are full, the tree is lit and its trunk is obscured by the heaps of presents awaiting you. Without thought you tear through the paper to find a brand new Samsung 50-inch Plasma HDTV.… 3 Comments