The 9-9-9 tax and the flat tax
Herman Cain has gotten a lot of attention for his 9-9-9 tax plan. I've looked into one part of the plan and decided I can't support it. Your responses are appreciated.The plan is close to the Fair Tax...
View ArticleHelp for homeowners
Yesterday, President Obama unveiled a "new" plan to help home-owners who may be able to benefit from re-financing (see article here). From what I have read, I think the program is good, but I'm not...
View ArticleThe power of the consumer
Over the last few weeks, banks have slowly backed off their plans to charge fees for debit cards (I expected this. See here for my prediction) The consumer has the power to effect change.The first time...
View ArticleGod helps those who help themselves
Did he really say that? Yes, he did. (see here for text). To be fair, it wasn't the president, it was his spokesman. And he corrected it later in the day. And many people use this same mis-quote much...
View ArticleMy mom will be homeless at Thanksgiving
If all goes as planned, my mom will be homeless in just under two weeks. It's not as bad as it sounds, she's selling her duplex with the plan of moving into an assisted living center in the near future...
View ArticleIs China a treat (economically)?
A recent Bloomberg Businessweek article (available here) said that "China will soon overtake the US as the world's biggest economy." However, the remarks aren't all bad when you look at the facts. The...
View ArticleWhen Hubert met Rose
This is the story of how my father-in-law was introduced to my mother-in-law. I've heard the story told numerous times and it always warmed my heart.The story starts in 1955, when Hubert Lawrence...
View ArticleWhat is Occupy Wall Street?
I've been trying to wrap my head around what's going on in the Occupy Wall Street movement. It's gotten a lot of attention from the press, yet there seems to be very little understanding about what is...
View ArticleMy response to Occupy Wall Street
Last week I published a summary of my interpretation of Occupy Wall Street. The movement has sprung up in many cities and appears to be similar in all of these. This is my response to those...
View ArticleDo sweat the small stuff
Sometime back, a popular saying was "Don't sweat the small stuff". This was usually followed by the corollary, "and it's all small stuff." Lately, this has been on my mind a lot, or more correctly, the...
View ArticleMy name is RB and I endorsed this message
I'm in it to win it. I'm the one you Hope to Change. I Believe in America. All of those catchy phrases go here.You see, 4 years ago yesterday, I started a series of blog posts declaring my candidacy...
View ArticleMy name is RB and I endorsed this message - Platform priorities
Yesterday I explained that I wanted to lay out what I thought were important priorities for the Presidency 2012-2016. This will be the planks of my platform should I decide to stick with the idea of...
View ArticleMy name is RB and I endorsed this message - National Defense
Delayed posting - very sorry. Last week was busy, then a brief, but needed mini-vacation.I'm back to laying out my presidential platform planks - explaining what I think are the most important issues...
View ArticleWhat did you do with your $40?
There's a big push on right now to save the payroll tax break. If you haven't heard it, you're probably not listening to the TV or radio or getting your news from the internet. Are you living under a...
View ArticleWhat would Chuck Colson say about Chuck Colson?
In case you missed the news, Chuck Colson died over the weekend. I first found out by reading a tweet about his life, then searched and found out about his death.I need to start by saying I didn't (and...
View ArticleVolunteer Income Tax Assistance
Tax season is over and I stopped blogging near the beginning, so I haven't had a chance to share about my experiences. As some readers will know, I've worked with taxes the last four years as a part of...
View ArticleWho is responsible for Yogurt-gate?
This morning on NBC news, I saw a story that was affectionately called "yogurt-gate." (I couldn't find a link to the NBC story, but here's a link to a similar story)It seems a group of college students...
View ArticleVoter ID
I saw an interesting story yesterday about voter id requirements. I've followed this story as a part of my "compassionate conservative" approach to things. Or as I like to say it "think globally, act...
View ArticleThe Sears Catalog
Most people today don't remember the Sears Catalog. Think of Amazon.com, put into a book and mailed to your doorstep. Or picked up in the store. This was a 1970's version of internet buying.If you can...
View ArticleL'eggs Pantyhose
Since I had such great success posting yesterday about a business-related issue, I thought I'd continue the trend and relate another business story I heard from long ago. A story about L'eggs...
View ArticleThoughts on being a hermit
I think I've always been fascinated with the idea of being a hermit. Just dropping out from society and running away from it all. I thought about it many times as a kid (doesn't every kid?).It's not...
View ArticleWord Picture - Integrity
This is the first of three posts on word pictures. It's actually a rerun of a post I did back in 2008, but I've updated it somewhat. It fits with my next two posts, so I decided to revive it.I like...
View ArticleWord Picture - Detente
I mentioned in the previous post that I liked word pictures - where you define a word, by building a picture or telling a story. Today's word picture is "detente" - a word picture that has stayed with...
View ArticleWord picture - crave
Ok, I've published my favorite two (the only two I know) word pictures, integrity and detente. Both words have descriptive backgrounds, stories that paint a picture in your mind.Now I'm looking for...
View ArticleWhat is an apology?
It's very difficult to apologize. As a young child, I was often told "apologize to your sister," for which I would mumble "I'm sorry." Inevitably, this would be followed by the command "and say it like...
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