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Taxes, Right and Wrong

March 23, 2019February 21, 2019 As a Republican, Ayn Rand, Conservative Betrayal, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Far Righ Loons, Idiot Conservatives, Koch Brothers, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Takers, Taxes, Tea Party Patriots, WYATT EARP

Originally published on Feburary 23, 2013. Between 2008 and 1011 26 major corporations paid NO FEDERAL CORPORATE INCOME TAX. Last year, Facebook made $1

Financial Sandbagging

October 12, 2018October 11, 2018 Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Takers

During the early summer of 2008, when the economy started going south, I remember a conversation I had with my father. He had yet

Getting Rid of Stuff

April 12, 2018April 12, 2018 CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, MAIN PAGE

I like a very cluttered house. My favorite design comes from Laura Ashley. I like cluttered, classical British countryside design, with a house full

Begging for Help?

June 24, 2017June 24, 2017 Barack Obama, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Democratic Party, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, FAITH, Historial Ignorance, MAIN PAGE, Obama Administration, POLITICAL, Republican Party

On Friday evening I noticed a FB post from a local woman, asking where she could go and get free school supplies for her

Lying Democrats and Health Care

June 7, 2017June 6, 2017 Alzheimer’s Disease, Barack Obama, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Medical, Obama Administration, PERSONAL, POLITICAL, Recession, REPUBLICAN, Republican Party, SCIENCE, The Pink Flamingo’s Father

There are times when I truly dislike Democrats. Those times include when they are broad-faced lying and no one seems to care. I think

Climate Change Exists, Global Warming Is a Socialist Crock

June 2, 2017June 1, 2017 Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Donald Trump, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Fake Green Science, Geology, Historial Ignorance, MAIN PAGE, SCIENCE, Vulcanology

According to the science journal, Nature, we’re better out of the Climate Accord than in! Africa has become greener these past twenty years. Eastern

PNM: The Final Battle

April 28, 2017April 27, 2017 Big Bill Richardson, Crazy NM Politics, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, MAIN PAGE, New Mexico Democrats, NEW MEXICO POLITICS, Susana Martinez

Tuesday, a little snowflake from PNM accused me of being mean to her. As of 3:30PM Mountain Daylight Time on Tuesday, April 25, 2017,

Shared Sacrifices or Budget Cutting

April 19, 2017April 18, 2017 CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, MAIN PAGE, Recession, Taxes

I’ve spent most of my adult life either lobbying for or complaining about cuts to NASA’s budget. As a staunch science ‘freak’, I don’t

No Compassion From the Right or Left

August 16, 2016August 15, 2016 CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, MAIN PAGE

Going through economic hell has been, well hell. Thing is, I’ve learned a heck of a lot about both the right and the left.

The Obsequious Garage Sale

August 15, 2016August 14, 2016 CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, MAIN PAGE, PERSONAL, Recession, Senior Citizens, Takers

I am in the process of combining two households. It is a pain in the tush. It wouldn’t be if I were in a

What Rule of Law?

July 8, 2016July 7, 2016 2016, Barack Obama, Bigotry, Clinton, CRIME, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, MAIN PAGE, Obama Administration, Racism

Statistics are that very few blacks kill cops. The average cop is going to be killed by a white male. So, why do cops

UPDATED: Trump University Lawsuit Is a Crock

June 2, 2016June 6, 2016 2016, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Clinton, CRIME, CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, MAIN PAGE, Obama Administration, Recession, Trump

Update at the bottom of the post: ORIGINAL POST: Donald Trump is the modern day incarnation of P. T. Barnum, who was a politician,

Hillary’s Game Changer

May 17, 2016May 16, 2016 2016, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Clinton, CRIME, DEMOCRAT, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Obama Administration, Recession

Hillary Clinton is vulnerable on the economy. Contrary to popular opinion, the economy in this country is on the brink of another recession. Contrary

Nothing Is Worse Than Charity

May 6, 2016May 7, 2016 2016, Ayn Rand, CRIME, CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, FAITH, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, MAIN PAGE, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Takers, Trump

From May, 2015 – May, 2016, I have paid a grand total of $2,950 to PNM for electricity. I currently owe $245 on a

Small Business Bernie

April 16, 2016April 16, 2016 2016, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, MAIN PAGE, Recession, Sanders, Taxes

During Thursday night’s free-for-all, better known as a Democratic Debate, Bernie Sanders once again reiterated his abject contempt for capitalism, our monetary system, business

Oil Crash = Bad for Billionaires But Good for We the Little People

February 2, 2016February 1, 2016 CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, MAIN PAGE

I’ve been telling you, for ages, that low oil prices are good for the consumer. According to Bloomberg, so far, the billionaires and speculators

Ode to the Consumer

January 22, 2016January 20, 2016 CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Makers, Recession, Takers, Taxes

Woe unto the world, now that oil prices have tanked. If you watch Bloomberg, it is the end of the world as we know

Not Sedition Nor Terror, Just Stuck on Stupid

January 5, 2016January 4, 2016 2016, Barack Obama, Bigotry, CRIME, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Far Righ Loons, Idiot Conservatives, ISLAM & WAR ON TERROR, MAIN PAGE, Obama Administration, POLITICAL, Racism, Trump

This isn’t about the latest crack-up of the Bundy Clown Car. It isn’t about the Hammond family, who may or may not have been

I Am Right About the ACA

November 18, 2015November 15, 2015 Barack Obama, DEMOCRAT, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, MAIN PAGE, Obama Administration

Since the dawn of the ACA, I have had no health insurance. There’s a very simple reason. I can no longer afford it. Before

Bernie Sanders Is a Fake

October 19, 2015October 18, 2015 2016, Bill Clinton, Clinton, DEMOCRAT, Democratic Party, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Hillary Clinton, Libertarians, MAIN PAGE, POLITICAL, REPUBLICAN, Republican Party, Ronald Reagan, Sanders, Taxes, Trump

Bernie Sanders wants to raise the top marginal tax rate from 39% to 50%. Frankly, that is just plain socialistic redistribution of wealth. On

Economic Realities & Pie in the Sky

October 14, 2015October 13, 2015 Barack Obama, CRIME, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Democratic Party, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, MAIN PAGE, Obama Administration, POLITICAL, Recession, Republican Party, Sanders

A living wage is terribly important. The problem is, what is a living wage? Listening to the Democratic Debate, I was struck by the

Democrat Demographic Hell

September 8, 2015September 8, 2015 2012, 2016, Barack Obama, Biden, Bigotry, Clinton, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Democratic Party, DNC, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Graham, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Lindsey Graham, MAIN PAGE, Obama Administration, OPERA, Paul Krugman, Racism, Recession, REPUBLICAN, Republican Party, Republicans, Romney, Sanders, Trump 1

PLEASE NOTE: I have repeatedly stated that I do not support Donald Trump. I still don’t support him. I am supporting my friend, Lindsey

Scum Sucking Realtor Edition

August 6, 2015August 5, 2015 CULTURE, Economic Downturn, NEW MEXICO POLITICS, PERSONAL, Randian Economic Disaster, Susana Martinez

I am so angry with the world of realtors that I don’t quite know what to do or say. I don’t know enough profanity

Uncomfortable Questions

August 4, 2015August 4, 2015 2016, Barack Obama, Biden, Bush, Clinton, Cruz, DEMOCRAT, Democratic Party, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Huckabee, John Kerry, Libertarian Party, Obama Administration, Paul, Perry, POLITICAL, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Republican Party, Ronald Reagan, Rubio, Ryan, Sanders, Trump, Walker

I don’t mind admitting that I voted for Barack Obama in 2012. Any thinking person, who detests the Koch Machine, and what has done

Riots, Protests, & Excuses

May 4, 2015May 3, 2015 Bigotry, CRIME, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, POLITICAL, Racism, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, REPUBLICAN

Now that things have calmed down, no one is throwing that many rocks, the media is moving on to greener pastures, and someone is

Why the Dems Could Lose Big in 2016

April 29, 2015May 15, 2018 2016, Ayn Rand, Barack Obama, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Graham, Historial Ignorance, MAIN PAGE, Obama Administration, POLITICAL, Recession

Beef prices will be 90% higher in 2015 than they were in 2009 when Barack Obama took office. If you don’t think this is

The Rank, Stinking Hypocrisy of the Left

April 27, 2015April 26, 2015 Barack Obama, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, MAIN PAGE, POLITICAL, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession

Did you know that from 2006 – 2012, the average family of 4 saw their yearly food bill go up an average of $2,055?

A Note for PNM

April 4, 2015April 4, 2015 Crazy NM Politics, CRIME, CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, MAIN PAGE, NEW MEXICO POLITICS, PERSONAL, POLITICAL, Recession, Susana Martinez

I kept my thermostat on 65 this March. They are charging me more than they did last March. I no longer know how to

An Economic Dummy’s Version of Gov’t Spending – for Other Dummies

March 23, 2015March 22, 2015 Ayn Rand, Conservative, Corruption, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Democratic Party, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, HISTORY, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Libertarians, MAIN PAGE, Makers, POLITICAL, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, REPUBLICAN, Republican Party, Republicans, Takers, Taxes 1

Once again the left and the right and the center is fighting about money. Liberals want more taxes. Conservatives want fewer. I agree with

The Degradation of Our Lives

February 20, 2015February 19, 2015 Ayn Rand, Classic TV, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Historial Ignorance, MAIN PAGE, Obama Administration, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession

Last night I was watching a rerun of I Love Lucy. They had just moved into the house in the country. Lucy wondered if