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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

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

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

Budget Cuts, NASA, the Arts & Hype

March 20, 2017March 20, 2017 Classic TV, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, ECONOMY, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Met, Music, NASA, Obama Administration, Opera, OPERA, PERSONAL, POLITICAL, Recession, SPACE

I remember well the old NASA funding wars of the 1980s when the Democrats did everything they could not only to cut every science

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

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

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

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

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

Caution: This One Is a Tear Jerker

March 16, 2015March 15, 2015 Ayn Rand, Bigotry, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, CRIME, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, ECONOMY, Far Righ Loons, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, Koch Brothers, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Obama Administration, Racism, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Takers

I’ve been wondering, for awhile now, what happened to us. I love watching the Brits. They are so damn pragmatically patriotic that they make

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

A Consumer Based Economy – Merry Christmas to Us All! (but the Brother’s Koch)

December 24, 2014December 23, 2014 Barack Obama, CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, George W. Bush, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, Idiot Conservatives, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Makers, POLITICAL, Recession, Susana Martinez, Takers, Taxes

Immediately after the horrific attacks on 9/11, President George W. Bush repeatedly stated that we have consumer based economy. If you want to recover

Warren Makes Her Move?

December 15, 2014December 13, 2014 2012, 2016, Bailouts, Clinton, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, ECONOMY, Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, MAIN PAGE, POLITICAL, Recession, Romney, Romney, Warren

During the election cycle of 2008, the Mitten’s Minions, the dogged men and women who had sold their souls not only to Mitt Romney

Oil Prices Are Falling, Billionaries Are Losing It – Blaming It on Putin?

December 4, 2014December 3, 2014 ALEC, CONSERVATIVE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Paul Krugman, Recession, Takers

There are times when you just wonder about the mentality of the world. In the ongoing real-life version of the satire, Canadian Bacon, the

The Stupidity of Ebola

October 14, 2014October 13, 2014 Biology, CONSERVATIVE, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, CRIME, CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Medical, Paul Krugman, Recession, SCIENCE

For some strange reason there is now a ‘stigma’ against anyone connected with Ebola. Forget AIDS or HIV, Ebola is the new ‘in’ disease.

Thinking Beyond the Box

September 26, 2014September 26, 2014 Alzheimer’s Disease, CONSERVATIVE, CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Family, MAIN PAGE, Makers, PERSONAL, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Takers

If I were the only one dealing with senior citizen parents and the financial disaster which has engulfed our culture and our country, it

No Longer Able to Feel

September 4, 2014September 4, 2014 Ayn Rand, Barack Obama, Conservative, CONSERVATIVE, Corruption, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Democratic Party, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, FAITH, Family, Far Righ Loons, Historial Ignorance, Idiot Conservatives, Libertarian Party, Libertarians, MAIN PAGE, Obama Administration, PERSONAL, POLITICAL, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, REPUBLICAN, Republican Party, Republicans, Ronald Reagan

No Longer Quivering had a link to a wonderful piece by Lana Hope called I Lost a Part of Me I Will Never Get

Just When You Thought It Was Safe Not to Mention Bundy

April 29, 2014April 28, 2014 ALEC, Ayn Rand, CONSERVATIVE, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Conservative Not Republican, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, ECONOMY, Far Righ Loons, Harry Reid, Historial Ignorance, Idiot Conservatives, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Koch Whores, MAIN PAGE, Militias, Paul Krugman, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Sean Hannity, Tea Party Patriots 1

It looks like Cliven Bundy supporters have begun threatening Harry Reid. What is rather fascinating is that Harry Reid has recently gone on

Charles Koch’s Free Society (or) Carthage Must Be Destroyed!

April 3, 2014April 3, 2014 2016, ALEC, Ayn Rand, Barack Obama, CONSERVATIVE, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Conservative War Against GOP, DEMOCRAT, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Elizabeth Warren, Far Righ Loons, Harry Reid, Heritage Foundation, Idiot Conservatives, John Birch Society, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Koch Whores, Obama Administration, Paul Krugman, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Rush Limbaugh, Tea Party Patriots

“Ceterum autem censeo Carthaginem esse delendam” Cato the Elder According to an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Charles Koch (R-Co-Ruler of the Universe)

PART V: Hobby Lobby’s Case Is NOT About Religious Liberty

March 30, 2014March 29, 2014 Barack Obama, Christian History, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, FAITH, Far Righ Loons, Historial Ignorance, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, MAIN PAGE, Obama Administration, Paul Krugman, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Religious Cults, Taxes, Tea Party Patriots

I am going to take a very unpopular position. Why does a person need insurance to cover basic contraceptives? I know for mentioning this,

Walking with Billionaires

February 17, 2014February 16, 2014 ALEC, Ayn Rand, CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Far Righ Loons, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Koch Whores, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Rush Limbaugh, Takers, Taxes

Billionaire Richard Branson has basically screwed the state of New Mexico, already to the tune of at least two hundred million bucks. I don’t