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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

A Life of Service, Giving Back, Yada Yada Yada

December 10, 2018December 9, 2018 CULTURE, ECONOMY, FAITH, Koch Brothers, MAIN PAGE, Makers, PERSONAL, Takers, Taxes

I think the worst pop culture nightmare of our age is Oprah. I don’t say this lightly and it has nothing to do with

How Soda Taxes Hurt the Poor

April 29, 2017April 28, 2017 Bigotry, CULTURE, ECONOMY, MAIN PAGE, Taxes

Santa Fe is in the process of voting on one of the most obscene soda taxes in the country. Typical. The point is to

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

Taxes, Idiots & Hillary’s Manipulation

October 4, 2016October 3, 2016 2016, Clinton, CULTURE, ECONOMY, MAIN PAGE, Taxes, Trump

One of the things that bothers me the most about the hysteria over Donald Trump’s leaked tax returns (allegedly) is the ignorance of the

Taxing Heirs

August 12, 2016August 11, 2016 2016, Clinton, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, MAIN PAGE, Taxes, Trump

On Thursday, Donald Trump gave one of the most impassioned explanations of what the ‘death tax’ is that I’ve heard on the campaign trail,

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

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

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

Honesty Has No Place in the Walker Campaign

March 19, 2015March 18, 2015 Ayn Rand, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, ECONOMY, IMMIGRATION, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Libertarians, MAIN PAGE, NEW MEXICO POLITICS, POLITICAL, REPUBLICAN, Republican Party, Taxes, Walker

Full disclosure: When I was involved, actively, with GOP politics, I was on a very active forum with Liz Mair. Then things changed. It

What Both Parties Get Wrong About Capital Gains & Taxes

January 20, 2015January 19, 2015 Barack Obama, CULTURE, Democratic Party, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Libertarian Party, Libertarians, MAIN PAGE, Obama Administration, POLITICAL, Republican Party, Republicans, Taxes

People should be allowed to build wealth. Families should be allowed to accumulate wealth and hand it down from one generation to another. They

Death and Taxes

January 1, 2015December 31, 2014 Classic Hollywood, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, ECONOMY, England, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Takers, Taxes

I’ve been forced to learn quite a few things since my father died in October. The easiest part has been dealing with the social

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

Deadbeat Patriots & Taxes

May 10, 2014May 9, 2014 ECONOMY, Far Righ Loons, Idiot Conservatives, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Taxes

You might want to just skip this rant. I’ve been working on taxes. I don’t think it’s much of a secret that my sister

Lions & Tigers & Kochs – Oh My!

May 7, 2014May 7, 2014 ALEC, Ayn Rand, CONSERVATIVE, Conservative Betrayal, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Conservative Not Republican, Conservative War Against GOP, ECONOMY, Far Righ Loons, Idiot Conservatives, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Koch Whores, MAIN PAGE, Taxes, Tea Party Patriots

Jack Hanna, one of the great zoo-keepers in the world, is pissed. The Kochs have decided to go hunting, for tax dollars, and, in

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

The Long Term Unemployed

February 11, 2014February 11, 2014 Ayn Rand, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Far Righ Loons, Historial Ignorance, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Paul Krugman, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Takers, Taxes

If you live in a state like New Mexico, you start to comprehend how truly desperate our economic situation is. If you live in

Tawdry Tales of a Terrified Billionaire

January 31, 2014January 27, 2014 CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, ECONOMY, Far Righ Loons, Idiot Conservatives, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Koch Whores, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Paul Krugman, Recession, Rush Limbaugh, Takers, Taxes

According to Paul Krugman, one of the reasons the extreme wealthy are so worried about being taxed, the same way we the little people

Libertairan, Far Right Governors Are a Disaster

January 30, 2014January 29, 2014 20th Century US, ALEC, Ayn Rand, Bailouts, Bobby Jindal, Conservative, CONSERVATIVE, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Corruption, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Far Righ Loons, Idiot Conservatives, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Libertarians, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Mark Sanford, New Mexico, NEW MEXICO POLITICS, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, REPUBLICAN, Republican Party, Republicans, South Carolina, Susana Martinez, Takers, Taxes

Was Mark Sanford one of the first in the new wave of ALEC, Koch inspired, libertarian anti-business Republican governors? When you look at the

Why Concentrated Wealth Is an Eventual Recipe for Financial Disaster

January 25, 2014January 22, 2014 Ayn Rand, Conservative, CULTURE, Democratic Party, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Libertarian Party, Libertarians, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Republican Party, Republicans, Takers, Taxes

It is being reported that there is going to be a major realignment of retail and store closures. People don’t have the money to

Part III: Rush, Pope Francis, Marxism & Christ

December 9, 2013December 6, 2013 Ayn Rand, Bailouts, Bill O’Reilly, Catholic, Christian History, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Cultural Illiteracy, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, FAITH, Faith, Far Righ Loons, Historial Ignorance, Idiot Conservatives, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Makers, Pope Francis, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Rush Limbaugh, Takers, Taxes

One thing that becomes apparent is that the far right has its talking points to ‘deal’ with the Marxist Pope who is just following

Part II: Rush, Pope Francis, Marxism & Christ

December 8, 2013December 4, 2013 Ayn Rand, Bailouts, Catholic, Christian History, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, FAITH, Faith, Far Righ Loons, Historial Ignorance, Idiot Conservatives, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Makers, Pope Francis, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Rush Limbaugh, Takers, Taxes

Rush Limbaugh, in his infinite wisdom, says that the new pope is a Marxist. There is a reason for this. During the late 19th

Part I: Rush, Pope Francis, Marxism & Christ

December 7, 2013December 4, 2013 Ayn Rand, Catholic, Christian History, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, FAITH, Faith, Far Righ Loons, Historial Ignorance, Idiot Conservatives, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Koch Whores, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Pope Francis, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Rush Limbaugh, Takers, Taxes

What do you do with an alleged ‘Marxist’ pope who takes the teachings of Christ so seriously that he goes out, hangs with the

Barack Obama’s Amazing Speech

December 4, 2013 Ayn Rand, Bailouts, Barack Obama, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, FAITH, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Pope Francis, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Takers, Taxes

The following is a full transcript of President Obama’s truly remarkable speech today. If you want a reason why I voted for Barack Obama,

Part V: The Beginning of the End of Wal-Mart

December 1, 2013November 26, 2013 Ayn Rand, Cultural Illiteracy, ECONOMY, Far Righ Loons, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Recession, Takers, Taxes

Is Walmart terrorizing Kalpona Akter? Who is she and why is she important to them, and why is she such a threat to them?

Part IV: The Beginning of the End of Wal-Mart

November 30, 2013November 26, 2013 Ayn Rand, Bailouts, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Idiot Conservatives, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Recession, Takers, Taxes

The fourth of five parts of my expose on Walmart has no real theme. Like the others, it is more an information dump. The

Part III: The Beginning of the End of Wal-Mart

November 29, 2013November 26, 2013 Ayn Rand, Bailouts, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Idiot Conservatives, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Recession, Takers, Taxes

This is the third of five parts of my one size fits all information dump about Walmart. There is no particular order in which

Part II: The Beginning of the End of Wal-Mart

November 28, 2013November 26, 2013 Bailouts, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Idiot Conservatives, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Recession, Takers, Taxes

This is the second of five parts of my catch-all information dump about Walmart. Nothing is presented in order. There is no real daily