Yes, today is the 18th of March. For many of you, it’s the recovery day after over-celebrating St. Patrick’s Day yesterday. For me, it means that the new month of Nisan arrives in but 3 days- which is yet another new year in the Jewish calendar. It also means there’s but 18 days to go until the grand festival of Pesach- Passover.
Tag Archives: Republicans
A rose is a rose is a rose…
There’s been a whole lot of hoopla about a CBO (Congressional Budget Office) report. The one that announced that 2.3 million Americans might opt to stop working over the next ten years. Because PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act- aka Obamacare) has given then something these folks didn’t have before.
Are Voters Stupid?
I’ve written a little about the recent 2012 Elections in the US. And, I don’t want to make a practice of letting politics overtake this blog. But, this post is not really about partisanship.
Fiscal Cliff? Or Opportunity?
OK. I admit it. I don’t have a magic wand. Oh, I’ve wanted one- since I was much younger. To try to have the policies of this great nation of ours be similar to my choices. But, that never happened.
Just the facts, even in an election year
So you know, this is going to be an overtly political blog. Because no sane person can listen to the various pronouncements and not take umbrage at the deliberate actions being taken to harm America and American workers- for specific political gain.
Deficit Reduction…
The question of what to do about the economy is foremost in our minds. Greece must slash its deficit and increase its tax revenue. (Oh, I know, if it increases its tax revenue, the deficit will decrease- but in Greece’s case, that is not what is being discussed.) In America, the Republicans want spending decreased, the Democrats want taxes increased on the ‘rich’- those whose taxable income exceeds $250K or $ 1 million. The Democratic position is that we are still not growing enough jobs- and while private industry is hiring, our states are slashing jobs at an enormous rate. The Republicans feel that tax increases on the rich will stop them from hiring.