This is just an opinion of a person that has never been in the military and has no inside information, so it is anything but an expert opinion. It seems pretty clear that if we really, really, really wanted to win the war in Afghanistan, we might be able to pull it off, but what [...]
Archive for the ‘politics’ Category
Is the War in Afghanistan Winnable?
Posted in foreign policy, politics, tagged Afghanistan, Iraq, Military, Pakistan, War on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Is the Recession and the Financial Crisis Almost Over?
Posted in economy, government, health care, investing, politics, public policy, renewable energy on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you watch the nightly news or read the news on the web, it sounds like things are getting better. The stock market is up 40% over its low, the banks appear to be stable, job losses are tapering off, real estate sales are up 6% from the month before, and on and on – [...]
Health Care System Needs a Radical Change
Posted in economy, government, health care, politics, tagged economy, health, health care, insurance industry, obama on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Everybody hates something about all the healthcare proposals out there, so here’s another one to hate. How about if we have the government provide a system whereby it provides a basic level of healthcare below which the patients pays nothing, fills out no paperwork, needs no adjudication, it is just there and available to all [...]
Should Pot be Legalized?
Posted in economy, politics, tagged drug trade, legalization, legalize pot, legislation, marijuana, pot, war on drugs on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not a drug user but I am in favor of legalized pot, but only if it is taxed and taxed reasonably. The reasonableness test is an added stipulation after reading about California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano’s proposal to tax pot at $50/ounce.
Pot is about as easy to come by for kids as cigarettes, it’s the [...]
When will congress take our economic survival seriously?
Posted in energy, energy policy, politics, public policy, renewable energy, tagged government spending, obama, retirement, stimulous plan on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today the senate decided that they had to mess with the stimulous package by playing politics instead of trying to do the right thing. They want to give everyone on social security $300. I’m sure everyone on social security is thrilled with the idea, yet we already know that todays recipients are receiving far more [...]
When did everything stop making sense?
Posted in energy, financing, investing, politics, renewable energy, tagged 1929, corporate greed, economy, energy independance, global warming, PRE-Plan on December 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Do the financial markets make sense to you? Do you think it’s just possible we are being manipulated by Wall Street? Does it bother you that car companies can offer $8,000 discounts. Does that imply that they’d been making $8,000 in excess profit? Does it bother you that whenever companies go bankrupt that the guys [...]
A simple solution for the auto industy’s woes, no need for an auto bailout!
Posted in economy, politics, public policy, tagged auto bailout, auto industry, Chrysler, cng, congress, Detroit, financial crisis, Ford, GM on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I stumbled on this idea as I was typing up an essay for my Profitable Renewable Energy web site. If congress immediately banned the production and import of all new gasoline or diesel powered vehicles, two things would happen. (1) The existing stockpile of new gasoline and diesel powered vehicles would be snapped up [...]
Who or what caused the current financial crisis?
Posted in economy, energy, government, investing, politics, tagged economics, economists, financial crisis, globalization on November 9, 2008 | 5 Comments »
There is no single person that caused the 2008 collapse of the U.S. and world economies. There is no single cause, no single action; yet there are combined causes that many people, myself included, have been ranting about the people, policies, and actions that led up to this debacle. In a fashion, globalization and free [...]
Redistribution of Wealth
Posted in economy, government, politics, public policy, tagged economy, real estate, redistribution of wealth, wealth on October 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
First off, you should probably ignore everything John McCain and Sarah Palin are saying. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a staunch Obama supporter, it’s just that the rheteroric has gotten so vile that it’s not even worth considering. That aside, what about this whole issue of redistribution of wealth. I’ve often suggested that we [...]
