Category Archives: Political Discussions

Snow, the Federal Government, and the Risk Management of One Size Fits All

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Jim

Outside of the local area probably nobody noticed, but last Wednesday the federal government was closed in DC. The night before OPM (Office of Personnel Management) said that the federal government was open and that everybody should report to work … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions | Tagged economic regulation, OPM, regulation, regulatory compliance costs, risk management | Leave a comment

Republicans Want to Tax the Rich Too

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Jim

When Democrats posture that the Republicans are only out to protect the rich from taxes, I have to wonder what deluded alternate reality they are observing. Seriously, if we drop rhetorical clichés for a moment, let’s do something strange and … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions | Tagged amity shlaes, Andrew Mellon, Bush tax cuts, Calvin Coolidge, capital gains tax, Kemp-Roth, Reagan tax cuts, Republican Party, tax reform, taxes | 4 Comments

NJ Gov. Christie Evades Government Spending in Union Giveaway

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Jim

Bloomberg reports that New Jersey’s unfunded public employee pension liability increased by $5.5 in 2012, which is a 13% increase in the states total unfunded pension liability. As I have written before in the case of Obama’s $761.5 billion accounting … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, Political Discussions | Tagged Barack Obama, Bloomberg, Bosch Fawstin, Chris Christie, corruption, debt, debt ceiling, deficit hawk, deficit reduction, deficits, Elise Young, New Jersey, pensions, public employee unions, Terrance Dopp, unfunded liabilities | Leave a comment

The Allegory of Africa

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Jim

While you are no doubt familiar with Frédéric-Auguste Bartoldi’s “Statue of Liberty,” you have probably not yet been introduced to his “Allegory of Africa.” The figure of a well muscled African reclines prone, neither rising nor resigned to fall back. … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions | Tagged Africa, Frédéric-Auguste Bartoldi, National Gallery of Art, Statue of Liberty, voluntary | Leave a comment

Raising the Debt Ceiling, a False Controversy

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Jim

In January 2013, our Congress voted to temporarily suspend the federal debt ceiling [HR 325]. This political grandstanding was designed to stick President Obama with the tar baby of our federal debt and distract Americans from that fact that Congress … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Political Discussions | Tagged appropriations, Balanced Budget Act, Barack Obama, debt, debt ceiling, deficit hawk, deficit reduction, deficits, Frank Wolf, John Boehner, Mo Brooks | Leave a comment