Archive | December, 2011

Workers Win (for now)

by on December 24, 2011 in Opinion, Politics, Uncategorized

President Obama has signed a two month extension of the Payroll Tax Holiday. This legislation also extended unemployment compensation and a delayed a scheduled reduction to Medicare reimbursement. The failure of the US Congress to act on the extension of the Payroll Tax Holiday, Medicare, and unemployment compensation until the last minute and after much […]

Please hold that football!

by on December 18, 2011 in History, Politics, Uncategorized

The nasty and petty little games in Washington continue.  Saturday the Senate approved a two month extension of the Payroll Tax Holiday and unemployment benefits through February 2012.  The House was expected to vote on this Senate version later in the week but the Speaker of the House announced on Sunday that a two month […]

The US Debt, and so it grows

by on December 9, 2011 in History, Opinion, Politics, Uncategorized, US Foreign Policy

We in the US have a real problem. We are on the cusp of being swallowed up and devoured by our national debt. Without some quick changes in the way we do business, our day-to-day lives will change for the worse. Our elected leaders refuse to lead us out of the mess that they created, […]

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