Monday, August 31, 2009

What is the "Real Tax"?

When a politician promises he is going to “cut taxes” or “not increase taxes”, I don’t know whether to cry in dismay or simply vomit and move on. If we could universally agree that a tax is NOT as Webster (1) states: “…a charge usually of money imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes.”, then the world could be a more honest and transparent place.

Friday, January 16, 2009

Does Keynesian Government "Job Creation" Help an Economy?

The bottom line is that government in a free society cannot create jobs without draining resources from the private sector. Comments?

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Financial Survival OLLI Class

You may comment on any of the topics covered in our Winter OLLI class in this blog. Enjoy!