You have heard it before. People complain about big business or “evil” capitalism. They say that business is evil and it is the greedy business people that are the problem. It stems from the conditioning…err…teachings of the public school system and even university professors. The say that the people would be living horrible, dangerous lives of poverty if it weren’t [...]
Memo to Planet: Stephen Colbert Is A Comedian
Stephen Colbert‘s recent awkward appearance before congress has gotten a variety of coverage and reactions. Frankly, it is bad joke that our congress is wasting our tax money to engage in such a frivolous act. Then, to invite him there and not expect a circus is just another example of how foolish our federal government can be. But with the [...]
Italy May Dump Invasive Airport Body Scanners.
After a six month review, the Italian government has decided to abandon airport body scanners. These are the full body scanners that give security employees a clear images of your naked body, which some reasonably argue amounts to mandatory strip searches. In the US, many think this is a violation of constitutional rights dealing with unlawful searches. Beyond the implications [...]
Obamacare Begins: Simple, Brief Thoughts
Interesting how as Obamacare begins, businesses are already talking about increased costs. Even the government departments are saying costs are going up. Oh, and coverage choices are diminished…oh, and tax money will go to elective abortions. What do these three things have in common? This is the exact opposite of what we were told we would get from this healthcare [...]
US & Mexico: The Big Picture
2 Interesting Things Regarding US & Mexico: We have banned offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Yet, our government has just given $1 billion to Mexico to drill in the Gulf Mexico. The President of Mexico calls the idea that any of the states of our union building a security wall on the Mexican border racially fueled and is [...]
Break Free From The Herd