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Reconciliation

February 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Health, Politics

If you stay to the end of this post, you will see an offer you can’t refuse – no strings attached.
My last post was about a health issue, not healthcare reform. Writing so frequently on healthcare reform and the economy has built up a tremendous reserve of frustration.
I wanted to take a psychic break by [...]

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Which Way?

February 10th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Economics

Today, speaking of the bonuses, Obama says, “I, like most of the American people, don’t begrudge people success or wealth. That is part of the free-market system.”
Not that long ago he was calling those bonuses obscene and shameful.
Which is it?
Larry Summers was in full support of anything that the Wall Street casinos wanted. Tuesday he [...]

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Supreme Stupidity

January 25th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Law, Politics

Despite what some may think, I was not around for the Dred Scott decision. That aside, I had comforted myself that the Supremes could not make a worse ruling than the one that gave us Bush the lesser.
I was wrong, horribly so.
We are now the only developed country in the world that allows corporations to [...]

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Doing God’s Work

November 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Economics, Politics

The CEO of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, claims that he is doing God’s work. Has God retired? Is God not upset with Lloyd for causing his 401K to tank?
Wouldn’t you like to get a peek at God’s portfolio? Such gems of wisdom from one of the Masters of the Universe generates lots of questions.
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