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Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues US dependence on foreign oil: Ideas for lessening it: 2 of 12

The truth is America has been able to reduce its dependence on foreign oil for centuries,but the petroleum industries,and other de jure monopolies have paid congress to take out the competition. Industrial cannabis is the only sustainable fuel source that is able to eliminate our dependence on foreign oil.However,the de jure...
Politics, News & Issues > Drug Laws & Prevention The harms of drugs versus the harms of the 'War on Drugs': 7 of 32

Our country has been engaged in a war on drugs that has diverted tax dollars from other more important needs,and has created a criminal justice snowball. The reason we have fallen for this prohibition is that there are enough people that associate taking drugs as a loss,and that it is our moral duty to prevent this loss. Try...
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Why increasing criminal justice budgets does not make us safer: 1 of 4

The more we spend on criminal justice, the more we need for criminal justice. For most of my adult live I have paid more and more taxes, into a criminal justice snowball that has gotten out of control, and has developed into an industry that has siphoned money out of the other branches of government, which digs the hole for ...
Politics, News & Issues > Drug Laws & Prevention The methamphetamine epidemic: 3 of 11

The meth epidemic was caused by several factors. The main cause of the current meth epidemic was a factor I call "squeezing the blob". "Squeezing the blob" is the phrase I use to describe how the meth epidemic evolved. When you squeeze a blob, part of the blob goes one way the other part of the blob goes another. The increme...
Business > Entrepreneurship Tips for opening a new restaurant: 1 of 2

Many people fail in the restaurant business before they even start by not having any savings, or earnest money, not taking advantage of their corporate status, spending too much money on equipment, negotiating a bad lease and end up trying to pay bills off of the sales. Then they dig themselves into a big hole that they neve...
Politics, News & Issues > Drug Laws & Prevention Marijuana enforcement industry goes after growers of medical marijuana: 1 of 1

MARIJUANA ENFORCEMENT INDUSTRY Marijuana enforcement is a billion dollar a year industry. Federal ,state county and city enforcement agencies have Taken the billions of tax dollars allotted to them and grown to epic proportions. The marijuana Enforcement Industry is the cash cow for the high priced Marijuana Defense attorney...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK The case against interstate traffic management by ramp metering: 1 of 1

Ramp Metering was developed as a strategy to manage interstate traffic rather than invest in more lane miles. The original decision to implement ramp metering was made after it was concluded that they could be built at a fraction of the cost of building new lane miles. After the decision was made to invest in ramp metering, ...
Politics, News & Issues > Drug Laws & Prevention Enforcement of medical marijuana exceptions: 1 of 1

Medical Marijuana presents a difficult problem for Federal law enforcement. 12 State 's have legalized medical marijuana to be used. How does the Federal Government find these Medical marijuana patients? After All the US Congress would not approve and fund an operation to find all of these people. This Article uses fact to i...
Politics, News & Issues > Drug Laws & Prevention Is the government protecting Marinol's market share: 1 of 1

On one hand The United States Government claims that Medical cannabis has no medicinal value. Then on the other hand the United States Government says Marinol has medicinal value. The Untied States Government is caught in a lie. If medical cannabis has no medicinal value,then Marinol has no medicinal value. So why does the U...
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Is cutting spending the best way for states to solve budget deficits?: 5 of 8

The states have to cut spending in order to revive the sales tax golden goose. The states have increased the overhead on its goods and services,and that has resulted in higher prices,leading to a drop in sales,which created fewer sales taxes. The states need to restore the incentive to the buying and selling process,by reduc...