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Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Should lawmakers free us from market forces by controlling gas prices?: 2 of 22

Nobody likes high prices. Or rather, nobody likes to PAY high prices. Sitting in the seat of the seller you too would make every effort to charge the highest possible price and drive the highest possible profit margins. So let's not focus on unproductive stone casting in the direction of the oil industry who is acting exactl...
Home & Garden > Buying & Selling Homes Are real estate agents worth the money?: 3 of 19

Of all the monikers, titles, designations and certifications of which I am aware; the one that stands as the greatest beacon of meaninglessness is this: Realtor. Problem number one is that to become a Realtor, you first need to get a real estate license; which isn't worth the paper it's printed on. A well trained monkey can ...
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Views on illegal immigration in the US: 27 of 164

The whole Arizona immigration brouhaha got me to thinking about the topic of illegal immigration in the U.S. Specifically using the situation in Arizona, I broke down my own personal analysis of the issue into 3 separate categories...not all of which were in agreement with one another. Category # 1 - Do You Believe The...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Universal healthcare concerns: 10 of 39

Well its official...we're being sold out. You've heard the phrase about getting a taste of your own medicine? Well the medicine we're talking about is the health care plan the government wants you to have...but doesn't want to take themselves. Last week the Wall Street Journal reported that the Senate Health Committee voted ...
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Is the US right to back out of the Kyoto treaty?: 3 of 11

Yes. Resoundingly yes. It strikes me as odd that the voices on the side of the debate who are for the Kyoto treaty immediately deteriorate the debate to an over simplified position statement that essentially reads; "we are for stopping global warming and you aren't." Though my opinion is that we should absolutely and without...
Personal Finance > Stock Market What about the "Cash for Clunkers" program?: 5 of 17

I'm going to have to stop reading the news and throw my TV out the window...or learn some deep breathing relaxation techniques; because the way the government is spending my money and looking for more of it I'm likely to stroke out. Not only do I get to sit back and watch our government continue to seek out ever more ineffic...
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should Congress set limits on the compensation of corporate executives?: 3 of 9

Did you know there is an entire market surrounding the nature and structure of executive compensation? Just go to Google.com and do a search for "executive compensation consultants" and enjoy looking at the more than 6 million search results. I'm going to go ahead and assume that the parties involved in those companies are s...
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Elected Officials Lack The Courage To Act On Behalf Of The American People: 2 of 5

Remember when leaders would lead? When leaders led by example? When a leader would say "follow me" and then actually lead the way into the unknown; assuming all the risks being asked of everyone else? When it was anathema to ask a person to do what you yourself wouldn't do? There are still instances where we witness this kin...
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies The Employee Free Choice Act: 3 of 6

Every once in a while I hear something so magnificently preposterous, that I am forced to pause and wonder if I could actually have just heard it. Like last night (5/28/09) I heard a radio ad from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor on KABC 790 TalkRadio; the home of Dodgers Baseball. The ad is running during live bro...
Business > Finance & Insurance US bank and business review: 2009: 1 of 1

I just logged on to CNN.com and found a Breaking News headline that read: "Regulators shut six more banks; closures for 2009 reach 51, more than twice as many as all of last year." And for good measure this headline was in a big bright red box at the top of the page to make sure I noticed it...and noticed that it was probabl...