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In Australia the name of Keith Murdoch is revered as the man who had Australian and New Zealand Army Corps troops (known collectively as “Anzac”) saved from further annihilation in the World War I bloodbath which was the battle for Gallipoli. (more…) Continue Reading →
When I read the news that the United States government had shut down, my first thought was, “How can they tell?” Then I read that there was some worry that the national parks would be closed during the shut down, but since I thought we were going to close the national parks anyway, that hardly seemed like news. (more…) Continue Reading →
Democrats constantly wonder why so many working people vote “against their own economic self-interests.” (more…) Continue Reading →
This has nothing to do with Christmas (which I hope was wonderful) or the new year, (which I hope is great), but often at this time of year folks could stand a good laugh, which I hope this delivers. Whenever I am faced with a daunting task and wonder how I will get it done, I think back 35 or so years ago when I had to face what was then, and may still be, the most daunting task in my life. (more…) Continue Reading →
Do the political parties serve the people they claim to represent, or do they use the people as a tool to advance the agendas of the party power brokers? That’s kind of a chicken-or-egg question I guess. (more…) Continue Reading →
If you ran a multistate business and had just over $1 billion in sales in Montana, I bet you would expect to pay something in Montana corporate taxes. And, indeed, you would; you would have to dig deep down into your corporate pocket to come up with the 50 bucks to cover your tax bill. (more…) Continue Reading →
If there was ever anything that the right and the left could make common cause over, it would be the corporate control of America. It may be the only thing they agree upon, but since they disagree on almost everything else they won’t join hands to accomplish something they both want. They don’t trust each other, either, which doesn’t help. (more…) Continue Reading →
In a world where financial markets are booming and corporate executive salaries rival the incomes of small nations, corporate tax collections in the United States have been falling for years. (more…) Continue Reading →
Imagine how things could play out if two political enemies, after years of stalemate and a foreseeable future of more of the same, realized that half a loaf now was better than a whole loaf never and decided to sit down together and say, “Look, let’s take half of what you want and half of what we want and call it good.” (more…) Continue Reading →
“For every complex problem there is a simple solution … which is wrong.”
I learned long ago that there are as many expert opinions about an issue as there are people thinking about it. Every year, or every bad fire year, there are numerous opinions regarding what should be done to minimize the economic costs of fire, from loss of timber to loss of homes. (more…) Continue Reading →
