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Los Angeles, CA - Based on bits and pieces of various news items I've managed to catch over the couple weeks I've managed to figure out a few things.

We have some moron in Congress wanting to tax executive bonuses at 90%. There is another set of morons wanting to go after bonuses already paid out to people working for companies that accepted ( Read more... )

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Tampa, FL - This was originally written as a comment on another blog. But buried in a comment on another blog seemed like kind of limited exposure for all that work.

So here is a less specific, somewhat enhanced version of that post. It shows the mistakes Congress and President Obama are making with the Democratic Christmas in February Bill ( Read more... )

Tampa, Fl - I wish I would have seen this a couple weeks ago...
"There is no disagreement that we need action by our government, a recovery plan that will help to jump start the economy."

- PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA, JANUARY 9 , 2009
With all due respect Mr. President, that is not true.

Notwithstanding reports that all economists are now Keynesians ( Read more... )

There are a few that do not seem to get the "Joe the Plumber" media storm, so I'll try to explain it here.

In this now infamous exchange Sen. Obama explains his tax ideas to Joe the Plumber. He talks in glowing terms about how he will take extra money from those making over a certain amount of money for the good of those less fortunate. Then, ( Read more... )

Los Angeles, CA - Today I learned that executives of AIG, the insurance giant that just got a "life or death emergency" $85 billion loan from the United States taxpayers, enjoyed a retreat at the posh St. Regis Resort in southern California. But not just any retreat, we are talking buffets (probably a notch or two up from Golden Corral), golf trips ( Read more... )

Have you ever wanted to know who C. Montogomery Burns credits for his wealth? Do you have a burning curiosity to know where Lucius Malfoy ranks among the fictional rich?

The Forbes Fictional 15 edited by Michael Noer and David M. Ewalt. It list the top 15 wealthy characters from Arthur Bach to Willie Wonka. I highly recommend it and way to go ( Read more... )