Archive for the 'Economy' Category

Why a Bailout?

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Something has been bothering me and since I have this site to do so, I thought I would get it off of my chest.  I think the bailout is complete bunk.  The hipocricy that is running rampant in Washington right now is beyond measure and all of a sudden, the bailout is costing us more [...]

What to Do With the North Dakota Tax Surplus

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

This is a response to a letter to the editor that was published in the Jamestown Sun on 9/23/2008.  You can read the letter here.  That’s the print version, so hopefully it will stay up for a while.
Let me start by saying that no one is asking for the money to be returned to them.  [...]

Republicans Show Colors on Farm Bill

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Not that it’s any surprise.  If you ask me, all the parties do is separate one type of scoundrel from another.  Sure, I’ve got my favorites, but deep down, they’re all out for their own best interest.  Of course, it’s disguised as what they say is in the best interest of their constituents.  In this [...]

Candidates on the Economy

Friday, March 21st, 2008

CNN has been doing a few special articles this week on America’s #1 Issue: Money.  And of course, with the economy tanking, it is on the forefront of everyone’s mind.  So, I thought that I would head over to their election headquarters and see what they had the candidates down for as far as stimulating [...]