by Dave Johnson | Oct 1, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
Our form of government depends on an informed public. But currently the gap between what the public wants and what the public knows is huge. Democrats in Congress have an opportunity this week to draw sharp contrasts between the parties, so voters can be made aware of...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 29, 2010 | Blog
Tuesday in A Chance To Show The Public -- TAKE THE VOTES I wrote, Our form of government depends on an informed public. But currently the gap between what the public wants and what the public knows is huge. Democrats in Congress have an opportunity this week to draw...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 29, 2010 | Blog
Last month Former Senator and Deficit Commission co-chair Alan Simpson said this about Social Security, and by extension about government itself, "We’ve reached a point now where it’s like a milk cow with 310 million tits!" Nice. We work and pay into Social Security...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 28, 2010 | Blog
This discussion of whether to get rid of the Bush tax cuts for the rich has been a learning experience. I have been listening on the radio and reading the comments at blogs. The main thing I am concluding is that people just do not understand how tax brackets work....
by Dave Johnson | Sep 24, 2010 | Blog
The House Ways and Means Committee just approved a bill that pushes China to raise the value of its currency. It looks like the bill will go to a vote on the House floor next week. This is a very big deal because it is a "second front" pushing China to bring its...
