Once upon a time, many years ago, I had a Civil Service job and was making the princely sum of about $3,000/month ($150/day). At the time it was one of the highest paid Civil Service positions in the State of California. (For the most part, higher levels were political appointees.) ...read more

STARVING Folks, I think its time. Clearly, the government(s) have gone completely bezerk with our money. It’s time to do something about it. What are our options? Clearly, one is armed revolution. I don’t know about you, but I’m too old and fat to participate. If you wish to go that route, ...read more

Part I: Taxes I propose that “taxes” are money extracted from the people for the purpose of running the government and providing for the common good. As such, it would make sense that to provide the maximum “common good,” the maximum amount of revenue should be generated. (I shall not address ...read more

I went to a park the other day where a ranger was “on patrol”. I saw a sign that said, “Please do not feed the animals.” I thought it strange. Why, I wondered, should we allow the animals to go hungry when we have a tremendous abundance of food with ...read more

For those that grew up in a “typical” family, it was always comforting to know that “daddy” was always there to protect and support you, and “mommy” was always there to comfort you and heal you. It was a pleasant feeling to know that someone was always there to take ...read more

I got some new material from Air America today. Folks were calling in to the host stating how taxes were “good” (or at least not bad) as they paid for civilization or other such nonsense. They were waxing eloquently on the benefits of taxation and all the “good things” it ...read more