Tag: american government
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“Have an Emergency Fund”, they said.
Why do the sage financial planners have no influence over Washington D.C.? Any financial planner worth their two-cents will tell you to build up an emergency fund, for, well, emergencies. One never knows when a person may lose a job or become ill and can’t work. There are myriad reasons why an astute planner will […]
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The U.S. Government is Not Broken. And Here’s Proof!
Two weeks ago when the U.S. Senate voted not to pass any new gun legislation after the Orlando attacks, here are two of the social media posts which came across my news feed: “An amazing victory for the 2nd Ammendment! (sic) Thank you Senate for doing one thing right” “Our Republic works for the lobbyiests […]
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The Land of the Fr—- Regulated
Will government ever stop? No. Of course not. It reminds me of the John Stossel documentary a few years back called “Illegal Everything.” A DC councilman was bragging about how active he is in promoting new pieces of regulation. Stossel then asked him a question which made the councilman stair into the headlights like a […]
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Government Good Intentions Have No Logic
Four-hundred and fifty pages of Obamacare regulations related to restaurant food labeling is about to go into effect. Does this post need go any further? 450 pages? Who else could make food labeling that complicated? You may have seen in the news that some restaurants, especially pizza chains, are pushing back against the new rules […]
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Election Field Trip -12,000 Miles Away
I teach American government. It’s one of my guilty pleasures. There are so many wonderfully villainous things to talk about, especially in an election year. It’s not accident that elections take place directly after Halloween. It’s only after the evil spirits are allowed to roam and the werewolves have had their say to the moon, […]
Author Mark W Sasse 