Articles tagged with: California
Agreement or Chaos in California : Let’s Wait and See
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The Federal Government of the United States isn’t the only entity struggling with budget problems. Just about all of the states are in the same boat, with revenues shrinking and expenses skyrocketing. In fact, both the federal government and the states handle their budget shortfalls in pretty much the same way; they borrow money. Both the states and …
Millions of Empty Houses & Millions of Homeless
Even those who are still financially able to make their mortgage payments are questioning the wisdom of continuing to pay for housing that is worth half of what they paid for it.
The California “Pot” Debate
The economic law of “Supply and Demand” tells us that just about every commodity has a market price, which is determined by how much demand there is for a given supply of goods or services. This law also holds true for marijuana. Just ask the folks in California, who are giving serious consideration to the legalization and, of course, taxation …
End the Recession With Health Care Reform
The unexpectedly bad “jobs report” released by the Department of Labor on Friday came as no surprise to the Obama Administration, who has warned all along that the recession would most likely impact the economy for the rest of 2009 and probably most of 2010. Given the depth of the recession, that actually began in the fourth quarter of 2007, and given the disastrous …
A Bad Afghanistan Drug Policy
Hold on to you hats, folks; the U.S. government is making another shift in its Afghanistan policy. This time the policy shift involves Afghanistan’s lucrative drug trade. Although a relatively small country, Afghanistan accounts for 93% of the world’s heroin-producing crop, much of which is centered in the southern provinces where the Taliban is strongest. Since the illegal opium trade …
Who Said It’s Not Easy Being Green?
Despite what Kermit sang in a different context, it can be easy being green for the sake of saving our planet. Today is Earth Day. It sounds a bit hackneyed to some, but it is a celebration of our Earth, the richness it has provided us, and some steps we can take to preserve it. You don’t need to spend extravagant sums and …
Killing Fields: America’s Cities and Towns
Police officials throughout the country are making statements at different crime scenes. The reactions to heinous crimes around the country sound eerily similar. In January of this year, for example, LAPD Chief Kenneth Garner reacted to a shooting by a man who killed his five children as well as his wife, and then shot himself. Garner stated,”In my 32 years, I’ve …
The Economic “Die has been Cast”
Much to the chagrin of Congressional Republicans, the House Democrats released the details of the proposed $825 billion economic recovery bill on Thursday. Although the bill calls for an unprecedented level of government spending, intended to kick-start the economy, Appropriation Committee Chairman David Obey stated that even $825 billion may fall short of the amount needed to accomplish the Administration’s …
