Aug. 3, 2006 - Federal Deficits

No matter your politicial persuasion, you ought to be concerned about the spending habits of our federal government.  Democrats, Republicans, and Independents alike share the blame for the miserable state of our country's fiscal affairs.

And it's worse than anything you've been told.

I'm not cut from "the sky is falling" cloth nor do I advocate heading for the hills.  However, you need to understand the truth of what really happens with your tax dollars in Washington so that you can vote intelligently.  This article from USA Today does a pretty good job of explaining the situation in simple terms.

Collectively we have been on a spending binge for the better part of 70 years and have robbed future generations to foot the bill.

It has to stop somewhere or it will end with an irreparable crash.

The next time someone tells you "the government ought to pay for _____" just remember that the money comes from your pockets.  It is also coming from the pockets of generations yet to be born.

Jul. 29, 2006 - Minimum Wage Laws

We've been having quite a discussion over on All Financial Matters hosted by my good blogging friend JLP.  The topic is the recent minimum wage increase that the People's Republic of Chicago is trying to foist on all the evil "big box" retail stores that want to locate within the PRoC's borders.  Click on over and read all about this terrible idea and the discussion we've been having.