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About tonyj126

I'm a 50+ married man who always seems to have a large backlog of work to do, but also a lot of flexibility in my schedule. Much of the work I do is volunteer or taking care of extended family members. I suffer from, as my priest calls it, "the sin of self-sufficiency," which means I can figure out how to do most things myself, and consequently, reduce the need for community to solve problems. As a logical extention (at least to me), I find myself called to comtemplate the country's and the world's woes and offer my observations. I hope someone out there will find them useful.

Democrats: Work with Republicans on Healthcare

Posted on November 20, 2016 by tonyj126

My wife is a doctor in a specialty with a lot of subspecialties. In order to ensure that the contracted hospitals receive complete subspecialty coverage every day of the year, vacations are chosen using “pods” of doctors with similar skills, … Continue reading →

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The New, New Jim Crow

Posted on November 13, 2016 by tonyj126

I’ve been thinking about writing on this topic for quite a while, but a post by John Scalzi (http://whatever.scalzi.com/2016/11/10/the-cinemax-theory-of-racism/) gave me the push I needed. First of all, I offer my apologies to Michelle Alexander who wrote The New Jim … Continue reading →

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Most Americans May Actually Want Higher Taxes, but Don’t Realize It

Posted on November 3, 2016 by tonyj126

To be more precise, they really just want to feel more secure, and they don’t realize that a strong central government can provide that security. Libertarians definitely don’t feel this way, nor do many of those who refer to the … Continue reading →

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Are Trump & Putin Fomenting Revolution?

Posted on October 14, 2016 by tonyj126

As I was listening to the news, with all the drama of this strange presidential election and the Russian hacking, I was transported back to my college days. Specifically, I recall those all-night games of Risk we would play on … Continue reading →

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Economic Refugee Votes May Impact the Election

Posted on October 7, 2016 by tonyj126

In the United States, our experience with economic refugees is typically from news reports, and the most memorable example in recent years would be the large number of children crossing the southern border in 2014 and 2015. In Europe, it’s … Continue reading →

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Is Donald Trump Trying to Throw This Election?

Posted on October 5, 2016 by tonyj126

Much of this information was in yesterday’s post, but I thought it needed a more prominent presentation. This was somewhat of a surprise revelation that grew out of the reverse engineering idea. We’ll blame it on the creative process. It … Continue reading →

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How Donald Trump Reverse Engineered the Presidential Race

Posted on October 4, 2016 by tonyj126

Do you know how you feel good when a story makes you laugh out loud? You can be alone in your car on a highway full of desperate souls returning from a day at the office. You’re driving along with … Continue reading →

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The Winds of Change Fill Trump’s Sails

Posted on September 29, 2016 by tonyj126

The Trump faithful are really faithful. Not all are for Donald Trump as opposed to against Hilary Clinton, but still they seem to be unshakable in their support for the republican presidential candidate. They stick with him regardless of what … Continue reading →

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People Don’t Take Trump Seriously

Posted on September 27, 2016 by tonyj126

The stock market closes in 75 minutes and the S&P 500 is up 0.65% on the day after a major party presidential candidate – with a legitimate shot at winning the election – said that there is a stock market bubble … Continue reading →

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Clinton v. Trump – The First Debate

Posted on September 27, 2016 by tonyj126

I like to watch college basketball, especially during the NCAA tournament known as March Madness. I don’t like games in which the highly favored team pummels the underdog, but I really enjoy close games and games in which the underdog … Continue reading →

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