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Short Term vs. Long Term Options
I’m a little annoyed with myself. I wrote a post a month ago about how I thought Paul Ryan could win this year’s election if he ran as an independent (“Prediction: The Next U.S. President will be the Third-Place Finisher … Continue reading
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Unintended Consequences – 401(k)s and RFRA
It’s not uncommon for a program designed to help one group to get coopted by others and end up harming some people. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 and 401(k) retirement plans are two examples of unintended consequences. 401(k) … Continue reading
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Prediction: The Next U.S. President will be the Third-Place Finisher from the General Election
There’s a scene in Anne Tyler’s The Accidental Tourist that may apply to the selection of the next American president. While on a tour of Independence Hall, the protagonist, Macon Leary, attempts to make the tour a little more engaging … Continue reading
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The Job Numbers Are Good. So Why Are People Complaining?
There is a fantastic website: http://tipstrategies.com/geography-of-jobs/. Go check it out. It’s a geography of jobs map put out by TIP Strategies of Austin, TX, which is a privately held economic development consulting firm. Their map shows a running 12 month … Continue reading
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Do “Religious Freedom” Laws Hurt Business and Cost Jobs?
There’s an interesting fight happening in Missouri. Usual allies are at odds over SJR 39, a proposed constitutional amendment that, according to proponents, protects those who oppose same-sex marriage from being forced to take part in any aspect of the … Continue reading
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Are We Misinterpreting the Populist Political Movement?
The popularity of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders this primary season has baffled many political players. They speculate that the electorate is sending a message, or that the country has gotten so polarized that only the candidates with extreme views … Continue reading
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A Baby Boomer Worries About Millennials
That may not be a surprise, but I don’t mean it in a, “Get off my lawn!” kind of way. I mean I’m worried for millennials. I’ve touched on this a couple times in earlier posts, but my thoughts coalesced … Continue reading
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Donald Trump’s American Dream
In the piece “Vitamin Flop” which aired on April 13, The Daily Show highlighted a failed business venture of Donald Trump’s. The Trump Network was a company started in 2009 by Ideal Health. The anti-Trump National Review claims that Donald … Continue reading
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Fifteen Years of Change in U.S. Automotive Manufacturing
The 2000 Numbers 1. # of motor vehicles produced in the world: 58,374,162; 2. # of motor vehicles produced in the U.S.: 12,799,857 (21.9%); 3. # of workers employed in U.S motor vehicle and automotive parts manufacturing = 1,313,400; 4. … Continue reading
Disenfranchisement – A Republican Political Strategy
I’ve rewritten this post three times, and with each rewrite, I’ve gotten more angry. It started as a post about how the Republican Party hasn’t won the women’s vote in a presidential election since 1988. It changed into an observation … Continue reading
A One Man Think Tank 