Thursday, April 11, 2013

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The Federal Income Tax Turns 100! The 16th amendment was passed and 100 years ago American's started paying income tax.  Initiall...
Monday, April 8, 2013

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Could Virginia stop taxing corporations? I've talked to many Virginians about the idea that corporations shouldn't be taxed becau...
Friday, March 22, 2013

New Virgina State Budget Allots 50% to Education

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As the North Carolina legislature debates the possibility of phasing out their state income tax, our elected leaders comment Virginia shoul...
Monday, March 4, 2013

More Individual Health Care Insurance

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        More Individual Health Care Insuranc e Dr. Ben Carson's ideas on healthcare are intriguing.  Recently, I stumbled upon a simi...
Sunday, February 10, 2013

Am I a Gun Nut?

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A few years ago I purchased a handgun that came with a 15 round clip and being EX military I didn't think anything of it, but when Senat...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Bad Guys With Guns

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Guns   The right to bear arms is NOT about blasting Bambi or shooting ducks, it's about a well regulated militia being necessary to ...
Friday, January 4, 2013

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The 80/20 Rule As we go partway over the fiscal cliff it dawned on me that Washington is invoking the 80/20 rule. In 2011 Warren Buffet...
Thursday, December 20, 2012

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Honestly - They Sky is Not Falling The call on the answering machine was clear and concise. There would be an armed guard at every Virg...
Friday, November 30, 2012

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Why Not Go Over the Fiscal Cliff? For starters the DOW will likely drop 900 points and 1.5% trillion dollars in equity will evaporate i...
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Election Day 2012

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Election Day 2012 It's the morning of November 6th and a few days back I called the race for the President.  Now with the stock marke...
Monday, September 17, 2012

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 Do Nothing Congress... "Congress is on pace to make history with the least productive legislative year in the post World War II era...
Monday, August 6, 2012

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Curiosity Lands on Mars! I have to admit that the possibility of the Martian rover Curiosity crashing into a mountain three miles tall an...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012

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"A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner." English proverb          
Monday, July 9, 2012

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The Virgini a n-Pilot © July 7, 2012 We need some price tags Recently, former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle, a Democrat, said, 'Health car...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

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Transparent Healthcare Last Sunday Tom Daschle said "Healthcare is probably the only sector in this economy where at time of purcha...
Thursday, June 14, 2012

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Outboard Mercury 115 HP false low oil alarm . The alarm goes beep, beep, beep and it's really loud!  Besides low oil there are basica...
Friday, June 8, 2012

Water Vapor is the Primary Greenhouse Gas

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Re "CARBON INCREASES, APATHY HOLDS STEADY" Sunday Virginian Pilot 6/3/12 The Pilot's "view" states that CO2 is the...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Venus Transits the Sun and No One Living Will See it Again

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Venus transits the Sun. I'm not going to be around the next time (105 years) so I thought I would take some pictures. FYI, for you flat ...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

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Navy Said it Wasn't Punishment... In 1992 LTJG Tracy Thorne said he was gay to a national TV audience.  Unfortunately, at this time in...
Monday, April 16, 2012

Taxes and Burgers - National Retail Sales Tax

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Taxes and Burgers As the sun sets, sounds of neighbors enjoying the evening remind me that I've spent this weekend doing my taxes, no...
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Build Parallel Toll Tunnels Next to the Current Tunnels

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Re: April 3rd, front page Virginian Pilot You don't need a multimillion dollar study to determine Hampton Roads desperately needs an...
Saturday, March 31, 2012

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"Getting real about transportation" Why is stating the obvious so difficult? With a total tax of 19.8 cents per gallon, Virgin...
Sunday, March 4, 2012

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Rick Santorum or Newt Gingrich? I thought Super Tuesday wasn't going to be a big deal for Virginia, but just maybe, we Virginia's wi...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

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“Foreign Oil? Who Needs It!” This Friday’s front page indicates it’s likely the US produced 81% of its energy needs last year. Of course ...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

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The Virginian-Pilot © January 11, 2012 Not so Super Tuesday Ten states from Alaska to Virginia will likely determine President Obama's G...