Saying “lower taxes” while accruing trillions of dollars in debt is not actually lower taxes.

It is taxes plus interest.

Which is about the most expensive way there is to pay taxes.

Look around at the state of the U.S. economy at this moment and you (should) learn a vital lesson: overextending on credit is a dreadful mistake, the home will foreclose, the credit cards will come after you and the status symbol car will get repossessed.

According to the U.S. National Debt Clock our outstanding debt as a nation is $9,500,334,754,467.66 and frankly, it’s such a large number I my brain can’t …read more

The Association of University Women and some other political action groups which aim to improve working conditions and benefits for women are asking your opinion.

That’s right, you can participate in the political process by taking a simple survey about how you work, why you work, when you work, what’s stopping you from working and what you want from work.

Take the Working Woman Survey.

You should also take this survey if you work from home, work part time, freelance or quit working because of working conditions for mothers.

It take about 5 minutes.

I’m proud of my country because we can admit that we were tragically WRONG for participating in slavery and bigotry and that it still carries consequences to this day.

I’m proud of my country because this year we’re deciding we’re done with our long history of racism and sexism.

I’m proud of my country because this year we’re determined that in the richest nation in the world we can afford healthcare for all of our people.

I’m proud of my country because this is the year that we’re going to pass a Family Leave Insurance Act< /em>, allowing the time families need …read more

Democracy only works if people vote in their own self-interest.

It’s a system entirely based on self-interest actually.

It’s a system based on the idea that if everyone votes for their own self-interest then in the end we’ll arrive at solutions that meet the MAJORITY’S interests.

You muck up the system if you start voting in other people’s self-interest – say your husband’s self interest or your company’s self-interest.

It’s not unselfish to decide your husband’s interest supersede yours. It’s not unselfish to decide your company’s interest supersede yours. It’s not unselfish – it’s stupid. It’s self-sabotage and and it’s self-defeating.

Take healthcare for instance, …read more