Cancer for aging baby boomers and everyone else is probably the most dreaded word they could hear. The word represents a disease that is not greatly understood.
It is the second leading cause of death in the United States with somewhere between 100 and 200 different types of cancer. The disease may invade any and every part of the body but lung cancer is the leading cause of death.
What scientist do know about the disease is that it is characterized by an abnormal growth of cells. The damage occurs when the cells divide in an uncontrollable way that causes lumps and tumors. One exception to this is leukemia. The abnormality in this type of cancer exist in the blood stream. (more…)
I read this article by Congressman Ron Paul, liked it and thought I would post it in its entirety.
Toward Sensible Monetary Policy
By
Congressman Ron Paul
Last week the 112th Congress was sworn in. I am pleased that I will be chairing the Monetary Policy Subcommittee of the Financial Services Committee, which has oversight of the Federal Reserve. Obviously, this position will facilitate my efforts to ensure the Fed provides the American people with more information about what they have been doing with and to our money. Not surprisingly, since my chairmanship was announced, apologists for the Fed have been recycling the old canard about how increased transparency threatens the Fed’s so-called political independence. (more…)
Baby boomers are right now the largest demographic group in America. We have always stood up for something. The problem is that we have never been totally together on any one issue.
We have never totally stood up for truth although we have asked the question ‘What is Truth’ many times. We have never really stood up for rule of law; we even opposed it at times. We never really stood up for the constitution even though we are quick to claim its protections.
I am now fearful that the days of reaping what we have or have not (as the case may be) sown is upon us. This is a call for baby boomers in the USA to collectively look at this nation and where it is headed. (more…)
In this post I have promised to start citing some of the objections to the FairTax tax system. There are a few and some of them, in my opinion, can be grouped together.
| Before an honest discussion can begin about the taxation system of our country, we should talk about fiscal responsibility. Until our government takes responsibility for its spending fiasco no tax system within itself will correct all the problems this nation has. Through its built in transparency of government spending, the FairTax tax system has a better than average shot at correcting it.
On to the objections!
Objection Number one. Proponents say the tax rate is 23%, opponents say it is 30%. It seems that the objection here is the difference between tax-inclusive and tax-exclusive tax rates. Our current system of taxation is primarily tax-inclusive so the FairTax system has quoted the effective tax as being a 23% tax-inclusive rate. An apples for apples, oranges for oranges comparison. |
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I will requote what I think is the best and simplest explanation. (more…)
