Tag Archives: money

Signs of Change

Posted on 2008-06-05 by David

I was excited by the news that Obama Declares DNC Won’t Take PAC Money. I think that Lyall shares a good point from a letter to the WSJ editor that the way to really rein in lobbyists is to rein … Continue reading →

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What Is A Billion

Posted on 2008-05-20 by David

I got a forwarded email about putting some perspective on what “a Billion” is and how easily politicians throw around numbers on that order of magnitude. Here’s a summary from the email that attempts to put some perspective on the … Continue reading →

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Increasing City Council Pay

Posted on 2008-05-19 by David

The news that our mayor asked city council to raise his pay and theirs got me thinking about this issue more closely than I’ve ever thought about it before. It makes sense that it would be a sensitive issue, but … Continue reading →

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Fortune 535

Posted on 2008-05-13 by David

Check out the Sunlight Foundation’s Fortune 535. It gives numbers of the net worth of each member of Congress based on congressional reporting requirements. Some of the numbers won’t be very surprising, but others will probably make you take a … Continue reading →

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More on Consumption

Posted on 2008-02-15 by David

A great comment led me to this video – which everyone should see:

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Money – It’s Not Just for Rich People

Posted on 2008-02-09 by David

I have read a number of books on personal finance over the years because good money management is a key to happiness – it’s hard to really be happy when facing an endless mountain of debt. When I read Money … Continue reading →

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One Party State

Posted on 2008-01-22 by David

Most people are probably not yet aware that the state legislature is in session yet and already our unbalanced government is drawing flack from both sides of the political spectrum. From the left we get complaints about a task force … Continue reading →

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Budget Math

Posted on 2007-12-27 by David

I wish I knew where they got their deficit spending number, but KVNU’s For The People really caught my attention with the side-by-side listing of the deficit spending in the budget President Bush just signed. They claim that $240 Billion … Continue reading →

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Useless 401K

Posted on 2007-11-26 by David

Why is it that the government gets to tell me when I can spend my money? That’s a question I have asked myself many times. The “you can’t touch it until you’re 60” rule is proof of why it is … Continue reading →

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SCHIP Numbers

Posted on 2007-10-19 by David

The SCHIP politics are perfect for people with different ideals to keep political pundits happy – do you favor smaller government and oppose helping children, or do you help the helpless by taking money from everyone else? President Bush did … Continue reading →

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