The classic “guns or butter” dilemma concerning use of federal tax revenues (and borrowed money) suggests a choice between spending on national defense or welfare.…
Author: skepticalobserver
Quality, System Dynamics, Romney, Trump, and Clinton
Posted in Government, Management, and Politicians
Originally Posted 8/25/2012 – Additional Introduction Added 8/7/2016) Below is a post I did during the last presidential campaign explaining why I supported Mr. Romney…
It seems to me that if estates are to be taxed, there should be some consideration for the number of heirs involved. A parent should…
Excise Taxes, Lobbying, and Our Future
Posted in Deficits, Government, National Debt, and Taxes
Worrying about how we fund federal spending, I noticed that in 1960, federal excise tax revenue funded 11.6% of federal spending, but, in 2015, it…
I’m so far out of touch that I didn’t even realize sociologists had abandoned the idea of The United States as a “melting pot,” most…
Language, Culture, and Mosque Difficulties (8/16/2010)
Posted in Culture and Diversity, and Terrorism
(The difficulties have not improved since I wrote this six years ago.) I recall a conversation with my Japanese assistant during my early 1990’s Tokyo…
USA Student Loan data are not as easy to pin down as our total National Debt (~$19.3T) or the amount we owe the Social Security…