It seems as if every president proposes a “tax relief plan,” which plan is used to gain election, or at least make a wonderful campaign promise. Taxes are levied on virtually everything besides income. There are taxes on every morsel you eat, and every drop you drink, although few ever think about it, and no […]

Ah the Lone Ranger! “Return with us now, to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the west, come the thundering hoof beats of the great horse Silver, the Lone Ranger rides again!” Being of advanced age, I grew up on the Lone Ranger. I listened intently on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:30 […]

This morning, on Bloomberg, it was stated that there are 2 million jobs available, and 8.2 million people seeking jobs.  The “Help Wanted” advertising in newspapers is at a 40 year low.  Isn’t this grand?  We make 16% of what we consume, and the rest comes from other nations, especially China.  Try to buy any […]

The “DAX,” is the German equivalent of the Dow, and as I write this is less than a third of what it was a few months ago. But as Paul Harvey says, now you will get the rest of the story. On December 30, 1997, the Germans started what was to become the German equivalent […]

For as long as history has been researched, citizens always seem to think of their government as all-powerful. I just finished reading a book by a World War II German soldier, who, when Hitler committed suicide, and his side lost, couldn’t believe it. People who drive Chevys, Mercedes, or whatever car they love, believe others […]