It begins. In exchange for bailout money, the federal government foolishly demanded 60% ownership of GM, which automatically gives Congress and the President the expertise to run car companies. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Rockefeller said, “I honestly don’t believe…

As children, we learned valuable lessons from fables. One in particular stands out today, the fable about the man who killed the goose that laid golden eggs. It taught us that greed can cause people to destroy that which is…

Middle class workers are fighting a steep uphill battle. Today’s system is horribly broken, skewed heavily in favor of big businesses and their super-rich CEOs. As it stands, corporations can effectively veto their employees’ efforts to organize and bargain collectively…

I have been hounding Senators Bond & McCaskill and Congressman Akin for a least a month to make an effort to turn off choking regulations – in particular Sarbanes-Oxley.

Since things are only getting drastically worse since the onset of…

Because I’m a small business owner, Monday I got to sit and have a 40 minute semi-private lunch with Senator John McCain. Senator McCain, four others, and I discussed the systems and the conditions that allow small business to create…

The Farmer’s Almanac predicts a long, cold, brutal winter this year.  It seems in keeping with the financial climate. 

The presidential candidates have been obtuse in their promises of better times on issues of health care, the financial crisis and unemployment.  Both parties extol their…

Have all the individuals in powerful positions in big business lost all sense of fairness and responsibility?  It is obvious that the “Good Old Boys & Girls” on big business boards have lost both.  Boards awarding bonuses to failing executives…

It’s high time that we the public get something in exchange for the personal liability shield we grant the owners and management of our corporations. Yes, earnings are taxed and, subsequently, dividends paid are also taxed, but that is not…

The price at the pump is not getting any better. In fact as the price of crude oil drops the price at the pump is more resistant. My current occupation requires me to drive all day five days a week.…

Obama says he will eliminate capital gains taxes for small businesses and the start-ups that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow.Easy making this promise. There is practically no capital gains tax for small businesses and start-ups. He might not…