September 2010

Your local community or municipality should be able to function profitably. Integrity and character matter in our leaders, and they should be accountable for the decisions they make. Especially if they are a public servant. We can’t have “retirement plans” that are so rich that they break the bank. Especially if “We the People” are the bank! It’s helpful when retirement funds own retirement communities. Leisure World concepts work really well, especially with the continuum of aging. The schools and educational system are an asset of your community. Those assets can help shore up the financials of the community and …

We need lots of little economies, not one big federal one! Read More »

I just celebrated my 304th birthday, and I think back now to our intent so long ago. Do you know I was the youngest of 17 children in that big colonial family!  We have come a long way my friend.  We wanted freedom to acquire knowledge, get an education, own land, and to have a democracy, not a monarchy. Thank goodness we found such wisdom in George Washington that he knew to be President of the United States, and not a King! This was what we were about. Better ideas, more entrepreneurial spirit. Taxes should help keep the infrastructure together, …

Benjamin Franklin’s take on all this… Read More »