(Reuters) - Cable companies will offer high-speed Internet service to low-income families in the United States at around a fifth of the national average price... Families who qualify for free school lunches will be able to sign up for $9.95 a month high-speed Internet services from top cable … [Read more...]
Fair Enough?
August 17, 2011 by 8 Comments
I think one of the most self-destructive mindsets a person can have is that of determined defeatism. We hear the phrase "that's not fair" often. I smile when I hear it from children, and sigh when I hear it from adults. It is a phrase uttered by a segment of the population who has become deceived … [Read more...]
Entitlement mentality
August 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
This clip from the Judge Judy show is exactly what's wrong with government subsidies to begin with. This man has no clue what Judge Judy is talking about and seems to confused as to why Judge Judy is implying he is doing something wrong by pocketing the taxpayer's free government money. The … [Read more...]
Equal Outcome, Or Equal Opportunity?
August 7, 2011 by 4 Comments
A recent report from the Pew Research Center has surveyed the gap in wealth between racial groups and has found that the gap between whites and other minorities is as wide as it has ever been in 2009. The median wealth of white households is 20 times that of black households and 18 times that of … [Read more...]
More taxes? Because they can afford it
June 28, 2011 by 18 Comments
When discussing taxes this past week with a co-worker, I had voiced my opinion that everyone ought to have some skin in the game. Namely, that everyone should bear some tax burden regardless of their income, even if it were only a hundred bucks a year. As it stands people whose income is not … [Read more...]
Sifting Reality 
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