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Bubbles

Posted in Economy, Government, Life, Technology, politics, tagged , , on January 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »

As economists now start talking about the U.S. entering a Depression rather than a Recession, the discussion still centers on the effects of our overly exuberant Real Estate Bubble.  It was a bubble that sucked in the entire world as other countries either emulated the U.S. policy of giving mortgages to people who really couldn’t [...]

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Republicans – The Party of War

Posted in Government, Life, Thoughts, World Affairs, politics, tagged , on September 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Last night was a melancholy one at the Republican Party Convention, not because their President wasn’t there, but because the stale smell of defeat was in the air, swirling around the empty seats of the Xcel Energy Center. Sure they were still trying to beat the drums of war. The colors of the flag, especially [...]

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If we had a draft, would we still be in Iraq?

Posted in Government, Life, Thoughts, World Affairs, politics, tagged , , on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve been wondering: if we still had the draft, would our soldiers still be in Iraq?

On July 1, 1973, after much debate, President Richard Nixon signed legislation creating the all volunteer military that we have today. Until then the majority of people who served in the armed forces (and there were millions and millions) [...]

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