http://everydollarmatters.com/blog About things that matter, and a few that don't Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:27:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If we are going to have a civil and meaningful discussion and get to an "end-game" we all need to agree on a few basic principles. First and Foremost: "You don't get something for nothing" Most of the voting bloc routinely votes in politicians that run on the platform of giving us ... http://everydollarmatters.com/blog/2010/03/07/taxation-and-the-national-debt/ Dude, I am actually with you on reforming social security but you are a numbers guy so I want you to look at these numbers. I too am a numbers guy. I am 52. Myself and my employer have collectively paid $186,000 into Social Security thus far. By the time I retire ... http://everydollarmatters.com/blog/2010/03/03/senator-ryan-please-read-this/ If the Tea Party movements agenda is to rid the Republican party of members who are for fiscal responsibility and for smaller government until they get into office I am 100% for them in this endeavor. I am for this as at some point, in the hopefully near future, America needs ... http://everydollarmatters.com/blog/2010/03/03/tea-party-goals-and-objectives/ Congress agreed on "pay as you go." Find and cut 10 billion dollars in items in the current budget and pass the bill. http://everydollarmatters.com/blog/2010/03/02/agree-with-bunning-not-his-hypocrisy/ There are 683 trillion dollars in OTC Derivatives contracts. I am not kidding. I am not making this up (http://www.everydollarmatters.com/otc_derivatives.php). Thinking that we can regulate this nonsense is a joke. We do not need to regulate this we need to stop it altogther. Here is my solution. It is one ... http://everydollarmatters.com/blog/2010/02/28/tax-otc-derivatives/ On Wednesday by a vote of 406-19 the House passed HR4626. This bill will end the Health Insurance Industry's 64 year Federal Antitrust Exemption under the McCarren-Ferguson Act. What is astounding is how little media attention this vote got! The House seems to be the one body of government working "for ... http://everydollarmatters.com/blog/2010/02/28/americas-2-biggest-problems-the-senate-and-the-media-aka-big-business/ More lies. The Bush Tax cuts which were debt financed were passed by Dick Cheney casting the final 51st vote in the Senate using reconciliation. The Bush Tax cuts represented 2.48 trillion dollars of unfunded debt from 2001 through 2010.  What may be in dispute are the numbers. If we go with ... http://everydollarmatters.com/blog/2010/02/25/reconciliation-has-never-been-done-for-big-things/ If you missed it, you missed a great hockey game. Strength, grace, and incredible athleticism. Rookie goalie Shannon Szabados played flawless in the goal for the Canadians. Eighteen year old skater Marie-Philip Poulin scored the games only two goals. Canadians 2 - US 0 in an remarkable game. Congratulations to Canada ... http://everydollarmatters.com/blog/2010/02/25/womans-hockey-gold-medal-game-wow/ Representative Pelosi at the recent healtcare summit said the "Insurance companies have acted shamelessly." I disagree. The insurance companies have acted like a "for profit" business needs to act. There fiduciary duty is to their shareholders and it is to making a profit. A business makes money by cutting its bottom ... http://everydollarmatters.com/blog/2010/02/25/disagree-with-pelosi-statement-at-healthcare-summit/ It will be more of the same. Republicans coming with no ideas. If you read what they have proposed they have not proposed anything substantative. It will be more of the same. They are really out of touch with what the mainstream populace wants. I suppose I have to give credit for ... http://everydollarmatters.com/blog/2010/02/24/healthcare-summit-going-out-on-a-limb-here/