Protect the Shark Fins: But Don't Forget the Sharks

In the midst of skyrocketing debt, collapsing entitlement programs and a pension program which is scuttling toward insolvency, State Senator Ted Lieu thinks that we need to safeguard the welfare of . . .sharks? As we speak, there is another looming menace, a rapacious...

"The Rent is Too Damn High": Too Damn Bad

Jimmy McMillan, the 2010 New York gubernatorial candidate who spiced up the race with his racy quip "The rent is too damn high," is now facing eviction. His rhetoric during the campaign was great. He tapped into voter frustration. He knew how to set off a...

USA loses its AAA: Will the Nation Stay Afloat?

If an employer's accountant failed so badly to manage the company's books that the company's credit was adversely affected, the accountant would be fired on the spot. If a ship's pilot was so inept, that he crashed the vessel into the rocks despite...

Appeal to the American People who Pay

For those Americans who know what it means to make ends meet, and who actually do it .. . For those of you forced to balance a budget with a dwindling income. . . For those of you who have the sense to pay your debts and save some dollars and cents for a rainy day. ....