Archive for the ‘Middle Class’ Category

Sarah Palin’s Alaska – Would the Tea Party Like It?

This blog post is about tax policies in Sarah Palin’s Alaska, not the TV show by that name. As I looked at the tax policies at work in Alaska, I began to wonder if the Tea Party who responds so favorably to Sarah Palin would like her to implement the tax policies in Alaska for [...]

The Problem of Big Mother: Swedish Government Attacks Homeschoolers

Sweden has a problem. It’s not “Big Brother”. Specifically it’s “Big Mother”. Christian Newswire ran this press release today from the Home School Legal Defense Fund: Swedish Government Jails Homeschool Father Their “crimes”? The jailing took place because of an unauthorized overnight visit. But it started for these reasons – One and a half years ago [...]

The 19% Solution – Is Balancing The Budget Easier Than We Thought?

Here’s a proposal for “How to Balance the Budget Without Raising Taxes – The 19 Percent Solution” We know that our elected officials can’t keep a focus for too long, so perhaps this is simple enough. All we’d have to do is keep the Federal Budget to about 19% of GDP. Consider it like a [...]