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Trying to cut the budget Many Republicans ran last year on a platform of slashing Federal spending. Now that they have taken over the House of Representatives, they are having to come up with actual proposals to accomplish that. it’s harder than it looks. One of the reason that it’s so hard to significantly trim [...]
The Tax Dance How do you support tax increases while seeming to oppose them? You get someone else to support them and ‘reluctantly agree’. That’s the dance we’re seeing at the state level in Maryland. Fresh off a convincing re-election victory, Governor O’Malley has made it clear that he will not include any new taxes in [...]
Well, the election is over, the victors are celebrating and I have some time to blog again. There are about 40,000,000 other bloggers out there analyzing what the election means and dissecting the voting, so I’ll skip that and go directly to discussing the problems facing those who are newly elected. I’ll start right here in Worcester [...] It's all your fault!!! We love our sports here in the United States. We spend a lot of money and time watching sports, attending sports, reading about sports and talking about sports. We also participate in sports, and the most wildly popular sport this year is ‘Blaming Politicians for Everything.’ Our politicians can’t balance the budget! [...] The General Assembly continues their hard work; more than 1100 bills have been introduced into the Senate and more than 1500 into the House. Very few of the bills have had votes on the floor of the Senate or the House as we are just about two-thirds of the way through the session. The appearance [...] One of the Great American Thieves For many Americans these have been tough economic times. Millions have lost their homes and millions have lost their jobs and are likely to stay unemployed for some time. This sharp economic downturn is attributable largely to uncontrolled greed by many in the banking and financial industry and the [...] I did something right!? This traditional expression means that even people who are ineffective or misguided occasionally do something right. I am speaking, of course, about the Republicans in the Maryland General Assembly who, after continuous complaining about the budget proposed by the Governor have finally come up with some proposals of their own. Now most [...] The Lightning Express Leaves the Junction I often hear that our free-market capitalism gives us leadership in technology and innovation and that countries that rely more on governmental intervention in the economy lag behind us in these crucial areas. I think about this when I read that Airbus Industries is overtaking Boeing in sales of [...] We Support Our Schools The College Board has ranked Maryland NUMBER ONE in the percentage of high school seniors that take and pass the advanced placement tests. That news should come as no surprise to those who have watched the state sharply increase the amount of funding for schools (and the taxpayers who are paying [...] There’s been a lot of public hand-wringing and breast-beating over the small number of bids received to operate slot machines in Maryland – only a total of six bids were received for the five possible sites. Two of the bids came without the required deposit, suggesting that they might be less than serious [...] |
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