RIGHT AND LEFT
You may want to slide into doing pieces about some Democratic figures, Obama and the like in order to present something other than a death defying anit-Christ, Jew hating, Nazis Republican Corporate...
View ArticleA TAXING PROBLEM
Several years ago, a private investigations agency found itself in serious trouble with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). One of its employees had suddenly quit the company–leaving behind a major...
View ArticleCHOOSE YOUR VILLAIN
Sometimes it’s hard to choose which villain to hate the most. Take the case of Loretta Robinson, a South Carolina mother who lost her son, Justin Walker, in June, 2011, to a drunk driver. For Robinson,...
View ArticleNIXON IN 2012
The ghost of Richard Nixon wants to be President again. And it is about to be nominated–again–by the Republican party. For those who didn’t live through 1968, or those who’ve forgotten what it was...
View ArticleTAX FAVORS FOR THE RICH
On December 10, 2012, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber summoned lawmakers for a special (interest) session of the legislature. The reason: To give Nike, Inc., a guarantee that it would be taxed only on...
View ArticleA NEW APPROACH TO GANGBUSTING: PART ONE (OF TWO)
A Federal prosecutor has withdrawn from a large racketeering case involving members of the Aryan Brotherhood, citing “security concerns.” The Dallas Morning News reported that Houston-based assistant...
View ArticleA NEW APPROACH TO GANGBUSTING: PART TWO (END)
There is a phrase that’s well-known south of the border: “Pan, o palo.” Or, in English: “Bread or stick.” And this, in turn, comes down to: Behave well and you’ll get this nice reward. Behave badly...
View ArticleCORPORATIONS ARE GREEDY PEOPLE, TOO
“How many men ever went to a barbecue and would let one man take off the table what’s intended for nine-tenths of the people to eat? The only way you’ll ever be able to feed the balance of the people...
View ArticleCORPORATIONS ARE GREEDY PEOPLE, TOO
“How many men ever went to a barbecue and would let one man take off the table what’s intended for nine-tenths of the people to eat? The only way you’ll ever be able to feed the balance of the people...
View ArticleTRUST YOUR BOSS LIKE HE’S GOD–AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says women don’t need to ask for a raise. They should just trust “the system.” Speaking on October 9 at an event in Phoenix to celebrate women in computing, Nadella was...
View ArticlePAY MORE TAXES, GET LESS FOR THEM
The budget for the City and County of San Francisco for 2016-17 is $9.6 billion. Its proposed budget for 2017-18 is $9.7 billion. San Francisco occupies 46.87 miles and has a population of 837,442....
View ArticleA TAXING PROBLEM
“We’ll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail.” –Dave Barry Several years ago, a private investigations agency found itself in...
View ArticleTRUST ONLY ME–EVEN WHEN I’M LYING: PART ONE (OF TWO)
On February 19, Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton, posted a scathing–and accurate–attack on Donald Trump. Writing on his Facebook page, Reich pointed out a series of...
View ArticleTRUST ONLY ME–EVEN WHEN I’M LYING: PART TWO (END)
Since taking office as the Nation’s 45th President, Donald Trump has attacked or undermined one public or private institution after another. Among these: The Secret Service: Trump has kept his...
View ArticleDONALD TRUMP’S ULTIMATE STRATEGY
Since taking office as the Nation’s 45th President, Donald Trump has attacked or undermined one public or private institution after another. Donald Trump Among these: American Intelligence and...
View ArticleMACHIAVELLI VS. THE IRS
More than 500 years ago, the Florentine statesman, Niccolo Machiavelli, warned: A prince…must imitate the fox and the lion, for the lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend...
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