corruption disaster capitalism economics financial crisis Politics The Corporation US economy
November 6, 2008

Change is coming …

I’m loathe to be critical of someone who is promising change and who hasn’t even had a chance to sit in the big chair yet, but when Obama promised ‘change’, was he just talking about pocket change, like pennies and nickels? This announcement makes me feel that way.  Appointing another alumnus from Goldman Sachs to the Department of Treasury doesn’t really smell like ‘change’.  It […]

shock the future
November 5, 2008

Overwhelmed?

Last night’s victory by Barack Hussein Obama was history in the making. He’s the first African-American President-elect. He’s young. He’s likely to have a very unique way of doing things. And he’ll probably enjoy two terms. And election season is over.  For now. The last two months have proven to be a massive distraction for my regular work, but I’ve enjoyed following the Canadian and […]

economics tax issues The Corporation US economy
November 5, 2008

Most Corporations Pay No Income Taxes

Time for a little fundraiser! Original story here . Now that a ‘socialist’ will be running the White House in January, the US could recoup some of the windfall profits that companies like Exxon-Mobil and Wal-Mart have been making off the backs of our hard work and put it into paying off some debts (for starters) and creating a stable middle class. Imagine that.  Do […]