As someone who runs a small manufacturing business of 150 employees I am very worried about the cuts in the defense and aerospace industries. Its not temporary. These are the high skilled manufacturing and engineering jobs that pay a decent wage that I thought were important middle class jobs. I guess not. Manufactur...more

The democrats wont ever stop their tax and spend policies because that is how they get elected.  Their main goal is to find ways the government can help struggling and dependent individuals. To right the wrongs of big business and to promote fairness. They believe in a land of equal outcome rather then a land of equal ...more

The truth is what Boehner did was in part to show the democrats that the republicans have no more interest in their offer then the democrats had in the republicans. This is not a sign of weakness but rather a sign of strength. If the president wants to avoid the fiscal cliff he needs to accept what is being offered, no...more

The bottom 50% of taxpayers need to start paying their fair share.  The top 50% pay 97 percent of all federal income taxes collected. Americans keep voting in leaders who are bankrupting our nation while they misrepresent the truth about taxes. There is a very simple remedy to this problem, its called a Balanced Budget...more

The US electoric has now locked itself in on a recession. Romney was our best chance to avoid the same problems Europe is facing.  History will show that his election will be the single biggest error in judgement ever made by America.  15% plus unemployment will soon be the norm.

There is no doubt that society was more equitable in the mid 20th century. Life was simpler and jobs were abundant. Now the wage gap has widened and the skills required to succeed have escalated. The world is your competitor and how we are preparing society will determine our outcome. We can ask the highest earners to ...more

Part of what this article is trying to say is that if society has a majority that is receiving benefits in the form of wages, health care, pensions, food and clothing, housing and transportation  then its likely that its destined to self-destruct just like Rome.  You see people have a tendency to vote in their best int...more

Here is why policy matters for the shrinking middle class.   ENERGY High-energy prices can be partially attributed the Democrat's anti-energy positions against new refineries, new nuclear plants, pipelines and exploration. There untimely insistence on forcing clean energy technology before it’s commercially relev...more

My neighbor lost his job 4 years ago due to the construction downturn. He was living off of unemployment for a couple years and during that time he started to drink heavy and become depressed.  His wife left him and things got even worse. He would drink beer all day and smoke cigarettes. His home and yard deteriorated....more