Yesterday, the president, our first black president, finally took the correct stand on gay marriage- to support it. It’s not about god, the bible or religion, it’s about equal rights. The same equal rights that were so long in coming to the black community, are starting to have a chance for the LBGT community. On [...]
If you wonder how our military budget is the largest in the world, it’s because politicians get involved protecting their babies. In the world of military programs all politicians are decidedly pro-life if they have a piece of it in their state. The C-27 is an attempt at a smaller version of the venerable C-130 [...]
At tonight’s Democratic party candidates’ night all six candidates were allowed to speak for 5 minutes, answer two more questions in the next five minutes and finally given 2 minutes to recap. I’ve got it all on video and will post asap. Ryan Steele got asked what he would do about “the war on women”- [...]
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, it’s time to throw the entire health insurance industry out the window and put that 35% premium on health care toward health care. The entire system of pay for procedure instead of pay for results- is flawed, as is our structure of “non-profit” corporate hospitals. Please [...]
As per usual, the hacks we have in Washington who’ve been bought and sold by the various forces in health care in this country (none of us that actually struggle with paying for health insurance or health care) have only two positions on a national health insurance initiative- yes or no. I’m not a fan [...]
There is a major employer in Dayton that hires thousands of people from India to come here and work and untold thousands more in India to do high-level coding for its information-services business. When it comes to immigration status, they have the best lawyers around on retainer to work though the issues. There are local [...]
Yes, we’re the state responsible for GW Bush’s reelection. We also gave the Country John Boehner. And now, despite every indication that money spent on all-day kindergartens is probably the best education investment that we can make- 30 Republican senators think it’s a bad idea: Removing mandates will be a way to relieve financial pressure [...]
I’m pretty sure a third grader can solve this problem- but the “task force” has been hard at work trying to figure this out: About a third of the 1,500 ex-offenders released into Montgomery County each year wind up back in prison within three years at a cost to taxpayers of about $25,000 each, according [...]
The City of Dayton spends $25 million a year on health insurance for its employees and dependents. The county may spend just as much. Throw in the other municipalities- and it’s got to total somewhere around $100 million. That should buy a lot of health care. In fact- since the insurance companies skim off between [...]
When people are desperate, some turn to crime. When governments are desperate they just redefine crime- now, online gambling is getting looked at as a tax source. Why not just go all the way- legalize prostitution and marijuana too? It’s ok to fleece billions on Wall Street- and get paid millions for failing- but, sell [...]