Archive for the 'Current Events' Category
Time to Get Back to Work It is been over a year since I made a post on this blog, but it was not due to there not being anything to write about as we have seen a remarkable year. Our recession has continued with unemployment remaining uncomfortably high at just below 10% for the [...]
November 14th, 2010 | Posted in Current Events, Daily Musings | No Comments
Anyone Looking for quality Tax Advice from a Nutty Non-profit? If there is anything that has begged to be commented on, it is the another organization associated with Barack Obama and it is the ballot stuffing and the voter creating organization of ACORN. ACORN has demonstrated its willingness and ability to assist entrepreneurs in minimizing [...]
October 5th, 2009 | Posted in Current Events | 3 Comments
An Unhealthy Health Care Pill Barack Obama goes before a joint session of Congress tonight to sell the health care gift or reform. It is his 114th time or somewhere in that neighborhood that he has made a speech on health care. Why so many times? Clearly, the pitch is not taking. Speaking before a [...]
September 10th, 2009 | Posted in Current Events, Economic View | 2 Comments
Those who fail to study history are deemed…….you know the rest. Ronald Reagan is clearly my favorite president and leader in my lifetime. I miss him. We (there are millions of us) miss him. I digress. He had a quote that I read recently that has stark relevance today. See if you agree or not… [...]
May 15th, 2009 | Posted in Current Events, History | 5 Comments
Looks like Tea Sales are up in April. Tea Parties that took place across America on April 15th was a remarkably energizing display for conservatives and those who believe in the core principles enacted by the Founding Fathers. There is a fight or struggle for America’s soul. The millions of people who were involved in [...]
April 20th, 2009 | Posted in Current Events | 3 Comments
Slippery slope needs some traction and who has the keys? An economic event occurred last week that was unprecedented, but not surprisingly, received very little astonishment from the mainstream press. It was widely reported that Obama wanted the CEO of General Motors, Rick Wagoner, out as its chief executive. The next day Wagoner was gone [...]
April 7th, 2009 | Posted in Current Events, Economic View | 2 Comments
This is my 6th post. Has accountability become optional? If we experience hardships and difficult moments, should we simply throw up our hands in the air and provide ourselves with the safe acknowledgement that we tried and we tried “real hard”? After realizing that an effort to overcome was made and the distinct possibility that [...]
March 6th, 2009 | Posted in Current Events, Economic View | No Comments
This is my third post. There is an intangible in business that is extremely relevant in a recession or boom times that produces a tangible difference in results relative to its application. It is customer service. In leaner times, it can be showcased or becomes more magnified, because it can be the difference of staying [...]
February 26th, 2009 | Posted in Current Events | No Comments
This is my second post. John recommends that we, his students, write about something that interests us. How about current events? And what is more current than a bailout here and a “stimulus” package there? Does anyone other than someone who is going to receive a check from the government, which is funded by the [...]
February 24th, 2009 | Posted in Current Events | No Comments