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Essential Tax Reform

Posted on October 4, 2021 by lewbornmann

Probably the single biggest problem regarding taxes is that extremely few politicians seem to have any understanding of them. Members of Congress should adhere to what they supposedly learned in basic ECON-101 rather than their party’s political ideology. Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska, Alaska, Biden, Brownback, Bush, California, California, Discretionary spending, Donald Trump, Dunleavy, Dwight Eisenhower, ECON-101, economic growth, Education, Eisenhower, Federal Insurance Contributions Act, Federal Spending, FICA, financial measures, George W. Bush, George W. Bush, Jerry Brown, Joe Biden, Kansas, Medicare, Medicare, Michael Dunleavy, Prop 13, Proposition 13, Republican, Republican, Republican Party, republicans, Social Security, Social Security, Starving The Beast, state’s rights, supply-side economics, Tax Reform, Taxes, Trump, voodoo economics, World Bank, World Bank, World Bank | Tagged Alaska, Biden, Brownback, Bush, California, Discretionary spending, Dunleavy, ECON-101, economic growth, education, Eisenhower, Federal Insurance Contributions Act, Federal Spending, FICA, financial measures, Jerry Brown, Kansas, medicare, Prop 13, republican, Republican Party, social security, Starving The Beast, state’s rights, supply-side economics, Tax Reform, taxes, Trump, voodoo economics, World Bank | 1 Comment

Doing What Is Right

Posted on May 25, 2021 by lewbornmann

Our elected leaders must have faith in the general principles embodied in our Constitution by visionary founders: of human rights, equality, freedom, and the esoteric pursuit of happiness. Much still remains a dream but given a dream, great works can be realized. By working together, rather being guided by irreconcilable ideologies, much remains to be accomplished. Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Alaska, Alaska, California, California, Carter, China, China, Convention on the Law of the Sea, David McCullough, Democracy, Florida, Florida, France, France, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Genocide, Genocide, Hawaii, holocaust, Indian Wars, Iraq, Iraq, James E. Carter, John (Jack) F. Kennedy, Kennedy, Korean War, League of Nations, Marshall Plan, Mitch McConnell, Mitch McConnell, mujāhidūn, New Mexico, Panama, Panama Canal, Roosevelt, Rule of Law, Soviet Union, Soviet Union, Suez Canal, Taliban, Taliban, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Trump, UNCLOS, United Nations, United Nations, War, William Inglis, Woodrow Wilson, World War I, World War II | Tagged Afghanistan, Alaska, California, Carter, China, Convention on the Law of the Sea, David McCullough, democracy, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Florida, France, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Genocide, Hawaii, holocaust, Indian Wars, Iraq, Jimmy Carter, John F. Kennedy, Korea, League of Nations, Marshall Plan, McConnell, mujāhidūn, New Mexico, Panama, Panama Canal, Roosevelt, Rule of Law, Soviet Union, Suez Canal, Taliban, Theodore Roosevelt, Trump, UNCLOS, United Nations, William Inglis, Woodrow Wilson, World War I, World War II | 1 Comment

Life’s Challenges

Posted on July 27, 2020 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “When you’re up to your ass in alligators, you forget about cleaning the swamp.” ~ Robert DeBard[1]. Being well into my 80s, I can look back on what I have experienced from a perspective not all … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska, Army, California, California, Challenges, China, China, Cold War, Cuba, Epidemic, Europe, Europe, France, France, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Galveston, Germany, Germany, Harry Truman, Hawaii, Hurricane, Italy, Italy, Japan, Japan, Japan, John (Jack) F. Kennedy, Joseph McCarthy, Joseph McCarthy, Kennedy, Korea, Korean War, Los Angeles, McCarthy, McCarthyism, Military, North Korea, Race, Richard M. Nixon, Robert F. Kennedy, Roosevelt, Russia, Russia, San Francisco, San Francisco, South Korea, Soviet Union, Soviet Union, Spanish Flu, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Truman, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam War, War, War, War, William H. McKinley, Woodrow Wilson, World War I, World War II | Tagged Alaska, army, California, challenges, China, Cold War, Compiegne, Cuba, Dallas, Emperor Hirohito, Epidemic, Europe, France, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Galveston, Germany, Harry Truman, Hawaii, hurricane, Italy, Japan, John (Jack) F. Kennedy, Joseph McCarthy, Kennedy, Korea, Korean War, Los Angeles, Martin Luther King, McCarthyism, Memphis, military, Mount Katmai, navy, Newark, Nixon, North Korea, race, Reims, Richard M. Nixon, Robert F. Kennedy, Roosevelt, Russia, San Francisco, South Korea, Soviet Union, Spanish Flu, Theodore Roosevelt, Truman, Vietnam, Vietnam War, war, William H. McKinley, Woodrow Wilson, World War I, World War II | Leave a comment

Universal Basic Income

Posted on August 26, 2019 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “A certain small income, sufficient for necessities, should be secured for all, whether they work or not.” ~ Bertrand Russell[1]. In the U.S. and some other nations; e.g., Finland, Netherlands, Kenya, and Canada (and in Alaska); … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska, AmeriCorps, Automation, Automation, California Conservation Corps, Canada, Canada, CCC, CNCS, Corporation for National Community Service, Debt, Debt, economic growth, Education, Education, Employment, Finland, GDP, Gini Coefficient, Gini Coefficient, Gross Domestic Product, Healthcare, Income, Inequality, Inequality, Kenya, Mortgages, Netherlands, Peace Corps, Populism, Precarity, Productivity, Robotics, Taxes, Taxes, UBI, Universal Basic Income, VISTA, Volunteers in Service to America, Works Projects Administration, WPA | Tagged Alaska, AmeriCorps, automation, California Conservation Corps, Canada, CCC, CNCS, college debt, Corporation for National Community Service, debt, economic growth, economic inequality, education, education debt, employment, Finland, GDP, Gini coefficient, healthcare, income, income inequality, Kenya, mortgage, Netherlands, Peace Corps, Populism, Precarity, Productivity, robotics, taxes, UBI, Universal Basic Income, VISTA, Volunteers in Service to America, Works Projects Administration, WPA | Leave a comment

2020 Presidential Candidates

Posted on August 19, 2019 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.” ~ Gore Vidal[1]. As of 22 July 2019, there were 791 candidates who had filed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang, Ayanna Pressley, Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Bigotry, Bill de Blasio, Bill Weld, California, Candidate, Clinton, College for All Act, Colorado, Cory Booker, Debt-Free College Act, Delaware, Democrat, Donald Trump, Education, Elections, Elizabeth Warren, Eric Swalwell, Farallon Capital Management, Florida, Hawaii, Hillary Clinton, Howard Schultz, Ilhan Omar, India, Indiana, Jay Inslee, Joe Biden, Joe Sestak, John Delaney, John Hickenlooper, Julián Castro, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Marianne Williamson, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michael Bennet, Mike Gravel, Minnesota, Montana, New Delhi, New Jersey, New York, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Pete Buttigieg, President, Rashida Tlaib, Republican, Richard Ojeda, Seth Moulton, Starbucks, Steve Bullock, Texas, Tim Ryan, Tom Steyer, Trump, Tulsi Gabbard, Vermont, Voters, Washington, Wayne Messam, West Virginia | Tagged Alaska, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang, Ayanna Pressley, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Biden, Bigotry, Bill de Blasio, Bill Weld, California, Candidates, Clinton, College for All Act, Colorado, Cory Booker, Debt-Free College Act, Delaware, Democrats, Donald Trump, education, education funding, election, elections, Elizabeth Warren, Eric Swalwell, Farallon Capital Management, Florida, Gillibrand, Harris, Hawaii, Hillary Clinton, Howard Schultz, Ilhan Omar, India, Indiana, Jay Inslee, Joe Biden, Joe Sestak, John Delaney, John Hickenlooper, Julián Castro, Kamala Harris, Kristen Gillibrand, Marianne Williamson, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michael Bennet, Mike Gravel, Minnesota, Montana, New Delhi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Pete Buttigieg, president, Rashida Tlaib, republicans, Richard Ojeda, Sanders, Seth Moulton, Starbucks, Steve Bullock, Texas, Tim Ryan, Tom Steyer, Trump, Tulsi Gabbard, Vermont, voters, Washington, Wayne Messam, West Virginia | Leave a comment

Environmental Degradation

Posted on July 22, 2019 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “Unprecedented technological capabilities combined with unlimited human creativity have given us tremendous power to take on intractable problems like poverty, unemployment, disease, and environmental degradation. Our challenge is to translate this extraordinary potential into meaningful change.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Adélie Penguins, Africa, Agriculture, Alaska, Antarctic, Arctic, Asthma, Avian Flu, Beetles, Bronchitis, Carbon Dioxide, Cholera, Climate, Climate Change, Climate Change Conference, CO₂, Crustaceans, Deforestation, Dengue Fever, Desertification, Disease, Disease, Drought, Drought, Droughts, Ebola, Ecology, Emphysema, Environment, Farming, Farms, Fire, Floods, Floods, Glaciers, Global Warming, Healthcare, Hurricane, Hurricane, Immigration, Insects, Malaria, Mollusks, Mosquito, Mountain Pine, Phytoplankton, Plague, Polar Bears, Sea Level, Storms, Tuberculosis, Water, Weather, Weather, weather, West Nile, Wildfires | Tagged Adélie Penguins, Africa, agriculture, Alaska, arctic, Asthma, Avian Flu, beetle, Bronchitis, Carbon Dioxide, Cholera, climate, climate change, CO2, Crustaceans, deforestation, Dengue Fever, desertification, Disease, drought, Ebola, ecology, Emphysema, environment, farming, Farms, floods, forest fires, Glaciers, global warming, Greenland, healthcare, hurricane, immigration, Malaria, Mollusks, Mosquito, Mountain Pine Beetle, phytoplankton, Plague, Polar Bears, sea level, Storms, Tuberculosis, water, weather, West Antarctic, West Nile, wildfire | 2 Comments

Gun Control And Common Sense

Posted on March 12, 2018 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “Yes, people pull the trigger – but guns are the instrument of death. Gun control is necessary, and delay means more death and horror.” ~ Eliot Spitzer[1]. Let me preface my statements with the admission that … Continue reading →

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