Bailout the Banks? Yes. Bailout the Government? Yes. Bailout We the People? No way!

On September 22, 2009, in Politics, by Timothy Kline

It was with a sickening sense of deja vu that I read the headlines rolling in this morning concerning the latest developments in our “esteemed” Washington D.C. [Sample headline: FDIC may borrow cash from banks] It seems that now, as unimaginable sums of monies are nearly depleted and spoon-fed to the richer echelons of our [...]

Folks May Be Broke and States Bankrupt, but Corporations Give Themselves Bonuses Anyhow

On July 10, 2009, in Politics, by Timothy Kline

There’s a line from one of the most popular movies of recent years that goes like this: “Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?” [...]

Who ARE “We The People”?

On March 20, 2009, in Politics, by Timothy Kline

Democracy is defined as “a government by the people, for the people.” But given the events of late, it may be necessary to take a sobering, candid look at things and see whether that’s really the case any longer. By now, “AIG” has become a household word associated with greed and delusions of entitlement. Public [...]

Too Big To Fail

On November 25, 2008, in Politics, by Timothy Kline

Newspapers across America yesterday published the latest news on the financial world. Citigroup, another financial corporation deemed “too big to fail” by the federal government, was promised $20 billion of our tax dollars while at the same time guaranteeing access to hundreds of billions of our tax dollars in the event of potential (some say [...]

George Bush: The Financial Crisis and America

On September 25, 2008, in Politics, by Timothy Kline

Last night, like millions of others, I watched the carefully-scripted speech from George Bush as he did little more than repeat information that the rest of us have already been hearing. I may not be a financial expert, but I do know that I can think and reason through things. Because of that, I’d like [...]

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