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Hurricane Sandy Relief – More Conservative States Actually Receive Federal Aid than their Liberal Counterparts

January 19, 2013by Atticus Leave a comment

I ran across this Wikipedia article today that listed each state by net contribution per capita. Those with a negative net contribution per capita (in red) actually receive more federal aid per person than they pay […]

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Economic Colloquy, Political Banter

Thoughts on Obama’s Message about the Debt Ceiling

January 16, 2013by Atticus 5 Comments

Here are a few thoughts on Obama’s address on Gun Control and the Debt Ceiling. Obama Passes Fault to Congress Obama says that raising the debt ceiling isn’t a license […]

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Economic Colloquy, Political Banter

Over 50% of my income to taxation: Why I’m mad as hell and you should be too!

January 2, 2013by Atticus 7 Comments

I think we’ve been bamboozled. We’ve been tricked by catch phrases and fun words like “liberty” and “freedom”. We’ve been fooled into thinking we are somehow better off than everyone […]

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Economic Colloquy, Political Banter

Welfare in Georgia: A Rebuttal to Neil deMause

December 28, 2012by Atticus 1 Comment

A friend sent me a link today from slate.com which was critical of the difficulty to obtain Welfare (that is cash benefits only – healthcare and food stamps are much […]

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Economic Colloquy, Political Banter
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The Loonies are coming out!

December 4, 2012by Atticus Leave a comment

I’m a conservative guy when it comes to finances, but if you are going to give financial advice (which you probably aren’t going to follow yourself) make it good. This […]

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Economic Colloquy, Political Banter

Raise Taxes on the Rich?

November 30, 2012by Atticus 2 Comments

Spread the wealth. Close the income gap. The Robin Hood effect. Take from the rich to give to the poor. On the surface this seems most admirable, but I am […]

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Economic Colloquy, Political Banter

I am the poster boy for the Democrat’s economic model

September 7, 2012by Atticus 7 Comments

When I was growing up there were months I would have went hungry had we not had food stamps. There were years our bills wouldn’t have been paid from month […]

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Economic Colloquy, Political Banter

Tax Reforms Economist Agree On

August 24, 2012by Atticus 3 Comments

So I read this article by Theo Francis that lists 6 tax changes that he claims most economists (conservative and progressive) agree on. One: Eliminate the mortgage tax deduction, which […]

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Economic Colloquy, Political Banter

Taxes – I bring home 66% of my gross income

August 15, 2012by Atticus 4 Comments

I am the prime example of the broken tax system. I make about $70k a year. I am married and I have no children. My wife works as a part […]

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Economic Colloquy, Political Banter

Taxing Amazon.com Purchases: The Good, the Bad, and the Future of Tech

July 24, 2012by Atticus Leave a comment

It looks like 12 states governments could be taxing our Amazon.com purchases in the near future.  (I hate you, Government!) That means some of us will be saying saying “goodbye” to tax […]

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Economic Colloquy, Political Banter

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