Tim Williams
Articles by Tim Williams
February 02, 2012
With the world on the brink of destruction where leaders of certain countries continue to flaunt their intentions whether they are benign or cancerous is not so much the question. It is their antagonistic attitude that continues to ignite the furor of wrath of other nations. We have to go back to th...
February 04, 2012
Nowhere in the United States Constitution does it say that a individuals finances are the basic requirement for any political office. Yet, today more than in any other time in our history elections are won and lost solely on the bases of monetary strengths. Ideas, concepts, platforms, and solutions ...
February 07, 2012
In a world that is filled with continued atrocities against man and nature how can any one individual survive, let alone prosper? A sobering question considering the complexities of today. The 21st century began with horrific acts of violence against man, continued from the 20th century. Destr...
January 18, 2012
Watching the football game between the new York Giants and the Green Bay Packers recently sort of reminded me that in today's high finance sports gambling scene one might argue that the "Fix" was in sort of speaking at Lambeau Field. All one has to do is look into sports history. Even as far back in...
January 16, 2012
When the setting of the Doomsday clock was moved closer to that midnight of what many believe as the worlds Armageddon one can only conjure up ideas of mass destruction and the human race annihilation. We have visions of such disasters when we watch such movies as The Day After Tomorrow, 2012, Deep ...
January 26, 2012
After last years State Of The Union address shared optimism resounded all through Washington. Only to be very short lived. The harsh realities of our dysfunctional congress reappeared soon afterward. Discord, distention and total lack of cooperation by the powers that be in both the Senate and the H...
January 23, 2012
It is that time of year again where we gather up all our receipts from the past year, collect W2's, 1099's and other documents necessary to once again pursue that time honored tradition of Income Tax preparation. We greedily await our gargantuan tax refund with every deduction we take. In today's hi...
January 21, 2012
For all you political aficionados especially Republicans out there your favorite son Mitt Romney is poised to take the Republican banner into this falls election battle. In today's high stakes political arena where Presidential wannabe's abound it is quite reassuring that one candidate continues to ...
January 06, 2012
"In this ever changing world in which we all live in isn't it a shame" [an excerpt from Paul McCartney's title song for the James Bond movie} Well, the shame now is that people all over the world still can't fine a way to co-exist. All too often the instincts and emotions of man override those cons...
January 10, 2012
All through-out history there have been many instances where ordinary people do extraordinary things in life. Many are called upon by a higher power not yet realizing how their acts would actually change the world. Some would call it divine intervention. Others theorize it is fate, destiny predeterm...
January 12, 2012
And, so the primary season is heating up. The return of obnoxious TV ads where each candidate tries to smear the other with innuendo's and most often false accusations. The audacity of the political arena continues to interrupt the airways. If these political commercials actually tried to detail pos...
December 26, 2011
With the United States still importing over 10 million barrels of oil per day of which about 10% comes directly from Venezuela it should come to no surprise that the United States is practically sanctioning Hugo Chavez's regime. Least we forget it was last Springs uprisings in Egypt and Lybia by sup...
January 02, 2012
Now that the new year has begun it is time to once again reflect on the ineptness of our government in regards to the most blundering proposals that came out of Washington this past year. You don't have to go back that far only to realize that this past fall Congress really missed the boat. But, in ...
December 31, 2011
In an age where democratic resurgence is gaining ground in suppressed populations around the world the latest to actually loose much of it's significance is the European Parliament. This was supposed to be the greatest democratic body on the same parallel as the United States Congress. Bonded togeth...
December 19, 2011
A kaleidoscope of memories cascades over my conscious thoughts this holiday. Oh, how I long for all those Christmases of long ago. Images of Bing Crosby and Danny Kay forever are linked to this time of year where benevolence, compassion, and kindness reemerge after a year of absence from the efforts...
December 20, 2011
Ever since the earthquake that hit Japan followed by one of the most destructive Tsunamis ever predicting when the next big quake will hit is still next to impossible. Scientists today can often predict where seismic activity happens but are still light years away from predicting when a magnitude ty...
December 21, 2011
For all those who either read the book or seen the latest adaptation of the movie "On The Beach" know the horror of nuclear fallout. It was a little more than a quarter of a century ago that the tragedy in Chernobyl unfolded. Russia is still haunted by the after effects of this disaster. Not only th...
December 22, 2011
Ever since the President took office the Republican party has undermined practically every piece of legislation that is put before them. Not only are all the proposals that the Administration has put forward the leaders of the House of Representitives have banded together like the Four Amigos in the...
December 15, 2011
In an age where green energy is reaching into most peoples pocketbooks, that being it is still very cost prohibitive to offset or totally rely on solar or wind to furnish enough energy that is used by the average homeowner. It would make sense to invest in magnetic power generators. Whether you call...
December 08, 2011
In all the news of today especially in St. Petersburg Florida, a city whose life blood is hinged on the vitality surrounding the west coast of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico it's amazing that after so much money that was used for designs to redo the St. Petersburg Pier there wasn't any indication or...
November 29, 2011
Who ever thought that in this the twenty first century millions of our citizens in the United States of America are facing each day wondering whether their are going to be able to put food on the table. With the current rate of staggering numbers of individuals who face acute hunger and starvation i...
November 30, 2011
The capital markets all over the world are in full-scale meltdown mode. In the United States the Dow Industrials continue their roller coaster ride that shows no clear signs of leveling and stabilizing. Don't be beguiled by what the Dow did recently because it is just speculation that Europe still m...
December 03, 2011
Every holiday comes with it's own distinct memories of one's favorite food. Now it is Christmas once again. A most favorable time of the year where one is fined tuned to the aroma of fanciful food penetrating through every room in the house. Ah yes, the sweet smell of pastries, cookies, and hot choc...
November 18, 2011
A government of the people and by the people! Isn't that what our government and way of life was set up to be when our founding fathers penned the US constitution? Well guess what! Ever since the end of World War II our dully elected officials in Congress have continually managed to whittle down tha...
November 06, 2011
It's fast approaching, another holiday season. Somewhere along the way between 1960 and today the overwhelming exhilaration of anticipation of Christmas has somehow morphed into another sobering realization that Ebenizer Scrooge is alive and well in today's economy. And we, the hapless Bob Cratchets...
November 03, 2011
"I'm a traveling man. Made allot of stops all over the world" Rick Nelson's Traveling Man. Oh yes! That does bring back so many precious memories of a rambunctious teenager. As I grew older and somewhat wiser the travels that I made only enhanced my appreciation of the glorious wonders of the world ...
October 28, 2011
The primary season is now just beginning to heat up. With all the rhetoric floating around now much of which is so toxic that neither man, animal, nor the environment will ever be safe if Republican candidates actually are allowed to follow through with their diabolical plans. All those TV adds, wit...
November 25, 2011
With the Supreme court ruling on the Affordable Care Act of 2010 coming in March about the constitutionality of whether or not the government has the right to impose another unfunded mandate on the citizens of the United States comes at a time when so many millions of our citizens still cannot affor...
November 22, 2011
We are entering an increasingly dangerous period in the history of mankind. Our world, our oceans are so precariously close to causing unimaginable, catastrophic disaster for all life on planet Earth. Ever since the dawn of man all of humanity has survived on various sources of food. But, the one so...
November 08, 2011
The orchestration and manipulation of a society has been pulled off all through-out history. In ancient times it was Julius Ceaser that literally shifted a whole society away from democracy into an empire. It is again happening today not by just one individual but an organization so stealth, so subt...
November 09, 2011
It all began in the summer of `67 other wise known as the "Summer Of Love." The Beatles had released Sgt. Peppers album and Jim Morrison's "Light My Fire" was the hottest record during one of the most memorable summers of all. It also was a time of gatherings, happenings, love-ins and be-ins. There ...
November 13, 2011
In all of the history of Collegiate sports no one person symbolizes and personifies the true meaning of sportsmanship combined with a quality unmatched in the annals of sports other than Knute Rockne. Here was a man born in Voss, Norway who emigrated to Chicago, Ill. with his parents when he was onl...
November 01, 2011
Chasing ones dream! Today, most Americans can only envision what they would like to do instead of what they are now doing to make a living. Why are the citizens of the United States being denied the opportunity to pursue their life's passion and why are we so reluctant to answer when opportunity kn...
October 24, 2011
In today's world of high finance politics the two major parties take great pains to keep individuals who to some may have revolutionary ideas or solutions {which by the way some of which could elevate every Americas quality of life} from ever getting the exposure that is so necessary to be elected. ...
October 26, 2011
No we are not talking about the Beverly Hillbillies but the new found riches in North Dakota. Oil that is! Texas T [Black Gold] as it was called during the oil boom of the 1920's and 1950's. With the advent of new and advanced technologies in drilling has made it possible to tap into the vast oil re...
October 12, 2011
"These are the times that try men's souls." When Thomas Paine made that statement little did he visualize what the United States would be like today. That quote is still very appros for the times we all live now. The United States is in and has been in a sociological, economical, and physiological c...
October 15, 2011
The turn of events ever since the beginning of this past years "Arab Spring" where oppressed people first in Egypt, then in Libya, followed by the uprising of citizens in Syria who all have endured years of oppression, stagnation, and repression rose up in rebellion against their government. The dem...
October 22, 2011
It is said that events all through-out history have dictated the actions and reactions of ordinary human beings to extraordinary things. In doing so they have also rewrote history. Born in 1880 in Arkansas Douglas MacArthrur would become one of histories most decorated military Generals. Was it fate...
October 10, 2011
A ripple of emotion has now manifested into a wave of empathy for millions of Americans. This once great society has now succumbed to corporate greed, continually failed governmental policies, and a educational system that it too has failed the American public. For the majority of Americans attainin...
October 06, 2011
The savage brutality today toward the unemployed is increasing by the day. All over the United States, employers continually discriminate not only because of age, gender or race they now use credit scores, religion, and even being unemployed as reason enough to keep one from landing a job. The recen...
October 04, 2011
At the beginning of the 17th century the birth of one man became the most influential person in the founding of a nation. His influence, his writings, and his inventions all altered and changed the course of history. Of all the founding fathers it has always been Benjamin Franklin that literary wrot...
September 29, 2011
When the first Industrialized Revolution unfolded the fuel that ushered in a new found way of life was all based on fossil fuels. The gluttony that followed in the fervor frenzy of drilling and mining that ensued only created an environmental catastrophe of epic proportions today. Yet in the United ...
September 24, 2011
In no other time in the history of the United States has their ever been such a furor to cut and dismantle the defense industry. The proposals that are being considered that would leave this nation in serious jeopardy border on the too extreme. Granted there are inlays within the defense budget that...
September 17, 2011
Growing up in Suburbia as so often depicted by the TV shows of the times, like Leave It To Beaver, Father Knows Best, and the Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet my childhood years were pretty much sheltered from the harsh realities of the times. The McCarthy Era, The beginning of the Cold War, continued ...
September 14, 2011
In quite times of somber remembrance of a not so distant past a kaleidoscope of memories cascades ever so slowly through my conscious thoughts. It seems that in each decade of my life I am constantly jolted back to a reality of purpose through events I really had no control over. My father went thro...
September 08, 2011
Total shock and dismay keeps pushing the boundaries of astonishment of my bewilderment to why my country, the United States has regressed to a point of almost no return. Lest we forget that America was founded by four guiding principles. Liberty, Justice, Education, and Morality; These are the b...
September 07, 2011
Ah, yes! The aroma of freshly ground coffee is the ultimate wake up aphrodisiac which catapults most of us out of bed in the morning. Who knew back centuries ago that the coffee bean would turn out to become one of the most sought after commodity it has become today. It is the coffee bean that has b...
August 26, 2011
In no other time in our nations history has one political party dominated by the media, been so instrumental in beguiling the public that only through their extreme measures and philosophy can they themselves save America. The American public have become like sheep "being led to the slaughter" as ou...
August 30, 2011
Whispering words of remembrance gently flow through my mind; like those white puffy cumulus clouds ever so gracefully passing by. A distant past filled with peace and harmony is now confronted by the harsh realities of today. No longer are the days filled with those wondrous moments of that distant ...
August 22, 2011
Since it's inception in 1937 through the Fair Housing Act and the formal induction as a member of the Presidents Cabinet in 1965 as the Housing and Urban Development Department this agency has been increasingly become the most controversial Federal social program. Recent studies have confirmed what ...
August 16, 2011
" How fortunate for leaders that men do not think." Adolf Hitler
Is this the sign of what is happening today within the United States? Perplexing as it may be that this nation, once the panicle of educational standards through-out the world has now succumbed to the rule of a corrupt political p...
August 17, 2011
" I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul." William Ernest Henley. This quote if taken literately teaches self-reliance, respect for others, and an unbinding faith that anyone can over-come adversity. Through perseverance, patience, and a benevolence toward others has guided America ...
July 23, 2011
No, were not talking about Shakespeare. This Mid Summers Nights Dream is more apply termed a nightmare. What we're talking about is all events that have unfolded during this summer. We are only half way thru of one of the most catastrophic in terms of not only the weather, but the blatant and callou...
August 04, 2011
"Life is not measured by the number of breathes we take but by the moments that take our breath away," a quote by William Davies who is long remembered by the simplicity of the life he led. The beauty of ones life is always reinforced by the moments of astonishment and wonder that seem to linger for...
August 08, 2011
Having read the latest adds in the help wanted section of Sundays newspapers just reinforces the latest report of what jobs there are and their corresponding wages both have continued to show no signs of either increased employment opportunities or any substantial increase in wages. They all have.de...
August 10, 2011
In no other period in the history of the United States has there been such a flagrant invasion of ones personal information. This invasion of privacy is becoming more intrusive to the point that ones ability to remain off any bodies advertisement lists, is almost impossible now. The practice of sell...
July 26, 2011
Even in the Beginning when Adams son Cain killed his brother Able mankind has continued to commit unspeakable atrocities against their fellow man. A reign of terror has plagued mankind for thousands of years. These most blatant, calculated malicious acts of wonton violence that keep coming continue ...
July 20, 2011
Of all the industries that has the capability and the capacity to drastically help in reducing green house gasses, reduce those ever increasing electric utility bills, and in general put more disposable income in practically everyone's pocketbook should be the Home Construction Industry. It is no mo...
July 17, 2011
We are at a critical juncture in the economy today. Business all across the United States are still in a quandary on whether to hire, layoff, or keep reducing payrolls. In most cases with current economic forecasts the business climate is in some industries experiencing some forward momentum while o...
July 18, 2011
It has only happened once before where practically a whole generation felt the real urgency to keep whatever money they possessed away from the very institutions that are supposed to safeguard their savings. In the 1930's so many individuals purposely held on on to what little they had because it wa...
July 13, 2011
The most malignant scourge of mankind still plagues humanity. Whether it is brought on by war, drought, famine, or disease mankind continues to wallow in self destructive behavior all over the globe. It is no more apparent that after 20 years of anarchy in Somalia where whole populations have contin...
July 09, 2011
In States such as Florida where commuter traffic has become somewhat of a nightmare Florida's Governor turned down billions of federal funds that would have created high speed rail service connecting major metropolitan areas all through-out the state. A lack of vision, or an outright refusal to alig...
July 06, 2011
It is 3550 BC. the known world is in chaos. From Mesopotamia to Egypt nomadic tribes pillage and plunder through-out the deserts, clashing in bitter conflict for control of land and wealth. It seems that from out of nowhere and into the struggle steps one man who unites the warring factions and lays...
June 26, 2011
Post secondary education is really big business today. Big, really doesn't even come close to describing the enormity of profits that are being made in the way how higher education is financed. Our financial institutions are recouping billions of interest on the ever increasing number of student loa...
June 27, 2011
As a child of the 50's, a student in the 60's and when I started my professional career in the early 1970's all through-out those years the United States was evolving slowly at first then more rapidly into a nation that ceased to learn from the lessons of the past as to what made America the greates...
June 30, 2011
Not since the Great Depression has a nation so relentlessly pushed a class of society to being so destitute. A nation so impoverished are now becoming so malnourished as well. It is the poor, our newfound majority of citizens who find themselves waiting in line at soup kitchens all across this natio...
July 03, 2011
The American Dream was it from someone's figment of imagination, an illusion, or a distortion of a reality out of the distant past. A visual three dimensional reality that made everyone want to be part of. The "American Dream" How often have we all heard that phrase and aspire to actually achieve th...
June 29, 2011
Ah, the sweet sound of Presidential candidates sputtering sound bites against their opponents. It's Presidential politics time once again. All that mudslinging, outlandish accusations, and yes, all that money! It is pretty obvious that today's elections are all about money. How much can be raised, h...
June 23, 2011
When Ernest Hemingway first came on the scene as as a Kansas City Star reporter little did the rest of the world know that one of the most prolific writers of the 20th century was honing his craft. Ernest Hemingway was an original icon who actually lived his storyline.
It was in Italy during Wo...
June 17, 2011
What has befallen the Greek nation is still a real authentic Greek tragedy that was brought on by the most unscrupulous political factions that controlled the government for a number of years. Compounded to the financial woes in Greece is the fact that the whole European Union is besieged with unemp...
June 19, 2011
It is pretty obvious that our elected officials still don't get it on how to remedy our current economic crisis. A severe case of denial has confounded our whole congressional body. To this day while our economy crumbles beneath our feet our flatfooted elected officials hem and haw on the various wa...
June 15, 2011
The latest E-Coli outbreak in Germany is only the tip of the iceberg pertaining to the way food is processed today. It used to be years ago there were smaller more independent farms and ranches that supplied local inhabitants most of the food that was consumed. Long gone are these independent farmer...
June 15, 2011
The spring of 2011 otherwise known as the Arab spring where distention and discord uprooted whole societies to rebel against the tyrannical rule of many Arab leaders continues to play an internal and external role of other nations reactions and actions. The United States is one such nation whose inv...
June 12, 2011
The politics of corruption and the decline of moral fiber in our elected officials continues to cast a shroud of incompetence over our government officials. The indiscretions of elected and public figures over the years have all have put their mark on a society that is in decline. These latest scand...
June 08, 2011
Like so many of our "Illustrious" elected officials of late most of them always manage to insert foot in mouth when it comes time to explain concepts, ideas, proposals, and legislation much like Sarah Palin has so eloquently stated on too many occasions. In Florida, Governor Scott has managed to yet...
June 03, 2011
In a Capitalistic economy there has to be a predetermined set of morals in which everybody adheres to. Sad to say that in the United States not everyone adheres to that code or for that matter any other code of morality. For the past 40 years the base moral fiber of our society has continued to slid...
May 27, 2011
In an age where government officials virtually have "Card Blanche" when it comes to the many perks and retirement benefits they receive today our founding fathers weren't so fortunate when they retired. Sure Washington was able to retire still very wealthy as well as John Adams but Thomas Jefferson ...
May 30, 2011
Repeating history is synonymous when nations fall. The United States continues to defy the odds by repeating history every 60 years or so and still continues to survive. For how long will this deception by this nation defy the odds by continuing to succumb to repeat itself? Sobering question indeed....
May 21, 2011
The year was 1885 when Carl Faberge` was commissioned by the Czar of Russia to commemorate Easter with a gift to his wife. In true Faberge` fashion the first of 57 Faberge` Eggs as they were called was made. From 1885 until 1915 each year the Czar was given one of these most precious of gifts. Unf...
May 13, 2011
It is becoming more apparent today that if a person is poor or becomes so impoverished you are doomed to a life of misery and desolation. No longer are their avenues of opportunity awaiting behind every door. Even with college degrees in today's society graduates are no longer guaranteed to land liv...
May 09, 2011
The month of April has come and gone and along with it besides Osama bin Laden, are again, millions of jobs, Jobs that could have made a difference between economic stability or continued financial hardship. Now many are faced with economic survival. this is even after the media has stated that the ...
May 03, 2011
Education: Where would society be if there wasn't a system of education in place to provide the nurturing of the mind as well as the body so that any individual will be able to have the availability to gain the knowledge and the background necessary to succeed in life. A Democratic societies existen...
May 06, 2011
With the Presidential Primary season rapidly approaching I am so reminded of one of the most famous songs from "The Wizard Of Oz." "I would wile away the hours conferin' with the flowers, consultin' with the rain, and my head would be scratching while my thoughts were busy hatching. If I only had a ...
April 25, 2011
I don't know about the rest of us but I for one have had enough of the continued disregard of the publics trust from our legislatures particularly in the way that the prices we all pay at the pump have driven the cost of everything that is essential out of reach for so many. The price of our basic n...
April 28, 2011
Today, Florida's Governor is looking more sinister than that former Governor of Illinois. In just a few short months he has managed to annihilate himself from the majority of the public that actually voted for him. First it was his blatant disregard for the future of the state of Florida when he pur...
April 24, 2011
For some time now most of food that we buy in grocery stores chances are that food purchased has been altered in some way or other. I for one don't relish the idea of eating genetically altered or modified food of any sort but probably we are all eating them anyway. Genetically modified seeds that a...
April 19, 2011
Will the President make the tough choices that this country and the world needs so desperately? When people thought back in 2008 the decisions coming out of Washington would turn this countries fortunes around for the majority of the population a new era of prosperity would follow. We are still wait...
April 12, 2011
Another disaster in the making? With the continuing saga of unrest and distention in Lybia the price of gas today has again risen to thwart our economic revival. Of all the commodities today that doesn't have a stable price, it's gasoline. With the cost of fuel being unstable every business, family,...
April 15, 2011
With all the uneasiness of today, the tension and anxiety of everyday living for so many millions of not just my generation but for most Americans long to just to be able to float away like a summer wind to some enchanted land where benevolence, compassion, and a nurturing of the spirit and body pre...
April 05, 2011
The nation today is facing a real dilemma in the way business and yes, our own government are responding to the financial disaster that millions of Americans are still faced with. Currently the sheer number of people who remain unemployed is so massive that any hope of ending this economic crisis in...
April 07, 2011
With so much turmoil in our economy today all this country needs now is more upheaval. With the Republican party poised to undo decades of progress that our Government has been doing in helping so many millions of Americas, yes rich and poor alike has brought about the wrath of those millions. But u...
April 10, 2011
While the Government was poised to shut down because both the Democrats and Republicans were so fixated on their own agendas still remain unapologetic toward the American Public. In this "finest hour" when the leaders of our country could have prevented this blatant disregard for the majority of the...
April 02, 2011
The impact of global warming is having a very profound effect on the worlds oceans. The effects of global warming today poses a very sinister threat to the availability of the worlds food sources that come from the sea. This startling revelation that is about to unleash major devastation upon all li...
March 31, 2011
No where in our society today is the actual institution of home ownership more important to secure the stability of not only local communities but for the overall economic stability and security of a nation. The realization of owning a home is so paramount to remedy this nations economic crisis that...
March 28, 2011
It was during the Vietnam era when I was in college that Edwin Star in his rendition of "War" hit home to an entire generation of Americans. Long before this hit came out General Douglas McAuthur most pointy quoted "War,The most malignant scourge of mankind" when he spoke during the surrender ceremo...
March 25, 2011
Major Business Owners, CEO's CFO's and Executive Directors all look at two of the most critical factors when thinking about expansion or relocating. The availability of mass transit, and the caliber of the public school systems all are so elementary valuable in the decisions that any business owner ...
March 17, 2011
The sheer majesty of Lions always captivates the imagination in us all. From The movie"The Lion King" to the Tokens rendition of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" all have put the King of Beasts in the for front of our conscious mind. But, we are just beginning to understand how they have existed in a world...
March 22, 2011
That old saying about famous heroics being done by extraordinary men in perilous times is just not really that true. In the course of history it has been ordinary regular human beings sometimes with many human frailties and faults that over came great adversity and accomplished many incredible deeds...
February 24, 2011
The latest victim of random police violence to sweep St. Petersburg Fl. is probably due to the fact that police procedures haven't reformed to combat the ever increasing threats of violence that is plaguing this nation. In third world countries where random shootings occur daily, like in Mexico the...
March 10, 2011
Not since the mid 1970's has the United States been so focused on one of the most important commodities that can either make or break whole economies. Oil, still is one of the worlds most valuable and most sought after energy source. But unlike in the 1970's, today there is no real shortage of oil s...
March 12, 2011
This most recent devastating earthquake that occurred in Japan and the two that occurred last year in Chile and Haiti was a direct result of a shift of tectonic plates caused by volcanic activity beneath the earths crust. What makes this earthquake in Japan so intense is that over 10% of the earths ...
March 07, 2011
In these turbulent times especially with the crisis in the Mid-East investors are looking for stable investments. But where to begin with so much upheaval occurring around the world today. Through-out the history of the United States there has always been save reliable trends for good returns on inv...
March 09, 2011
That old saying " When you pay peanuts you can expect allot of monkeys" is becoming more evident in our society today. It just so happens we now have an awful lot of "monkeys" that have taken their place in the workplace today, like our newly elected Republicans. The rationale` of most employers whe...
March 05, 2011
The history of the United States Armed Forces is one that resonates the West Point Creed "Duty, Honor, Country" as General Douglas McAuthur so eloquently put it in his speech at West Point in 1960. Our modern military today is vastly different than the World War I and World War II soldiers of the 2...
February 25, 2011
The history of America is full of memorable events, gracious dinner parties, and other formal functions that all played a role in the legacy of a nation. In 1790 when our country was so new there were factions already brewing that if left unchecked would in effect rewrite history. Three of our foun...
February 26, 2011
The first few months of 2011 have become overwhelmed with revolution in the Mid East. Currents of unrest cascaded first upon Egypt and spread to Libya as wave after wave broke on unsuspecting regimes. But as with any revolution comes dire consequences not only for the countries involved but for all ...
February 28, 2011
From the late 1960's all the way thru today the United States has been at first slowly then increasingly loosing it's prestige in the Global community. Whether it is because of our antiquated under funded public educational systems or the many referendums and policies implemented by our own governme...
March 02, 2011
The history of this nation is being written in the annals of debt that has become almost to insurmountable. There have been two critical factors that have derailed the sovereignty and stability of the United States. In all our recorded history of over 200 years this nation has seen only small period...
February 22, 2011
In all of history their is just one person who epitomized greatness in leadership, cunning in war and refined in culture in a time associated with paganism amidst barbaric atrocities against their fellow man. Alexander the Great actually lived up to his name. Born into aristocracy in 556 BC, son of ...
February 23, 2011
What is happening all across the country in every city and town budget cuts are causing almost irreversible damage to every local economy. This has been escalating long before this current economic crisis hit. What was unimaginable just 30 years ago now has become a new realization our whole economi...
February 15, 2011
With a repeat of the summer of 2008 gas price increases becoming more evident along a greater percentage of Ethel Alcohol in each gallon every American is becoming more handicapped, frustrated, and a lot more angry. There continues to be many reasons for this frustration, anger, and resentment not o...
February 11, 2011
Having been a resident of Tampa Bay for over 15 years now, I have come across some very disturbing and startling revaluations concerning this state. Whether purposely or not there continues to be programs and legislative measures coming out of our legislature that still keeps the majority of Floridi...
February 12, 2011
Scotch and soda, a jigger of gin. Ask anyone who reaches a certain age there is nothing to compare with a cup of rich coffee in the morning and a fine glass of Scotch to top off an evening. No matter where you are we all need a little relaxation after a day that for most of us is filled with unprece...
February 05, 2011
The abominable devastation occurring through-out the world in what is to have been an age of enlightenment and technological marvels has been completely overshadowed by man's darkest side. The wanton disregard for life continues cresting even higher in what will bring greater destruction on the only...
February 01, 2011
Chaos, rebellion, distention, and anarchy all interwoven into a society many thought was stable only to realize Egypt's current crisis had been brewing for over 20 years. A firestorm of frustration among the populace boiled over in a tempest of a harsh reality that the Middle East is sitting on a po...
January 26, 2011
For over twenty years the economy of the United States has been festering because of the failed policies from our government. This past year was a continuation of these same policies that propelled this country into the worst recession, and some would be justified to point out we are still in a depr...
January 30, 2011
The intrigue and the circumstances surrounding the sudden demise of Meriwether Lewis in 1809 is one of Americas most elusive mysterious. Many Historians have long considered Captain Lewis's death a suicide. Today there is renewed interest and sufficient information that many are now treating Meriwet...
January 14, 2011
" We do need rules to guide and govern the behavior of people who are not wise. One reason we suffered the recent financial crisis was because weak and loosely enforced rules and regulations allowed shrewd money-making schemes like derivatives to run amok. But, tighter rules and regulations, however...
January 06, 2011
It wasn't long after the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement was signed back in 1993 that the ramifications of what that treaty implied would be felt by every independent farmer across the United States. Up until that time the independent farmer had been steadily disappearing. The real issue is that...
December 29, 2010
In another time, in another place so far removed from the present day whispering shadows summon me to remember my distant past. I have always been a romantic at heart but as always the reality of my life had all ready been played out before in those wondrous daydreams of what should be. The joys and...
December 22, 2010
"YMCA" Many people associate that phrase with the Village People whose rendition became synonymous with the disco craze and the ascension of aerobic exercise that was soon to become one of the YMCAs most influential programs. But, long before the Village People popularized the YMCA we have to go bac...
December 10, 2010
Just once I would like to see that our illustrious legislatures in Washington would get it right. So far in this lame duck session [it really is living up to it's name] any semblance of accomplishing something is having an awful hard time being fulfilled. Their appears to be some bright spots coming...
December 03, 2010
Is it in the 21st century that man will finally destroy themselves? The clock is ticking. Is time running out for humanity? Can mankind withstand the continued brutality, savagery, and the carnage that is spreading all over the world? Will man cease behaving like termites and stop destroying the o...
November 23, 2010
Ah yes, it's that time of year again, the Holidays. Like so many of us it is at this time that we contemplate all the events that shaped our lives during this past year. All those mundane everyday occurrences to the earth shaking events that rattled the whole world. The New Year Resolutions left unf...
November 17, 2010
Those magnificent "Wizards" our elected officials, are now poised to unleash their wisdom acumen upon their hapless subjects. In this post election period a mood of anticipation sweeps across this nation in hope that maybe this time our wonderful benevolent congress can get it right, this time.
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November 10, 2010
A tidal wave of emotion coupled with a massive undercurrent of unrest and discontent gushed over on to the 2010 elections rendering the United States at the mercy of all the money wielding bureaucrats whose un-quenching thirst for more power and control continues over an already impoverished nation....
November 10, 2010
In all of recorded history there have been those who hide behind cloaks of deception and deceit willfully aware of their heinous intentions. It has always been that man continues to be brutally, savagely and horrifically attacked by others. An innate sense of survival propels such atrocities? No! A ...
November 04, 2010
It was T.E. Lawrence who wrote "All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible." Quite profound that...
October 30, 2010
Ever since the dawn of civilization societies have always evolved into class distinctions. From ancient times till the 20th century there as always been the poor, the impoverished, and the destitute in every society. Generations of poor spawned more generations of poor through out the course of hist...
October 26, 2010
Back in college there was an old Professor that stood tall in lecture halls. A billowing booming voice that could wake even the sleepiest of us sitting in those God forsaken wooden chairs back when Universities were so barren of all the technologies and convinces of today. I remember as though it wa...
October 24, 2010
When Rod Sterling's began each episode with "You unlock this door with a key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension. A dimension of sound. A dimension of sight. A dimension of mind. You are moving in a land of shadow and substance of things and ideas. You have just crossed over into the twi...
October 20, 2010
Through out history it has been proven that where there is extreme poverty there is corruption in governments. Where there is corruption in governments there is only a perpetuating vicious cycle of economic depravation within that society. In recognizing this fact is a beginning to fuel the resource...
October 18, 2010
Leave it to Frank Sinatra whose rendition of the songs "It Was A Very Good Year" and "I Did It My Way" all embodied, exemplified, and personified the character within me. Though not intentionally my whole life seemed to revolve around key elements related in each musical score. From the time I was 1...
October 13, 2010
In no other time in our nation's history has the outlook for the majority of our senior citizens been so bleak. When the current economic crisis hit it was and continues to be the seniors who are suffering the most. Not since the Great Depression of the 1930's has a whole generation of Americans bee...
October 09, 2010
The First Amendment: Freedom of speech, a guaranteed right under the Constitution. With the advent of the computer age especially the Internet more individuals have literally squandered that right of free speech. We must all remember that with any right bestowed on us by the United States Constituti...
October 06, 2010
According to the latest economic forecasts some major businesses are expected to begin hiring more workers. The projected number of newly created employment opportunities are still a far cry to where the percentage of unemployment will decrease to the 4% that we had prior to this financial and econo...
September 29, 2010
Why is it that legislatures all across the United States continually pass laws and issue mandates that are so contrary to the well being of the majority of citizens? They have been doing this now for over 25 years. Sure the United States needed Health Care reform. But, not the way that this current ...
September 23, 2010
The mega-giant retail outlet Walmart continues it's onslaught on local economies. Most communities across the United States are already suffering and struggling with massive unemployment and those still employed are stuck with stagnant or reduced wages. But wait, here comes Walmart " to save the day...
September 21, 2010
The mere mention of Faberge` is synonymous with regal, aristocratic opulence, a decadence surrounded by sheer majesty of a glamorous lifestyle. So began the legacy of the artistry of Faberge`. What began in 1885 was a tradition that lasted over 30 years became one of the worlds most sought after wor...
September 18, 2010
There is really something drastically wrong with our own government, our society, and the culture of America. A moral and economic decline has been slowly changing the landscape of this country. It seems as though the United States has become more unsympathetic, and even callous toward the ever incr...
September 14, 2010
In a civilized society the welfare of children has to be the singular most important responsibility of the parents. Contrary to what many are now thought to believe especially when Hillary Clinton stated " that it takes a village to raise a child." Sure, the parent should have some support from fami...
September 10, 2010
It was Ancient Mariners that first recounted tales of sea monsters engulfing whole ships, monstrous waves, or other fascinating descriptions of disaster at sea. Until just recently no solid evidence of any of these descriptions ever existed. But like most tales of gigantic sea monsters and other vis...
September 07, 2010
In all of the history has no other athlete come even close in amassing the colossal fortune that was earned by one Ancient Roman, Gaius Appuleius Diocles. The Charioteer, par exultance won about 1,460 times of the over 4,500 races he completed spanning 24 years. What makes this feat so remarketable ...
September 05, 2010
This past primary season is now behind us. Thank goodness! All those TV adds, all the wasted money, and yes all that so called mudslinging. That's just for the primary season. Now comes the general election with ever greater intensity and fervor. All across America in every political commercial, fly...
September 02, 2010
The American experience for those of us who are over 50 today is filled with apprehension, anxiety, and a feeling of frustration that our golden years won't be so golden. This is no more apparent than in the today's workforce. Since 2007 there has been over a 20% increase in the number of age discri...
August 30, 2010
There is a very distinct similarity in the case of Huguette Clark who has been existing in a hospital room in New York for over 20 years [ existing, instead of living for one purpose only so that her attorney and accountant can have complete control over her and her affairs] and what happened to Bro...
August 28, 2010
Today where over 15 million Americans are still unemployed with millions more having to wallow in continued financial decay the Federal Government continually relies on economic policies that actually favor the financial institutions that put this country on the brink of a financial collapse in the ...
August 24, 2010
The Boy Scout motto: Be Prepared! How often have we heard this phrase. Yet there are those lingering questions about the preparedness of this country in the event that some major calamity will strike this country. Is the United States prepared for any natural disaster, energy grid collapse, worsenin...
August 20, 2010
History is full of cowardly acts, atrocities, and horrific suffering of children from all over the world. In practically every nation the youth are the ones that suffer the most due to man's callous and blatant disregard for their well being. It is no more apparent than what is happening today with ...
August 18, 2010
The very mention of Harry Houdini symbolizes astonishing feats of escapism, magic and his crusade in exposing deceptive methods used by the Spiritualists. No other magician or person has ever surpassed his feats. It is where later in his life when his mother passed away that he began this fascinatio...
August 13, 2010
When we mean current economic indicators we have to consider all the facts that have manifested to a point the United States if faced with. This country has literately achieved unprecedented financial decline with monumental debt. Not since the 1930's has the United States been faced with such an ec...
August 09, 2010
Like the Titanic, a collision course with destiny predetermined? Sobering as the current events of today, there is a real frustration, a foreboding pessimism that is permeating through our very souls. There is no escaping the facts that have been and are continually reshaping American society. Anoth...
August 07, 2010
Through-out the course of history individuals, organizations, nations and religions have all kept hidden secrets and treasures that to this day are still unaccounted for. The Catholic Church is no exception. The Vatican may still be purposely withholding some of histories most intriguing mysteries. ...
August 04, 2010
With the current heat wave reaching record highs in the United States, the Gulf oil spill, massive wild fires occurring here and in Russia, the flooding in Pakistan, the turbulence in relations with the North Koreans, the ongoing drug wars in Mexico and South America, pirates off the coast of Somali...
August 01, 2010
When most people think of home delivery of your favorite newspaper it brings back those memories of our youth where grade school boys delivered the newspaper via their bicycles. Those wonderful years so uncomplicated. Flash forward to today; Newspaper delivery has evolved into a very big complexing ...
July 27, 2010
The economic uncertainty of today is going to continue to grow more serious before it gets better. This will continue to have a very adverse affect on not only the citizens of the United States but will affect every nation around the world. What the government fails to grasp is what the Recovery Act...
July 22, 2010
Legend or Myth? The answer to one of histories most perplexing adventures. Did King Arthur really exist or was it a fable spun from the imagination of men made from the conquests of other authenticated nobles thought-out the history of Great Britain? The Ark of The Covenant, The Holy Grail and Excal...
July 25, 2010
For over 20 years now the foreign policy of the United States is still the antithesis of what it really should have been and what it should be doing. Consequently we are now poised to be involved in major issues with the North Koreans. Our involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq have yet to produce sign...
July 24, 2010
Since 2009 when the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was passed the concept was to get investment from American Manufactures to increase production here in the United States. This would pave the way for more job growth and reduce the unemployment rates that have been escalating for over two ye...
July 17, 2010
The Social Security Act of 1935 finally gave the United States citizens the reforms that were and still are so necessary for the financial well being of all workers, retired citizens, and people with disabilities. This reform act guarantees that every American is entitled to receive economic securit...
July 13, 2010
While practically every economist has predicted that the economy in the United States will begin a slow methodic climb out of the doldrums that America is experiencing now they may be a bit too optimistic. When you look at the numbers from all over the country along with what is happening in Europe...
July 07, 2010
The apprehension of boarding an airplane today is well founded. Practically every one associates the fear of flying with a foreboding sense that the plane will actually crash. They may have a valid point; because now, most of the commercial airlines have eliminated two engines on their aircraft. Thi...
July 01, 2010
The right to bare arms as stated in the Bill of Rights is implied as another inalienable right much like Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness which are all as pivotal as any article stated in the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. These two most sacred of all documents are the bedrock upon ...
June 29, 2010
By the shores of Itchygumy, in the land of the twitterwill! So began a great story. Like in life there is a beginning and end. The chapters in between are filled with hopes, dreams unfilled, sorrows, and tragedies; then rebirth. A circle of life continues through-out each existence.
In this, the...
June 26, 2010
"May the force be with you." Science fiction? Maybe not! It is proven that every living thing emits energy. Are ability to harness and constructively use it is just beginning to be developed. An emotional response for survival is probably the closest in explaining this phenomenon of energy that is ...
June 22, 2010
"A nation divided against itself cannot stand." Those immortal words by Abraham Lincoln have never resounded more paramount than today. Yet, when our two political parties have continually squandered missed opportunities to resolve those crisis that have rendered the American citizen helpless in att...
June 20, 2010
What began as a very tragic accident in the Gulf of Mexico on that fateful night in April has turned out to be a catastrophe of epic proportions unparalleled in the history of the United States. The lack of a concise plan of action that could have adverted most of the environmental damage that is no...
June 17, 2010
"Where have all our freedoms gone? Long time passing; Where have all our jobs gone? Long long time ago; Where have all our soldiers gone? Gone to graveyards every one. When will we ever learn?" A parody on an old Kingston Trio hit. But, very apropos for today.
We are in an age of perplexing and o...
June 12, 2010
Ah, Mid-term elections are upon us once again. All that mudslinging, outlandish accusations, and yes, all that money! It is pretty obvious that today's elections are all about money. How much can be raised, how much candidates already have, and how much they are willing to spend is today's template ...
June 10, 2010
In a world filled with too much hate and vile contempt for man and environment whole populations today continue to languish is desolation. The wonton greed of a few amidst the multitudes of impoverished have only created distention, animosity, and a foreboding sense toward the future for many. Coun...
June 06, 2010
In today's world where the United States is expected to lead the globe in high technology energy sources we are again victims of our own false pretences of leadership in federal and state legislatures. Most notably in the state of Florida, "The Sunshine State!" Where there is abundant sunshine year ...
May 30, 2010
Was the catastrophe in the Gulf inevitable, intentional, or a conspiracy? We may never know, but one thing is for certain there was gross negligence, incompetence, ignorance and just plain greed involved in this mishap that continues to spill millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. So fa...
May 22, 2010
Once every 10 years from 1790 to today the United States government has tried to get an accurate figure of the number of people in all geographic areas in America. I was chosen to be one of many to canvas neighborhoods in search of individuals who didn't respond or haven't yet sent back those calcul...
May 17, 2010
What devastation man has wrought unto this planet! The recent carnage in the Gulf of Mexico is only a prelude to a more destructive Armageddon type disaster that will occur if nations particularly the United States continue on their path of denial and apathy in regards to the environment of this pla...
May 15, 2010
"Listen To The Rhythm Of The Falling Rain" The Cascades one of the many songs that signified my teen age years of that summer. Like other songs during that summer; the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean were always on the airways. Every one had transistor radios tuned to WLS out of Chicago listening to the...
May 10, 2010
Had the United States mandated that BP installed blow out protection and preventative devises on their oil rigs like the devises that are currently mandated by European countries on the oil rigs in the North Sea none of this would have ever happened. But due to our non conformity in not requiring th...
May 08, 2010
Long before the financial crisis of 2008 occurred there were continuing factors already taking place that led to the eventual collapse of the financial, real estate, and auto industries. One of the most prominent factor in contributing to this crisis was the fact that the banking institutions from 1...
May 02, 2010
How many oil spills does it take before the United States gets serious in changing from fossil fuels to clean, environmentally safe, abundant, and renewable sources of energy. That saying,"If they drill it they will spill it," is more apparent now more than ever before.
The United States for year...
April 29, 2010
The science of Time! Long before H.G. Wells penned "The Time Machine" man has always been intrigued by it's concept. From DiVinci, Nostradamus, to Newton, to Einstein all have implied that the existence of a fourth dimension does exist. In many ways Wells in much of his narratives of his novels actu...
April 22, 2010
In a world today where over 1.5 billion people are without safe water and another 2.6 billion are without access to basic sanitation, included in these figures are countless United States citizens lies a very sinister wave of inadequacies all over the world. The billions of people who continue to la...
April 17, 2010
When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration Of Independence the meaning behind the words was based on the belief that basic human principals or inalienable rights are the self evident basis for a free society. They are founded on immovable principals of equal rights and reason.
Quite profound, th...
April 14, 2010
Every day the media and television are loaded with those so called indispensable, but so obtrusive, and obnoxious advertisements about some political candidates wrong doing. It seems the United States is in a perpetual state of political posturing just to get people elected whether they are qualifie...
April 12, 2010
The gap between rich and poor! In the United States this gap has manifested to the point it has triggered horrific consequences through-out our society. The gap between our society's rich and poor has risen so disproportionately that the United States is now faced with startling revelations. For the...
April 10, 2010
The course of history could have been severely altered especially the outcome of the American Revolutionary War had it not been for one man. Frederick Von Steuben latter known as Baron Von Steuben. A Prussian whose arrival in the mists of the Revolutionary War was soley responsible in turning the ti...
April 09, 2010
Global warming is continuing to cause enormous devastation on the worlds economies particularly in countries like India. India today, is relying on their agriculture sector for about 1/5 of their GDP. This industry alone employees over 60% of India's population. Now, the problem of ensuring India's...
April 06, 2010
Now where in American history has the United States's fallen so far behind in it's attempt to reduce the colossal enormous debt hat has been escalating at a rate of over $1 trillion every year for the past 10 years. This debt is very much jeopardizing the future security, stability and economic solv...
April 04, 2010
It is a time of great uncertainty for millions of Americans who continue to suffer from the consequences of some actions of a few individuals and organizations. In almost every instance the actions of these same few have brought catastrophic disasters to many. The recent bombings in Moscow is just a...
March 30, 2010
Having read the latest adds in the help wanted section of Sundays newspapers just reinforces the latest report of what jobs there are and the corresponding wages have declined by more than 10% compared to one year ago. Wage stagnation is now replaced by wage reduction in almost every employment oppo...
April 01, 2010
" All the world is a stage." So wrote Shakespeare! What he meant to say is; " All the worlds a stage, and we are all, but, bit players." Thespians on history's stage. Only a handful of individuals ever received top billing through-out history. Alexander The Great, Caesar, Jesus, Charlemagne, George...
March 26, 2010
At no other time in history has the world experienced so much discrepancy between the enormous amount of people who are either obese or face acute starvation. In June of 2008 the United Nations reported that more than one billion people face acute food shortages. Most of these people live in develop...
March 27, 2010
Just recently the Congress of the United States finally proved that some actual issues can be resolved, which of late, has shown total disregard for the people that elected them to represent us in Washington. Though not perfect and not what should have been passed but non the less, some forward prog...
March 25, 2010
With so much uncertainty, unrest, increasing natural disasters, and the ever present threat of terrorism facing society's all over the world today, even with all this ongoing turmoil it just might be possible global peace and prosperity could actually become a reality. Nations are beginning to reali...
March 22, 2010
Through-out the ages human slavery has rendered civilizations to commit abominable atrocities against mankind. Today, there is still too much horrific travesties being committed against man every day all over the world. It is estimated that thousands of children die every day due to loss of family m...
March 21, 2010
In today's high tech world most people think the ultimate workout entails going to some fancy health club climbing on the latest treadmill equipped with all the latest toys with overhead televisions tuned to CNN. The latest craze in this technology savoy world of exercise so sophisticated now it is ...
March 16, 2010
We define Unfunded Mandates as regulations and conditions that impose costs on states and local governments on private entities for which they are not reimbursed by the Federal Government. This means that private businesses and all local agencies have to follow certain guidelines whether that includ...
March 17, 2010
Will the Obama Administration vanquish the economic turbulence that plagues the American Citizen? Here is some insight of how the Administration is doing and where it should be headed.
From Health Care Reform to No Child Left Behind this Administration has positioned itself in a very precarious ...
March 13, 2010
The beginning of this century started out with a sense of foreboding carried over from the last part of 1999. The thought of a major computer virus corrupting every computer put fear and anxiety in populations all over the world anticipating a global catastrophe in the making. At mid-nite of 2000 th...
March 14, 2010
With more than a 12% unemployment rate and higher in most states across America unlike 1982 this employment and economic crisis is to acute that to wait any longer before the United States does any thing to ease this crisis spells disaster for the American economy. Since 1982 our trade deficit has g...
March 10, 2010
Biologists define life forms [ Human beings included] as self-organizing systems regulating internal environments to maintain their organizational state, the metabolism serves to provide the energy and the reproduction allows all to continue the evolution process.
Ever since the dawn of civilizat...
March 08, 2010
With The United States still engaged in a economic recession, our political parties still bickering over policies with no meaningful cooperation between them, our continued halfhearted attempts to increase the employment rolls, and the United States ongoing blockade against Cuba have made it only al...
March 06, 2010
It must be unintelligent design when our political parties particularly the Republican Party misplaced it's procedure protocol to use against the American public in trying to promote an agenda that is so contrary to the basic principals that our founding fathers set the course of this country on. Wh...
March 05, 2010
From the late 1970's through 2010 Corporate America has been steadily reducing the United States ability to remain a sovereign nation, has rendered the United States Military {once the greatest deterrent to armed aggression form any where } to equal stature with the Chinese and Russian militaries, a...
March 02, 2010
Most of us baby boomers remember when our parents got their first television set. My parents got our first TV back in 1954. A new medium expanding into every living room all across the country. Looking back now what an event it was. No longer huddled around the radio listening to the excerpts of the...
February 28, 2010
The recent earthquakes that occurred in Chile and in Haiti was a direct result of a shift of tectonic plates caused by volcanic activity beneath the earths crust. These disturbances are centered around the "Pacific Ring of Fire" as it is called. This is a major series of fault lines connecting the S...
February 26, 2010
A report from the General Accounting Office indicated that this past year Chief Executives from over 500 US Corporations even with all the financial difficulties still occurring keep getting paid over $600 dollars for every $1 dollar that was paid to their employees. This same ratio back in 1990 sho...
February 25, 2010
When the Rode Island school board decided to dismiss an entire high school faculty because of the students continued failure to achieve even the slightest improvement in academics isn't the answer to what has transpired in our public school systems all over the country for years. Teachers are given ...
February 22, 2010
No matter what most of the main stream economists are ranting about the current recession is coming to a very slow end. Think twice, based on these facts, that have been occurring and are continuing to occur around the globe. China is starting to dump it's holding of United States Treasuries. They h...
February 19, 2010
At no other time in an individuals life are the years between 12-15 are all influenced by ones parental interaction, the friends that one develops, and the educational experiences that they are exposed to in determining the direction we all take with the rest of our lives.
The youth of today are ...
February 16, 2010
With more than 15 million Americans unemployed, this doesn't even count the millions who have stopped altogether looking for work or have exhausted their unemployment benefits Congress still can't grasp the enormous scope of the economic crisis plaguing The United States that the financial industry ...
February 12, 2010
What has befallen the Greek nation is a real authentic Greek tragedy that was brought on by the most unscrupulous political factions that controlled the government for a number of years. Compound the financial woes in Greece is the fact that the whole European Union is besieged with unemployment fig...
February 11, 2010
"The lack of prudent fiscal policies are an eminent threat equal to that of any terrorist attack to the preservation and future of any nation." The financial crisis of this past year may not seem as horrific as the World Trade Center attacks but still caused catastrophic damage to the hopes and futu...
February 09, 2010
In a world that is filled with continued atrocities against man and nature how can an individual survive, let alone prosper? A sobering question considering the complexities of today. The 21st century began with horrific acts of violence against man, continued from the 20th century, destructive acts...
February 08, 2010
As a resident of Tampa, Florida for over 15 years the ability to maintain even a very modest standard of living has become a futile attempt. Not only in Tampa but in every city across the United States more Americans are faced with a very perplexing, unstable, and uncertain future. This past financi...
February 05, 2010
What began in December of 2007 was a economic storm gathering strength that would sweep across the country leaving millions unemployed, homeless and rendering the majority of the population helpless in avoiding the complete economic devastation that is compared to the Great Depression of the 1930's....
February 03, 2010
Too many times during the past 20 years have the results of offshore drilling only resulted in the United States purchasing more foreign oil than ever before. We continue to buy foreign oil at increasingly amounts every year even though we are continuing to drill in the gulf, have oil coming from...
February 03, 2010
" He who hath come into this world has a divine obligation to serve humanity." This quote sums up what mankind should do, and should continue to do for the betterment, enrichment, and enlightenment of every human being on earth. To often though mankind has deviated from this path and instead caused...
January 29, 2010
Today, there is no greater hindrance to the United States economy from moving forward than the three credit bureaus. They are empowered with decisions that can make or break economic expansion. From individuals, to entrepreneurs, to business owners these agencies continue to thwart economic expansio...
January 27, 2010
Since the dawn of man, mankind has always looked up to the heavens and
pondered that ageless question whether we are alone or are there other
life forms some where out there in the Universe. From the first time
man noticed those shining stars above we have become fascinated by
what is rea...
January 28, 2010
Every modern piece of music whether it be rhythm and blues to pop, behind the lyrics and melodies can all can be traced back to the Classics. Every piece of music now has been interpreted and integrated with classical overtones. Without the great composers like Bach, Hayden, or Mozart most of today'...
January 24, 2010
For over twenty years the economy of the United States has been festering because of the failed policies from our government. This past year was a continuation of some of these policies which escalated into the worst recession and some would be justified to point out we are in a depression though...
January 24, 2010
Through-out the ages mankind has continued to disrupt natures delicate balance. In doing so man has laid the groundwork for natural disasters that have reshaped our world. Every nation has and is guilty of some environmental atrocity of one kind or another. Purposely or not man continues to pollu...
January 22, 2010
The latest Supreme Court ruling is another president in the continued cycle of the United States Supreme Court to interpret their own views on what the Constitution really states. With this ruling five Supreme Court Justices ruled and interrupted the United States issue on freedom of speech and c...
January 21, 2010
" Where have all the flowers gone " A song made popular by the Kingston Trio back in the early 1960's. It was a time of innocence, thou we thought. The United States was finally emerging from the shadow of World War II as the leader of nations of the whole world. Sure, there was unrest in our soc...
January 19, 2010
The choices we all make during ones lifetime reflect our basic nature. Whether we choose to make the right and correct decisions are based on ones parental influence, education, and experience. The only way the government should become involved in our individual choices concerning private matters...
January 16, 2010
For those citizens on fixed incomes which is about 80% of the population now, whether it has been job loss and are on unemployment, retired on Social Security, or have managed to retain employment but wage stagnation and or reduction all have put the majority of Americans on fixed incomes. Deposa...
January 14, 2010
What began as a major earthquake quickly became a catastrophe of major proportions for the citizens of Haiti. Port-au-Prince was so completely obliterated just as though a nuclear bomb went off. To compound the enormous misery the people are now suffering when they were already living in acute po...
January 11, 2010
No other nation in modern history has gone from being the premier exporter of goods and services, our educational system was the envy of the world, and the quality of life in the United States was generally good to the sobering truth of today that America has fallen behind all of the other indust...
January 12, 2010
In order to fully recover from the failed financial policies of the past 10 years while some of these policies were already triggering the economic meltdown of 2009 long before George Bush ever took office; we have to understand how the financial institutions completely through the book away rega...
January 06, 2010
Even with the economy in such distress this is the time for investing using whatever available funds toward increasing your financial future. With the advantages that the Federal Government has made available like the $8,000 tax credit for first time home buyers to all the deductions that now are...
January 04, 2010
Having just read a recent report in the journal of Scientific American about how close to the earth meteoroids and asteroids have come and are continuing to endanger this planet a common denominator of survival for all humanity is paramount. Through-out earths history meteors and asteroids have c...
December 31, 2009
What began as a crusade following 9/11 has turned out to be almost a total dismal failure from the start. The strategy was ill planned, our armed forces were ill prepared and they still are, and our veterans are continuing to fall thru societies cracks. The whole campaign in Afghanistan and Iraq ...
December 29, 2009
Let's face it! For the first part of 2009 started out with hope and optimism that our government would finally get it with a new President leading the way. Whether it is in Health Care Reform, finding a way to end the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, and routing out the terrorist cells of Al-Kida ...
December 26, 2009
What began in the mid to late 1970's was a shift of corporate attitudes towards employees to increase their bottom line. No longer were employees longevity with a company considered as a valuable asset but were now being considered a hindrance toward employers profitability. Today this attitude has ...
December 23, 2009
Only since the great depression has the United States been in such of an economic crisis. Every where in America more and more of our citizens are becoming victims of the greed and often fraudulent practices by our financial institutions, the unsympathetic business owners whose only motive is the...
December 19, 2009
This quote will personify how societies, governments, and empires rise and fall. It has been true for centuries and it is true today. " This is how empires and governments decline and fall. It starts with debt explosion. It ends with an inexorable reduction in governments Armed Forces." The Unite...
December 12, 2009
At no other time since the inception of Unemployment Insurance and our social service agencies like Food Stamps, Aid To Dependant Children, Social Security, and Disability Insurance have they become so overburdened. The shear magnitude of citizens now applying for assistance are often left in a p...
December 15, 2009
Of all the sport figures of today Tiger Woods did stand out as the epitome of what a athletic hero is personified. Such was the case until this past November when his world and ours came to a crashing halt. Sure, some sport figures have always engaged in such risky behavior off the ...
November 30, 2009
Who ever thought that at this time of year, "the holiday 2009" all across America employers are behaving more like Scrooge everyday in increasing numbers. I too am a victim of a Scrooge like employer. After 8 years of blood, sweat, and tears toiling for the same company only to face "my services a...
November 22, 2009
If all of the other industrialized countries have Universal Health Care and the quality of care is the same for all what is wrong with our congress in it's lame attempt to reform our outdated, inefficient, blotted, and corrupted way the medical insurance providers are run? If the current legislat...
November 21, 2009
Ebenizer Scrooge is alive and well in today's economy. If the Republican party in state and federal office had their way health care is fashioned that famous line from A Christmas Carol " If they rather die than be in state institutions they had better do it and decrease the surplus population" is...
November 13, 2009
Nowhere in the United States Constitution does it say that a individuals finances are the basic requirement for any political office. Yet, today more than in any other time in our history elections are won and lost solely on the bases of monetary strengths. Ideas, concepts, platforms, and solutio...
November 07, 2009
What are our elected officials thinking when they look at the latest unemployment figures.The United States economic outlook remains bleak. Businesses today are still looking for signs that the economy is improving. Today, Business won't start to expand until the employment rate increases but th...
October 31, 2009
With the continuing escalation of the violence in Afghanistan and Iraq the United States is faced with a no win situation right now. Alkida and the Taliban have thwarted every attempt the United States has used to try in eliminating all terrorist activities that threaten global economies and huma...
October 24, 2009
With more than 300 Billion of Americans tax dollars wasted on our existing health care systems, the growing number of citizens being without health care and now with the increasing rates of insurers to provide employers health coverage for their employees it is time for this country to rid ourselves...
October 17, 2009
Why does the majority of workers in the United States today feel like their place of employment is almost the same as a prison sentence? Could it be that they feel and in most cases treated that their is no way out! Trapped or held hostage by the current economic conditions of this country. Most...
October 10, 2009
Having seen the preview of the movie 2012 makes you kind of wonder, could something so catastrophic actually happen? It strikes a certain familiarity about what Nostradamus and other prophecyers have long indicated, that mankind has laid the groundwork for the total destruction of this planet. ...
October 03, 2009
Today the United States has an unique opportunity to trams form this nation from stagnancy to one of enormous economic expansion. Yet, once again the government has put their own self interest ahead of the nations. The Congress continually squanders precious moments; most notably is health care...
September 26, 2009
Having lived for 60 years mankind has advanced technology to the point that it's made some of mankind's life better, easier, and healthier. For the majority, the rest of us, we can only envision a world without hardship, drudgery or toil. There is too much inequality today where the few, the wea...
September 19, 2009
From 2007 thru 2009 every country around the globe has faced extreme financial and economic calamity. Most of which was brought on by the United States Financial and Banking Industries. What this industry did in their greed and lust for quick and easy profit was a blatant disregard of prudent f...
September 12, 2009
Every nation today is struggling to achieve some sort of national security, stability, and economic prosperity. In order to achieve those goals every nation must have a solid foundation of basic principals upon which to build. In the United States Liberty, Justice, Morality, and Education are o...
September 04, 2009
As a child of the 50's, a student in the 60's and started my professional career in the 70's all through those years the United States was evolving slowly at first then more rapidly into a nation that ceased to learn from the lessons of the past as to what made America the greatest nation. This n...
August 29, 2009
The Bush Administration in 2004 contracted a company named Blackwater to focus on terrorist activities in the mid-east. In doing so President Bush used our tax dollars to fund this organization. What has transpired is $.40 cents of every tax dollar from 2004 on is being paid to this firm that ...
August 22, 2009
The United States is the only industrialized country that does not have comprehensive Universal Health Care for all its citizens. There are countless number of insurance plans available but not one that covers all of Americans. In fact there is so much duplication of these that it so so confusing...
August 15, 2009
Who ever thought that in this the twenty first century more of the citizens of the United States of America are faced with hunger and some are literally starving because they can't find any readily available food sources and if they do the prices are so inflated they couldn't afford them anyway...
August 08, 2009
The case of the eight year old California girl whose lemonade stand was shut down because of the location and lacking proper permits reminds us that the government has evoked the kind of wrong full indignation that has perpetuated and penetrated every level of our society. This attitude has allo...
August 09, 2009
What this congress is trying to do is nothing short of blatant disregard for the taxpayer. Don't forget that Congress works for us { We the people } not the other way around. When the elected officials set out to use or allocate funds for their own personal junkets we have a very serious probl...
August 01, 2009
If the United States wanted to emulate the European version of eliminating old fuel inefficient automobiles that would be a positive approach. What actually has occurred is quite different. The Government in it's haste to dole out additional tax dollars to the already beleaguered auto industry has ...
July 25, 2009
Glorious Food! Well maybe not so glorious. The food we eat, and take for granted that the supply will always be available in our supermarkets is not what we think it is. That being wholesome, beneficial, and nutritious for our consumption. The general public is being and has been deceived about ...
July 18, 2009
To start with, lets look at some of the most sobering recent statistics that have befallen the United States. The first one is the true, not the reported unemployment figures and that is the national unemployment rate is over 13%. For cities whose populations exceed 500,000 the rate is even highe...
July 11, 2009
To answer that question a lot of factors are involved that took years to create. Forty years ago the population of the United States was more active in that most of the schools from elementary through High School required Physical Education as an internal part of the schools curriculum. The mandat...
July 04, 2009
The United States today is faced with an outdated energy grid that could at any moment render this country into a complete blackout causing massive chaos. To continue to operate the way we have been is inviting terrorism and unwanted turmoil in America. With the constant fluctuation in gas prices w...
June 27, 2009
"War the most malignant scourge of mankind." General Douglas McAurther. He was and still is right. Ever since the dawn of man countless wars, armed aggressions, and atrocities against fellow man have plagued civilizations. History is full of countless battles that determine outcomes of countrie...
June 20, 2009
At some point in our lives we have all said "what if I had done this, instead of that." Maybe we should have chosen another option instead of the one we took. In hindsight we still reflect on the what if's. Unlike my father before me the quality of life I am experiencing just doesn't compare wit...
June 13, 2009
To answer the question why the American Auto industry failed we have to go as far back as the early 1950's to the introduction of the Tucker Automobile. Here was a man who envisioned a car far ahead of it's time only to have the Oil and the major Auto industry purposely set out to undermine and ev...
June 13, 2009
Who ever thought that in this 21st century more of our citizens have lost their homes at a rate equal to that of the Great Depression of the 1930's. This dramatic rise in homelessness is attributed to many factors starting with the way our base economy has shifted from the most dominate one in th...
June 04, 2009
In early 2009 the United States government has gone into the financial and banking business and now recently the United States Auto Industry I wonder what's next? The President has thrown the book away when it comes to our form of capitalism. He pretty much came on like Mighty Mouse " Here I co...
May 30, 2009
Chasing ones dream! Can it be today most Americans can only envision what they would like to do instead of what they are now doing to make a living. Are the citizens of the United States being denied the opportunity to pursue life's passion and why are we so reluctant to answer when opportunity kn...
May 22, 2009
Of all the commodities today that doesn't have a stable price, it's gasoline. With the cost of fuel being unstable every business, family, or individual is affected is some way or another. It is impossible to maintain any budget to any degree of consistency. The oil cartel virtually holds the wor...
May 17, 2009
One of the greatest concerns of the 21st. century is the enormous amounts of human waste and pollution that is discharged into the water ways of countries and in the oceans of the world. The unabated surge of the toxins that are continuing to build up is destroying the very planet we live on. The p...
May 10, 2009
Through-out history various sects, organizations and some of the more infamous individuals have plotted and tried for Global Domination. The order of the Illuminati are no different in it's determination to suppress nations in their attempt at world conquest. This is an organization that has existe...
May 02, 2009
The "good old days" as my father called them. Lately now I am beginning to think like my father in that I now reflect back to my child hood as the "good old days". So many fine memories of my youth come back. Maybe it is because I live in such a fast and turbulent time now. The days fly by whil...
April 26, 2009
Lately all you see on television are drug adds. Either we are a nation so malnourished or habitual drug users. It is no wonder the so called war on drugs is a lost cause. With the vast amounts of illegal drugs coming into this country and the growing number of people either addicted to various le...
April 23, 2009
Of the four founding ideals and principals that became America only the way the judicial system was established enabled the United States to become a Republic. Today, there has been a complete evaporation of those ideals and principals that for 200 years the United States integrity was unquestio...
April 19, 2009
" I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul." William Ernest Henley. This quote if taken literately teaches self-reliance, respect for others, and an unbinding faith that anyone can over-come adversity. Through perseverance, patience, and a benevolence toward others has guided Amer...
April 09, 2009
The first decade of the 21st. century is all but a few months from coming to a close. It has been a very destructive decade in that it started out with one of the most violent horrific attracts upon the United States since the beginning of World War II. From that pivotal point on America became e...
April 05, 2009
At no other period in the history of the United States has there been so many people incarcerated. Ever since the beginning of the 21st. century has America had the dubious distinction as being the country with the most populous prison population. Our penal system today uses billions of tax paye...
March 28, 2009
When we think of a global economic system we would like to envision a world free of the retching poverty, disease, the corruption of political systems, the economic instability of some countries, the selfish dominance of leaders [ in that they refuse to ease the undo suffering of their people ] a...
March 22, 2009
Water! The most precious of all things Through-out history wars have been fought over the right to claim water rights. Like a nations finances, governments ability to control the availability of water is the other source in determining the destiny of populations. Transparency and effective govern...
March 14, 2009
We first have to determine what is the criteria in establishing a real living wage. It must not be confused with the minimum wage set by the United States government. A living wage is completely different in that enables individuals to contribute to the overall economic stability of any given c...
March 08, 2009
Most of us come into this world thru an act of love thru God. " We are endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights, Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." this has to apply to every human being no matter where they are or where they came from.
Through Greed, Lust, manipulat...
March 03, 2009
"The history of the world is still being written by Valliant's and Cowards, by heroic and treacherous acts, the vanquished are restrained, the victorious write it, the courageous die and the cowards steal the glory." This quote pretty much suns up what has transpired through-out the history of the...
February 21, 2009
Up until now there has been no silver bullet for the continuing economic crisis brought on by the mishandling of mortgages's by the banking industry. In the good old days, banks used one simple rule to qualify people for a mortgage and that was you could only qualify for a house based on 25% of...
February 14, 2009
" Everybody at some point in their life no matter who they are has something important and relevant to say. It is up to the rest of us to listen, to read, and to see; for just maybe they will say , write, or create something so profound that it could change the course of human events for the gr...
January 24, 2009
During the course of my long athletic and professional career I have witness a decline of personal and professional behavior among athletes. The professionalism and comradely of the 50's, 60's, and early 70's have given way to a self absorption, self serving, self gratifying, and self profiteering...
January 07, 2009
Nowhere in the annals of history has a nation produced a document so profound in it's purpose for the betterment of mankind than the United States Constitution. This document does codify inalienable rights, government by the people for the people, and the right to keep and bear arms. These princip...
December 21, 2008
I am an American worker. Have been a proud employer as well as an employee for over forty years and during my working experiences a lot of changes have occurred in the workplace not only here in the United States but through-out the world. Some of the changes are for the better, while some have ma...
December 01, 2008
" These are the times that try men's souls." Thomas Paine. " What we have to fear is fear itself." Frankin Roosevelt. Two distinct quotes from different era's, that are so poinet to the time of today. Both signify a difficult and dangerous period in our history. Yet! Here we are again! How did we...
November 29, 2008
What is an alternative to drugs in helping our children succeed in school and in life?
The year was 1959 and I was just a youngster; a rebellious hyper active kid, always getting into trouble. Sometimes I'd get caught but most times I did not. My parents knew I was the fastest kid around. Nobody c...
November 18, 2008
"These are the times that try men's souls." Thomas Paine. How appros for today. The United States is in a sociological, economical, and physiological crisis. It is no wonder the American citizen is now faced with an uncertain future and how did we end up in such a calamity?
Many factors have all...
November 09, 2008
Warren Buffet stated recently that our economic troubles of today began with what he deemed as " geek's bearing formulas," actually is quite profound. When wall street brokers, investment firms, and major banks created endless investment schemes in their thirst for the quick and easy profit the w...
November 05, 2008
When a child is born the parent has a major responsibility in nurturing their newborn towards creating a lifelong thirst for knowledge. Young minds and especially infant ones are like sponges. They absorb everything. The best way to start to create that life long pursuit begins the sooner the pa...
October 23, 2008
The sagging truth behind our failed fiscal policies of the past decade.
What the federal government did recently in bailing out wall- street is comparing it to a applying a band-aid on a hemorrhaging victim. The result is not going to solve the real crises behind our failed fiscal, domestic, ...
October 23, 2008
What can be done to stem the tide of increasing youth related crimes.
" It was the best of times. It was the worst of times." Charles Dickens opening to the Tale of Two Cities. A story of the French Revolution. How aprope for today! And yet strange as it may seem the complexity of living now ...
October 25, 2008
What should be done to spur economic growth in the United States.
A recent article on stagnating wages is a direct correlation with consumer spending, which translates into a continuing downward spiral of our base economy. Prolong wage stagnation triggers personal incomes to fall over the ...
October 23, 2008
A government of the people and for the people! Isn't that what our democracy is all about? For the past 30 years the citizens of the United States have and are continuously loosing their individual freedoms. A recent case in point; The government is demanding that the communications industry conver...
October 21, 2008
Socyberty > Economics
How the United States Created an Economic Crises
An over-view of the mortgage crises of today.
The monetary system in the world today is based on faith, honor, and trust. Monies are no longer backed up by tangible assets. Remember when the gold standard was repl...
October 21, 2008
Why baby boomers find it very difficult to retire today.
When I was a young man my father was nearing retirement. Already a pension was accumulated for over 30 years with the same company. So my father could easily slide out of work and along with socal security my parents knew that enou...
October 21, 2008
How we got into this crisis and what should be done to regain economic growth.
The United States today is now only a shadow of it's gory days as the one true super power. The economic troubles are deeply rooted by our own failure to learn form the lessons that history teaches us. Histor...
October 21, 2008
The extent of global hunger in the world today.
The world is facing one of it's greatest challenges. Global Famine is going to be a reality. In some parts of the world are already facing acute food and water shortages. Even here in the United States a growing number of people face horrific starv...
October 20, 2008
The idea on how to restore and secure Social Security for generations to come is not a new concept, but to actually achieve the results needed will take bold and decisive action. One that will entail seven other articles all interwoven in such a way that they all work together or they all fail.
W...
October 20, 2008
Liberty, Justice, Education, and Morality; The Principals upon which our democracy was founded. Where are they today? The United States is being led to the brink of implosion by corporate greed, elected officials ineptness, and our own apathy. For the past 40 years we have witness a s...
October 19, 2008
To paint an accurate piture on the state of the Union, contrary to what the media, the President, and Congress constantly try to project the United States is far from being fiscally, economically, and nationaly secure. To actually achieve economic stability, long term financial prosperity, and ...
Articles by Tim Williams From Other Sources
October 09, 2008
published in How The United States Created an Economic Crisis