Entries Tagged as ‘finances’

February 28, 2009

Time to Repeal the Hancock Amendment?

 
I’ve been studying the Hancock Amendment to Missouri’s Constitution for some time, and have concluded that the people of this fine state were sold a bill of goods when this Amendment was passed on November 4, 1980. Truth is, I don’t remember how I voted on this. I’m afraid that I may have voted for [...]

February 4, 2009

The demise of universal health care as we know it

When Tom Daschle pulled his name from consideration for Health and Human Services Secretary, I had a sinking heart. It hit me on the long drive home from Arkansas last night that universal healthcare was literally being scrapped in the process. I knew it was too good to be true, when President Obama was campaigning [...]

January 9, 2009

Hard Times? Put Lipstick on that Hog!

OK, it’s official: the bad economy is endangering the American dream. It’s not enough that Christmas shopping in 2008 was as dismal as Sunday afternoon at a nursing home, that people have lost their 401Ks, their jobs are either gone or going and they are either unable or afraid to buy a new car. [...]