Total Personal Income U.S. and All States
Total Personal Income U.S. and All States. The Total Personal Income in 2011 was almost $13 Trillion. The federal budget for 2011 was $3.8 Trillion, about 30% of the Total Personal Income. I see a lot...
View Articleruminating ideas
Some different ideas are kicking around and I need to get them down to develop in more detail. ——————– Have the individual states issue licenses for firearms. Basically, everyone/anyone can get a...
View ArticleA little tax
I wonder that would be the effect on quick-time stock sales if there was a transaction tax on each stock sale equal to $1/number of seconds the security has been held. If you hold a stock for 1 second...
View ArticleEnhanced Connectivity?
I have updated my Word Press blog - e.g. – to post comments to facebook and google+. Let’s see what happens.
View ArticlePersonal Income Taxing
Our current generation has been borrowing excessively to provide a better society for Americans and little effort has been made to repay that debt. I suggest that those who have benefited the most from...
View ArticleNet Neutrality
I am curious as to what the powers that be are thinking in regard to net neutrality. To use an analogy to the transportation system, the current internet is like a railroad network. Freight trains are...
View ArticleAn Income Tax Proposal
I have some numbers (rounded) to put in the pot. $13.1 Trillion is the total personal income in the US. 116 Million Households in the US. $53,000 Median household income. (half of the households make...
View ArticleAmended Proposal(s)
I really do wish that they (the powers that be) would take social security income and outgo off the budget books. In my earlier post I was talking about a $3.8 trillion budget, but 880 million of that...
View ArticleTrust
We have set up Trust Funds to help cover growth and costs. There is Social Security, Highway, Post Office, Military Retirement, etc. These funds collect money from use taxes and the like, with the...
View ArticleMaking Light: Discussing Specific Changes to the Hugo Nomination Election:...
Making Light has been discussing ways to resolve the DoS attack on the Hugos by the Rabid Puppies. This discussion is focused on the nominating process. I am leaning towards allowing the nominator to...
View ArticleAnd the Nominators are…
There is also discussion in the community about who can nominate for the Hugos. Currently, members of the past, current and future Worldcon can nominate for final Hugo ballot, although only members of...
View ArticleMy Disclaimer
I should note that while I am interested in what is going on with the Hugos and would like for the Final Ballot to represent the best of SF for the previous year, I do not participate in the nominating...
View ArticleHeard from the Donald
I got my first note from Donald Trump today, asking for money. Actually it was a joint effort from the DJTP (Donald J Trump for President) campaign and the RNC. He wants to make America Great Again. I...
View ArticleWhere to go.
I have, in the past year or so, been using Facebook as my main commenting tool. As the recent takedown of Jim Wright’s 9-11 posting demonstrated, Facebook is not a reliable place to post and share...
View ArticleTracking Nutrients
I have started this Low-carb diet and am using a food journal to keep track of my daily intake. My goal is to stay under 40 net carbs a day; under 2000 calories per day. That give me about 1800...
View ArticleDebating Points
I would like to see the Presidential and Vice-Presidential debate moderators ask the debaters about how they would move forward with: forming a more perfect Union establishing Justice insuring domestic...
View ArticleGetting your money’s worth
It occurs to me that people who make large amounts of annual income in the United States do so because of the general infrastructure that the US provides. All the way from easy transport, financial...
View ArticleWhat do I want in a Republic?
What is a Republic? A Republic is a representative democracy where citizens elect representatives to pass legislation to govern the nation, establishing the rules of law. The people are the sovereign...
View ArticleOh Good
I see that a new nutritional label will include Potassium. I think that will be very helpful. Needs to be implemented by 2018. I am concerned that I am coming in at 1000 mg a day below the recommended...
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