Category Archives: Government

A Week in Detroit

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Terry Taylor

Detroit has been maligned for years, some of it deserved, some of it not. I do not have to replay news stories of the auto industry’s collapse or houses going for $1 or unemployment over 30% and entire neighborhoods going … Continue reading →

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The Cost of War Versus the Cost of Health

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Terry Taylor

It is hard to find anyone who agrees on what health care reform will cost, but the best estimate I’ve seen is $940 billion over ten years. Remember that number while I go to war. World War II cost the … Continue reading →

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Crime Pays. Death Pays. Fraud Pays Even Better.

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Terry Taylor

The government sent more than $180 million in checks to dead people over the last three years according to the White House Office of Management and Budget. We also paid 14,000 felons in jail or running from the law. Add … Continue reading →

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Big Government Or Small Government?

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Terry Taylor

We want the government out of our business. Yet we want it to control gays’ personal decisions and women’s own bodies. We want small government, but we want it to do BP’s huge job after the last administration gave oil … Continue reading →

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Leatherman In The Senate

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Terry Taylor

The sky over Washington, D.C. was enamel blue. Cherry blossoms and dogwood bloomed. The wind was whipping and the Visine was flowing. Union Station was over-run by commuters, tourist and at least one chubby congressman whom I recognized, but could … Continue reading →

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The Meaning Of D.C. Traffic

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Saying that Washington, D.C. has a traffic problem is like saying Angelina Jolie has huge lips. It is too obvious to even utter. But if you spend time in it, you begin to realize some patterns that lend prescience to … Continue reading →

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Big, Bad Government

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Since big government is so bad these days, let’s strip it down to exactly what so many are screaming for. If the national health is best served by private industry, why not the national security? Who benefits the most from … Continue reading →

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Big Government Anger

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Anger diminished our ability to think. Scientific tests have shown that chemical reactions in the brain during anger shut down our thinking ability. Anger constricts blood flow to the part of our brains that give us intelligence. So the angrier … Continue reading →

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What Should We Call This Behavior?

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Terry Taylor

For eight years, one group of elected officials used the word “terrorism” and “terrorist” to stir up fear, anger and votes. In the last few weeks, these same people have begun to sound like one of Osama bin Laden’s hate-filled … Continue reading →

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Complaining

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Complaining is an art. I know. I have been practicing for years. So have a lot of other people. We complain about politics, our jobs, the weather, our marriages, money, food, health, traffic, the economy – we even complain about … Continue reading →

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