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I wanted to do a post to ask you all to help me with a farewell to a friend - John D Colbert. John's life is being celebrated today by family and friends from far and wide. John passed away suddenly Tuesday March 18th at the young age of 54. John was a hard working, hard playing man that loved his work and family. He was a loving son, husband, father, and grandfather; as well a a good friend to all that wished it. John was particularly good to me in offering an ear when my wife died in 2011 and in many subsequent conversations. I know he loved his family greatly because in those discussions he made it very clear. I know he loved his work because I worked beside him on many occasions. Please take a moment to offer thoughts, prayers, and wishes of peace and solace to his wife Deb, daughter Amy, grandson Andrew, brother Bert, and sister Maggie and any of the other multitude that will miss him. Oh, if you find yourself coming upon a sporting event (especially football) and the Tenn...

This is one that has be "a-brewin'" in by feeble mind for a while. I wanted to address the idea of income inequality and opportunity. (not exactly right, but I am at a loss of words - read on and see) First, your lessons for the day - there are many posts on this site which cover this, so look around if you don't understand or want more -   1) There is no government money. If you have questions on this point, I have many posts here where I expound upon this thought. Just suffice it to say that ultimately all money comes from the public (you and me). 2) Corporations and businesses do not and cannot pay taxes. Same comment here - lots of posts explaining this. Bottom line - only people pay taxes. Businesses just get the taxes by raising prices on their customers (you and me again). 3) Term limits are critical to any meaningful changes to be made in our government. This includes the bureaucracy that exists today in Washington that holds a lot of the real power. N...

Before we get started let's do the lessons - (again) 1) There is no government money. If you have questions on this point, I have many posts here where I expound upon this thought. Just suffice it to say that ultimately all money comes from the public (you and me). 2) Corporations and businesses do not and cannot pay taxes. Same comment here - lots of posts explaining this. Bottom line - only people pay taxes. Businesses just get the taxes by raising prices on their customers (you and me again). 3) Term limits are critical to any meaningful changes to be made in our government. This includes the bureaucracy that exists today in Washington that holds a lot of the real power. In Part 1 I had two suggestions: 1. I suggested that we raise the voting age to 21. To encapsulate it succinctly - I cannot believe that any sane person thinks it takes more maturity to decide to drink an alcoholic beverage than to decide who will govern us. 2. I also suggested we consolidate ...

I have been working on this one in my head for a while. I had planned to do a post of all the suggestions I had for addressing the ills and problems I see in the world. The problem with a post like this was/is the sheer magnitude of it. I have been delaying doing it due to the time and effort involved. So, I just decided to write it as a series of posts. NOTE: I WANT feedback. I want discussion. You may or may not know, I have started another blog - www.thehorseyouroadinon.blogspot.com just for this purpose. (FYI, this series of posts will appear there as well). Before we get started let's do the lessons - 1) There is no government money. If you have questions on this point, I have many posts here where I expound upon this thought. Just suffice it to say ultimately all money comes from the public (you and me). 2) Corporations and businesses do not and cannot pay taxes. Same comment here - lots of posts explaining this. Bottom line - only people pay taxes. Businesses just get ...

This blog has been a great forum for me to spout off on my thoughts and ideas on the world and its affairs. I have gotten some comments but not a lot. This platform does not lend itself to discussion. I have just started a new blog to hopefully accomplish this. It is at www.thehorseyouroadinaon.blogspot.com .  Yes, that's The Horse You Road In On. At this time it only contains my welcome and explanation. I hope it will soon be full of your comments and ideas. Please help me spread this idea around. I really want to hear from you all!

Is there anyone left that realistically believes that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act aka "Obamacare" was truly about getting healthcare for Americans that do not have it? I would hope not, but I am sure there are. I understand the lure and appeal of getting everyone in the country healthcare coverage, I truly do. From a humanitarian perspective it is a no-brainer. Who could argue that everyone should have the access to care when they are sick or injured? Why should anyone in the richest country in the world suffer needlessly or possibly die when proper medical care could prevent it? The problem I have with this is the way in which the government/administration decided to handle it. The number of people without healthcare in this country is subject to a lot of debate as well as discussion over how that number is determined. There are a lot of young adults that are usually included in any number given that although not insured are so due to their own choice. M...

This is taken verbatim from a health newsletter I subscribe to. It says better than I can something I have been trying to write out in my mind. It is time for the barrage of flu shot warnings. The short and sweet - FLU SHOTS DO NOT WORK!! THEY MAY EVEN CAUSE HARM!! THEY CAN CAUSE PEOPLE TO BE MORE LIKELY TO GET THE FLU!! Read on: Every year, you hear about people who get a flu shot but come down with the flu anyway. This is easily written off. Talking heads quickly explain that no medicine is 100 percent effective. Case closed. So you're supposed to not ask questions, roll up your sleeve and take your medicine, right? Not...so...fast. New evidence proves what we've believed for years -- that people could actually come down with the flu because of the shot. What we now know is that the shot makes them more vulnerable to the other flu strains lurking out there. For years, Big Pharma and its marketing partner, the CDC, have scoffed at the notion that the shot "gives you t...