Health Care: U.S. Versus Japan Comparison between health care systems in America versus Japan reveals something about health care in America. Compare the difference between the two systems. GDP % Spent On Health Care United States – 15.3% Japan – 8% Life Expectancy at Birth United States – 77 Japan – 81 Infant Mortality: Deaths [...]

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Let’s Not Call It “War On Terror” Anymore Has the war budget increased substantially in recent years? Has the U.S turned into a “war machine”? The United States was very reluctant to be involved in World War I. World War II left the U.S. with no choice. Is the government deceiving the public about war appropriations? [...]

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Susan Boyle An Instant Success! If you haven’t heard of the name Susan Boyle, the odds are you will get acquainted very soon. She is a singer, with extraordinary talent. Her vocals are flawless. Here’s the video link  …  Judge for yourself. It was later discovered that Susan sang for a charity in 1999. The [...]

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Top Recipients Of 2008 List created by OpenSecrets.org – Center For Responsive Politics Here’s Top 20 List Of Bribes 1.  Hillary Clinton – $1,292,286 2.  John McCain – $1,174,288 3.  Barack Obama – $578,122 4.  Mitt Romney – $388,260 5.  Chris Dodd – $370,912 6.  Mitch McConnell – $360,840 7.  Rudolph W Guliani – $347,965 [...]

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Tracking The Soft Money What is “soft money”? What is “hard money”? “Soft money” contributions are sometimes called “nonfederal” contributions because they are given to political parties for purposes other than supporting candidates for federal office. There are no limits on contributions of soft money. “Hard money” is money given directly to candidates for federal elective [...]

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The Cost Of Offshore Expansion Globalization is not necessarily a modern concept. The Romans globalized with extreme efficiency. Guess what, they taxed wherever they conquered. Corporations and citizens in modern times have found schemes to avoid paying full taxes, if any at all. This has been happening since the mid 20th century. Tax havens are [...]

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Have The Giant Oil Fields Peaked? Ghawar is the largest oil field in the world. It measures roughly 170 miles by 19 miles. Its location is 62 miles southwest of Dhahran in the Eastern Province of Saudia Arabia. Ghawar produces 4.5 million barrels per day. Ghawar  is one of the four oil fields in the world [...]

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Campaign Finance Information Under The Microscope Ever wondered where the rich and famous send their political contributions? Can general analogies be postulated from the developments? One could make a general statement that celebrities tend to contribute to the liberal side. This seems to be a given. There are exceptions. You can acknowledge yourself as the [...]

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Buckle Up Or Go To Jail Got a seatbelt ticket lately? You think that it’s unfair? You could email your Congress member(s) and have your say. Your fourth amendment rights  could have been violated, and this is supposedly illegal search and seizure. But, don’t expect to get any real justice. This story of a soccer Mom [...]

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Section 405, the Occupant Protection Incentive Grant Program There are no secrets when it comes to state budgets. States are searching for revenue to cope with swelling budget deficits. There is one solution to alleviate the problem. Although, it is a very controversial solution. Grants are available for State Highway Safety Programs. Millions of dollars in federal incentives [...]

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