Jim Wheeler
BS, USNA, Annapolis, 1959; MSA, The Geo. Washington U., 1975; Submariner, Commander, USN, 1959 - 1981; Aerospace battery engineer & mgr., 1981 - 1999; Political affiliation: Mainly of the Democratic persuasion but not a fan of the extremes on either side.
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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Who Will Guard The Guards?
A Globe editorial today (4/28/2010) commenting on “Financial Reform” questions, among other things, whether the bill under debate ought to “create a (financial system) consumer protection agency”, adding, “We thought we already had several of those.” This is a point … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics / Morality, Federal Government, Fiscal Policy, Politics
Tagged bureaucracy, civil service, financial reform, SEC, separation of powers
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Tribes and Crazy People
Was Timothy McVeigh crazy? What tribe was he from? Continue reading
Posted in Ethics / Morality, Federal Government, Foreign Policy / War, Politics
Tagged "The Narrative", Afghan war, anti-tribe, memetics, racism, terrorism, tribes
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Jim’s Reverse Time Capsule
I was contacted by my great-great grandson from the future and he gave me a time capsule for sending a one-time, one-way message to myself, the young Jim Wheeler. I was given only one hour to draft it before the privilege expired. Continue reading
Posted in Personal Finance, Philosophy
Tagged rules for living, time capsule, time travel
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Joplin Museum – Rich or Poor?
Does the Joplin Museum have a lot of money? Continue reading
Posted in Ethics / Morality, Fiscal Policy
Tagged Joplin Museum, Memorial Hall, regressive, sales tax, VFW
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What Color Am I Today?
Today’s Joplin Globe carries Gene Lyons’ column, as it often does. In it he comments on verbal sniping by “the right” because half of all households pay no income tax (headline). He calls the snipers’ complaints, “hypocritical”, and he makes … Continue reading
Blown Away By A Book?
I have always been a bookworm. If you are a bibliophile too, you will probably want to read further, because this is about a book that is a truly exceptional achievement. Sixty years ago, when I was in the 7th … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Science / Engineering
Tagged bibliophile, evolution, reading, science, tectonics
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To Boldly Go – Where Ever?
What are we to make of the Obama administration’s change of direction in manned space programs? This is a subject I am unsure of. The question not only involves science, but national pride and a big dose of politics. Continue reading
Posted in Fiscal Policy, Science / Engineering
Tagged antimatter drive, astronauts, astronomy, fusion drive, interstellar travel, Mars, moon, NASA, science fiction, space, space probe
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ObamaCare Is Not Insurance
Food, clothing, shelter and health care are not guaranteed citizen rights under the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence, but only “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”. Nevertheless, as of last month ObamaCare appears to have become, along with Medicare … Continue reading
Is Capitalism A Board Game?
Today CEO’s at the largest U.S. companies earn more than 300 times as much as the average worker. Are CEO’s playing Monopoly with the taxpayers’ money? Continue reading
Charity Begins At . . . ??
State budgets are being slashed because of the recession, but bad charities are flourishing. Here is some straight information on the problem. Continue reading
Posted in Ethics / Morality
Tagged AIP, bad charities, charities, scams, telemarketing
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Still Skeptical After All These Years 