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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Tag Archives: entitlements
The Voting Majority
George Will is not my favorite columnist, but I do like to read his commentary. If one can get past his pedantic vocabulary there is always actual reasoning that bears consideration. George never uses a small word when a large … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Politics
Tagged de Toqueville, entitlement reform, entitlements, George Will, MediCaid, Medicare, pedantry, pedants, Social Security, tyranny of the majority, vocabulary
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The Blame Game
The contentious debate in Washington over raising the debt ceiling causes me to wonder anew about why capable people would want to be politicians. Ego has to be a huge part of it, from my observations, but every once … Continue reading
American Dream, Dismal Science
Economics is sometimes called “The Dismal Science”, and for good reason. One president, Harry S Truman, kept getting evasive and contradictory advice from an economist who kept offering alternatives with his advice. After almost every assertion the professor would then … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Federal Government, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy / War, Government size, Government waste, Health, Medicine, War
Tagged American dream, Congressional Research Service, Culture, economics, entitlements, fiscal responsibility, government debt, Gross domestic product, Social Security Trust Fund
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Still Skeptical After All These Years 