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: Great Depression
On Money
Money is something we take for granted, but economics is complicated and it’s not as intuitive as it seems. I’m no economist, my background is engineering, but since I’ve been blogging on politics I’ve realized that misconceptions about money and … Continue reading
The Majority of the Majority Rules
Think you pretty well know the rules by which Congress works to pass legislation? I thought I did, but I learned on an NPR pod-cast this week that the Republicans adopted three new ones following their sweep of the House … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Bush tax cuts, Congress, debt ceiling, George W. Bush, Great Depression, Grover Norquist, no new taxes, Obama administration, political compromise, political cooperation, Presidency of Bill Clinton, Republican, Tea Party, the majority of the majority, tyranny of the majority
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Working – A Memoir
Fellow blogger Indiana Jen called my attention to a Smithsonian article about a famous photograph, “Men at Lunch”. It was taken in 1932 New York City 850 feet above the street, long before anyone ever thought of OSHA. Although the iconic … Continue reading
Mitt and Me, a Jazz Age Comparison
I’ve been thinking about money lately. Well, that’s not quite right. Said more accurately, about the wealthy. There’s been a a lot of talk of course about the 1% versus the 99% and the growing income gulf between the haves … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Politics
Tagged F. Scott Fitzgerald, Great Depression, Mitt Romney, Mormon, Republicans, Rich Boy
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Childhood Memoirs of Pearl Harbor
On that infamous day, December 7, 1941, I was almost 5 years old and my wife Mollie was almost 4. One doesn’t usually remember much from such an age and yet we both do because it was a time of … Continue reading
Posted in Armed Forces, Memoir
Tagged Great Depression, memoir, Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor Attack, PTSD, Remember Pearl Harbor, Richard Rodgers, Victory at Sea
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Politics and Faith
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof….” – from the First Amendment to the Constitution Never before in my lifetime of over seven decades do I recall the intersection of religion … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Religion
Tagged Ayn Rand, Cokie Roberts, faith, First Amendment to the United States Constitution, God, Great Depression, John C. Calhoon, John F. Kennedy, politics, religion, religion in politics, Separation of church and state, Tea Party, Tim Tebow, tyranny of the majority
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A Matter of Viewpoint
The Joplin Globe editorial page this morning presented a remarkable contrast of opinion regarding the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. The Globe printed a previous blog post by liberal blogger R. Duane Graham, a post in which he evaluated Republicans’ reactions. … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged Bonus Army, demonstrations, Eric Cantor, Great Depression, Herbert Hoover, Herman Cain, occupy Wall Street, OWS, Rachel Marsden
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Is Economic Clarity an Oxymoron?
As the nation struggles to emerge from the worst recession since the Great Depression, the issues are becoming harder for politicians to ignore and the 2012 election is shaping up to be one of the most meaningful that I can … Continue reading
Financial Reputations
Americas have a continuing love/hate relationship with government. On the one hand we hate to be told what to do, but on the other we like to have someone in a neutral corner to arbitrate disputes in the interest of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Government size, Personal Finance, Privacy
Tagged Big Brother, bureaucracy, Credit history, debt, Employment, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Great Depression, red tape
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Still Skeptical After All These Years 