Remembering Terri

Today I am remembering Terri Schiavo, who was finally allowed to die on 3/31/05 after being the center of a fight about the power of the government to interfere with a husband making end of life decisions for his wife.

Today we must remember to not allow our government to become so intrusive that they begin violating our privacy and interfering with personal, family decisions.

Keep your eye on the big picture

I hated hearing that in the military.  The "big picture" was talked about alot in the military.  And no one ever seemed to see it, or so it seemed.  It was code for "you don't know what I know, and that's why I'm here and you're there".  It was code for "you are ignorant."

Luckily, those days are history.  Today though, I find myself using that phrase as a way of describing where we're headed in this horrible economy.  People are too focused on where we are at today, and not where we are going tomorrow.  Where we are going is what will ultimately make, or cost you money.  Being able to recognize where we are going tomorrow, and how the herd will react to that when it starts happening can allow you to profit big time.

Do you remember Terri?

Do you remember Terri Schiavo?

Congress of Liars?

Yesterday on Michele Bachman said on the Ed Schultz show "A plumber who owns his own business would have to pay income taxes on gross sales receipts that exceeded $250,000.  Considering she has a masters degree in tax law, she must know no one pays income tax on gross sales receipts.  She made a "material misrepresentation of the facts" in an effort to manipulate people's understanding of Obama's plan with regards to the Bush Tax Rates expiring.  Unfortunately, knowingly spreading incorrect/inaccurate information is something that has become commonplace in Congress.

If a real estate agent makes a material misrepresentation of the facts, it's an ethics violation.  They lose their license and suffer civil liability, but our elected leaders are allowed to like to us with little/no repercussions.  Why don't we force our politicians to adhere to the level ethics we require of a Realtor?  Why do we allow them to lie to us?