Today’s Choices Shape Our Future
What we do today shapes our future; similarly, what we do shapes the country, and what the country does shapes the future of the world. Decreased freedom and the sacrilege of the constitution defile what our founding fathers intended for our nation to be. As a result, we are propelled on a slow but constant [...]
Should We Really Tax “Radical” Oil Profits?
Many of you have heard the complaining or have been the ones complaining about the record profits that oil companies are making. ExxonMobil recent released their high record earnings for oil and natural gas, showing a $11.7 billion profit this quarter. This is the most profitable quarter for any company, ever. Barack Obama has called [...]
The Dangers of Economic Compromise
Any type of political compromise is dangerous. In my opinion, you should never give up what you stand for, your beliefs, your principles, or your personal liberty. Any law or compromise politically that takes away from one’s doctrine should be regarded with high scrutiny.
Economic compromise is especially dangerous and problematic to the country as a [...]
Is Fast Food Immoral? LA Thinks So.
Well, the Los Angeles City Council has done it. They’ve successfully and unanimously passed an ordinance that prohibits the building of new fast-food restaurants in a 32-square-mile area. Over 500,000 low-income people live in this area. While it’s hard to deny the fact that eating fast food regularly is unhealthy, the LA City Council has [...]
High Gas Prices - What’s the Problem?
People complain about gas prices almost daily. In many places in the U.S. gas prices have already topped $4.00 a gallon, and there’s speculation it could continue to rise. I don’t like high gas prices either - who does, right? However, what many of us fail to realize that there’s nothing politically wrong with high [...]