We have been faced with a population that has not kept up with the US population growth. We have lost Congressmen in the past during redistricting and we face the prospect of losing another. That means we must fight even harder to make sure … [Read more...]
Economic Recession Hits the North Pole
Santa said the economy has hit him in several ways. "No one keeps anything in inventory anymore, and we pay a premium just to keep to schedule. That has cost us more. We try to buy year round in anticipation, but storage costs increases our … [Read more...]
Did Last Night’s Vice President Debate Spark a World Wide Crisis?
Reuters: London, England. World English teachers today issued a multinational press release announcing that there is a sudden global shortage of the word "also" that is threatening the ability for people all over the world to make additions … [Read more...]
Regional state spending
I believe the answer is because our population is so weighted towards the Boston area that we tend to look at things in our own back yard and justify those expenditures as opposed to those we don't see elsewhere. The Western Mass … [Read more...]
Why I have opposed casinos in the Commonwealth
I have opposed opening casinos in Massachusetts, not on moral grounds (anyone who has the successful lottery that we do has no moral out on this issue), but on the question of whether or not it makes good economic policy. After studying … [Read more...]