Posts by Tom Quiner
Why a presidential candidate’s resume’ is important
By Tom Quiner The President looked the American people in the eyes and said something devastating: social security checks may not go out if the debt ceiling isn’t raised. There are few things more frightening he could have said to senior citizens, so many of whom depend on those checks for their survival. The President…
Read MoreA breakthrough idea from “the gang of 6”
By Tom Quiner Six Senators have presented a framework to tackle our deficits and the debt ceiling in a bipartisan way. The plan is lacking in detail at this point and should be approached warily. There are things I don’t like about it. Having said that, they have put a dynamic idea on the table…
Read MoreThe rationale behind “tax cuts for the rich”
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Lnk1BHzJ8] The President and his party are fixated on increasing taxes on America’s most-productive citizens, aka “the rich.” That seems to be their solution to our debt-ceiling problems: tax the rich more. So let me pose a question to you. Who is going to create the most jobs for America with extra…
Read More“It’s Obama that’s responsible for this fear in America”
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvEXft_rvO0&feature=player_embedded#at=33] I go to Las Vegas every year on business. I’ve been going there regularly since 1980. One can’t help but notice the impact real estate developer, Steve Wynn, has had on this gambling mecca of America. He built The Mirage, Treasure Island, The Bellagio, and The Wynn in Vegas alone, and…
Read MoreDo we need to eliminate desire to eliminate suffering?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z9q8zazy68] Bhuddism suggests that we need to eliminate desire to eliminate suffering. Famed philosopher and Christian apologist, Dr. Peter Kreeft, suggests that, in fact, it is human desire that leads us to God. Food for thought, isn’t it? Listen to Dr. Kreeft’s two minute case for desire.
Read MoreThe debt crisis for dummies
By Tom Quiner Liberals, the media, and even some moderates and conservatives are beginning to pile on the Republicans for the debt limit crisis. They are falling for the liberal mantra that we’ve got a tax problem, not a spending problem. A quick recap is in order. Democrats controlled both houses of Congress from 2006…
Read MoreWould you trust the President with your political career?
By Tom Quiner The President said: “This is part of the problem with a political process where folks are rewarded for saying irresponsible things to win elections or obtain short-term political gain, when we actually are in a position to try to do something hard we haven’t always laid the groundwork for.” So the President…
Read MoreDoes an abortion hurt?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5PlZzpfHQI] Does an abortion hurt? Does it matter if it hurts? After all, the Iowa legislature refused to stop abortions after 20 weeks of conception even though the we now know that the fetus feels pain at 20 weeks. For a unique perspective on the pain of abortion, you have a chance…
Read MoreAre people the problem or the solution?
By Tom Quiner Someone I know once said only partially in jest, “I hate strangers.” I continued the banter by responding “I love strangers, because they represent opportunity.” I meant it. I have benefited profoundly from strangers. So have you. Strangers have invented things that make our lives better. They developed new medicines and cured…
Read MoreWill the President’s deficit reduction plan work?
By Tom Quiner The cornerstone of the President’s plan to reduce our deficit is to take away corporate tax breaks for corporate jets. Charles Krauthammer did an analyses to calculate the net effect: “I did the math. If you collect that tax for the next 5,000 years — that is not a typo — it…
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