Posts by Tom Quiner
What is this man describing?
A little political humor from the master himself, Bob Hope. Some things never change! 🙂
Read MoreThe real story regarding the burning of the Koran
By Tom Quiner The President is against the burning of the Koran. The Secretary of State is against the burning of the Koran. General David Petraus is against the burning of the Koran. The Pope is against the burning of the Koran. I’m against the burning of the Koran. The always politically correct Mayor of…
Read MoreBig bad debt
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3MouF8wKxw&feature=player_embedded] Former Governor Branstad ran an ad charging Governor Culver with being a big spender. Is this charge fair? Let me quote State Auditor, David Vaudt: “The Legislature’s Fiscal Year 2011 budget relies on over $700 million of one-time resources which will not be available for Fiscal Year 2012. In addition, nearly $90…
Read MoreHow to boost America’s economy now
By Tom Quiner This Labor Day, 2010, our economy is hurting. Everything the President and his party has tried has failed. Unemployment is way up. Economic growth is stagnant. Net job creation doesn’t exist. The stock market is going nowhere fast. The underlying premise of the President is that only government can get the economy…
Read MoreMilton Friedman explains the fallacy of a minimum wage
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca8Z__o52sk] The late Nobel Laureate economist, Milton Friedman, explains why minimum wage legislation is counterproductive. He explains it better than anyone. The clip above was made when the minimum wage was around $2.50, which dates the interview around 1977. Unemployment for teens, and especially black teens, has only gotten worse, as I…
Read MoreThe mock-benevolence of “compassionate” legislation
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyBcHUe4WeQ] The Americans with Disability Act (ADA) was a compassionate piece of legislation, right? It prevented discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Anyone who opposed that piece of legislation is considered mean-spirited, devoid of a drop of humanity. How about the extension of jobless benefits from a standard half year to closer to…
Read MoreObamaCare hurts Health Savings Accounts
By Tom Quiner I am self-employed, the owner of a small business. In order to control health insurance costs, my wife and I purchased a policy with a high deductible supplemented by a Health Savings Account (HSA). The high-deductible policy reduced my premiums substantially. The HSA allows me to save up to $5000 of tax…
Read MoreIn praise of Dr. King and Mother Teresa
By Tom Quiner August 26th was a big day. That was the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. August 28th was another big day. That was the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s epoch “I Have a Dream” speech. Mother Teresa didn’t know how to deliver a speech very well. She’d…
Read MoreA voice of peace
By Tom Quiner Is there a single voice today who speaks for Christianity? Obviously the Pope speaks for the Catholic world. But in a sense he is the de facto Christian voice to the world on “big picture” issues even if all Christians don’t agree with all Catholic doctrines. So in 1985 when Pope John…
Read MoreA victory for the little people
By Tom Quiner Look at the photo of the human embryo above. It is about 33 days old. To simplify discussion of important recent events regarding its future, let’s give it a name. How about if we call it Jesus. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth has stopped President Obama in his tracks in his desire…
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