A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics and Religion
by Tom Quiner
A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion
by Tom Quiner
Are 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 diseases. They’ve prayed for you and me. They have cheered for the same team and…
Will 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 would equal the new debt Obama racked up last year alone. To put it another…
Is Obamanomics a better strategy than Reaganomics? PART 2
By Tom Quiner President Obama is the anti-Reagan as I pointed out in yesterday’s Quiner’s Diner post. His economic policy is pretty much the opposite of the path taken by Mr. Reagan. So the bottom line is the bottom line. How do results compare? When Ronald Reagan took office, the misery index (the unemployment rate added to the inflation rate) stood at a staggering 19.33. By the time he left…
What would James Madison think about the Supreme Court’s latest decision?
The 4th President of the United States, James Madison, visits with Tom Quiner about the Supreme Court’s recent shocking decision.
Is $278,000 per job a good taxpayer investment?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JDT5vBQQr8&feature=player_embedded] Here’s what the White House Council of Economic said on Friday. The President’s economic stimulus plan added or “saved” about 2.4 million public and/or private jobs. The price tag to taxpayers? $666 billion. Some quick math reveals that the President’s stimulus plan cost taxpayers $278,000 per job created or “saved.” Does that sound like a good deal to you? Most of the jobs were public union…
Should we penalize marriage?
By Tom Quiner [I am reprinting a Quiner’s Diner post from last year to to wrap up this week’s series on marriage.] Society has a vested interest in marriage. The institution was established thousands of years ago as society’s way to protect wives and their children. To this very day, we see measurable benefits to traditional marriage: Marriage reduces poverty. The poverty rated for single mothers with children is five times…
“I have some serious commitment issues …”
By Tom Quiner A young man wants to live together with his girl friend. But he doesn’t want to get married because he has some “serious commitment issues.” Read yesterday’s post for the set up for today’s post (The Mysterious Benefits of Marriage.) The young man’s commitment phobia gets to the heart of the marriage debate. Why do people get married? Why does society want people to get married? As…
The mysterious benefits of marriage
By Tom Quiner I read advice columnists. How I would have loved to respond today to the young lady who wrote in to advice columnist, Carolyn Hax, in her column which is called “Tell Me About It.” The woman begins: “I’ve been dating my boyfriend for two years (he’s 29, I’m 30). I’m the first person he’s imagined living with or marrying, and we’ve been talking about moving in together,…
How to condemn a child to poverty
By Tom Quiner Don’t fall for the tired mantra that “tax cuts for the rich” are the root cause of economic inequality. Data refutes the premise. Illegitimacy, or for the politically-correct, out-of-wedlock births, is the engine of poverty. Children born to married white parents enjoy a family with a median income of $45,041. Children born to married black parents enjoy a family with a median income of $44, 987 [Source:…
The case for the “affirmative wage” experiment
By Tom Quiner A writer characterized Michelle Bachman as a “sideshow candidate” in this Sunday’s Des Moines Register. He mocked many of her quotes, beginning with this one regarding the minimum wage: “We could potentially virtually wipe out unemployment completely because we could offer jobs at whatever level.” Yes, Ms. Bachman was less than elegant in expressing her reservations for the minimum wage. Even public figures known for their glibness…
You’re invited …
By Tom Quiner Tomorrow I’m celebrating the release of the CD and DVD of The Pope of the People, the John Paul II Musical. You’re invited to the celebration. The album-release party takes place at Divine Treasures Bookstore at 5701 Hickman Road. It runs from 10 AM to 2 PM. Stop in and say hi. We’re serving some fabulous treats including kolache and Polish Papal Cream Cake (Pope John Paul…
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