Getting it Right - Welcome

The goal of this blog is to publish my thoughts on a variety of economic and political topics in the hopes that people who find them educational or beneficial will utilize them and/or forward to others who might find them interesting and/or worthwhile to promote to others, possibly including politicians who can push some of these ideas to fruition. The topics in my blog are meant to be of value on a long term basis, not a daily diary or political issue of the day log. If the information posted is useful to you, by all means utilize it and/or forward it as you see fit. If not useful, then merely ignore it. There are no universally agreed upon truisms and too little tolerance between some of those with opposing viewpoints to successfully convince the people with hardened opinions to move away from them. I am an analytical type person who will try to be as factual as I am able.

I disdain the current popularity of name calling and condemnation of viewpoints with no factual alternatives or logical solutions given that I see so often. If you don't have a solution based on fact and logic, then opt out of the discussion because you have nothing to contribute. My background is a degree in Economics from the University of Michigan and 39 years working in middle management jobs for a major retailer. My opinions are forged on the personal experence of life, family, friends, and work as well as triumphs and mistakes that I have made and hopefully learned from. My hope is that this blog helps you.

My first topic will be about personal finance. I chose that one first because most of us work long and hard just to survive but not all of us realize our dreams of becoming financially independent from the labors of our work. Much of our political votes/thinking also focus on the economy and in particular how well we are personally doing financially.

It is relatively simple, without sacrificing the enjoyment of living for 'today' and even at moderate incomes, to retire as a millionaire or multi-millionaire, if you focus on that goal consistently from a young age. It is also simple to ensure that your child or grandchild retires rich. It merely requires a one time gift of just $2,000 invested wisely and the passage of time. Please read my first post on this blog to learn more.


An index/schedule of past and future posts and their dates will always be updated so that it becomes the first post that you see below. If the date of a post that you wish to read is preceded by the word "Posted", then find it below or click on the title in the Blog archive to review.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

The Democratic Party has Morphed into America's Communist Party

Ocasio-Cortez, in addition to being a newly elected Democratic House Representative is also a member of the Democratic Socialists of America or DSA - a group that Democrats have openly embraced. The DSA advocates for the abolishment of profits and the nationalization of private industries to be run by government. That is the textbook definition of Communism - the most repressive and failed economic system ever, Venezuela, once the richest nation in South America and now the poorest with one million percent inflation and very serious food shortages is its most recent victim along with the former Soviet Union and all its Eastern captive nations from WW2, China before introducing capitalism, Cuba, North Korea, and Zimbabwe - all miserably poor basket case nations where people suffered mightily. Now you know - your Democratic party has morphed into America's new Communist party. Be very wary and scared!!!

Want more proof that the Democratic Party is morphing into the Communist Party?

Today's large, far left “Progrssive” Democrats want Medicare for All, which amounts to a government takeover of the medical industry - one sixth of the total economy, despite the fact that it would almost double Federal spending leading to annual deficits of 3 to 4 trillion dollars - totally unsustainable. In addition, they want to take over the energy industries of America by mandating the elimination of fossil fuels within 10 years - a move that would send energy prices soaring to levels most Americans could not afford. Progressive Democrats are also advocating for a guaranteed minimum income for everyone. The only way to get that is to steal the profits of companies plus raise Federal income taxes to 70% on the wealthy which is being advocated by Progressive Democrats, and transfer them to the rest of the people. Democrats may not call this Communism because they understand the harsh political backlash that would occur if they admitted the truth, and believe correctly, that most Americans are too uneducated on the subject of Economics to understand the ramifications of the extreme policies that progressive Democrats are advocating. But make no mistake, they are marching toward a Communist America despite the fact that Communism is historically the most repressive and failed economic system ever devised. 


Thursday, November 8, 2018

Dixiecrats and the Democratic Lie that the Political Parties Switched Platforms


Democrats argue that the Southern Dixiecrat racists fled from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party after the Civil Rights Act in 1964. That would of course be an odd thing to do, given that Republicans, who had a 100-year history of support for civil rights, voted for Civil Rights with much larger majorities than Democrats, who have a 150-year history of support for slavery, segregation, and the Ku Klux Klan.

Of the 21 Democratic Senators who opposed the 1964 act plus the 5 Dixiecrat segregationist Governors, only one (Senator Strom Thurmon) would ever switch parties. The rest remained lifelong Democrats. Nor did the segregationist constituencies that elected these Democrats throw them out in favor of Republicans: The remaining 20 Senators and 5 governors continued to be elected as Democrats or were replaced by Democrats. It was, on average, nearly a quarter of a century before those seats went Republican. Another segregationist Democrat – Miles Godwin, who became the governor of Virginia in 1965, also later switched parties.

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