Wednesday somebody in Florida won the powerball jackpot worth — what was it? — $1.5 billion? I stopped counting at a billion. But this morning I was meandering through this blog fixing broken stuff (so much broken stuff) and I came across a post from 2016 where I asked folks what they’d do with the … Continue reading Billion with a B
Just when you thought the economy couldn’t get any worse. So does this mean that next year or the year after the students who got loan forgiveness will have to pay even more to cover all the new facilities at their schools? Tuition goes up every year anyway. Now it can go up $10,000 more. Continue reading Opportunism
President Biden’s forgiveness of student loans — or of at least $10,000 — sure has put a damper on my enthusiasm over his deceptively named Inflation Reduction Act. I was thrilled about a cap on out-of-pocket Medicare prescription expenses and billions being dedicated to fighting global warming and saving our environment. I was also pleased … Continue reading Forgiveness
I suppose it depends on whose ox is being gored, but forgiving or reducing student loans is unfair and wrong on several levels. Sure, those currently having to pay off such loans love the idea. Who wouldn’t? But ultimately somebody has to pay those bills. And why should that somebody be the rest of us? … Continue reading Forgiving student loans is wrong
I think it only human nature to feel offended when we dutifully pay our taxes every year, only to learn that some very wealthy person paid little or no tax. This week, for example, a story in Pro Publica revealed that Colorado’s Governor Jared Polis paid no taxes in 2013, 2014, and 2015, and local … Continue reading When the wealthy pay no taxes
It’s been a few years since I’ve ranted about Xcel increasing its rates yet again, so here we go. Feel free to stop reading now; I won’t be offended. You see, Xcel has an energy monopoly here in Colorado. They provide both gas and electricity, so for the great majority of us, there’s no place … Continue reading Xcel cares
