By Louis Avallone – We are precipitously running out of other people’s money, and there are simply not enough millionaires to fund the deficit between our income and expenses, or to employ those who are unemployed, or preserve even a semblance of a free market economy. And yet our nation’s leaders continue to falsely presuppose, […]
By Louis Avallone – It is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year…with the kids jingle belling and everyone telling you to be of good cheer. But for many Americans, this year, that may be a tall order. 75% of Americans think our nation is heading in the wrong direction. Consumer debt […]
By Louis Avallone – Herman Cain traveled across the country recently on his “Common Sense Soluations” bus tour. Ron Paul says he will work to implement “common sense” reforms. When Sarah Palin decided not to run for president in 2012, she attributed the decision to the accomplishments of “common sense” conservatives and independents. Former presidential […]
By Louis Avallone – There is something special about the written word. After all, Moses came back down from Mount Sinai with the commandments WRITTEN down on two tablets of stone. Before that, of course, there were cave paintings and hieroglyphics etched on pyramid walls. All through human history, the written word has just always […]
By Louis Avallone – By now, of course, you’ve heard of the “Occupy Wall Street” folks. These are the ones who, since September 17, have been camped out amidst tents, tarps, and sleeping bags in a lower Manhattan city park, not too far from the New York Stock Exchange, protesting everything from corporate greed to […]
By Louis Avallone – There’s the cereal “Lucky Charms.” Then there’s Frank Sinatra’s signature song, “Luck Be a Lady.” In downtown New Orleans, you can enjoy a “Lucky Dog” hot dog. Of course, most everyone has a lucky number and is looking for a lucky break, or to get on a lucky streak. Sometimes we […]
By Louis Avallone – Let’s get right to the point. And it’s a point that all Americans can appreciate, even some liberals. Okay, here it goes: By now, you have heard that President Obama, in a speech to a rare joint session of Congress, proposed $447 billion in new government spending to create jobs or […]
By Louis Avallone – It’s a story that is all too familiar in our country today. Millions of Americans are in an unhealthy relationship where they are enabling destructive behavior. Some are acting out of love and trying to help or protect, even though they may actually be making a chronic problem worse, like an […]
By Louis Avallone – Is there a humane way to get rid of rich people in the United States? After all, considering our nation’s effective unemployment rate of 16.2%, our national debt of $14.5 trillion, our current year’s budget deficit of $1.48 trillion, the fact that the Social Security trust fund will be exhausted by […]
By Louis Avallone – Is it too much to ask, really? For a little honesty? I mean, do you sometimes feel that you are living in an artificial world, whether it is in politics or entertainment or morality; where you are prompted by the mainstream media to simply accept the reality of the world with […]