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"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." Richard Feynman (Nobel Prize winning physicist)
 During the 16th to 18th centuries in central Europe accusing unpopular outcasts with witchcraft was commonplace. Charges most commonly included destroying neighbor's crops and livestock via unusual weather events. Scientists who did not believe in black magic feared stepping forward to help the condemned - which could often lead to their own interrogation and prosecution. With opposition handily silenced, the paranoid and alarmists could easily convince the uneducated masses that witchcraft were responsible for all of the ills in their lives.
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 The reality television revolution is closing in on a decade long while I continue to ignore it fervently. Unfortunately, news and entertainment programs dedicate sufficient time to ensure even non-viewers are involuntarily subject to reality drama. It all started with Survivor where a couple dozen random people were dropped on an island near Borneo and expected to fend for themselves. Well, not exactly. 50 network cameras along with a full operating crew were housed right next to them. The idea was intriguing enough for me to watch a complete episode during the inaugural season. After a couple weeks of media hype I sat down with my girlfriend to share the experience. Before the show began her excitement rattling off the evident plot I found disturbing. "Jenny does not like Bill because Bill never cooks for the group, but Bill cannot stand Jeff because Jeff lost the challenge for their team. But Jeff and Jenny really like each other, so they think that Bill does not like Jeff because he is jealous . . ." -WAIT! "That is what this show is about?"
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LIBERAL DEFINITIONS |
ex·trem·ist ( îk-strÉ mi st) n.
- One who advocates government spending should not exceed revenue.
- Those who believe forfeiting half of everything earned to local, state, and federal government IS their 'fair share'.
- A term only used to describe conservatives and terrorists. Liberals must be referred to as moderates, and extreme liberals are to be called progressive. [Example: Killing infidels or asking questions about a two thousand page health care reform proposal are both considered extremist activities. Supporting legal citizenship for people who entered this country illegally would be a moderate view, and attempting to transform our free market economy into a marxist utopia (Patterned after East Germany) is considered progressive.]
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Bill Clinton's 1992 Presidential campaign won over public opinion with one simple line; "It's the economy, stupid." . . .
Lowering income tax rates did not cause our $11 Trillion debt. So how did we wind up 14-digits in the brackets during the same timeline government revenue is growing by an average of 7% every year - double the rate of inflation? One statistic makes it all easy to understand. The $71 billion 1956 US federal budget exploded to $2.5 Trillion ($2,500 Billion) by 2008. This equals an average spending increase of 7.5% per fiscal year. Looking at the years 1967 to 2007, no matter what rate the average income grows in the US - the government expands even faster. Lets see here . . . 7% average yearly growth in revenue . . . and 7.5% average yearly growth in spending - what could possibly be the problem? It's the spending, stupid!
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