Category Archives: Current Affairs

Peace Breaking Out

It seems that war is down. How about that? And on President Bush’s watch, too. The chilling sights and sounds of war fill newspapers and television screens worldwide, but war itself is in decline, peace researchers report In fact, the number killed in battle has fallen to its lowest point in the post-World War II […]

Updated FLSA regs

Do the new OT rules hurt? That is the question. The answer is, of course, vague. Let’s look at a few key points. (Here is the full document) 1. A person has to be on hourly wages 2. The salary is at less the $455 a week, or $23,660 a year 3. The person is […]

Woops.

Is there any doubt that the red tape of government needs to be fixed? FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Many Army reservists are being called to active duty to help in the war on terrorism. But a Cumberland County man was more than surprised to get the order — and for good reason. He is parapalegic.

Top 10 Catastrophes

The AP has released a list of the Top 10 Catastrophe, as put together by the Insurance Services Office Inc. of Jersey City, N.J. Here it is: 1. Terrorist attack (New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania), September 2001 — $20.7 billion. 2. Hurricane Andrew, August 1992 — $19.9 billion. 3. Northridge, Calif., earthquake, January 1994 — $15.2 […]

Fed Tax Burden: Who has it?

The Heritage Foundation has a pretty good article regarding the supposed tax burden shifting to the middle class. This pretty much sums it up: Now let’s look at the middle 20 percent of earners. In 2004, they would have paid 10.4 percent of federal taxes without the Bush cuts. With the cuts, they will pay […]

Green Sperm and Eggs

Be careful donating sperm, as you may end up having to pay child support. Liberalism (socialism) gone wild. (Court Rules Sperm Donor Must Pay Support ) HARRISBURG, Pa. – A state appeals court ruled that a verbal agreement between a woman and her sperm donor was invalid, and ordered the man to pay child support […]

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