The Ramblings of the Semi-Sane
I haven’t posted anything public in ages. it just all seems so pointless these days. No one really cares, so why bother, right? Screw it, it’s cathartic for me, and I don’t care if anyone else reads it or not. So, what’s on the plate today? Me, wondering why all these folks that spend the…
Illinois must not impose any minimum wage increase. Businesses in Illinois are still struggling to recover from the deepest recession since the great depression. Illinois’ unemployment rate is stubbornly high at 9.2%, nearly 2 points higher than the U.S. average. Since 1.4% of Illinois workers earn minimum wage, increasing the mandatory minimum would have an…
There’s a group of 7 Libertarians who want to run for office and clean up the great state of Illinois, but the Democrats and Republicans don’t want that to happen. They have us right where they want us, under their collective thumb. The Libertarian Party of Illinois has collected over 43,000, more than double what…
According to a recent Gallup Poll, HERE fully half of the people living in Illinois would rather live someplace else. Why is that you ask? I’m sure one of the reasons is that the state is so poorly managed, and is currently 6.7 Billion dollars in debt. How did we get that for in the…
Even if you are on the National Do Not Call List, run by the US Government’s FTC, charities and political organizations are still allowed to call you on your landline (house phone) I think that’s wrong. You should be able to opt-out of being bothered by those folks too. In fact, it should be Opt-In…
Governor Pat Quinn recently stated that we need to keep this ‘temporary’ income tax increase, and make it permanent. While making that statement he also said that Illinois had PAID DOWN it’s debt by 5 Billion dollars over the past few years. “This is a turning point in Illinois fiscal history. We’ve been able to…
I just accidently engaged in idiocy. I mistakenly argued, pointlessly, with a Republican fanboi. I understand supporters, yea, but people who just blindly leap in and defend their political idols without paying attention scare me. I complain about multiple robo calls, which I had requested be stopped. My requests were ignored, so I went to…
There is an article (click here) that you should read, that covers quite a bit of reality about the minimum wage. The article contains facts you should know. So I make well above the minimum wage, and the whole thing shouldn’t affect me. Or should it? I keep reading posts, and articles from people pushing…
For a while, I didn’t think it wise to discuss politics, it’s such a volatile subject. I’ve changed my mind, screw it, I have as much right to voice my opinions as everyone else, and those that are offended don’t have to read it, no one is forcing them to. I’m a Libertarian. I can…