Page 1 of Richard Walrath's writing

1. The Dog in the Manger "The gap between the rich and poor is increasing. Some are living to eat, while others are struggling to eat enough to be able to live." ~ Anna Hazare [Given name Kisan Baburao Hazare, Indian Activist] Mr. Hazare was speaking about... (posted by Richard 1 year 41 days ago.)

2. Is This the End of the Democratic Party and the End of Democracy? It's a total campaign on the part of the Republicans.  First, elect a president to appoint right-wingers to the Supreme Court - Roberts and Alito.  Done.  Next, get a SC ruling that corporations are citizens and can spend as much money on... (posted by Richard 1 year 78 days ago.)

3. The Planet of Extremes We live on a planet of extremes. The greatest portion of fresh water on earth is in frozen Antarctica. Most people know 70% of the earth is covered with water, but most don’t know that 97.5% of that water is sea-water, while only 2.5% is... (posted by Richard 1 year 95 days ago.)

4. What Was the Intent of Our Founding Fathers on Taxes for the Rich? The very first year the U.S. began taxing there were 7 tax rates beginning with the minimum tax rate of 1% and a maximum tax rate of 7%. It appears our founding fathers expected the rich to pay seven times more than the poor in taxes. By 1916 -... (posted by Richard 1 year 187 days ago.)

5. How Much? Whoever is president next year is going to need money if he is going to do anything at all. John McCain says his plan is moretax-cuts to get the economy moving again. Not likely. We've had eight years of endless, mindless Bush tax-cuts and... (posted by Richard 3 years 236 days ago.)

6. Reading Between the Lines on the Proposed Stimulus Package The $150 billion dollar economic growth package was announced by President Bush on January 24, 2008 after a bipartisan agreement was reached with the leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives. The plan consists of $100 billion in temporary... (posted by Richard 4 years 121 days ago.)

7. How Many Have There Been? (posted by Richard 4 years 142 days ago.)

8. Sleep-Walking Through History With Reaganomics Republicans point to the back-to-back terms of President Ronald Reagan as a huge success for supply-side economics. Reagan received much applause from supply-siders because of his tax cuts for the rich, and big business, of course. Yes, revenues... (posted by Richard 4 years 212 days ago.)

9. Laugh at Laffer Over Supply-Side Economics Since 1913, almost a hundred years now, this is the first time that we have had back-to-back elected presidents of opposing parties who have served two full terms. Being able to compare the results of the economy under such diametrically... (posted by Richard 4 years 230 days ago.)