Talking to people with interesting jobs is fascinating to me. I find myself doing it whenever possible. I recently found myself talking with a wonderful person that told me all about how the city collects business taxes (Occupational Licence Fees), and the shenanigans going on behind the scenes. “Big payroll processing companies are going out of [...]
Archive for the ‘If I Ran:’ Category
Blatant Disreguard for Efficiency is Costing All of Us a Lot of Money
Posted in A Political Party, Ramblings on December 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Government Employees would be Cross Trained, Empowered, Accountable and Fired
Posted in A Political Party on December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you managed a private company the way the government manages its business units, you would have gone out of business a long time ago. Our government is terribly managed and thats why everyone is upset with politicians. The Freedom Party does not endorse this laissez faire approach to government. Freedom Party-endorsed candidates must maintain [...]
College of Entrepreneurship – Everyone is Welcome
Posted in An Entrepreneurship Program on December 7, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I am a proud graduate of the University of Kentucky, but I am holding a grudge against the bureaucratic structure that precludes change, even when everyone acknowledges the same need for change. I can easily say that the best thing that I did during college had nothing to do with any class I took. The [...]
Schools go Digital – Sorry Printing Companies
Posted in The School System on December 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Age of Technology is upon us. At least outside of school. Why is it that our school system has to operate with technology that is 10 – 30 years behind reality? Kids bring more technology into the classroom in their pocket than exists in most schools. This has nothing to do with kids’ inability [...]
Introducing the Freedom Party
Posted in A Political Party on December 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Politics today is an ugly game. Politicians spend their time beating each other up over hard-line stances their party has dictated to them. I sometimes wonder wonder to myself what politics would be like if it wasn’t all black and white, or in this case, red and blue. What if we were to introduce another [...]
