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Knowles selected as Piedmont Laureate
Raleigh author, writing coach, arts advocate and organizer Carrie Knowles has been selected as the region's 2014 Piedmont Laureate. During 2014, Knowles will appear at workshops, reading programs and speaking engagements throughout Durham, Orange, Alamance and Wake counties.
Knowles' first appearance as Piedmont Laureate was to have been Friday evening during a reception at the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, but that event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.
Knowles has been a freelance writer, arts advocate and organizer for 45 years. She has published dozens of short stories and three books: a memoir titled "The Last Childhood: A Family Story of Alzheimer's" (Three Rivers Press, 2000) and two novels, "Lillian's Garden" and "Ashoan's Rug" (Roundfire Books, 2013).
Her short stories have won numerous awards, including the Village Advocate Fiction Contest, the Blumenthal Writers & Readers Series, the North Carolina Writer's Network Fiction Syndication and Glimmer Train's Very Short Fiction Competition. She was named twice as a finalist in other Glimmer Train competitions, was a finalist in the Doris Betts Fiction Contest and received an honorable mention in the National Literary Awards.
Knowles founded the Free Range Studio in Raleigh, providing office space to a wide range of writers and other creative people as well as coaching writers and teaching classes. As an arts advocate, she has been a board member for the Symphony Orchestra Development Association, Carolina Wren Press, Raleigh Chamber Music Guild, Burning Coal Theatre Company and the American Forum. She served as a judge for the Raleigh Fine Arts Society's Annual Fiction Contest for eight years and was the co-coordinator of the Reader's Series at the Hardback Café in Chapel Hill with Paul Jones and Georgann Eubanks. She was founder and coordinator of the Boylan Heights ArtWalk from 1992-2007 and founder and director of the Cary Cross Currents Festival from 2008-2012.
As Piedmont Laureate, Knowles will receive an honorarium and serve until December 31. Her duties will include presenting public readings and workshops, participating at public functions and creating at least one original activity to expand appreciation of short fiction.
A schedule of the Laureate's 2014 activities will be posted in March on the Piedmont Laureate website at www.piedmontlaureate.com.
The Piedmont Laureate program seeks to promote ways for residents to come together and celebrate the art of writing. Co-sponsored by the Alamance County Arts Council, the City of Raleigh Arts Commission, the Durham Arts Council, the Orange County Arts Commission and the United Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake County, the program's mission is to "promote awareness and heighten appreciation for excellence in the literary arts throughout the Piedmont region."
The program focuses on a different literary form each year – poetry in 2009, novels in 2010, creative non-fiction in 2011, drama and screenwriting in 2012, children's literature in 2013 and short fiction in 2014. The literary form for 2015 will be speculative fiction.


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The Honourable Sir Adams G. Archibald, 1870-72
The Honourable Sir Adams G. Archibald rose to prominence in the public affairs of Nova Scotia and the Northwest Territories. In 1870, he became the first Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories. In that capacity, he negotiated the first two treaties with the Native people of western Canada.
Adams George Archibald was born on May 18, 1814, at Truro, Nova Scotia. He was the son of Samuel Archibald and Elizabeth Archibald, daughter of Matthew Archibald.
After attending the Pictou Academy in Nova Scotia, he studied law in the office of The Honourable S.G.W. Archibald. In 1838, he was called to the Prince Edward Island Bar and in 1839, he was called to the Nova Scotia Bar.
On June 1, 1843, Adams G. Archibald married Elizabeth Burnyeat, daughter of The Reverend John Burnyeat of Truro, Nova Scotia. They had four children: Joanna, George, Elizabeth Alice (Lilly), and Mary.
In 1851, Adams G. Archibald left full-time legal practice to enter politics. He represented the electoral district of Colchester County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly until 1867. He was appointed Solicitor General in 1856 and Attorney General in 1860. Following the defeat of the Liberal government in 1863, he succeeded Joseph Howe as leader of that party for Nova Scotia.
During the confederation debates, Adams G. Archibald was a strong supporter of the proposed union. As such, he attended the three major conferences at Charlottetown, Quebec, and London, and defended confederation against the criticisms of Joseph Howe and William Annand in 1866-67. On July 1, 1867, he became Canada's first Secretary of State, but was defeated at the next federal general election. Elected once again to represent the federal electoral district of Colchester County during a by-election in 1869, he resigned in May, 1870, in order to accept the position of Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories.
On the advice of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald, Adams G. Archibald was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories effective May 10, 1870. This appointment was made by Lord Lisgar, Governor General of Canada.
The government of the newly acquired Northwest Territories was administered under the Temporary Government Act until 1871. Under this Act, legislative power was vested entirely in the Lieutenant Governor although it could not be effectively exercised until the federal government provided clarification regarding the administration of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories by order-in-council two years later. However, Lieutenant Governor Adams G. Archibald did establish a basis for the civil institutions of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories, and he also negotiated the first two treaties with the Native people of western Canada. Adams G. Archibald served as Lieutenant Governor until his successor was appointed effective December 2, 1872.
On June 24, 1873, he was appointed Judge of Equity for the Province of Nova Scotia. However, when Joseph Howe died, he replaced him as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia on July 4, 1873, retiring from that office on July 4, 1883. He then represented Colchester County in the House of Commons from 1888 to 1891. Adams G. Archibald resigned as a Member of Parliament in 1891.
He was knighted Companion of St. Michael and St. George in 1872 and Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George in 1885. He served as Chairman of the Board of Governors of Dalhousie University at Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1884. He also served as President of the Nova Scotia Historical Society in 1885 and was a contributor to that society's publication entitled Collections.
Adams G. Archibald died on December 14, 1892, at Truro and was buried in the Robie Street Cemetery in that community.
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The leading Democratic candidate for president is being criticized by a pro-life figure for her reaction to Planned Parenthood officials caught in undercover videos.
A prominent Southern Baptist pastor believes it's possible that homosexuality could be genetic, although there is no scientific proof of that. Regardless, says the pastor, homosexuality remains sinful behavior in God's eyes.
Dr. Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Church-Dallas reaffirms that the Bible clearly condemns homosexual behavior. "I think those who try to put a new interpretation to the prohibitions against homosexuality are having to perform interpretive gymnastics to come at any interpretation of the Bible that would allow for homosexuality in a committed relationship," he stated in an interview with The Associated Press.
In an interview with OneNewsNow, the Baptist pastor suggests that Romans 5 teaches "that all sin is genetic. It comes from our forefather Adam." He says there are likely genetic links to addictions and violence.
"We shouldn't be surprised that there might be a genetic link to homosexuality, but that doesn't mean it's acceptable behavior," he tells OneNewsNow. "The fact is we've all sinned, we've all fallen short, and [we all] need God's forgiveness."
Jeffress was asked if it would be more appropriate to use the phrase "born with the nature of sin" rather than the word "genetic."
"Well, to me that's genetic," he says with a laugh. "And again, I think the real problem here is whether you're saying it's 'genetic' or 'born with the nature to sin,' if somehow people make the assumption, Well oh, then that means it's okay, God created me that way. No."
The Associated Press interview with Jeffress implied he does not believe in reparative therapy for homosexuals. "Trying to cure the struggle is probably misplaced," he told AP. "Instead of trying to cure people of the struggle, I think what we need to teach people is how to deal successfully with the struggle and not give in to the struggle."
The pastor states he does not know if it is valid or not, but he believes it is false to state that a person will be completely delivered from temptation.
"I don't ever teach men in our church that if you just pray hard enough that you'll be delivered from any temptation," he explains to OneNewsNow. "Rather, I think what the Bible teaches us to do is how to deal with that temptation and not give in to that temptation.
"The sin is not in the struggle -- it's in giving in to the struggle."
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"As a national, farmer-owned cooperative, Land O'Lakes is committed to helping the growing number of people struggling to put food on their table," said Land O'Lakes Foundation Executive Director Lydia Botham. "The 'First Run' program provides a unique opportunity for Land O'Lakes to provide a fresh, nutritious product to families who can enjoy it."
The most recent data shows the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, through the emergency food programs it serves, is providing food for an estimated 250,000 different people annually, or 40,000 individuals in any given week. In the fiscal year ending June 2011, the Food Bank distributed 20 million pounds of food to approximately 600 food pantries serving 27 counties.
"This donation from Land O'Lakes is especially welcome at a time of year when children are not in school and are dependent on more food from home," says Kendall Hanna, Executive Director, Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. "Approximately 34 percent of the household members served by the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank are children under 18 years old. During the school year, many of those children receive free breakfast and lunch through school programs. During the summer months, they sometimes go hungry without those meals. Macaroni and cheese is a favorite of children, and we're pleased to be able to help families in our area provide kid-friendly, nutritious, filling meals to their children. Additionally, we do receive requests for vegetarian food options, and this donation helps to meet that need."
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In a letter to some Hachette authors and agents this weekend, Amazon floated the idea that until its contract negotiation with Hachette was completed the two would agree to give 100% of the proceeds of all Hachette ebook sales to authors. The company hadn't yet proposed the idea to Hachette as of this weekend. It claimed it was just testing it out with agents and authors and to get feedback, according to media reports. (The proposal has been officially made, reportedly.)
Amazon claims in the media reports that the loss of revenue for both Amazon and Hachette will force the companies to the negotiating table. In the letter, Amazon claimed that Hachette was dragging its feet in negotiating. The company also said that the agreement would take authors out of the middle of the dispute, one that has resulted in losses of revenue for both companies as well as authors and their agents. In addition, Amazon said that it would resume normal selling practices for Hachette titles — keeping print copies in stock and allowing pre-orders for upcoming titles.
Hachette, the authors presented the letter and industry observers are crying foul.
Hachette called Amazon's proposal, which it still hasn't officially received, "suicidal." Indeed, Hachette gets 60% of its ebook revenue from Amazon in the U.S. and 79% in the UK. Ebook sales make up about a quarter of all Hachette revenue.
Roxana Robinson, author and president of the Authors Guild, who also received the letter, said, "this seems like a short-term solution that encourages authors to take sides against their publishers. It doesn't get authors out of the middle of this – we're still in the middle."
At GigaOm, news editor Laura Owen, who covers the book publishing industry, suggested that the letter may just be a public relations stunt, meant to divide Hachette from its authors. Industry blog Publishers Lunch has suggested the same.
Amazon has not yet replied to request for comment on this post.
Amazon responded to Hachette's comments about how this kind of arrangement would be "suicidal":
We call baloney. Hachette is part of a $10 billion global conglomerate. It wouldn't be "suicide." They can afford it. What they're really making clear is that they absolutely want their authors caught in the middle of this negotiation because they believe it increases their leverage. All the while, they are stalling and refusing to negotiate, despite the pain caused to their authors. Our offer is sincere. They should take us up on it.
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Authors have been caught in the middle of this protracted business dispute between Amazon and Hachette. While both Amazon and Hachette suffer from lost sales revenue, authors are suffering, too, from lost royalties. Authors published by Hachette and other large publishers seem to be on the side of the publisher, even launching an online petition that has drawn the signatures of hundreds of well-known writers like John Grisham, Stephen King and Nora Roberts, just to name a few. The letter comes out in support of Hachette and decries Amazon's negotiating tactics. Indie authors, many of whom have not worked with large publishing houses (although some have), came out with their own online petition as a response, supporting Amazon against Hachette and large publishers in general, who they blame for problems in the publishing industry. By some reports, authors are seeing their sales cut in half due to the dispute.
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This week every patient in the hospital was treated to the Devon delight
The scone, cream and jam treat is to try to get the point across that those who are ill need more calories.
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For Obama, It's Chiefly About Firing up His Base
As President Obama prepares for his State of the Union address, he has indicated that gun control and immigration will be two of his top priorities. His administration's actions also indicate an ongoing commitment to place a high priority on environmental concerns. These items, though, tend to rank fairly low on voter lists of priorities.
Consider than 86 percent of voters nationwide rate job creation as most important, and 80 percent say the same about general economic concerns. Seventy-one percent believe that government spending is very important.
Where do the president's priorities fit on that scale?
Forty-eight percent rate gun control very important; 45 percent say the same about immigration, and 35 percent rate environmental concerns that highly. In fact, out of 15 issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports, 11 are seen as higher priorities than the president's top issues. Only the war in Afghanistan falls lower on the scale.
So why is Obama pursuing these particular initiatives? It may, of course, be due to the fact that they are important to the president himself. Freed of concerns about re-election, it may be that these are simply things he wants to get done.
Another factor may be that the president can do little in the short term to impact issues higher on the public list of priorities. While the economy is the top issue for voters, the president and his team seem to believe things are getting better and that time is on their side.
Sixty-six percent of voters consider health care issues to be very important, but that's another place where the president's policies have been set. Democrats tend to think the president's plan will work, while Republicans expect it to collapse. Now it's a matter of waiting to see how the public responds when the law goes fully into effect. Not much the president can do on that topic other than hope his team can handle the implementation well.
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When it comes to gun control, 71 percent of Democrats regard it as a very important issue — a view shared by only 28 percent of Republicans and 40 percent of unaffiliated voters. Democrats place a higher priority on controlling guns than on controlling spending. Other voters reverse those priorities.
Six out of 10 Democrats place a high priority on environmental issues. Fewer than one in four other voters see those issues as that important. A similar pattern is found on the question of legalizing the status of illegal immigrants.
These partisan breakdowns suggest that the president's priorities are intended to fire up his voter base for the 2014 midterm elections. Obama is unlikely to pass significant gun control measures or environmental initiatives over the next two years. He may get something done on immigration, but that is far from a sure thing. But by focusing on the ability of Congress to block progress on these initiatives, the president may give his base strong motivation to show up for the midterm elections.
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Well I'm not too sure as to how having protein and glutamine PWO will help restore glycogen levels without the use of carbohydrates. Insulin sensitivity lasts for quite sometime afterwards, up to even 72 hours, and this is what aids in the increased rate of protein synthesis for up to 72 hours PWO. It is most strong within the first 24 hours of course and this is a thought as to why HIT programs are not recommended by many bodybuilders.
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We celebrate our workers in this country today. Maybe we should also take a moment to remember those who work for us in uniform in other parts of the world.
Not too long ago, one of those people was Cliff Hartley. He joined the Air Force at the age of 19, and one year ago today, he spent Labor Day walking a dusty road in Afghanistan with his dog, Cir, looking for bombs. They were attached to a SEAL team and their primary duties were to sniff out trouble.
Cir retired from duty last October and now lives with Hartley, who has 10 years in the Air Force and plans to do 10 more. Right now, hes stateside. His retired military working dog now sleeps at his feet in their North Charleston house, just like he once did in a tent in Afghanistan. Theres one big difference. They both sleep much better now.
He aint heavy, hes my brother
When on patrol, a handler is required to carry his dogs water and food. That usually adds an extra 80 pounds. The dog will seldom wear a protective vest because it is so heavy, and sniffing for bombs in an Afghan desert can take a toll. Not all of these dogs make it. Neither do their handlers. Sometimes, those that do come back are never the same, and that goes for both the canine and the security officer.
Cir is a German shepherd; Cliff Hartley is a staff sergeant. One of Hartleys duties was to observe his partners body language constantly. If the dog were to get jumpy or to tuck his tail during a firefight, it could signal that he might be shutting down. These animals go through so much anxiety that they, too, exhibit symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome. If that happens, the dogs are returned stateside for other duties, but are removed from a war zone.
How strong is the bond between handler and dog? Its pretty tight, especially if he saves your life, says Hartley. Cir not only saved Hartleys life, but everybody who was behind them, more than once. When a dog finds a hidden explosive, training dictates that he sit. These days, Cir only sits when he feels like it.
Hartley has two Bronze Stars and the Navy Achievement of Valor to show for his various tours from 2010 to 2012. The last award was a result of his attachment to a SEAL unit that was ambushed.
Hartley, again, was leading the group with his dog when the fury of machine gun fire hit some members of the unit. Hartley helped patch up a SEAL member and get him to safety.
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As we enjoy a day off or spend time with our friends and families today, dont forget those who protect our freedoms. If you happen to see Hartley and Cir sitting back and taking it easy, theyre entitled.
These two have been through so much together that just being with each other in much more peaceful surroundings is all that they want or need. Sounds like a good reason to remember those working to protect our freedoms on this Labor Day. Am I barking up the right tree?
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Looking at the 2008 and 2009 Budget for the U.S.
By JLP | August 29, 2011
I have been spending some time lately analyzing the budget for the United States. The Budget for Fiscal year 2011, Historical Tables (PDF) publishes some pretty interesting information. One of those tables is Table 4.1—Outlays by Agency: 1962-2015. I spent a good part of the weekend entering the information for 1970 – 2011 so that I could see where the increased spending was coming from (NOTE: I just now figured out that I was missing the page that contained the numbers for 1962-1969. I'll go back and add them later.)
I want to show you the budget for 2008 and 2009. The increase is pretty drastic (and NOT all Obama's fault):
Like I said above, it's not fair to pin all of the increases from 2008 to 2009 on Obama. But, the increase overall is pretty amazing to think about. Eighteen of the 31 Agencies increased by more than 10%.
I'm working on a larger analysis that includes 1962-2011.
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40 Responses to "Looking at the 2008 and 2009 Budget for the U.S."
Jack Says:
August 29th, 2011 at 5:48 pm
What I'd like to see is a comparison between FY07 (the last Republican budget) and FY08 and FY09, when the Democrats took over.
As your previous article points out, it is the deficit-to-GDP ratio that really matters. In FY07, the deficit was 1.4% of GDP. In FY08, the Democrats nearly tripled that, and in FY09 they did triple it, for an eight-fold increase in two years.
I'd love to see what they spent it on.
I'd also love to see what you were trying to link to, we got "Tab on ramp for SF supervisors' chamber adding up". Que?
Karl Says:
August 29th, 2011 at 5:50 pm
It's not fair to pin any of the increases on Obama. The FY 2009 budget was submitted to Congress by the Bush Administration (Here or here) in Feb 2008, almost a full year before Obama was inaugurated.
JLP Says:
August 29th, 2011 at 5:55 pm
But what about the stimulus that Obama passed after he became president? Isn't that included in 2009's budget? If so, then Obama did have something to do with these numbers.
Karl Says:
August 29th, 2011 at 6:20 pm
The stimulus that was passed by congress in feb 2009 allocated money to three FYs: 2009, 2010, 2011. $242 billion had been spent by Oct 20 2009.
So, if you want to count the stimulus as Obama's, you could pin 7% of the 2009 increase on Obama. But "not fair to pin all the increase" sounds like you're saying a good percentage was Obama's fault. I would call 7% to be barely any of the increase.
JLP Says:
August 29th, 2011 at 6:31 pm
Not sure I'm understanding you, Karl. Wasn't Obama President in 2009, 2010, and 2011?
It's funny. Whenever I try not to make something "political," a reader will ALWAYS try to make it that way.
Jack Says:
August 29th, 2011 at 7:07 pm
Didn't the original post say: "The increase is pretty drastic (and NOT all Obama's fault)"
So stop trying to make it about 0bama. It was the democrat-run Congress that passed these bills. All the president can do is veto.
BG Says:
August 30th, 2011 at 7:03 am
Good grief Jack. Why not do the comparison to when Clinton was president and the federal government was running surpluses. Easy to see the differences: unfunded wars, and unfunded tax breaks.
And again, I disagree with your premise that the only thing that matters is "debt to GDP". You love to pick metrics that attempt to put democrats and/or Obama in the worst possible light. Even if spending and taxes were CONSTANT, the fact that there was a recession is going to make your "debt to GDP" ratio look worse.
JLP Says:
August 30th, 2011 at 7:39 am
It's not that cut and dry. Clinton had a Republican house and senate during a 3/4ths of his presidency. I think we have to look at the entire composition of the government before we do comparisons.
Clinton also just happened to be president as the nation was preparing for Y2K and the internet took off. Any president would have looked good during those years.
Jack Says:
August 30th, 2011 at 9:09 am
> Why not do the comparison to when Clinton was
> president and the federal government was running
> surpluses.
I'd be happy to, BG. Who was running Congress when those surpluses occurred?
Jack Says:
August 30th, 2011 at 9:12 am
The only reason I lay blame at 0bama's feet at all is that he was also part of the Democrat-run Congress when the FY08 and FY09 budgets were passed.
Jack Says:
August 30th, 2011 at 9:15 am
Regarding your problem with the debt-to-GDP metric, I submit that the Democrat policies caused the crash, too. It was Democrats who pushed banks to lend to unqualified borrowers and refused to give Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac more oversight. And it was the Democrats raising the minimum wage that made so many people unemployable, triggering the recession.
JLP Says:
August 30th, 2011 at 9:21 am
The problem is the disconnect between what politicians want and what actually happens after the fact. Politicians can't think past the next election.
Karl Says:
August 30th, 2011 at 10:25 am
"Not sure I'm understanding you, Karl. Wasn't Obama President in 2009, 2010, and 2011?"
Yes, but we're not talking about 2010 and 2011. Your original post was about the increase from 2008 to 2009, and you wrote "The increase is pretty drastic (and NOT all Obama's fault)". Which I interpreted as meaning you wanted to blame a lot of it (but not all of it) on Obama.
If I misinterpreted you, I'm sorry. If you're trying to make it not political, why mention Obama twice?
Looking back, I realize my calculation was incorrect, here are the correct numbers:
The stimulus that was expended in 2009 was $242 billion. The increase from 2008 to 2009 was $535 billion. So 45% of the 2008 to 2009 increase was due to the stimulus.
You said, "But what about the stimulus that Obama passed after he became president? Isn't that included in 2009′s budget? If so, then Obama did have something to do with these numbers."
So sure, yeah, if you want to pin the stimulus on Obama (or the democrats), then 45% of the increase is due to that. But the majority of the increase (55%) was due to the Bush administration. Except for the stimulus, the money expended in Fiscal Year 2009 (Oct 1 2008 to Sep 30 2009), was budgeted for by the Bush Administration.
BG Says:
August 30th, 2011 at 10:37 am
I don't care who was president and who controlled congress. The fact of the matter is that the massive budget deficits are attributed to unfunded wars, unfunded tax breaks, and a massive recession.
In my view, there is no difference between democrats and republicans when it comes to SPENDING. The difference is that democrats want to raise taxes to cover the spending (tax and spend). Republicans think a rising GDP covers their spending (spend and pretend)
JLP Says:
August 30th, 2011 at 10:43 am
Karl wrote:
"If you're trying to make it not political, why mention Obama twice?"
Because I didn't want people to think I was pinning the all the blame on Obama. Obviously, that did not work with you…lol.
Oh well, I didn't mean any ill will by my statements.
I'll be the first to tell you that Bush (and congress) did not hold the line on spending during his presidency and I'm not going to defend them.
Jack Says:
August 30th, 2011 at 12:40 pm
BG, we had the tax breaks and the wars BEFORE 2007. Since 2001, the TOTAL spending in Iraq and Afghanistan is less than ONE YEAR'S deficit. Our total defense spending has gone from 50% of federal spending in 1960 to less than 20% in 2010. Meanwhile, social programs have gone from less than 20% to over 50%.
Since it was liberal policies that set the fuel for the subprime mortgage crisis, and liberal policies that triggered the recession, I blame liberal policies for the deficit. Between FY03 and FY07, the deficit was going DOWN. After Bush cut the capital gains and dividend tax rates in 2003, revenue from those taxes INCREASED.
That said, I blame Bush whole heartedly for Medicare Part D, No Child Gets Ahead, and a number of other policies. Those are NOT conservative programs, and I have no use for "spend and pretend" Republicans. That's why we call them RINOs.
BG Says:
August 30th, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Jack) It costs more to air-condition our troops tents in Afghanistan than the entire budget for NASA.
BG Says:
August 30th, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Oh, and for your stab at "social programs". You fail to mention that payroll taxes have gone from 12% of federal tax receipts in 1960 to 40% in 2010. And you also failed to mention that Social Security isn't responsible for a single penny of the federal debt, and in fact has generated a $2.6 trillion surplus. Oh and this particular part of the tax code is _primarily_ paid by the poor and lower/middle classes.
Now, lets look at Corporate Income Taxes in 1960, and compare them to today.
In 1960, Corporations paid 21% of all federal taxes.
In 2010, Corporations paid 9% of all federal taxes.
Oh, by the way, I love this discrepancy:
"…Since it was liberal policies that set the fuel for the subprime mortgage crisis, and liberal policies that triggered the recession, I blame liberal policies for the deficit. Between FY03 and FY07, the deficit was going DOWN…."
So which is it Jack? You want to blame 'liberal policies' for putting us into a recession, but at the same time praise those 'liberal policies' that was reducing the yearly deficits.
Jack Says:
August 30th, 2011 at 3:45 pm
We have already gone over the Social Security issue, and I have agreed that it is not YET a major contributor to the deficit. Let's move on from the point of agreement, shall we?
Corporate Income Taxes should be completely abolished. The computation of them is a waste of valuable brainpower, and the result is higher prices, lower pay, lower profits, and stunted corporate growth. Just tax the individuals when it gets to them through their pay, their capital gains, and their dividends.
It was not liberal policies that were reducing the deficit, but pro-business policies and reductions in the capital gains and dividend tax rates. The liberal policies that set up the subprime mortgage mess were established well before Bush came into office — indeed, they were started back in Carter's time, and Clinton expanded them.
Jack Says:
August 30th, 2011 at 3:46 pm
And, BG, I would love for the US to spend more money on NASA.
BG Says:
August 30th, 2011 at 5:24 pm
"Just tax the individuals when it gets to them through their pay, their capital gains, and their dividends…"
and their corporate paid private jets, golden healthcare plans, corporate paid housing, meals, corporate paid private cars (with drivers), corporate paid golf trips, etc, etc.
OR, we can tax corporations.
"The liberal policies that set up the subprime mortgage mess were established well before Bush came into office…"
Wait, what? Republicans held the majority in BOTH houses of congress from 1995 through 2007. So answer me this: why didn't Bush (in his 8 years) and/or his Republican congress (in their 12 years) not undo these 'liberal policies'?
Jack Says:
August 31st, 2011 at 7:36 am
"[Why] didn't Bush (in his 8 years) and/or his Republican congress (in their 12 years) not undo these 'liberal policies'?"
Because the Republicans never had a 60-vote majority in the Senate to override a Democrat filibuster.
Jack Says:
August 31st, 2011 at 7:44 am
"[And tax also] their corporate paid private jets, golden healthcare plans, corporate paid housing, meals, corporate paid private cars (with drivers), corporate paid golf trips, etc, etc."
Maybe you missed the memo, but it was 0bama's own "stimulus" program that cut the tax on corporate jets in the first place.
You want to tax employer-provided health care? Fine, that was McCain's plan, too, and the liberals roasted him for it.
For people who travel a lot, and who need to conduct business while traveling, a corporate jet and buying a car and driver can actually cost less flying commercial and renting cars (during which time those people are NOT getting work done, but are still paid). If not for the screwball corporate tax system, those decisions could be made of their own merits, not on the government's mess up priorities or your petty jealousies.
What is it to you if a corporate executive has a car, a plane, and a good health care plan? If the company thinks he is worth the cost, then that is none your business. What part of THOU SHALT NOT COVET did you not understand? (BTW, I have worked for companies from 10 people to 50,000, and never has the CEO been on a plan different from everyone else.)
BG Says:
August 31st, 2011 at 9:55 am
"What is it to you if a corporate executive has a car, a plane, and a good health care plan?"
Because those are benefits that should be TAXED, just like a PAYCHECK.
I don't care what benefits people / executives get from their jobs, but I care when taxes are avoided. My company gives me a paycheck (which is taxed) which I then go buy a car with. Why should an executive get the same car, and he (and his employer) not pay any taxes on it?
You seem to be all for welfare, as long as it is of the corporate variety.
Jack Says:
August 31st, 2011 at 1:11 pm
> Because those are benefits that should be TAXED,
> just like a PAYCHECK.
Why? If they are provided so that he is a more efficient employee, then they should be taxed no more than the company laptops which are on loan to the software engineers.
> My company gives me a paycheck (which is taxed)
> which I then go buy a car with. Why should an
> executive get the same car, and he (and his
> employer) not pay any taxes on it?
First of all, he probably gets a better car.
The reason is that that executive uses that car in the execution of his business. My sister, a lowly employee of the Census Bureau, gets to deduct the use of her car in the performance of her job.
Jack Says:
August 31st, 2011 at 1:12 pm
> You seem to be all for welfare, as long as it is
> of the corporate variety.
Not at all. I am not proposing that the government give companies anything. I am only saying that it is extremely wasteful to tax corporate income.
Stacey Says:
August 31st, 2011 at 7:20 pm
If one is flying for business purposes, what difference does it really make if it's A) commercial (deduct cost of ticket) or B) on corporate jet (if not owned, the rental pmt; if owned, the depreciation on it. I assume actual fuel expense is also deductible.) My husband and his boss often had to travel to country bumpkin areas that were not serviced in a commerically viable way, so they would take the corporate jet–saving them time to pursue other things that needed to be attended to…without all the TSA BS, etc and with SMILING flight attendants, ready to hand them a bagel and say good morning. Remember when air travel used to have a genteel quality to it?!
So, I have nothing against corporate jets for business purposes. If the family to going to Vail on it, then I guess that's a different matter.
BG Says:
September 1st, 2011 at 3:17 pm
Stacey) Sure, let them take the private jet. However the company should only be able to deduct the value of commercial airfare (which was an option–I don't care how you want to spin it), and the executive should pay income taxes on the benefit he received: flying in a private jet instead of commercial.
Why do you think I, as a taxpayer, should cover these expenses (by allowing them to deduct extravagances)?
Jack) You think the IRS should allow your sister, the census worker, deduct the value of a Ferrari Enzo in the "performance of her job"?
Jack Says:
September 1st, 2011 at 3:51 pm
> the executive should pay income taxes on the
> benefit he received: flying in a private jet
> instead of commercial.
If he were flying for personal reasons, I would agree with you. Since he is flying for business purposes, it is up to the business to decide whether he takes commercial transportation or private. Would you also require such executives to be taxed on the difference between flying first class vs. coach?
BTW, is 0bama taxed on his private use of Air Force One? Are our congresscritters taxed on their use of military transportation?
> You think the IRS should allow your sister, the
> census worker, deduct the value of a Ferrari
> Enzo in the "performance of her job"?
The deduction is the same, no matter what vehicle she chooses to drive.
What I think is that there should be no corporate income taxes whatsoever.
BG Says:
September 1st, 2011 at 4:31 pm
Jack) Remember, this discussion is about "IF corporations didn't pay taxes", then this is what I would want to see taxed.
"Would you also require such executives to be taxed on the difference between flying first class vs. coach?"
If Corporations were allowed to pay no taxes, then YES — that should be taxed because it is a benefit to the employee.
Think about it this way, if Oprah Wimphrey gives you a car on her show (she did this once I believe): you would have to pay income taxes on the value.
But, you think that if a Corporation were to give an employee the same car, neither the corporation, nor the employee should pay ANY taxes? It is ludicrous.
"BTW, is 0bama taxed on his private use of Air Force One? Are our congresscritters taxed on their use of military transportation?"
Government taxing itself?!? Now that is something I could go for! Anyhow, yes, the extravagances should be taxed. However, it is not realistic to think that the leader of the free-world should fly coach (or even commercial for that matter) — because it would be a massive security risk. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, can even get close to AF-1.
Congressmen use the military transports to save taxpayers money, and critters that use the military transports over alternatives get my respect. Congress-critters that use some other (more expensive) form of transportation should DO SO ON THEIR OWN (AND TAXED) DIME.
"The deduction is the same, no matter what vehicle she chooses to drive."
Lets say her employer gives her the car as a benefit for the "performance of her job".
"What I think is that there should be no corporate income taxes whatsoever."
That's fine, but loopholes would need to be closed first.
As I see it, any 'benefits' you get from your job that isn't directly in the form of a paycheck should be taxed as if it were — including insurance benefits, cars, housing, meals, every damn thing.
I thought we were on the same page for having a flat-tax w/ no deductions?
Stacey Says:
September 1st, 2011 at 10:00 pm
My husband was taxed when he had a company car. Any mileage that wasn't business mileage was added to his W-2. I can't say it's common practice for a company "giving" an employee a car. They're leased or, if bought, the title doesn't pass to the employee. Thus the company owns the car and depreciates it or writes off the lease payment as an expense.
BG, in my perception of what your perception of the taxation world is, no one would ever want to rise to being a capitalist. We'd all be driving Yugos and standing in bread lines. PS I still respect your opinions, but I can't swallow this one on taxation of what you perceive as perks that are just run-of-the-mill business expenses that a company has set as part of their budget, with management and/or shareholders' blessing. If you have ever flown to New Zealand or Australia or Japan or Malaysia (which I had done multiple times in my former life, pre-motherhood) you would kiss the ground that your boss walks on for allowing you to fly business class because it was the company's policy on flights over 10 hours. On my former $40K or so salary at the time, if I was told the ticket price difference between business and coach would be taxable to me, I would not have remained employed for more than a trip or 2 because I would owe more than I made. Surely you can appreciate the nuance. I sure as hell wasn't The Donald, flying around in golden luxury! Now if an employee is given the choice to fly business or fly coach and get the business less coach ticket price in their check, then that would be something to tax, because there's a tangible income/enrichment factor at play.
Let's extend this argument to health insurance/benefits. If I'm covered and have a bazillion dollar procedure, this surely is of benefit to me and my family who wants to keep me around for my charming personality and wit…and should be taxed, right? My alternative would be prayer and vitamins and vegetables and maybe a shaman, all of which would not be taxed, as that's "baseline" care–see how crazy this all could get?
Jack Says:
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:19 am
> "What I think is that there should be no
> corporate income taxes whatsoever."
> That's fine, but loopholes would need to be
> closed first.
Well THAT's easy — just eliminate the income tax altogether, and go to a consumption tax. Then, it would not matter whether the company or the employee purchased the car, because it would be taxed either way!
BG Says:
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:55 am
Stacey) To simplify my thoughts, I believe everyone (including corporations, because they are 'people' now) should pay a flat tax, with absolutely no deductions.
I'd even go for a flat-sales tax, in the form of a VAT to replace all taxation.
Those are my core beliefs.
Now to address specifics you pointed out:
If your company buys a private jet for THEIR CONSUMPTION: then they should bear the full brunt of all taxes (in a VAT system). If they buy the jet as part of a supply chain where they add value to the jet and resell it — then they'd pay NO taxes on it.
Since your husband (and his company) don't appear to be in the business of making/upgrading/selling jets: why should they get away with paying no taxes when they buy/use jets?!?
BTW: I have flown oversees for my job, many times, and I did so in coach.
In regards to the insurance policy: I'm saying you (the employee) should be taxed on the cost of the insurance policy — which is exactly equal the the value of the premiums that the company is paying for the policy. The company is giving you a benefit (insurance policy) that has a value (the premiums) — so it should be taxed.
You seem to be in favor with executives getting a (tax-free) insurance policy, while the peons have to purchase their own policies with AFTER-TAX dollars.
It is funny watching how you (and Jack) are trying to justify why a corporation (and their executives) should pay no taxes — and the peons should be paying all the taxes.
BG Says:
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:58 am
Jack said: "Well THAT's easy — just eliminate the income tax altogether, and go to a consumption tax."
Yes, exactly! But the consumption tax should apply to corporations as well (for the items they consume and not resell).
BG Says:
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:45 am
Stacey said: "I can't say it's common practice for a company "giving" an employee a car."
It is not given to them as in "here's the title.".
But it is given to them as in "here's a car, you go drive it anywhere you please, and you can park it in your driveway because only you will ever drive this car until the wheels fall off. Then once the wheel fall off, we will buy you another one."
Jack Says:
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:59 am
Nonsense, BG, you KNOW they'd buy him another car in a year or two! We can't have our CEO's driving old cars! 😉
Stacey Says:
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:02 pm
BG, re: company cars the mileage purpose (biz vs personal vs commuting) is to be tracked with any personal miles being included in their W-2. To not do that would be against the tax code and woe to anyone not keeping good vehicle/mileage log records. Our IRS friends are cracking down on this.
Where I have a problem with company cars is when lawyers, doctors, etc buy them and try to write 100% off. They are commuting to work like the rest of us and s/b nailed.
Stacey Says:
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:06 pm
RE my 37 above, I s/h said any commuting and personal mileage s/b in the W-2. Only the business miles are excluded.
BG Says:
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:48 pm
"Our IRS friends are cracking down on this."
As long as we fund the IRS' enough so they can enforce the rules.
The crux of the matter is that you have companies like GE, making 10s of billions in profit per quarter — yet manage to not pay a dime into the treasury. In fact they got a $3 billion return (welfare check) recently.
Just take a step back, and look at the big picture. If GE can do that, and it be _legal_ — then it doesn't take a doctorate in brain surgery to see why the federal budget is as screwed up as it is.
Sure we have a spending problem, but we have a huge taxing problem too. Unfortunately Dems only want to look at the taxing problems, and Repubs only want to look at the spending problems. We need some moderation in congress that can meet in the middle and actually fix things.
Jack Says:
September 3rd, 2011 at 9:17 am
Which is why the debt-ceiling compromise should have required that Democrats appoint REPUBLICANS to the committee, and vice versa.


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Turmoil in the Mideast Makes the Arctic Look Balmy for New Oil Drilling
While the world's attention has been focused on tumult in Egypt during the past three weeks – with particular concern focused on the future of oil transportation and oil prices as the Mideast continues to be rocked – some quieter though equally important revolutions have been going on in the Arctic that could have a powerful impact on fossil fuel extraction.
While the Saudi oil reserves account for one-fifth of the world's supply and 1.8 million barrels of oil move through the Suez Canal every day, there's an equal amount of untapped oil in the far north, in a place less wracked by civil wars, military coups and feisty autocrats. At least for now.
Roughly 13 percent of the planet's undiscovered oil and 30 percent of the world's undiscovered natural gas is trapped below the icy waters of the Arctic. Both publicly and behind-the-scenes there are intense, ongoing political fights going on over who will get to drill for and profit from it all.
The Arctic is politically defined by the five nations that border it (Russia, Norway, the U.S., Canada and Denmark [via Greenland]) and geographically defined by everything north of 66.56 north latitude. While temperatures of 140 degrees F impact oil drilling in the Mideast it is cold waters, big winds and lots of ice and icebergs that stymie drilling in the north. The influence of climate change is of course the biggest environmental influencer in recent years, as there is less and less ice covering the seas, thus the boundaries of the battlegrounds keep shifting.
But the game is definitely on.
(For the rest of my dispatch go to takepart.com)


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Schalke general manager Horst Heldt insists the club have received no contact from Liverpool over a possible move for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
The striker has been cy on the speculation and Heldt insists Schalke have no plans to part company with a player who has scored 59 goals in 100 Bundesliga appearances for the club.
"Most recently, I've read that Liverpool should have interest in Klaas-Jan Huntelaar," he told the club's official website.
"Liverpool, Klaas-Jan and also his adviser have not contacted us.
"And we also have no interest in selling the player."
Huntelaar is confirmed he is talks with Schalke over an extension to his contract with the Bundesliga club, but is not keen to continue discussions during the World Cup with Netherlands reaching the semi-final on Saturday.
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Simple Holiday Stamping Challenge Winners!
Hello and Happy Thursday! We've got some winners to announce today but first we want to thank each and every one of you who participated in our Simple Holiday Stamping Challenge! It was a fabulous week of fabulous entries, and we thoroughly enjoyed click, click, clicking through the gallery, admiring your creations. (You can view them all HERE –so many wonderful interpretations of "simple"!) Now let's take a look at some outstanding simple holiday cards!
Our Fresh Face prizes goes to Kim Dellow for this tree-mendous card that caught our attention with its great color combo! And her stitching? Perfect!
In the Digital category we have this gorgeous creation from scrapperjjb! She printed a tree from the Scribble Trees DigiKit and added some lovely finishing details. The result is a card that's simply beautiful!
Now for our First Place winner — congratulations, kimberlykscrawford! Her snowflake card is breathtaking and is a wonderful example of simple stamping. So elegant with the silver accents!
The Second Place prize this week goes to Virginia L for her beautiful layered holiday design. Everything about this card says "classy"! We especially loved the touch of glitter on the pine bough.
In Third Place we have a simply sweet set of cards from sugarbuffet featuring reindeer set against a polka-dot background. Adorable proof that less is more…
But wait, there's more — we'd like to recognize several outstanding Honorable Mention creations too!
We fell head over heels for this design from Lucille K — clean, crisp, fresh, and simply perfect!
Next, NinaB (Croatia) stamped a card so sweet, you can almost taste it! The ruffled ribbon detail is irresistible…
Another Honorable Mention goes to Sanne - Denmark for her beautiful scalloped square card. The added touch of gold makes the design extra special and really makes the trees stand out.
And finally, take a look at the simple elegance of Rosemary D's pine bough design. We love the way she highlighted the ornament with the color block and the gems.
Way to go! Winners and honorable mentions, please email us your addresses and phone numbers with "Simple Holiday Winner" in the subject line and we'll take care of your prizes. NOTE: We now have a NEW, separate email address for blog winners to use when contacting us. You can find it over in the blog sidebar under the heading "Email Us".
Great work this week everyone…thanks again for sharing your simple holiday cards!
Happy holiday stamping,
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