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Daily Archives: November 28th, 2012

Too Fast ?


Fast food and beverage store tend to have an extensive menu which involves an assorted selections of the same product. Fast food should be just that- fast. It is not fast when you have to study the menu to purchase a sandwich or a beverage. To order a burger should be as simple as: burger with cheese, fries (if desired) and the basics ie lettuce, tomato and/ or pickle. Instead you are asked if you want fries or have it supersized.Currently you have specify: no pickle, no lettuce or whatever else you want  or not. . If you go through the drive through you are lucky if the order is correct when you get it. Looking at the beverage shops. what does it take to get a cup of coffee? Instead of getting a simple coffee, its 20 questions such as half caf latte, 2 or more shots of foam and or some flavors such as caramel, mocha, hazelnut etc.  If you want any of those things then  it’s the ritual of itemizing your  preference and waiting until it’s done. Sorry all you folks who frequent these places but my preference is buy coffee at a store where you can have it ground and cook your own burgers. You will find that the experience is rewarding.

Fiscal Shift


All of the individual and collective issuance from various Legislative and economic sources are at wide variance to the real issue. The bottom line issue is that tax cuts and  increases are not the whole answer. The current tax code is so convoluted that almost all of the proposed changes to the budget could be corrected by a competent revision of the tax code. As an example many of us would find it hard to believe how long the human intestine (large and small) really is. We do not know because it  is in a side to side pattern to fit. This is similar to the tax code as it is also folded to fit. The changes made over the years are made to fit the current code and there have been no real changes  made toward improvement. Many “new” parts do not mesh well with the old ones and create a situation of  ambiguity in interpretation. The IRS interprets each return according to the numbers matching using the total income and the deductions associated with it. There will always be errors due to a misplaced number, lack of a form or  some other mistake. We need a fiscal shift that will revamp the tax code to modern standards, this will create a better revenue flow and possibly eliminate the need for tax increases.