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65Who's Really Watching the Stock Market?
by William F. Torpey
The Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Treasury are not doing enough to protect the growing number of sheep-like investors from the growing number of financial wolves. "Big money interests" are playing the market like an accordian. published 7 hours ago
71Dollar Coin: Three Strikes You're Out
by William F. Torpey
Whenever I see a report about the (re)current idea of replacing greenbacks with new $1 coins I suffer a mild case of deju vu. Don't you? published 8 months ago
68The Poor Get Poorer, And Poorer
by William F. Torpey
A few decades ago, songwriter Gus Kahn penned the phrase, "There's nothing surer, the rich get rich and the poor get poorer" as part of the lyrics of "Ain't We Got Fun." The phrase is now just another cliche, but like most cliches, has considerable basis in fact. published 4 months ago
71Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls
by William F. Torpey
It's great to be alive, to breathe fresh air, to hear the robins sing and see the rising sun, to be free, to be part of mankind. Life, despite trials and tribulations, is joyous; but it also is ethereal, evaporating, sooner or later, into, for the faithful, the heavens. published 11 months ago
68Newt, Bob: Just Balance the Budget
by William F. Torpey
It would be great folly for Congress -- and the states (which must ratify amendments by a two-thirds vote) -- to clutter up the Constitution with amendments that thoughtlessly change the balance of power that is now finely balanced among the three branches of government. published 9 months ago
61A Dream That Won't Come True
by William F. Torpey
I rarely buy lottery tickets, but not because I don't gamble. I enjoy gambling, but, to me, gambling is more like 10 to 1 odds, not 80 million to 1. If I were going to put out my cold, hard cash for a wager, I would want a real chance to win, not just a dream. published 3 months ago
65Congress: Give Back Our Country
by William F. Torpey
In 1998 our country was in trouble -- not because of the manufactured attacks on President Clinton -- but because too many Americans were hoodwinked by right-wing extremists willing to discard the American way to regain the White House any way they could. published 3 months ago
62Where Is the Crisis?
by William F. Torpey
President Clinton had been in office five years when his political opponents instigated investigations against him for everything and anything. Although there was no credible evidence against him, TV commentators drummed up a phony "Crisis in the White House." published 4 months ago
72The Two-Party System
by William F. Torpey
The two-party system is not a one-party idea, contrary to popular belief. One does not have to go to France or Italy, or to myriad South American countries that have multiple factions, or parties, to find an example of how coalitions can lead to inaction and disaster. published 12 months ago
67Here's A Candidate That Promises To Keep Promises
by William F. Torpey
Forget McCain, Obama and Clinton, here's a presidential candidate whose campaign promises top them all. He's got the answers that appeal to everybody -- Democrat, Republican, Independent or third-party adherent. He's a sure winner! published 12 months ago
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