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2016 Electoral College Worked as Designed

In the 2016 Election, the Electoral College worked exactly as it was designed. It balanced the interests of the large coastal, consumer-driven cities -- for example Los Angeles and New York -- with the interests of the smaller, producer cities and rural farming and industrial populations The Founding Fathers believed the job of electing a President was too important to be left to the people. Both under the original Constitution and the 12th Amendment, that task was delegated to states – not the citizenry. The Electoral College reflects the popular will of voters state by state -- not across state lines.

Reimagineamerica2021-02-01T11:10:21+00:00December 6th, 2016|2 Comments

Main Stream Media Needs Reform After 2016 Election Debacle

It is the job of the media to inform the electorate not to inflame or manipulate it. America needs a free, independent, unbiased press corps more today than ever before. If we can't trust our politicians – then we must be able to trust our press to be the ever vigilant guardians of our freedom. American democracy doesn't work without an inquiring press.

Reimagineamerica2021-02-01T16:10:31+00:00November 22nd, 2016|Comments Off

John Kennedy Couldn’t Run for President in 2016!

Itt is unlikely that John Kennedy would have put himself forward as a candidate in 2016. His personal life was just too messy. But 1960 journalism was still the province of ideas and solutions – not salacious gossip. In 2016 "news" has been transformed into a place where entertainment trumps substance. Irrelevant sensationalism discourages the average voter -- concerned about the economic security and physical safety of his/her own family -- from participating. Don't be fooled -- every vote matters -- even if you can't vote for either Clinton or Trump! PLEASE VOTE!

Reimagineamerica2021-02-01T16:14:29+00:00October 19th, 2016|Comments Off

Banking for 21st Century American Infrastructure

USA's economy hangs on a strong infrastructure. Infrastructure drives productivity. But USA's infrastructure is crumbling around us. Why? Repairing and modernizing costs money. Where can Congress find the money without increasing the National Debt? Charter an Infrastructure Bank --

Reimagineamerica2021-02-01T11:30:03+00:00September 12th, 2016|Comments Off

Born After 1950? Counting on Social Security OR IRA Retirement Savings? Think Again!

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects National Debt will rise to at least 110 percent of GDP by 2036. Before the United States reaches the 100 percent Debt to GDP threshold, no investor, foreign or domestic, will be willing or able to purchase our debt at any interest rate. The combination of political and social instability will swallow everything – including your savings. And yet, unlike Barack Obama, neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump have focused on the rising ratio of Debt to GDP or the risk it presents. No more credit card shopping for Congress and the American people. We can't pay the bill!

Reimagineamerica2021-02-01T12:22:00+00:00September 7th, 2016|Comments Off

A Simple Solution for Gun Control

We react with understandable empathy, sorrow and fear to breaking news of a mass shooting. Fifty happy Saturday night partiers killed in Orlando. Horrific – yes! Five police officers assassinated in Dallas by one unstable man with a semi-automatic weapon. Unimaginable, heartbreaking – yes. But it turns out to be equal to just two percent of the total incidents of gun violence in 2015! 30,000 Americans died as result of gunfire every year in the last decade.

Reimagineamerica2021-02-01T11:17:06+00:00July 12th, 2016|Comments Off

China versus USA: Piracy on the High Seas of International Trade

America imports 91 percent more from China than it exports to China.

Reimagineamerica2021-03-15T12:31:57+00:00May 12th, 2016|Comments Off

Saving US Economy Starts Now: Keep Oreo Cookies in Chicago

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Donald Trump are all campaigning on a promise to produce jobs – lots of jobs. But none of them have explained how they are going to do it. Maybe we should elect ABC News' David Muir? Unlike all the leading Presidential candidates, he understands that a dynamic economy is a balance of consumption and production!

Reimagineamerica2021-03-15T05:24:48+00:00May 6th, 2016|2 Comments

True TSA Story–Blond Ponytail is Dangerous Weapon

As a "million mile flyer"– I am skilled at managing my way through airport security with as little hassle as possible. Even when I am "TSA Pre-cleared" I always have my liquids in one regulation size plastic bag, always declare my iPad or PC, and avoid wearing jewelry or high heel shoes that can set off a metal detector. But I was completely unprepared for my experience with the TSA this past week -- when I was stopped by a female TSA agent who told me she had to "pat down my ponytail".

Reimagineamerica2021-02-01T15:49:32+00:00April 20th, 2016|Comments Off

Every American Worker Needs a Better 4th Grade Education

In 1970 a high school diploma implied that the graduate had mastered basic arithmetic, could read and write a coherent paragraph demonstrating comprehension of what they'd read and possessed some knowledge of basic science. Maybe not enough to be admitted to Harvard or UC Berkeley but certainly enough to begin to build a middle class life – an auto mechanic, building trades apprentice, chef, miner, farmer, police officer, fireman, US military member or factory worker. Fast forward to 2016 there are still hundreds of careers that can be built on a 1970s high school education including new careers like network administrator or computer programmer -- jobs that pay +/- $70K or more a year – after only about a year of technical training. The problem is that a high school diploma in 2016 does not require the same mastery of basic math, English, science and civics as it did in 1970.

Reimagineamerica2021-02-01T13:36:52+00:00April 4th, 2016|Comments Off