Terrorism Itself Is Not The Greatest Danger

The Faith That Anyone Could Move From Rags To Riches - With Enough Guts And Gumption, Hard Work And Nose To The Grindstone - Was Once At The Core Of The American Dream.

Technology Enables Consumers And Investors To Have Extraordinary Choice And Ease Of Switching, Which, In Turn, Stimulates Much Fiercer Competition Than Ever Before, Which, In Turn, Makes It Imperative For Every Institution To Innovate Like Mad. That Innovation Is Powering Our Economy These Days, And It Requires Companies To Find And Utilize Creative Workers. That's The Most Important Syllogism Going; Technology Is Embedded In That Syllogism, But It's Not As If We're Seeing These Productivity Gains Because Of The Technology.

We Already Have An Annual Wealth Tax On Homes, The Major Asset Of The Middle Class. It's Called The Property Tax. Why Not A Small Annual Tax On The Value Of Stocks And Bonds, The Major Assets Of The Wealthy?

Standing Up To Bullies Is The Hallmark Of A Civilized Society.

We're The Richest Economy In The History Of The World. For The Majority Of Americans Not To Get The Benefits Of This Extraordinarily Prosperous Economy, There's Something Fundamentally Wrong.