Budget

Activism is crucial during cuts
Students should contact their governor and legislature for change
http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/28412
Derrick Skaug
The Daily Evergreen
Published: 04/08/2009  Read More »

Gregoire forgets her voters
The governor’s surcharge is in contradiction to Obama’s offsets

Derrick Skaug
The Daily Evergreen
Published: 04/03/2009
http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/28279  Read More »

http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/27432
To the winner go the spoils
Gregoire needs to govern as herself, not channel Dino Rossi

Derrick Skaug
The Daily Evergreen
Published: 01/20/2009  Read More »

so the longer this goes on, the more annoyed i become at the elected officials in sacramento, specifically the ones on the red team. they're all really acting like kids. the state budget is ready to be passed, but the legislature is sitting there twiddling their thumbs while the red team decides who will be the brave one to step up and vote yes on it to give it the 2/3 majority.  Read More »

The Baby-Boom Generation, so revered for its political power, so full of the self-satisfaction that has made America what is today, has also doomed its progeny to decades of fiscal hardship, at the same time that they will be demanding that we live up to the promises they made themselves with Social Security. Do not misunderstand my point, Social Security must remain intact.  Read More »

Currently the war in Iraq is costing me as an individual in the Los Angeles County $1,721 and the cost of war counter for my community is $16,193,404750 (and counting).....It cost 4,681 per house hold and 341.4 million a day for my community....wow war is EXPENSIVE! How did I get these amazing facts?  Read More »

The United States of America is at a breaking point. Under the Bush Administration, the federal debt has grown by a whopping 61%, a shocking $3.5 trillion increase from an already frightening $5.7 trillion debt to a disgustingly high $9.2 trillion. This puts the nation in a downright perilous situation.  Read More »

I could sit here and rant for 10 pages about the stupidity of the Michigan State government at the moment, but that would not be the purpose of this blog.  Read More »