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In a lot of my discussions online I see a lack of knowledge in how science actually works. I will try to explain the general process of science in an easy to understand flow. I see that science has 3 basic parts: See a thing that happens. Research/Experiment to see if it’s true. Publish your…
I’ve seen it going around that Obama has ruined this country by thrusting it further into debt. I’ve covered the cost of debt before and I wanted to focus on possible solutions. How did we get into debt? We spent more than we take in. That’s it, I can’t be more clear than that. In…
I have heard a lot of fear-mongering about US debt. It has skyrocketed from $10 trillion under Bush to $19 trillion (as of 4/15/2016) under Obama. It’s craaaazy, it’s ok, and I’ll tell you why. Why is our soul-crushing debt OK? Let’s first define what national debt is and how we get it. Congress passes a…
It’s the 4th and I thought it would be cool and patriotic of me to actually read the US Constitution. So here is the original text of the Constitution so you can read it too: The Constitution of the United States We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union,…
I keep seeing this “get rid of tax exemptions for Churches and Non-Profits” all over Facebook. Its mostly backlash from the Same Sex Marriage debate. But what of this whole tax-exempt thing? Is it something we need to get rid of? Non-Profit Let’s start by talking about what a non-profit organization is. To make this…
Orignially posted in 2007 on MySpace. I’ve heard a lot of complaints and outright yelling about the state of things in the US. Being a somewhat skeptical person I often question if their claims are so cut and dry. The one most recently to catch my attention is the evility of the Oil companies. While…
I have spent years hearing about our immigration problem. I have also seen what people are talking about first hand while we lived in LA. I have two changes I would like to suggest to help with this point of contention among people. Let’s define the problem: People are sneaking into our country becoming illegal…
In the aftermath of proposition 8 the oponents of the measure have been displeased with the outcome. And why not? They feel as if a basic right has been taken from them. Anyone would be miffed in their place. In support of Proposition 8 the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints issued a…
Now there have been a few different versions of this system. I am writing my version of the system here. It is similar to the Party list system and is meant to be applied to governing bodies that contain multiple officials representing geographical areas. So this works for state legislatures, congress, senate and city councils.…