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There's Something Happening Here

In the immortal words of Buffalo Springfield, "Nobody's right if everybody's wrong." Impeccable logic out of the mouths of hippies and young rockers. I've been watching Occupy Wall Street with something akin to nostalgia.

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Entitlements: "You Keep Using That Word ..."

"I do not think it means what you think it means." Yes, I know that this quote outs me as a hopeless Princess Bride wonk, but not only is Inigo Montoya one of my all-time favorite movie characters, his words are an appropriate place to start this article. I suffered a severe case …

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The Real Deficit

Let’s talk about the real problem, shall we? Lately, our national body politic has become largely fixated on the soaring budget deficit and what awful consequences it will have in the imminent future.

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The Emperor is Naked!

I know the line is usually quoted as "The Emperor isn't wearing any clothes!" (which isn't right either) but this conjures up storybook illustrations of the monarch parading down the street in his underwear. Frankly, Mr.

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Eric "The Fred" Fretheim, writes part-time and works in the design portion of the semiconductor industry.

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