Op Ed: NO `Free Lunch`
Change Process
Demands Support

Part one is a special two-part series: American “Exceptionalism” Recognizes Realities NOW.

(EUGENE, Ore.) -Last words one will ever hear from this bunch of ”politicians” performing like career-disappointed actors is “Tax Increase”.

We’ve already had proof of where and to what that can lead... It’s so damned politically-comforting --AND crisis concealing !!-- never, ever to find oneself forced into that painfully unavoidable reality:

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Statesman Journal Struggles

The news cycle is no longer 24 hours. It is more like a ten minute news cycle.

(SALEM, Ore.) -Recent struggles by Statesman Journal editors to engage online media, echo sophomoric inability to adapt to online media. In his interview with Charlie Rose, Ken Auletta (recent author of GOOGLE) describes print editors as a poor fit for online media.

Rapid emergence of internet media has made print editors, their craft, their skills, print media, policies and content obsolete.

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Cinebarre Theater Opens in Salem

After three months of renovations, Cinebarre executives cut the ribbon November 5 at the old Regal Movieland location, in the heart of Salem, on High and Marion Streets.

(SALEM, Ore.) -Cinebarre, the latest venue to open in Salem, promises to entertain the 18-and over crowd with the latest hit movies and a full restaurant menu, including beer and wine.

The grand opening tonight will feature A Christmas Carol, The Box and The Fourth Kind, among other new releases. Although most showings will be of first-run films, Cinebarre's special events include important sports games, Oscar parties, and sometimes classics.

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Tax Policy: Measures 66 & 67

This is a companion piece to “Tax Policy: History & Ethics of Taxation.”

(EUGENE, Ore.) -In this piece I will look at the practical economic ramifications of the tax increases being put before the voters in the 2010 ballot measures 66 & 67. The vote is a long way off, but there is no reason to not begin considering these issues now.

As the vote approaches, you will increasingly be inundated with propaganda on one side or the other of this issue. It is worthwhile to prepare yourself with a solid understanding of the issue before you are subjected to the sales pitches of various self-interested parties.

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Tax Policy: History & Ethics of Taxation

Taxation is a major part of the budget for any individual or business. Looking at this issue with clarity is essential to your financial well being.

(EUGENE, Ore.) -Taxes are a source of perennial angst for most citizens. Most people believe that they are being taxed unfairly, and most of them are probably right. Historically, taxation has frequently been a source of injustice.

In European history, the landless population, who were treated as slaves, paid taxes in the form of produce from the land to lords, monarchs, and the church. This system was kept in place through brutal repression, enforced illiteracy and cultural destruction. Conscription of the male population for various wars, which was another form of taxation, was a convenient way of culling the population and eliminating any potential resistance before it could start.

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