Simple & Ideal Taxation System Idea

Current systems of taxation are complex, unfair to many groups, expensive to administer, and lead indirectly to much societal damage.

I suggest a much fairer way to operate the government and one which would place natural limits on government size and power:

Change the Constitution to only allow an estate tax of 75% and a personal gift tax of 75% (except for charities which will abide by strict rules).… read more “Simple & Ideal Taxation System Idea”

Emerging Adulthood

I just read an interesting ten page article in the NYTimes about a psychologist named Arnett putting forth a new theory adding a stage to the development cycle: emerging adulthood.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/magazine/22Adulthood-t.html?src=me&ref=homepage

Emerging adulthood is supposed to be a new life stage that in modern life comes between adolescence and adulthood. Adulthood has been traditionally defined as obtaining a job, getting married, and having children.… read more “Emerging Adulthood”