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April 18, 2011

The Unethical Deficit Debate, a Cause for Despair

If the bi-partisan dishonesty and unethical conduct surrounding the budget showdown last week didn’t cause you to despair, then you weren’t paying attention. Continue reading →

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Filed under Citizenship, Government & Politics, Incompetent Elected Officials, Journalism & Media, Leadership, U.S. Society

Tagged as accounting tricks, airports, American Society of Civil Engineers, bridges, budget deficit, commerce, Congressional Budget Office, courage, cowardice, despair, ethics, fairness, global warming, Government shut-down, infrastructure repair, inland waterways, negligence, President Bill Clinton, President George H.W. Bush, President George W. Bush, President Jimmy Carter, priorities, procrastination, railways, responsibility, roads, Ronald Reagan, sewers, stimulus package, taxes, transportation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Department of Transportation

January 25, 2011

Ethics Heads-Up: When the President Talks About “Investment in Infrastructure,” Pay Attention

Addressing this country’s dangerously decrepit infrastructure will be expensive all right, but it is definitely an investment, and not doing so is irresponsible, short-sighted, dangerous and foolish. Continue reading →

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Filed under Business & Commercial, Finance, Government & Politics, History, Leadership, U.S. Society

Tagged as airports, American Society of Civil Engineers, bridges, budget deficit, commerce, courage, cowardice, ethics, global warming, infrastructure repair, inland waterways, President Bill Clinton, President George H.W. Bush, President George W. Bush, President Jimmy Carter, priorities, procrastination, railways, responsibility, roads, Ronald Reagan, sewers, State of the Union Message, stimulus package, taxes, transportation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Department of Transportation

November 30, 2010

TARP Ethics Dilemmas: A Guide For Advocates and Critics

When a policy, like TARP, that is widely criticized as wrong-headed in principle actually works, it presents ethical problems for both advocates and critics alike. Continue reading →

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Filed under Business & Commercial, Finance, Government & Politics

Tagged as "the ends justify the means", absolutism, bailout, Consequentialism, conservatives, ethics, expediency, fairness, Government Accounting Office, integrity, moral luck, principle, Republicans, responsibility, stimulus package, TARP, Troubled Assets Relief Program, Utilitarianism, values, Wall Street

November 1, 2010

Why Obama’s Party Is Going Down

This is how the Democrats and the Obama Administration has shown its trust and respect for the American people. By deceiving them. By hiding the facts. After raising hopes and exiting so many by promising to be different.

That is why the Democrats are going down. Continue reading →

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Filed under Business & Commercial, Citizenship, Finance, Government & Politics, Health and Medicine, Leadership, U.S. Society

Tagged as AIG, Barack Obama, Democrats, election, excuses, Gulf oil spill, health care reform, honesty, integrity, jobs, jobs saved, Neil M. Barofsky, President Jimmy Carter, promises, public ignorance, spin, stimulus package, transparency, Treasury Department, trust, unemployment

July 19, 2010

Blame Everyone for Infrastructure Ruin: Unethical, Irresponsible Priorities from Reagan to Obama

Think about this every time your flight is delayed, a bridge is closed, a water main breaks or you hit a pot-hole. Maybe if enough of us get scared and angry, we can force our government to do one of its core jobs: to keep the country’s infrastructure working. Continue reading →

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Filed under Business & Commercial, Citizenship, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Literature, U.S. Society

Tagged as airports, American Society of Civil Engineers, bridges, budget deficit, commerce, courage, cowardice, ethics, global warming, infrastructure repair, inland waterways, President Bill Clinton, President George H.W. Bush, President George W. Bush, President Jimmy Carter, priorities, procrastination, railways, responsibility, roads, Ronald Reagan, sewers, stimulus package, taxes, transportation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Department of Transportation

February 15, 2010

Of Presidents Day, Atticus, a Congressman’s Dilemma and Serial Moms

President’s Day, a defense of Atticus Finch, a Congressman’s hypocrisy, and a serial mother. Continue reading →

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Filed under Around the World, Bioethics, Education, Government & Politics, Health and Medicine, History, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership, U.S. Society

Tagged as "Meet the Press", "To Kill A Mockingbird", Abraham Lincoln, American history, autonomy, Congress, courage, earmarks, ethics, forced sterilization, George Washington, honesty, hypocrisy, integrity, Jim Crow, justice, Malcolm Gladwell, Octomom, President Bill Clinton, President Lyndon Johnson, President Richard Nixon, President's Day, Rachel Maddow, racism, Rep. Aaron Schock, responsibility, stimulus package, Tessa Sevicki, Washington Times, Woodrow Wilson

November 5, 2009

How to Lose Trust

The AP reports that the White House, in measuring the effects of the economic stimulus program, is counting employee raises in salary as “jobs saved.” This is worse news for Democrats than the election results. Continue reading →

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Filed under Government & Politics, Workplace

Tagged as Associated Press, ethics, jobs saved, lies, President Obama, stimulus package, trust

Tag Archives: stimulus package

The Unethical Deficit Debate, a Cause for Despair

Ethics Heads-Up: When the President Talks About “Investment in Infrastructure,” Pay Attention

TARP Ethics Dilemmas: A Guide For Advocates and Critics

Why Obama’s Party Is Going Down

Blame Everyone for Infrastructure Ruin: Unethical, Irresponsible Priorities from Reagan to Obama

Of Presidents Day, Atticus, a Congressman’s Dilemma and Serial Moms

How to Lose Trust

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