The Sovereign Mind http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com Free thought on politics and real life Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:13:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/53cc296643a17b19cd5f1654e885ee89?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png The Sovereign Mind http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com Old News: LDS Church Doesn’t Hate Gays http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/old-news-lds-church-doesnt-hate-gays/ http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/old-news-lds-church-doesnt-hate-gays/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:10:47 +0000 Mike http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/?p=371 Salt Lake City TempleThe LDS (Mormon) Church recently shocked almost everyone (except for Mormons) when they announced that they would support a Salt Lake City ordinance protecting housing and employment rights for homosexuals. After last year's battle over Proposition 8 in California, some in the media are calling this a "huge change" and indicative of the church wanting to get Mitt Romney elected. (more here)]]> http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/old-news-lds-church-doesnt-hate-gays/feed/ 0 Mike Salt Lake City Temple The Next Best Thing for Health Care Reform http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/the-next-best-thing-for-health-care-reform/ http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/the-next-best-thing-for-health-care-reform/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:03:20 +0000 Mike http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/?p=359 1007703_14164525As a supporter of the free market (although not a purist), I tend to prefer a solution to our country's health care problems that enhances the advantages of the market, rather than places more government bureaucracy on top of it. But a bill that decreases government involvement in health care, rather than increases it, is about as likely to get passed as a white male was likely to have been nominated for Justice Souter's seat on the bench. So that begs the question: if the conservative approach to health care reform is not viable politically, what is the next best thing we can hope for? more]]> http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/the-next-best-thing-for-health-care-reform/feed/ 0 Mike 1007703_14164525 I Think We All Know Where It’s Coming From http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/i-think-we-all-know-where-its-coming-from/ http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/i-think-we-all-know-where-its-coming-from/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:34:22 +0000 Mike http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/?p=349 ]]> http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/i-think-we-all-know-where-its-coming-from/feed/ 1 Mike 776442_43407139 Cash For Clunkers: Simply Unsupportable http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/cash-for-clunkers-simply-unsupportable/ http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/cash-for-clunkers-simply-unsupportable/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:04:50 +0000 Mike http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/?p=343 737829_26033668For those who don't know, the government will give you $4,500 to trade in your old clunker and buy a brand new car. Sounds like a good deal, but as far as public policy is concerned, the program is simply unsupportable... more]]> http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/cash-for-clunkers-simply-unsupportable/feed/ 0 Mike 737829_26033668 Paul Krugman vs. Paul Curtman http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/paul-krugman-vs-paul-curtman/ http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/paul-krugman-vs-paul-curtman/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:25:39 +0000 Mike http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/?p=339 the people protesting at health care town hall meetings are anti-American and amount to a mob. Tell that to Paul Curtman...]]> http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/paul-krugman-vs-paul-curtman/feed/ 2 Mike What’s Wrong With the Health Care Bill: How Small is Small? http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/whats-wrong-with-the-health-care-bill-how-small-is-small/ http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/whats-wrong-with-the-health-care-bill-how-small-is-small/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:58:30 +0000 Mike http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/?p=316 19565_2358Continuing my series I began a few days ago, here's another little gem within the health care bill. The plan imposes a penalty on companies that don't contribute to health care for their employees. But don't worry, small businesses. The Democrats are fully committed to engaging in rhetoric to ensure that you don't think this is going to affect you. From the summary, in a section ironically entitled "Assistance for small employers":
Recognizing the special needs of small businesses, the smallest businesses (payroll that does not exceed $250,000) are exempt from the employer responsibility requirement. The payroll penalty would then phase in starting at 2% for firms with annual payrolls over $250,000 rising to the full 8 percent penalty for firms with annual payrolls above $400,000.
Democrats know that they must continue the charade of appearing to be on the side of small business. They argue that it will only be big business that will be penalized. You know those businesses with those big pockets. (On a side note, having big pockets doesn't always mean they have anything in them, but that's a matter for a different day.) But now we learn that businesses with a payroll of as little as $250,000 would be hit by a tax. Now we know that Obama means it literally when he says he wants to help the "mom and pop" businesses. Just don't hire the uncle and a few cousins--that might put you over the limit into evil big business territory. (Visit The Sovereign Mind to read more)]]> http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/whats-wrong-with-the-health-care-bill-how-small-is-small/feed/ 0 Mike 19565_2358 What’s Wrong With the Health Care Bill: What Happened to Personal Responsibility? http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/whats-wrong-with-the-health-care-bill-what-happened-to-personal-responsibility/ http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/whats-wrong-with-the-health-care-bill-what-happened-to-personal-responsibility/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:22:11 +0000 Mike http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/?p=308 ]]> http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/whats-wrong-with-the-health-care-bill-what-happened-to-personal-responsibility/feed/ 1 Mike Butt David Axelrod: Iraq War Worth It http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/david-axelrod-iraq-war-worth-it/ http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/david-axelrod-iraq-war-worth-it/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:26:03 +0000 Mike http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/?p=303 ]]> http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/david-axelrod-iraq-war-worth-it/feed/ 0 Mike The Limits of Freedom http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/the-limits-of-freedom/ http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/the-limits-of-freedom/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 04:59:31 +0000 Mike http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/?p=298 ]]> http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/the-limits-of-freedom/feed/ 2 Mike 1177830_63184824 What If It Were Bush? http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/what-if-it-were-bush/ http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/what-if-it-were-bush/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:04:05 +0000 Mike http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/?p=295 ]]> http://sovereignmind.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/what-if-it-were-bush/feed/ 0 Mike