By I.V. Baker, on May 12th, 2011%
The plain simple truth is increasing taxes on one segment of the population is not going to change the revenue coming in significantly enough to make a difference when compared to the shear volume of spending estimated to occur.
I will say this simply, Bush spent too much money. Obama makes Bush look like a Conservative ( . . . → Read More: Taxes
By I.V. Baker, on September 7th, 2010%
The plain simple truth is that Democrats will lose seats this coming election. Some speak of this with ill feelings cursing Republicans and gripping about how the economic mess we are in is really all their fault. Republicans cheer the fact that the world is finally seeing the Democrats for what they are.
Both sides are misguided . . . → Read More: Democrats Set to Lose Seats
By I.V. Baker, on September 7th, 2010%
The plain simple truth about the Obama administration is that they have been thoroughly anti-business now for the last two years. All of that seems to have changed with the new latest and greatest proposal. Basically the Obama administration wants to give small businesses a tax break ( finally ) however they are using fuzzy math once again . . . → Read More: Giving Business a Break, Too Little Too Late?
By I.V. Baker, on September 6th, 2010%
The plain simple truth is we need a party of ‘No’. Change is not typically a good thing. It unbalances things. Often times creating a larger issue then what really was around in the first place. Did we need a Health care bill? Do we need additional regulations on banks? The moment something becomes economically inviable then we stop doing . . . → Read More: The Party of ‘No’
By I.V. Baker, on August 30th, 2010%
The plain simple truth is that the 8-28 event hosted by Glenn Beck was in many ways a simple form of protest about how bad the media is ignoring and marginalizing a segment of society. They are those that have felt left behind by the media and abandoned by the press. It does not matter if it was . . . → Read More: Glenn Beck 8-28
By I.V. Baker, on August 4th, 2010%
The plain simple truth is prop 8 cannot hold up in court because the court no longer sees homosexuality as an errant behavior. Since it is a socially acceptable stance to be gay then why should you not be allowed to marry? I do not know where this will end up but in the end it is time to lay . . . → Read More: Prop 8
By I.V. Baker, on August 2nd, 2010%
The plain simple truth about a Obama saying that a patchwork of laws is unacceptable on immigration policy is that he is wrong. He chooses to make it unacceptable, however he has no reason not to condone a patchwork of gay marriage laws, or drug enforcement laws, or any number of patchworks of laws that have . . . → Read More: Patchwork of Laws Unacceptable
By I.V. Baker, on July 31st, 2010%
The plain simple truth is the low GDP growth that has been exhibited shows, more sharply then any other indicator, that the current government policies are not aiding in the creation of growth. Currently this is because of several factors, some are because of the current administration, others have been building for a generation.
Those policies that have been . . . → Read More: What Low GDP Growth Means
By I.V. Baker, on July 31st, 2010%
The plain simple truth is that a government must be run like a customer centric business. If it were done in this manner it would be
More responsive
Smaller in Size
Centered around its ‘business plan’
A customer centric business is one that recognizes where its funds come from and attempts to treat its customers with respect and dignity. Currently the . . . → Read More: Why Government Should be Run Like A Business
By I.V. Baker, on July 26th, 2010%
The plain simple truth is campaign finance reform is a non-issue. There are many people who would disagree with this but in the end any campaign finance reform that is done today will simply be inadequate during the next election cycle and we will hear it all again since it is just a political trick to . . . → Read More: Campaign Finance Reform