My last blog stimulated some GREAT conversation. One of the interesting subjects has been "sharing the wealth," or more accurately "leveling the playing field" financially. When I have asked if we should raid bank accounts of people like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs people have agreed that is not appropriate, but leveling the playing field a little is important. My question is: How do we level the playing field and keep our capitalistic economy, and where does the money come from to level the playing field? … [Read more...]

You know, I have been trying to figure out what the Occupy Wall Street movement is trying to accomplish. From what I can tell, the main complaints are corporate greed, the unbelievable salaries of some of the Wall Street executives and the disparity of the “Haves” and the “Have nots” in our country. How can a protest of this kind affect that?   I can understand the frustration of unemployment, under-employment and insecure employment. My family has been dealing with all three of those, and I believe those are some of the real reasons people are protesting. But what do they expect the government to do to solve that? And how do they expect the protest to effect change?   Are people looking for more government regulations on corporate salaries? Or are they looking for a spread-the-wealth plan? I'm not sure, but I don't believe either would solve our problems.   I also believe the financial market salaries and corporate salaries should be separated. People like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs have changed the world with their creativity and work. Should we raid their bank accounts to solve our financial problems? Definitely not! Market capitalism is part of … [Read more...]