American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

A Drop in the Bucket

Small businesses are the invisible engine that drives both our local and our national economy. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 allocated $730 million to support small businesses. That is 0.05% (yes, I do mean 5/10 of a percent) of the combined bailout total ($700 billion from the Bush administration and $787 billion… Continue reading A Drop in the Bucket

Transparency

Whenever I would walk in front of the tv as a child (and I mean from when I started walking onwards), my father would voice his objection by reminding me that I was not transparent. Which means I probably learned the word “transparent” before the average kid. I have also known for a long time… Continue reading Transparency