Tony Demaio
WANT A JOB??
Saturday, February 19th, 2011Author Tony De Maio I’ve been considering starting a business. Retirement is getting a bit boring, and I have several ideas that I think could make some money. I’ve thrown them out to folks and many people seem to think they are good ideas–though they do not appear to want to pursue them themselves. I [...]
THE FALLACY OF PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE
Saturday, February 19th, 2011Author Tony De Maio O.K., perhaps “fallacy” is a bit strong. I just wanted to counterbalance the enthusiasm, passion, zeal, and grandiose claims of those proponents of the health care bill that claim essentially unlimited cost savings from having preventative care–not to mention all those saved lives. It is an interesting phenomenon I observe. I [...]
A CORNY STORY
Monday, February 7th, 2011Author Tony De Maio Once upon a time, there was a little valley. The valley was populated by a hundred farm families. The strange thing about this valley was that the only crop that could be grown was corn. Since the valley was isolated, the people soon learned to live on nothing but corn. (I [...]
A Piece of the Action
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011Author Tony De Maio Having taught mathematics for a few years, I can attest to the fact that many folks are somewhat “challenged” when attempting to compute percentages. I cannot help but recall the Texan that, when attempting to calculate a percentage, asked his secretary, “Betty, if I gave you $100,000 less 30%, how much [...]
DEMOCRACY IN ACTION (How It Really Works)
Sunday, January 16th, 2011Author Tony De Maio Hello, I’d like you to meet Mary Jane Meddler. Mary Jane is a pillar of the community of Bezerkley. She wasn’t always such a pillar. She has only recently been recognized as such. Bezerkley is a small town of 25,000. About 30% of the population, or about 7,500 people, vote in [...]
Subsidies
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010Author Tony De Maio I was contemplating a talk show I remember listening to the day after Ronald Reagan died. The host (Ed Schultz) was apparently quite sad that the country was so divided. His callers were calling in and denigrating Ronald Reagan. He was trying—with little success—to tone their calls down. He asked, “Is [...]
The Good Samaritan
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010Author Tony De Maio I am somewhat perplexed and bewildered these days. I have been listening to left wing talk radio, and have listened to several callers and hosts converse about how Republicans (I think they mean conservatives) have abdicated their biblical teachings when they resent paying taxes to help the poor. They cite the [...]
An Open Letter To The Left
Friday, October 1st, 2010Author Tony De Maio I have been listening to left wing radio lately—in particular to Air America. I find it to be most entertaining and educational. For one thing, I have learned that the American public is quite ignorant—perhaps stupid. I know this because I have been repeatedly told that George Bush is “stupid” (though [...]
Is Social Security A Success??
Sunday, September 26th, 2010Author Tony De Maio This is a “good” program—THAT is a “bad” program. How many times have those words been spoken? It is unfortunate that we often confuse value judgments with objective evidence. I do not believe that the words “good” or “bad” apply to most programs. I DO believe the words “successful” or “unsuccessful” [...]
A Reasonable Pension
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010Author Tony De Maio Folks, please forgive my insistence, but you’ve GOT to listen to Air America. It is so educating. Yesterday, a guest stated, “California cannot afford the retirement system of the public employees.” The host(ess) chided the guest saying, “A person should have a reasonable pension.” (Note the disconnect. One person says, “We [...]