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Yes, typically the organized religious groups have job placement and training programs. Many of the larger religious organizations are the first to show up on the scene when there is a disaster of some sort and they provide far more assistance than FEMA ever did.

Tax and charitable giving are not unrelated. If everyone gave 10%+ of their income to charity, there would be no need for the vast majority of the government welfare programs. That is the exact argument of the traditional republican party. Private sector handles these things better than...

Something that those unfamiliar with the Mormons also don't usually know is that while they give 10% each year as a tithe, they also have an extensive welfare program. Mormons skip a day's worth of meals on the first Sunday of each month and make a voluntary donation to this program of at least...

Actually, a fair comparison would be to see 2000-2006. I would be willing to make a pretty significant wager that it was 12-15% during each of those years too. For a guy like Romney, >10% to his church is a given each year. He also has a charity affiliated with his family that I'm sure he...

Already happened last night. Watching the debate in real-time, Newt got absolutely pounded by the other three. He even found himself at a loss for words and his only comeback was a childish, "I know you are, but what am I?" MSNBC immediately begins telling how no matter how hard they tried...

Someone can feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I've looked through a lot of stuff, and I think these tax statements make Romney the most "charitable" candidate in modern history. He probably won't let them, but if I were his campaign managers I would start working a certain angle...

Yep, Romney really went on the attack, and it was nice to see the moderator let it go for a bit. Even though Newt only released the 2006 contract, Romney nailed him on the fact that while he insisted he wasn't lobbying, he reported directly to Freddie's main lobbyist. I would've hammered...

I'm referring generally to high level officials who were elected on the wave of the Tea Party movement. Many of them are face incredibly low approval numbers.

I disagree. They are not hated by their Tea Party supporters for what they did get accomplished. They are hated for what they didn't get. Their opponents were going to hate them regardless. These situations are only happening in states where the race is close enough that Tea Party voters...

The Tea Party politicians are in trouble for one main reason. They violated the number one rule of managing expectations. Under promise and over deliver. They were elected on the premise that they were going to get into office and tear things up with drastic changes. That is an...

I should point out that while I respect the idea of free markets, under the current crony-capitalist manipulated market, I'm of the opinion that a PE firm should not be able to use the assets of the acquired company as collateral against the debt used to purchase it. This aspect of the PE...

There is only one main difference between VC and PE. It seems that almost everyone is missing the distinction between the two. It really has nothing to do with debt and there is a valid reason why debt/leverage is preferable. VC firms provide only working capital to a company. While they...

You really think Hillary will run for pres @ 70 years old? Hard to believe that she will have the drive for that.

Been saying that for quite some time now. :p

:D

Yes, but most problems are not at the state level.

I've been giving a lot of thought to the preferential vote system in Australia recently. I believe it might be time for something like this in America. The main elements of the operation of preferential voting are as follows: Voters are required to place the number "1" for the...

No offense taken. Wasn't trying to sound offended, Just asking for people to consider the context of the post. Anyway, during the '08 primaries I made the comment several times that I thought we were witnessing a fundamental shift in election politics on the Democrat side. This shift, I...

I would state it just a bit differently. Newt doesn't believe that the government can do all those things. He believes that he personally can do all those things if the government just does what he says. You are absolutely correct. Newt is mostly socially conservative, but he possesses...

Well, most of that will be forgotten by everyone except the history buffs. Also, most presidents are judged by their overall favorability, which isn't great for Obama unless it picks up. Like it or not, Bush had many accomplishments too, but with favorability numbers ending his second term...