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Something To Think About - 7/10/25

The late singer-songwriter Brian Wilson once observed that “Genius is a big word. But if you have to live up to something, you might as well live up to that.”

Something To Think About - 7/8/25

Here are some fun facts: Delaware led the nation in federal tax revenue per person at $24,575 per resident in 2023, followed by Massachusetts at $21,747 and Minnesota at $20,728. Mississippi and New Mexico were at the bottom at around $6,000. Washington D.C., home to all those laboring in, with and for government, contributed $54,612 in federal tax revenue per resident — more than double any state.

Something To Think About - 7/7/25

It’s been said that “The world needs unbending courageous people. It needs people who day to day do what’s right – not what’s expedient. It needs people who are not afraid to lose their position, not people who will do anything to keep it.”

Something To Think About - 7/3/25

French author Francois Garagnon notes that “Between what I think I want to say, what I believe I’m saying, what I say, what you want to hear, what you believe you understand, and what you understood, there are at least nine possibilities for misunderstanding.”

Something To Think About - 7/2/25

Regarding the big Army parade in Washington a few weeks ago, Republican Senator John Kennedy said: “I think the United States of America is the most powerful country in all human history. I mean, we’re a lion, and a lion doesn’t have to tell you it’s a lion. Everybody knows it’s a lion. So why spend the 40-plus million dollars to tell people that we’re a lion?”

Something To Think About - 7/1/25

Following Ukraine’s successful drone assault on the Russian Air Force, Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich notes: “In some ways, the drone attack reminded me of Israel’s complex pager and cell phone attack which crippled Hezbollah’s organization in Lebanon. We are in a new world, with new dangers. Artificial intelligence, robotics, low-cost manufacturing, and long-range planning are going to destroy all our traditional assumptions about warfare.”

Something To Think About - 6/30/25

Author and positive psychology coach Diane Drehr says: “Leaders must have the courage to follow their vision, to believe the invisible, to work for something that’s still only a possibility, while others often wring their hands in despair.”

Something To Think About - 6/24/25

As Elon Musk recently noted, just prior to his break up with President Trump, “A bill can be big and it can be beautiful; but I doubt it can be both.” If you want proof, the budget bill sent to the Senate, where we hope sanity my reside, adds $2.7trillio to budget deficits through 2034. That’s certainly not beautiful. And, if it’s such a win for the taxpayer, why did we have to raise the debt ceiling by $4 trillion?
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