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Month: December 2012

Why Social Conservatives are Still Needed

  • Politics
December 26, 2012July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

David Frum, who has written an e-book called While Romney Lost, says here that social conservatives [for which read Christians] are still useful, because they are the ones more likely to call attention to inequality and the declining living standard […]

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On the Inhabitants of LA and CA

  • California
December 24, 2012July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

From Derek Sivers, one of the best descriptions of Los Angeles life I’ve ever read, and a lot of it applies to Orange County, even though the OC is not so much a center of the entertainment industry.  [Before the […]

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There’s More to the World than America

  • Politics
December 23, 2012July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I am not all that upset about the November election, for two reasons: 1. The church is growing so fast in Africa and China that it more than makes up for our losses in America and the West.  I feel […]

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On Derek Sivers on Smart People

  • Culture
December 22, 2012July 12, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I have discovered a few wise sayings in the website of one Derek Sivers.  This one is, “Smart People Don’t Think Others Are Stupid.”  This is helpful to me.  There are quite a few things I know that most people […]

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California Steps Up Its Oil Drilling

  • California
December 21, 2012July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

People don”t associate California with the oil business nowadays, but anyone who has ever driven through Huntington Beach, Brea, Bakersfield, or a host of other places should know better.  There was a time in the early 20th century when California”s […]

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“HELL YEAH!!”

  • Miscellaneous
December 20, 2012July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Derek Sivers, who I have run across recently, says we should never say Yes unless it”s on the level of “HELL YEAH!!” and otherwise we should say No. As a philanthropist I can see this clearly. We must say No […]

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Raise Everyone’s Taxes, Including Mine

  • Economics
December 19, 2012July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

A number of millionaires are fine with their taxes being raised. I myself could live with slightly higher taxes, though I don’t like the idea of going higher than the Clinton era levels on federal taxes. The Clinton-Gingrich era was […]

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We should work to get every qualified voter an ID. Some of the other restrictions, though, really are attempts to make voting difficult. https://notthebee.com/article/hey-woke-corporations-you-might-want-to-check-out-this-poll-about-popular-support-for-voter-id-laws

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And at the same time, a lot of congregations are having to rent schools and hotel auditoriums and storefronts because they can’t afford a building. What gives? https://www.governing.com/community/Churches-Are-Closing-Its-a-Challenge-for-Local-Governments.html

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If they proposed requiring a vaccine passport to vote, the sides would reverse quickly. https://apple.news/A4JK474RLSm2Ea-d1aSOPJQ

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