Gus Tyler
By Gus Tyler
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Opinion Our Topsy Turvy Times
Once upon a time when the sun never set on the British Empire, the crown jewel in the imperial crown was a country called India. There were many agricultural products that the empire derived from India, including opium. When the power loom for weaving textiles made its appearance, the native Indians started up a lively…
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Opinion The Roots of the Housing Crisis
Foreclosures of homes are the big pain of the day. Millions of families who once proudly boasted that they had reached a level of earnings that allowed them to buy a house are now squirming as lending institutions threaten foreclosure. What happened? The good old days came and departed. Families, mainly middle class, who could…
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Opinion Farewell Unto Rove
There is a guy whose name is Rove Some say that he’s the guy who drove The Bush regime to do its deeds It was Rove who sowed the seeds. He really proved that he was smart When he pushed Bush’s campaign cart For reelection midst a war For then Bush merely had to scream,…
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Opinion Congress Cutting Special Interest Ties
For many years, lobbyists in Washington have had a free hand in the ways they employed to influence Congress. One of the most blatant was conveyed in a tactic called “bundling.” The lobbyist would solicit support for a candidate observing carefully the legal limits on how much an individual contributed. But, the lobbyist bundled the…
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Opinion Big Push For Preschool Education
The United States has been a world pioneer in schooling for the people. It started in colonial days in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Every child was compelled to attend a school, starting at an early age. The reason was double: First, it was necessary to teach all children that humans were born in sin and…
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Opinion Outwitting Outsourcing
At the most recent televised debate among aspirants for the Democratic nomination for president, the subject of “outsourcing” played a prominent role. In goodly part, this may have been due to the fact that the program was sponsored by the AFL-CIO. Outsourcing is the common practice of multinational corporations, which have, over recent years, shut…
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Opinion The World’s Richest Man
The world’s richest man, according to The Wall Street Journal, is a Mexican son of Lebanese immigrants. His name is Carlos Slim. He is master of the monopoly. No matter what the field in which he operates, he soon makes it his private domain. He is the modern refinement of an ancient economic tendency described…
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Opinion Manipulating the Market
In the closing days of July, the stock market began to sag. No one seems to know why. We are informed that the American economy is in good shape. We are also advised that the global economy is also in good shape. Some theorize that it has to do with bad loans on housing. But,…
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