Sunny Side-Up

Spending a week in Arizona has become a family tradition. Every year since I can remember our family has gone to Scottsdale, AZ for a week of sun, swimming, good food, and relaxation over our Spring Break. This year marks the first time that I have been able to come out here since I was back in high school. Thanks to the time change we were up at 6:00 am and by 7:00 am we were on our way to hike to the top of Camelback. The journey down and back was enough of a reward, but the beauty of the mountains of Arizona topped it off even better. It seems every time I am away from the Midwest I come back wondering why anyone chooses to live in such an uneventful place with such a boring landscape. Oh well, I suppose it adds to the anticipation of looking forward to taking trips......

Skimming the news briefly I saw an article that says the majority of Americans feel that our tax system is unjust. Citing that middle class/working class, small business owners, and entrepreneurs face too high a tax bracket, while big business and corporations receive too many tax breaks. This system is of course based on Reaganomics or trickle-down economics that uses the premise what’s good for big business is good for America thanks to the creation of jobs and higher wages that accompany tax breaks for big business. My opinion is a bit more socialist in nature. I still feel an allure about Scandinavia’s "cradle to the grave" social system which taxes exceed 70% of income for the wealthiest elite and provide up to two years paid vacation after the birth of a child, outstanding health care coverage, and an average of thirty hour work weeks........

That’s it for today; there is plenty of sun to soak up, good food to eat, and rounds of golf to be played.