As noted on the right hand side in Articles I Found Interesting section, I would like to point out this article: If Democrats think economy is sick, where’s their cure?

It’s a good article for all to read.  I would like to point out a few good points:

In the 102 quarters since Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts went into effect more than 25 years ago, there have been 96 quarters of growth. Since the Bush tax cuts and the current expansion began, the economy’s growth has averaged 3 percent per quarter and more than 8 million jobs have been created. The deficit as a percentage of GDP is below the post-World War II average.

Twenty-three months after the next president is inaugurated, the Bush tax cuts expire. The winner of the 2008 election and her or his congressional allies will determine what is done about the fact that, unless action is taken, in 2011 the economy will be walloped:

The five income tax brackets (10, 25, 28, 33 and 35 percent) will be increased 50, 12, 10.7, 9.1 and 13.1 percent, respectively, to 15, 28, 31, 36 and 39.6 percent. The child tax credit reverts to $500 from $1,000. The estate tax rate, which falls to zero in 2009, will snap back to a 60 percent maximum and exemptions that have increased will decrease. The capital gains rate will rise and the marriage penalty will be revived, as will the double taxation of dividends.

This article really hammers home the point that tax increases will not help the economy grow.  The economy being in good shape is the key to achieving the American Dream, not more undue burdens on the family’s financial position.

I’d encourage you all to read the full article.

For the Techies out there: WWDC.  Now, if you would have asked me about that 4 years ago I would say “Huh?  What’s that?”  Now I find myself checking my Google Reader looking for the latest news about it, or browsing Mac Rumors which has live updates.  And some of the stuff seems sweet!

First: the iPhone.  I want one.  I think it looks sweet, and it would be a nice tool as well as a toy.  What’s not to love about that?  (Well besides the price tag).  And if you’re wondering I will not be buying one anytime soon, as the cell phone contracts are a hindrance.  Unless they have some super sweet deal and buy out contracts.  Anything is possible.  We’ll see.

Second: Safari on a PC? I’m not sure about that.  I can understand (with some help) why they would want to do that.  But I don’t imagine they would get a huge following.  I think people would use FireFox before Safari, but I could be wrong.  In fact a lot of Mac users I know use FireFox on their Mac, instead of safari.

Third: OS X Leopard.   That looks like it has some nice bells and whistles.  I probably will not upgrade right away.  I think I will likely wait until I get a new Mac which will be quite sometime off.  I will definitely love playing around on Leopard when I visit the Apple Store after it comes out.

Also the Apple website has a new design to it, which is kind of pretty.

Also of note: I applied to be a Mac Specialist today.  We’ll see if they give me a call back.  Here’s hoping as I think it would be a fun place to work, and it would be nice to pick up some extra hours to save up for a House!