Very well put. Liberals in general tend to be much more aggressive in these matters. Shufflegroove put this situation in the proper perspective and managed to tell the truth at the same time. No one is really advocating a organized boycott, only making people aware of Starbucks policies and the choice on the next step is up to the individual. The important difference in the action called for by Ms. Gallagher is to advise the company of the belief of those opposing the "Gay policy" and not to act in the disruptive manner other groups behave when they "boycott." Fred Speckmann commonsenseforamericans@yahoo.com

The Judges point is not about the value of the information gathered by illegal activities of the CIA (or any other government agency) but the fact that the CIA is by law and its own charter prohibited from any intelligence activities within the United States. Fred Speckmann commonsenseforamericans@yahoo.com

Re: Daniel30 You are on the right track to explain the value of money. Another even easier to understand method is to price commodities in minutes of work it takes to buy any commodity. The reason that this method of valuation is the best is because a pound of butter or salt never changes, whereas the value of manufactured items like cars or electronic items change with the price of parts or methods of production. Fred Speckmann commonsenseforamericans@yahoo.com

Is there anyone who has an understanding of basic economics? Any book by Arthur Laffer would help. Return to Prosperity: How America Can Regain Its Economic Superpower Status (2/1/2011) by Arthur B. Laffer The End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy--If We Let It Happen (9/8/2009) by Arthur B. Laffer I understand that this subject is not taught in schools anymore, but that doesn't stop people from educating themselves. Perhaps reading a book on inflation and deflation of monetary policy might help. Fred Speckmann commonsenseforamericans@yahoo.com

Re: RickV404 What part of increasing the value of the dollar don't you understand? Inflation is caused by the dollar value dropping relative to other currencies. Since oil is always paid for in dollars, if the value decreases it takes more dollars to buy a barrel of oil. Therefore, if the value of the dollar increases relative to other currencies, it takes fewer dollars to buy a barrel of oil. This of course is also true of all other commodities. Fred Speckmann commonsenseforamericans@yahoo.com

It's a shame that the bigoted views such as above seem to appear whenever a subject of government policies are discussed. The article is not about those types of problems but about the costs associated with the taxi business that are caused entirely by government policies gone wrong. We all understand the problem of language and that could be addressed by various means such as a language test in order to receive a commercial drivers license. Of course the liberal political correct police wouldn't allow that. It would be better if people posting comments on this site would learn to address the actual points being made by the articles author. Fred Speckmann commonsenseforamericans@yahoo.com

The medallion fee problem exists because of the government limited number of medallions. the $500,000 to a million dollar fees are not in fact fees for the medallion paid to the government but to the owners of the medallions. If there were no limits on them then there would be no inflated prices. then the government could license and inspect the vehicles for a nominal fee and assure the public about the qualifications of the drivers and vehicles. This past week on "Stossel," the Fox Business Channel and Fox News Channel show, John Stossel while interviewing a Taxi Cab Association lobbyist exposed the corrupt system of medallions. Fred Speckmann commonsenseforamericans@yahoo.com

Re: Boy, that's BIG!! It's truly a shame that your bigotry shows through in your comment. It doesn't matter what someone earned in their "home country," what matters is that monopolies are created by the corrupt medallion charges placed upon the taxi drivers. What justification is there for these kind of requirements that limit the number of taxis available? We understand that this expense for medallions is only possible because the government creates a limited supply. The same problem exists in the liquor license business as they are also limited in most major cities. How long before there are limited licenses for other businesses? Fred Speckmann commonsenseforamericans@yahoo.com

Re: Dave64 comment. What part of what Star Parker is commenting on don't you understand? She, like Rush Limbaugh are talking about the fact that the tax payer shouldn't be required to pay for contraception. furthermore they are talking about the Constitutional issue of separation of Church and State that liberals are always so concerned about. The state should not and may not tell a Church organization what to do and Georgetown University is a church owned institution and therefore is exempt from any dictates of the government. As to the acceptance of the behavior discussed by the public only proves her point about defining deviancy down. It's a shame you don't get it. Fred Speckmann commonsenseforamericans@yahoo.com

Have you ever heard of proofreading your posting? "In Spring of 2009 he kept telling his audience how he's going to sell everything when the Dow gets back to 8,000 because that's what his financial advisor tomorrow." Is the above sentence supposed to make some kind of sense? By the way, the word is adviser, not advisor, please pay attention when you see the red squiggle line under a misspelled word. If we pay attention, maybe we can go back to the days when people were able to write coherently. Granted, the art of texting (a word that doesn't even exist in spell check) has helped destroy the English language. Fred Speckmann commonsenseforamericans@yahoo.com