As you see we're now requiring anyone wishing to post a comment to register first. That registration includes first and last name, user name, and email address. We will not send advertising or any other unsolicited material.The goal is to ensure a functioning local economic system. And enable people not to fall in to the outofstate debt trap. In the olden days states protected their economies by setting usury rates..

The resolution of the longterm fiscal imbalance facing our nation is likely to include tax increases on the rich. But, as commentators across the ideological spectrum recognize, raising taxes on the rich will not be sufficient to close the fiscal gap. Entitlement cuts and more broadly based tax increases will also be necessary.The windwhipped fire destroyed dozens of oceanfront businesses, including bars, pizza places and Tshirt shops and shot flames 50 feet into the air. Public works crews had to rip up part of the boardwalk to create a makeshift fire break,