The Utah legislature passed a bill yesterday that creates a grant program for people buying a new home. The grant carries a weight of $6,000 and is available on a first come, first server basis to 1,600 people. They are trying to get people to buy up existing inventory of newly built homes [...]

A couple nights ago, my wife and I planned out a preliminary budget for our life post-graduation.  I graduate in two months (wait, did I write that correctly?  I graduate in two months.  Yeah, say it again.  I gradu-, okay.) and we are looking to buy a home.  Starting with the expenses side of our [...]

I thought for once I might get something out of the wasteful government spending.  May this stimulus bill could be the Jason 2009 stimulus package.  I am in the need of a car and a house and this year might have been the year for both.  The package approved by the Senate contained a tax [...]

The government has been hijacked.
As I learned in elementary school, the legislative branch is responsible for creating laws.  Given our representative system, this should mean that laws enacted reflect the will of the majority.  Let’s check the math: 4 people want the law + 1 person against the law = law passes. 
The system breaks [...]