PRAY FOR THE LIVING

AS PUBLISHED IN THE MIAMI HERALD ABOUT NOV 1, 2018

PRAY FOR THE LIVING

Of course we are praying for the lost souls and their loved ones in Pittsburgh but even stronger and more fervent prayer is needed for those who see such heinous acts as justified and purposeful. A huge percentage of our citizens have lost the essence of the Scriptures they espouse adopting bigotry and hatred as tools in their defense. So our prayers must be for those lost souls  as well as for the innocent souls they have encouraged to be massacred. May the Lord help us all return to the path of brotherly love and righteousness. 

Greed Inflation?

AS PUBLISHED IN THE MIAMI HERALD NOV 2, 2022

GREED INFLATION?

How do we know if we are seeing normal inflation or some opportunistic price raises, known as  price gouging?

What is we look at a company's average profit margin from 2014 to 2019, maybe adjusted for a trend. Then compare it to the average profit margin for 2020 to 2022, Any profit over what would be expected normally could be considered excess and should be paid to the U.S. Treasury, maybe over the next three years. 

We could call it the GAP Tax, Gouging Adjustment Penalty.