Private Hermann William Kuchneister (US Marine Corps) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on May 11, 1898, on board the USS Marblehead. His citation reads:
On board the U.S.S. Marblehead during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing ;he heavy fire of the enemy, Kuchneister displayed extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action.
Second Lieutenant Andrew Kuder (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on March 2, 1865, at Waynesboro, Virginia. His citation reads:
Capture of flag.
Lieutenant Jeremiah Kuder (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on September 1, 1864, at Jonesboro, Georgia. His citation reads:
Capture of flag of 8th and 19th Arkansas (C.S.A.).
If I hear that the “rich need to pay their fair share of taxes” one more time I think I’m going to throw up. I mean, stop it. If the rich aren’t paying any taxes, send the IRS after them. Otherwise, just shut up and do a better job spending the tax money they are paying. I’m not even sure the government would need to cut services… just do a better job managing the services they provide. But I know it’s easier for politicians to say the rich need to pay their fair share than it is to say we need to help those willing to help themselves and drop the freeloaders.
Another thing I’m having trouble with is the idea of raising the minimum wage. I have to admit, I’ve been lucky in that I don’t think I’ve ever made minimum wage (though I’ve been close)… But I don’t understand how this will help things. It’s still going to be the minimum wage. Is the thought that businesses will just eat this? What about the small businesses that can’t afford to eat it even if they wanted to? I would be willing to hear the argument for this… I think it would be great for people to make more. I’m not against that. The hard thing for me is understanding how this is going to work. Here is what I see if the minimum wage is raised… prices will go up and businesses will either stop hiring or will have to cut their workforce. I don’t understand how anything else will happen. Oh, and the people now making more money will still have trouble making ends meet. Please, someone explain this to me.
Picture Tuesday
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| A picture from a couple of Friday's ago when we camped out in the den (Daniel was only there for the first part of it) |
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| Daniel at The Wife's parents house |
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| After my father-in-law changed the brakes on The Wife's van, he let Daniel take his motorcycle for a spin |
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| Susie on the new slide at the playground down the street from us |
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| Daniel liked the slide, but overall we weren't thrilled with the changes they made to the park |
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| Susie with her favorite person in the whole wide world |
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| Daniel and Susie in Costco |
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| I told Daniel we'd try this thing where when I give him the signal, he should act like something in the store hurt him and maybe they would give us money or give us something for free |
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| He nailed it... except he couldn't stop laughing |
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| This was nap time yesterday |
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