I often have something to say and when I am disciplined enough to put it into a form that merits distribution, I place it here.  Please read, react, and respond if you have any comments.

• A Whole New Tax Game (May 2012)  
• I Offer Counsel For City Council (April 2012) 
• Capturing Real Estate Values? Capture This! (April 2011)  
• For Marriage Equity: Why Is This Year Different From All Other Years? (April 2012) 
• Show Me The Money (March 2012) 
• No Tax Increase In 2013? Baloney! (March 2012) 
• Philadelphia Could be a Gold Mine of Value (March 2012)  
• Budgeting For The Schools We Need (February 2012) 
• Taxation Without Cessation (February 2012) 
• Mayor Nutter Goes Back To School (January 2012) 
• Father Knows Best (Or At Least Better) (January 2012) 
• Promises Were Made... (December 2011) 
• Call It What You Will -- This Tax Still Stinks (December 2011)
  
• Are Democrats’ Days in Philadelphia Numbered? (November 2011) 
• Missing Money Found, Misled Citizens Defrauded, Misdeeds Go Unpunished (November 2011) 
• Free Speech Isn’t Free, But Neither Are City Parades (October 2011) 
• City's Still Dodging Property Tax Problem (October 2011) 
• Wait 'Til PhillyNext Year! (October 2011) 
• "Godfather" Tactics? Just Philadelphia's Political Mob Scene (September 2011) 
• City's Assessment More-atorium Is More Of The Same Unfairness (September 2011) 
• Pay-To-Play Anonymous (August 2011)
• Drawing Council Lines Is An Exercise In Disrespect (August 2011)
• Solving Philadelphia’s Pension Mess (August 2011)
• Fiscal Oversight Board Should Reject City Financial Plan (July 2011)
• Want A Strong Mayor? Elect One! (July 2011)
• “Temporary” Tax Increase Is Not Temporary; Not Fair (June 2011)
• Secrets of Philly Politics (June 2011)
  
• Media-driven furor changed City Council (May 2011)
  
• Tax Cuts Cut? (May 2011)
• Will Council Stop Nutter's Planned Real Estate Tax Hike? (April 2011) 
• Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics in the City Budget (March 2011)
• Suing The City To Fix Real Estate Taxation (February 2011)
• The Mayor Says Our Budget Situation Has Stabilized. Can We Believe It? (January 2011)
• Shifty or Nifty? The Proposed Business Privilege Tax Reform (December 2010)
  
• Testimony On The Business Privilege Tax Shift Proposal (December 2010)
• Show Me The "Full-Monty" Budget (November 2010)
• Web 2.1.5 Is Sticky, Indeed (October 2010)
• PHA -- Out Of Control? (September 2010)
• Don't DROP It (August 2010)
• Want Better Government?  Just Ask! (July 2010)
• The Mayor's Trippin' -- Philadelphia Needs More Financial Oversight (June 2010)
• FRAUD — Tentative Budget Deal Is A Sham (May 2010)
• Does Philadelphia Have A Tax-And-Don’t-Spend Mayor? (April 2010)
• Pay More, Get Less? The City Can Budget Better (March 2010)
• Honesty Is The Best Budgetary Policy (February 2010)
• Little Minds, Maybe, But No Consistency In Philly Politics (January 2010)
• Real Estate Taxation Is Now A Real Crime (December 2009)
• Deja Vu All Over Again (December 2009)
• Philadelphia Is Still Waiting For A Mayor Who Will Be A Fighter (November 2009)
• Whatever Happened To Brett Mandel? (November 2009)

Sometimes, I have "animated" conversations about...

    Values Come First * Campaign Promises * RE tax and lawsuits * the Mayor's budget rap

Now, let me re-initiate my conversation with Philadelphia with what you can call "More Forward Thinking..."