Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Here we go again....

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Well, we did it. Americans elected B Hussein to another term. While I am somewhat sickened by the thought of another four years of trying ...
Thursday, March 8, 2012

The Volt...

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Very funny video...I do smell something? Chevy Volt - Building a Better Tomorrow from Ben Howe on Vimeo .
Wednesday, March 7, 2012

New from the RNC. Hope for Change....

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Friday, April 1, 2011

Makers vs Takers

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An editorial from the WSJ today paints a very bleak picture for producing Americans. Government is now the biggest industry.... Makers vs T...
Monday, February 28, 2011

American Production

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Some interesting articles on US Manufacturing prowess and our place in the the world. First: Per Capita GDP US vs China. Second: WSJ Articl...

Governments and Unions

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A must read: Lew Rockwell

Money and Politics

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Just a sample of political donations from the side that says corporations are buying politicians: Based on SEC filings as of September 13, 2...
Thursday, February 24, 2011

State of the Union...

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The state of events in Wisconsin are hopefully a turning point in American government. Johna Goldberg has an excellent column on why publi...
Thursday, January 27, 2011

Misallocation of Capital

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The WSJ had a fabulous editorial yesterday that is a must read. Here are some key points.. Less laudable is Mr. Immelt's habit of invit...
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

What's wrong with Social Security

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From the US Government site: Monthly Benefits ...
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Protectionist Questions

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I read an old column by Prof. Boudreaux today that is worth posting. I am sure there is going to be something in the SOTUS address tonight ...

Getting Rich

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Thomas Sowell has a brilliant column on the rich. There are plenty of people on the left that criminalize wealth without understanding wher...
Sunday, January 23, 2011

Social Security Hole

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Friday, January 7, 2011

More Trade Is Good....For Everyone.

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Good Top-Ten list on why trade is good.... Top Ten.
Thursday, January 6, 2011

What's in a number part II.

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What's a trillion look like? See it here . Now the government wants to move the debt ceiling past $14 Trillion? I think we have a probl...

What's in a number?

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8000. We took on Obamacare for 8000 people. See the story here . Unbelievable. Nothing like politicians creating a problem....
Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Great Sowell Articles

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Here are two great Thomas Sowell Columns: Number One... Number Two...
Thursday, December 30, 2010

How To Reduce Unemployment.

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This article posted today at Real Clear Markets offers some good advice for POTUS to consider. In addition to these 5 things, I can think...
Sunday, December 26, 2010

Poor get richer too...

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From another of my favorite blogs.... Living the good life One can argue that the gap between rich and poor is growing. I tend to doubt thi...

Health Care as a "Right"

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This might be the best editorial on Health Care ever written: From Cafe Hayek and Don Boudreaux Could not be better said...
Friday, December 17, 2010

Big Business Evil?

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Nicholas Taleb's new book sounds like a good read, but this short story on CNBC's website seems a little too harsh on the Big Busine...
Monday, December 6, 2010

US World Dominance

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I have read several articles lately and one by Michael Elliott in Fortune Magazine I found particularly interesting. In the article he bas...

Visual Statistics

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Simply amazing...
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

The Things People Buy

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I was watching several videos taken on Black Friday of people storming stores first thing in the wee hours to get their hands on the promoti...
Saturday, November 27, 2010

End of Life Care

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I always DVR Frontline on PBS. It is a great program that tackles some very difficult issues. When I was going through my DVR yesterday, I...

Sacrifices

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I found this story about Alan Simpson to be very interesting. In it, he calls out Seniors for being greedy. I don't think it is just...
Thursday, November 25, 2010

Understanding Economics

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I like to read a paper from my home town on line. Every so often, I like to read the LTTEs or Opinions. Here is one that I had to comment ...
Friday, November 19, 2010

Excuse me...That's my &*$# your touching....

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I absolutely love the American revolt around the new TSA procedures involving full-body scans and pat-downs. This says more about the polit...
Sunday, November 14, 2010

Rich vs Poor

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I usually read Frank Rich's work in the New York Times every week. As a result I usually get frustrated that a writer with as much infl...
Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Games Politicians Play

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From Cato