Stabilize the Economy With Uncertainty?
Here’s what sucks the most about the suspension of the cash for clunkers program… The gov’ment spends time and resources to develop a program to help a struggling industry by giving away “free” money (bad enough). The companies in said industry spend time and resources to participate in the program on advertising and compliance. *Shock* [...]
The Absurdity of the Big Three Bailout in One Sentence
If the taxpayers of this country wanted you to have their money (or had it to give), a good indicator would have been that they were actually buying your cars. Didn’t we already vote on this when we decided not to buy? More here: The federal government has no business running a car company. Congress [...]
Let’s Play Bank!
Now we all get to play bank. Well, it’s more like playing PayDay Lender, since the feds decided in their infinite wisdom yesterday to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. As a taxpayer, you now own pieces of bad mortgages all across the country. When you spread the pain out over so many people [...]
First They Came For The Chemists…
A retired Massachusetts chemist had his home raided (without a warrant of course) and his property stolen by authorities. Why? Experiments. That’s right. He was doing experiments. Deeb is not accused of making methamphetamine or other illegal drugs. He’s not accused of aiding terrorists, synthesizing explosives, nor even of making illegal fireworks. … Pamela Wilderman, [...]
Without Being Told (or Forced)
I drove up to the boonies to help a friend move today. Actually, I drove up through hell Gatlinburg to get to his new place on top of the mountain. On the way back I took the backroads in order to avoid the traffic and enjoy the scenic drive. Something really cool happened on the [...]
