Our Dear Leader is going to fix the economy by rolling out a long-term jobs program Monday that would exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways Is it just me, or didn’t we already try the ” 1) Let’s spend some money we don’t have, 2) pretend it will create jobs because we [...]
Also tagged euphemisms, lie to me, Obama, pointless gestures, Politics, whiningFrom tjic: Doing away with a politician’s ability to borrow would be like cutting off one of his arms – it takes two hands to really get a good choke grip on a citizen when you’re anally penetrating him, and thus losing the ability to borrow, like losing an arm, takes away much of the [...]
Also tagged congress, Politics, quotesIf you pay any attention to the debate over whether or not “stimulus” spending is a good idea, you may have heard a non-Keynesian mention the “broken window fallacy.” The Gormogons have posted a simple explanation of this idea in a nice, neat 3 minute and 32 second nutshell.
Also tagged Politics, taxesIt’s almost 1:00 AM, so I can’t talk about these in the depth I’d like, but I thought I’d pass them on anyway. From Carpe Diem: For anyone who has both a) a bit of knowledge about economic realities as opposed to the unicorn farts one usually hears in the MSM, and b) spent any [...]
Also tagged health care, humor, lie to me, Music, Nanny State, ObamaI’ve been on vacation this past week, although at times it’s been hard to tell. Mostly it’s been some running around punctuated by periods of near vegetative stupor. That, and we’ve watched a whole lot of NCIS re-runs. Sunday, the Head Rat and I joined my folks at the Neal Reunion and then visited cemeteries [...]
Also tagged congress, foreign policy, humor, Nanny State, numbers, Obama, Politics, wordsmithingA few links of potential interest: Animated currency route of travel tracking map. Feel like bailing out mismanaged union pension funds? No, me neither, but apparently Congress does. Don’t feel up to going to (or can’t get to) the doctor’s office for that sinus infection you’ve been putting up with for days? How about an [...]
Also tagged bailouts, congress, food, health care, Music, PoliticsDid you ever see the movie The Fifth Element? Remember the scene where they are reconstructing the Fifth Element from a few living cells? Remember how the machine created various body parts, including the circulatory system, with all of the veins and arteries and such? It is now possible, using stem cells and a 3d [...]
Also tagged Politics, Science/Technology, taxesJohn Galt at Shenandoah does a ton of economic analysis. Some of it is pretty technical, with charts and graphs, referencing technical market trading terms that I, frankly, don’t always follow. But, if you read it regularly you can pick up a lot of very interesting economic information. He’s had a number of posts that [...]
Also tagged abuse of power, Nanny State, Obama, Politics, wordsmithingTwo selections for all you video connoisseurs out there. The Beatles’ Tax Man, starring our Dear Leader. The Day Obamacare Died (with, I’m assuming, apologies to Don MacLean) starring our Dear Leader or a reasonable facsimile thereof.
Also tagged health care, humor, Music, ObamaAn odd collection of links tonight: First, an article which looks at a number of “Gansta vs. Cop” shooting issues. That description isn’t nearly as interesting as the article. Among other points, contrary to what I believed, “Gangstas” actually get more shots on target than the Cops they are shooting at. The author speculates that [...]
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