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 Economics, euphemisms, Obama, pointless gestures, Politics, whiningHere’s a very interesting article by a former drug treatment counselor about what to do if you discover your kid is smoking pot. As always, you should read the whole thing. However, I will tell you the short version is not “send them to drug treatment.” The author argues that if you send your kid [...]
Also tagged Corrections, health care, pointless gesturesIt’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 Economics, health care, humor, Music, Nanny State, ObamaYes, I’m still alive. I’ve been watching a lot of TV in the evenings. Lots of stuff going on at work. I would lie and say I’ve been working on a really big essay, but I don’t really see the point. I’ve been coming home in the evening, crawling into bed and dozing through the [...]
Also tagged abuse of power, advertising, food, health care, Nanny StateWhen I was in grade school I had a crush on a girl in my class. She was cute and very sweet and smart and I really, really liked her. Of course, I never said anything to her, although once (in the 6th grade, I think) I brought her a bouquet of flowers I had [...]
Also tagged abuse of power, ethics, global warming, wtf?tjic on whether or not taking drastic measures to stop global warming (and wreck our economy in the process) are worth it: Here’s the consciousness raising exercise I want each of you to do: when you wake up tomorrow, think to yourself “OM*G – what if it was 1.1 ° warmer? Wouldn’t that be horrible? [...]
Also tagged Economics, global warming, numbers, Politics, wtf?Big Raise: John Galt has charts and graphs to show that while we’re being told the average wage of hourly workers has steadily risen over the past 9 years, the machinations of the Fed have diluted your buying power so as to produce a net gain of less than 2 cents an hour. Unlike the [...]
Also tagged humor, numbers, quotesOK, that was a stupid title for a post, since magical thinking seems to be a requirement for a government job. I found an interesting article on the likelihood of significant inflation in our near future. Disclaimer: Denninger publishes at a website called 321Gold. There is an obvious bias towards investing in precious metals. I [...]
Also tagged abuse of power, bankruptcy, congress, inflation, Nanny State, ObamaI was going to work on an essay this afternoon, but I spent 5 hours trying to get my Linksys router to be recognized by my computer. Then, for no apparent reason, everything worked just fine. Cisco (who’s products I’m generally quite fond of; we use a lot of their stuff at work with great [...]
Also tagged Computers, global warming, health care, quotesFirst: So socialized medicine is a good thing, right? Because our government can hold down costs and give everyone the treatment they want at the same time, right? Except we all know the government has never held the costs down on anything and there’s already talk of how to limit the amount of care available. [...]
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