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Looking back at my childhood in communist Romania I remember the respect towards authority that was instilled in all of us. Yes, I grew up in a system where the authority was always above everyone else, they were never wrong no matter the circumstance and we had the right to keep our mouth shut and never...
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A short blurb in today's (10/27/09) Wall Street Journal stated that home prices rose in most major American cities in August. This is cited as evidence of a recovering economy. But what does this mean and is it something we really want? Perhaps you've noticed that prices at the pump are going...
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I`d like to see how conservatives can figure out how to bitch about Obama`s new executive order . From WaPo on Monday (Juliet Eilerin) The federal government will require each agency to measure its greenhouse-gas emissions for the first time and set targets to reduce them by 2020, under an executive...
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I was looking over my posts the other day and said to myself, "Futbol Guru, you sure have become cynical." So I've been thinking about my attitude and trying to decide if I'm being fair or if I've gotten into a rut. Well it's always possible to focus on doom and gloom. My lovely...
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We tend to forget that government, politics, and economics are not the same thing. The word politics and the phrase political party don’t even occur in the U.S. Constitution or the Bill of Rights. Nor is the word economy even implied in either of these documents. In fact, George Washington, the...
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FutbolGuru
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Mon, Feb 23 2009
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Filed under: capitalism, government, politics, greed, selfishness, nepotism, free market, materialism, hedonism, economics
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They say things come to you in the shower. That doesn’t usually happen with me. More often, during the act of climbing into bed. Then I have to get up and write the idea down, for experience has taught me if I don’t write it down, no matter how Earth-shattering the thought, it will be gone...
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FutbolGuru
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Fri, Feb 6 2009
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Filed under: Bail out, Bailout, socialism, economy, Communism, capitalism, government, retirement, feudalism, greed, mutual fund, FICA, taxes, Social Security, stock market, swindle, 401K, swindler
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AMC. American Motors Corporation. Does anybody remember that one? They actually made some pretty cool cars. The Javelin and AMX come to mind. Forward thinking for the time, the AMX was a two-seat sports car with a 401 C.I.D. engine. Fast, good-handling. It actually competed well with GTOs, Camaros, Mustangs...
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It has become unfashionable in some circles to speak out against the rich. Of course it is a hobby on the left, and it is not at all uncommon for a wealthy congressman or actor to rail against excess, such as former South Carolina Senator Ernest Hollings’, famous statement that, “There’s...
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FutbolGuru
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Thu, Jan 1 2009
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Filed under: Bail out, Bailout, fraud, socialism, theft, corruption, Communism, toxic loans, mortage crisis, capitalism, fascism, government
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I just saw the photos from Mumbai . Suddenly the whole world stands in perspective, and even my most major problems seem minuscule and insignificant when staring at these photos. Pure and absolute horror is the only phrase that comes close to what I feel as I look on as human beings destroy the lives...
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The private military contractor Blackwater “ has sent a private sector warship equipped with helicopters to the Gulf of Aden , and is offering its services to shipowners concerned with Somali pira cy. “ Blackwater Worldwide executive vice-president Bill Matthews said: “We have been...
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Language in the course of politics today is like a toothpick—it is forever being used to clean the people of ugly little blemishes that would otherwise keep them from smiling. For example, take the recent buyout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. What would have been before called nationalization was...
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I am a libertarian free market amateur economist, which will become clear either now, or within future blogs. I call myself an amateur in the sense that I have not yet attained a Bachelors, Masters or PhD in economics, although I am in pursuit of all three. One thing that bothers me about politics in...
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Jim Manzi has just posted the close-out essay in the online forum (at Cato Unbound ) that the Cato Institute has devoted recently to the issues of climate change risks and policy. I alerted readers to the Cato effort and provide comments here , here and here . My thoughts on Manzi`s final essay? Briefly...
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[Update below.] When government is involved in making decisions about the use of tax dollars or regulatory power to favor or hinder particular activities, it is not surprising that political struggles often ensue between groups that wish to obtain a policy outcome that maximizes their particular interests...
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Kimberley Strassel writes in the Wall St. Journal that citizens are more than a bit peeved with their government. "The state of the union is angry. Citizens are furious about gas prices and health-care costs, broken schools and property taxes. These are the leaky hydrants, the constant reminders...
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libertyboom
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Mon, May 19 2008
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Filed under: gas prices, citizens, state of the union, Wall St. journal, Washington, government, voting, elections, election