4 June, 2008
Stopping Immigrants more important than the Environment, Diplomacy
Tag for Immigration Enforcement, the crackdown on immigrants is only going to get more
expensive next year. The Department of Homeland Security is asking for a 19% increase for
"immigratin enforcement and border control for 2009". ...click to continue reading.
6 May, 2008
Gas Tax Holiday a vote-buying sham
Both Clinton and McCain's call for a gas tax holiday would make a neglible impact on your wallet and is nothing more than an election year stunt to win votes.
Clinton campaign spokesperson Geoff Garin said in a conference call this week that the proposal would save each driver $70....click to continue reading.
21 March, 2008
It worked so well, we had to stop...
Dallas had anticipated an annual $14.8 million for red-light-running fines, money essential to keeping the cameras running — before people stopped running lights and reduced violations more than 50 percent at some locations....click to continue reading.
12 February, 2008
Explaining why health insurance companies should compete
Posted here because I couldn't do a good job explaining this at dinner last night: Why is competition between health insurance companies useful?
...click to continue reading.This is not the world we live in, but it is the world we should aim for and I am more than willing to consider how government might get us there.
11 February, 2008
Hillary using Bush style "Town Halls"
Next Up for the Democrats: Civil War
...click to continue reading.It wasn’t an accurate statement, historical or otherwise. It was a lie, and a bigoted lie at that, given that it branded Hispanics, a group as heterogeneous as any other, as monolithic racists.
8 February, 2008
Overview of Democratic Health Plan
On Brad Delong's blog Richard Eskow Talks to David Cutler:
...click to continue reading.David Cutler: I'd like to start with a general comment.... Two possible reasons why people don't have health coverage are usually given.
4 February, 2008
Reason 457 Why I'm not voting for Hillary
She's willing to garnish people's wages if they refuse to buy health insurance even though they can afford it. Hmm, i thought the government would coerce us into a socialized health care system by raising taxes to cover the cost.
...click to continue reading.17 January, 2008
Demand cell phone competition
Who really loves their cell phone provider? I moved from Sprint to T-mobile 3 years ago because you can use unlocked phones and they use a standard that's recognized abroad. In practical terms, this means when we had to replace Staci's phone, we simply moved the SIM card from her old phone to the new one and it worked, it also moved all her contacts.
...click to continue reading.17 December, 2007
The cost of Illegal immigration
The Congressional Budget office released a report on the costs of illegal immigration for state and local governments [HT: Marginal Revolution] Unfortunately, the report is only available as a
...click to continue reading.29 November, 2007
A Quote for Today
" I challenge Mr. Henn to defend the federal
budget as being a shining example of long-term planning for the greater good." -
Cafe
Hayek