While talking about income inequality Mitt Romney said yesterday, “You know, I think it’s about envy. I think it’s about class warfare.” Really Mitt? Here’s the problem with this type of thinking. Mitt Romney seems to claim that government should … Continue reading
Newt Gingrich, the characteristically unchristian bigot, war monger, and nonsensical fool.
Rick Perry, the GOP candidate most qualified to carry on Ronald Reagan’s legacy.
Israel will likely use this report to push for an attack on Iran. They don’t have much room to talk. In the worst case Iran appears to on the way to becoming a “virtual nuclear state.” Israel already is a … Continue reading
5. It’s a minority rights movement, not a majority rule movement. It doesn’t have 99%, it’s more like 33% according to recent polls. What the movement is saying is that this large group of disenfranchised people is being ignored by … Continue reading
Stories like this always crack me up. “killing a man who sought violence to the very end.” They’re talking about Osama bin Laden after SEALs broke through his roof, came to attack him in his room and he reached for … Continue reading
All lot is made of sensational banking bail outs by government. Of course a lot should be made of such events. For one the very institutions that are pushing free market capitalism have just proven that free market capitalism doesn’t … Continue reading
The Great American Pastime
Messing with other people.
There’s a notion in economics called “excess profits.” It basically pertains to a level of profit that goes beyond what it should cost to produce and sell a product using standard discount rates for money and cost for labor and … Continue reading
He’s proposing it as a prelude to the Fair Tax. That’s a good thing, but I’m not sure it’s the most direct route towards the elimination of the income tax. I get the impression that Cain and his followers are … Continue reading