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The Hippocrite from Another State
I have to confess to feeling great contempt of Congress. My fantasy is to see the captains of industry who actually create wealth in this country give Congress a dope-slap of this sort to the twits and brigands in our legislature.
Fairweather Liberty
I had a disappointing discussion a few weeks back with a colleague. My friend is a smart young man, earnest and sincere, but all too representative of today’s brand of thinking when it comes to issues of liberty and public policy.
The topic was smoke-free bars in the City of St. Louis. I hate smoking, for the record. I think smokers have a nasty history of being thoughtless in the pursuit of their habit. I am surprised at how offensive I find the smell. Long gone, the stink of cigarettes linger in public spaces where smokers … Continue Reading
Obama to 84% Of Americans – Drop Dead
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today denounced an Executive Order signed by President Obama that repeals Executive Order 13202, that prohibited federal agencies and recipients of federal funding from requiring contractors to sign union-only project labor agreements (PLAs) as a condition of performing work on federal and federally funded construction projects.
It will be interesting to learn how this particular little gift to the American people will play out. If I recall correctly, most givernment project typically require a “prevailing wage” be paid. If in a given region your typical concrete guy makes $28.00 … Continue Reading
Meditation On Mending
I have a beat up hat. Khaki in color, it has the emblem of the American Red Cross, a logo as recognizable as anything in the world, save for Coca-Cola. Composed of fairly sturdy cotton with a nice stiff brim, it features a Velcro closure. This last is vast improvement over those wretched plastic doo-dads with the holes and the knobs you snap together. With my giant melon, I always have to mate the last knob on the last hole. I think it makes my head look like someone is trying dress up a pumpkin to look like a trucker.
My … Continue Reading
Supply Side Economics Defended
Ronald Reagan was recently disparaged for “trickle down economics” in correspondence with one of my elite squad of readers, and I would like to defend the Gipper and his faith in Supply Side Economics.
To detractors the centerpiece of supply side economics, namely tax cuts, are merely a sop to the rich. However, this understanding strikes me as less rational, and more borne of envy.I would argue that I have no real claim on another man’s income beyond the sort of basic government services we all consume. Even so, there is the reality that most people who reflexively dump on Reaganomics … Continue Reading