How much money is ‘too much’?

Thomas Sowell makes a great point in response to Obama’s rather bizzare statement that “at some point, you have made enough money”.  Sowell address this rather benign-sounding remark by pointing out that: There is nothing wrong with my deciding how … Continue reading

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Microsoft’s economic message

It turns out that when you raise taxes on businesses… you push American jobs overseas.  Here’s Steve Ballmer yesterday: June 3 (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steven Ballmer said the world’s largest software company would move some employees … Continue reading

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Cosmic Justice – book review

One of the major benefits of being done with lawschool and the bar exam is that I finally get to read — not what I HAVE to read — but what I WANT to read.  This disconnect has been going … Continue reading

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economic dream team *sarcasm*

I’m not sure if this is ironic or just plain depressing.  Turns out that Obama is tapping Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, the most incompetent and financially damaging governor in Michigan’s history, to serve on his economic pannel.  GREAT, I just … Continue reading

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“the system”

I wanted to point you all to an outstanding point made by Lee Cary @ the American Thinker. Here’s what he [Obama] said, “But understand this: We also have to look at where some of our tax revenues are going. … Continue reading

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Gas prices – 101

The Liberty Sphere has the low-down… The solution that many liberals are selling to a gullible public is to place a windfall profits tax on the oil companies. My friends, oil is already taxed at a rate that boggles the … Continue reading

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micromismanagement 101

boy, I can’t wait for the Democrats to start micromanaging the rest of our economy!

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Actual gain vs. relative gain

New figures from the Treasury Department indicate that the economic policies of the last 10 years have done overwhelming amounts of good for the poorest in our society.   Incomes from the lowest quintile (an arbitrary categorization in 5ths of … Continue reading

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