It seems like there is just no escaping the drumbeat of bad economic news. Two examples from today’s headlines: in May, the number of Americans who use food stamps rose to 40.8 million, an all-time high, and first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose again last week. I find the first figure particularly amazing: more than [...]
Archive for August 5th, 2010
The Steady Drip, Drip, Drip Of Bad News
Posted in America, Politics, The Economy, tagged America, economy, Food Stamps, Politics, President Obama, recession, Unemployment on August 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Your Tax Dollars At Work, Protecting Americans From Unlicensed Neighborhood Lemonade Stands
Posted in America, Healthcare Reform, tagged America, Bureaucrats, Government, Health Care Reform, Healthcare Reform, Lemonade Stands on August 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Does anyone in government stop and think about what they are really doing, anymore? Here’s the latest story of some ridiculous lack of judgment by a government regulator. A 7-year-old girl in a suburb of Portland, Oregon sets up a lemonade stand at a neighborhood festival and starts serving lemonade made from bottled water and [...]
The Voters Begin To Speak On “Health Care Reform”
Posted in America, Healthcare Reform, Politics, tagged America, Congress, Health Care Reform, Healthcare Reform, Missouri, Politics, President Obama on August 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Tuesday’s election in Missouri included a ballot initiative where voters were asked to weigh in on whether a key provision of the “health care reform” legislation — the “individual mandate” that requires people to either get health insurance or pay a penalty — should be invalidated. More than 71 percent of the Missouri voters voted [...]
