Category Archives: Economics

Unemployment?

Posted on February 27, 2010 | Leave a comment

I call bullshit. Clear case of marginal value.

Posted in Economics, Economy, Politics: National, Politics: North Carolina, Uncategorized

Pre-Existing Conditions

Posted on February 27, 2010 | Leave a comment

This health care debate has been raging for quite some time. Listening to the talk and the pundits and all the rest of ’em, you begin to filter out the chaff from the wheat. It seems pretty clear that there is a general agreement that we all agree change has to take place; it is costing more than it needs to for medical care. Equally clear is that there is a fundamental philosophical difference between the Liberals and the Conservatives.

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Posted in Diplomacy, Economics, Health Care, Politics: National

Tagged Barack Obama, Conservative, Democrat, Liberal, Pre-existing Condition, Republican

I am Going Shopping

Posted on February 25, 2010 | Leave a comment

When I was young, my dad told me that I needed health insurance. I kinda laughed it off. However, through my 20’s, I went through periods where I did and then did not have coverage. Looking back, I should have maintained coverage for the duration; I never should have taken insurance “holidays”. But where I was right when I did have coverage was the type of policy I bought.

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Posted in Diplomacy, Economics, Health Care, Politics: National, Politics: North Carolina, Raising Men

Tagged Barack Obama, Democrat, Health Insurance, Politics, Republican, Socialism

How to Sell More Beer

Posted on February 16, 2010 | 3 comments

Many of my friends work in the service industry. Some either currently own or have owned their own joint. Many have managed one. When discussing politics or economics with the more liberal of them, I often get push back on my thoughts and ideas. The concept that a free’er market would help everyone is foreign to them. The idea that reducing or eliminating the minimum wage is a horror story; they run away screaming.

But I just go back to the bar room. And I ask 1 simple question:

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Posted in Economics, Economy, Politics: National, Politics: North Carolina

Tagged Leftist, Liberal, Politics, Socialism, Unemployment, Unions

Unemployment?

Posted on February 15, 2010 | Leave a comment

I call BS. Clear case of marginal value.

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Posted in Economics, Politics: National

Tagged Leftist, North Carolina, Unemployment

Economics

Posted on February 10, 2010 | 1 comment

We all know the trouble today. Unemployment, unemployment and unemployment. But really, truly is the problem today is that we have government regulation.

See, in a world without it, we would have zero, I mean NONE, involuntary unemployment. Think back to the pioneer days. Do you think that there was ever a time when those folks had nothing to do, even when they wanted to do something, for months, or weeks or even days at a time? Nope. Not once.

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Posted in Economics, Economy, Politics: National, Politics: North Carolina

Tagged Barack Obama, Left, Liberal, Minimum Wage, Unemployment

Awesome

Posted on February 6, 2010 | Leave a comment

Some say Obama is a Socialist. Some say he is a Communist. Others even say he is a fascist. What is harder to dispute is what Karl Marx was.

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Posted in Economics, Education, Energy, Liberty, Politics: International, Politics: National

Tagged Abuse of Power, Barack Obama, Communism, Leftist, Socialism, Unions

Inequality

Posted on February 6, 2010 | Leave a comment

A twofer!

Another in a long line on why I hate unions.

See, where I work, if you do well you get bigger raises, bigger bonuses and if you do well over the long haul, you get promoted. On the other hand, if you don’t exceed you may not get fired, but you won’t reap the rewards of the high achievers. Then again, if you continue to produce so marginally that the firm finds itself better off without your services, you will, in fact, eventually be promoted; to customer. In other words, the company will no longer employ you.

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Posted in Economics, Education, Politics: National, States Behaving Badly

Tagged Abuse of Power, Crime, Employment, Leftist, New York, Unions