Archive for 'Socialism' Category
There are two Americas, or death, taxes and health care
4 September 2007No, I have not lost my senses. I do believe there are two Americas, to quote John Edwards.
“Today, under George W. Bush, there are two Americas, not one: One America that does the work, another that reaps the reward. One America that pays the taxes, another America that gets the tax breaks. One America […]
1/3 of our economy is Government.
31 August 2007In 1900 the Government (Federal and State) accounted for 8% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 1950 Government spending rose to 21% and in 2007 it will reach 32%.
Very close to 1/3 of our economy is based on Government spending. Since Governments make nothing and sell nothing, their money is raised off the […]
Daily Kos: There is some really bad economics in there
2 August 2007The Daily Kos website is in the news a lot. We in Connecticut know the founder of the Kos was a strong supporter of Lamont in his bid to unseat Senator Lieberman. Most of us also know the Kos is generally speaking shall we say, left leaning.
But I didn’t know how left it […]
Is Corn Evil?
16 July 2007Is the epidemic in obesity in large part caused by corn?
The rise of the use of fructose seems to mirror the rise in childhood obesity. Sugar is Sugar, right? At least one researcher disagrees.
Sweetener fructose used in almost every processed food we eat and is usually derived from corn, why …. because it’s […]
Corn does not belong in my gas tank
28 June 2007A study in modern politics would be well served to study the concept of corn in our gas tanks. This is raw naked political power being exercised in the open with little regard to appearances.
“There is just no energy benefit to using plant biomass for liquid fuel,” says David Pimentel, professor of ecology and […]
I believe in fairness.
25 June 2007“I do believe in fairness. I remember when there was a fairness doctrine, and I think there was much more serious, correct reporting to people.” Senator Feinstein said she is ‘looking at’ reviving the fairness doctrine on ‘Fox News Sunday’ this morning. “I think there ought to be an opportunity to present the other side. […]
Estonia adopted a 26% flat tax in 1994 and never looked back
23 June 2007When it comes to taxation, some of the most competitive economies suddenly look more like developing countries. America’s tax system is among the worst, with those in Western Europe not far behind. According to the World Bank, only four other nations, including Britain, have longer tax codes than the U.S. The World Economic Forum is […]
The Rise of Parentalism
30 March 2007Myths of the Nanny State
by Radley Balko
From the Cato Institute: In a recent paper published in the journal Public Choice, “Afraid to be Free: Dependency as Desideratum,” Nobel Prize–winning economist James Buchanan composes a new taxonomy of socialist threats to liberty. Buchanan argues that the conventional threats to freedom from managerial socialism (central planning) and […]
Progressively Speaking It is Socialism
27 March 2007I have always wondered what the term “progressive” meant. Why is one group allowed to call themselves progressives? Progressives tend to be liberals, does that make conservatives such as myself a “regressive”? Some would say so.
From Wikipedia.com, Socialism refers to a broad array of political movements that envisage a socio-economic system in […]