Feb

20

Antitrust Laws and Regulation: A Boon to Monopolies

February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Above is a worthy discussion about the anti-consumer / pro big and connected business fraud that is anti-monopoly legislation with Ron Paul. While the video is some 25 years old, the content is perfectly valid today (if not also a testament to the consistency of Ron Paul since then).
A great myth perpetuated by [...]

Jan

3

Who Owns Arlen Specter?

January 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

We were just perusing opensecrets.org to get a better idea of campaign finance reporting. While we think such laws tend to overlook the real problem (far too many collectivized rights and property / taxes are up for sale each election much like an auction, hence politics will remain corrupted), it is interesting to at [...]

Oct

9

Government Invented Jobs and Industries Need to Go

October 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Let’s say I had a business that employed people digging ditches, only to fill them right back up? Would you care? Probably not. But if I added that my contracts came directly from the government, you might change your mind. And, you probably wouldn’t mind if politicians decided to [...]

May

23

County Smoking Ban Fails, But for Wrong Reasons…

May 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Allegheny County smoking ban failed to pass legal muster, but not because it presumed to tell private property owners what legal activities they can and cannot allow on their own property. Rather, it failed because of a disagreement over which government body is allowed to usurp such rights form private property owners. [...]

Dec

18

Rendell’s Department of Manna Busy For Holidays

December 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Governor Rendell has been hinting that he will announce further suspensions of the basic laws of economic gravity and push for The PA Department of Manna to bestow upon 1 million PA residents more “free” health care!
He will accomplish this feat by suspending the laws of biology with a government edict that will reduce health [...]

Dec

17

URA to Crush Longtime Pittsburgh Landlords

December 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment

You gotta love government meddlers when it comes to development. Their supporters always crow, crow, crow about what they build — even when it fails, as have many of their initiatives in the downtown Pittsburgh area  .  We are always reminded that nothing would have happened if the meddlers didn’t do their deals.  Then we [...]

Mar

30

Milkers of PA Hurt Giant Eagle Customers

March 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment

An old milk price law has been used by Giant Eagle’s competitors to hamstring the popular GetGo Fuel Perks program.

Mar

28

Elderly Vote to Stick Others With Tab for Free Lunches

March 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment

After voting the same, lousy way for 50++ years, the lengthy, expensive bill for their indiscretion and lack of self control has come due.

Feb

22

Government Schools: Monopoly = Mediocrity

February 22, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Americans are sadly duped into believing that Government Schools are the only way for education to work, when all the evidence proves each year the product gets worse. How long will it take for them to get fed up on the lies and myths they’ve been fed by the Education Industrial Complex?

Jan

19

Republicans are Not Your Friends, Either

January 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Well… I’ve sure met my share of republicans who are still deluded with the belief that republicans are really about smaller government and lower taxes….

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