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 [...]

Feb

10

Caliguiri Whoop de Doo…

February 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I read with some humor David Caliguiri’s Opinion 250 response to Chad Herman’s comments in the Post Gazette from last week. (For those who don’t know, the PG is running its Opinion 250 to encourage ideas about Pittsburgh’s future at its 250th anniversary…)
Caliguiri’s intends to build on Herman’s comments — which meander around the [...]

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 [...]

Jun

12

Who Keeps Government Authority Honest?

June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

An interesting article was forwarded to me from a buddy about an 18-year-old facing upwards of 7 years in jail for video taping the police during a traffic stop in Carlisle, PA. Yes, apparently filming what transpires at such times falls under the Federal (Thanks to Dave P for catching) PA wiretapping laws [...]

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. [...]

May

17

GOP Tries to Silence Its Own Candidate Ron Paul

May 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The chairman of the Michigan Republican Party said Wednesday that he will try to bar Republican Congressman Ron Paul (TX) from future GOP presidential debates because of remarks the Texas congressman made that suggested the Sept. 11 attacks were in response to U.S. foreign policy in the regions. Gee. So much for the Big [...]

May

16

Rendell Tax Shift Fails Round 1

May 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Fast Eddie Rendell would like to win one for his constituency. You know, the ones who’ve voted for bigger and bigger government over the last 50 years and are now retired and facing rising taxes on their property required to cover all those runaway expenses?
And if you think they’re big expenses right now, just [...]

May

7

A Great Man for President

May 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment

It does not get any clearer than this. Enough is enough — Ron Paul for President!!!

Mar

4

The Pennsylvania Politburo: Skyrocketing Costs and Secrecy

March 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Pennsylvania Politburo (ok… so officially it is called the General Assembly) is being further exposed being the bloated mess that it really is. The Pittsburgh Trib Review is on top of how the spending for PA politicians to get their work done far exceeds the pace of inflation.
Enablers to this all will [...]

Mar

1

Your Real Tax Rate is 40%. Feel Good?

March 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Yes. You probably think you pay less, but you don’t. Here’s an article on a study that explains why Americans on average pay 40%, give or take about 5%.

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