It’s nice to see that Connecticut Legislatures are still looking out for what’s important – themselves. Tax increases weren’t enough, they had to be applied retroactively. As the Connecticut Post says… Many workers in Connecticut need to brace for a one-two punch to their paychecks this August, when the state begins collecting not only more [...]
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Questions
Why will the debt limit cause a default and financial calamity this time when it did not when it last occurred in 1996? Why will social security checks stop if we reach the debt ceiling? Isn’t social security a separate fund? Is social security truly smoke and mirrors and IOU’s? Is President Obama lying when [...]
Nutrisystem Review
I did Nutrisystem for six months. This is my review of their food.
Diet–6 Month Report
As June came to an end I was six months into my diet and down 45 lbs. Not quite the 2 lbs/week loss I was targeting but I’m pleased with the results. I figure now’s a good time to recap what’s worked and what hasn’t, if nothing else it will provide a source of encouragement down the road.
Raising Taxes = Cutting Costs
I was reading a NY Times article about how lobbyists are fighting the “last big plans to cut healthcare costs” and noticed that one of those “big plans to cut healthcare costs” is actually a tax hike. The tax on gold-plated insurance plans is the last vestige of most economists’ favorite idea, eliminating the tax [...]
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Regulation Stifles Competition
I’ve always been of the opinion that often the primary outcome of government regulation is to stifle competition. Here’s another case that proves the point, brought to us by TechDirt. Some new taxi cab services sprung up awhile back in Tampa, Florida. They use electric vehicles and don’t charge for the rides. The cabs are [...]
Fellow Senators Clear Dodd In Mortgage Scandal
Dodd’s fellow Senators on the ethics committee of cleared my favorite Senator of breaking the rules. He didn’t do anything they wouldn’t do. They did slap his wrist for using poor judgment in getting caught. The New York Times article on the topic brings up an interesting point at the end: Meanwhile, Representative Darrell Issa [...]
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