Not everyone plays the standard games in politics, and not often have I been able to simply applaud certain influences in our country directly. Some folks go about their lives, pretty much ignoring the world and politics around them as…
Tag: free markets
Milton Friedman Gives A Jobs Speech – Part 1
The President gave a speech on how he would create jobs, and today the markets had a belly ache. As of this writing, the market down by over 300. Happy Friday. A friend found this video series that is well…
The Falacy Of Monopolies
What is a monopoly? Is it a bad thing? Should government be attempting to stop monopolies, protect against them, or should they get out of the way? What about when the government CREATES the monopoly? A proper perspective on this…
Quote of the Day..
Merely a small part of the larger article on free markets by one of my economic heroes, Walter Williams: The market is a friend in another unappreciated way. In poor black neighborhoods, one might see some nice clothing, some nice…
The Free Market Wins..
The tea parties have been just a start. They have awakened the patriots in all of us, and certainly sparked a few ventures with customized shirts, hats, bumper stickers. In fact, even the bus companies, which had seen a downturn…
Peeing In The Carpool
Its no wonder John Conyers hasn’t read a bill he has signed in the many years he has “served” his constituency. (feel free to see in his own words) They are just far too complicated for a “casual” glance and…
The Big Three Guarantee. (The Fix)
Yesterday I touched on a little history, and a small part of what Iaccoca did to turn Chrysler around in the early 80s. This time the stakes are so much higher than Chrysler and Michigan alone, and there must be…