Tag: government

Right And Proper

How do we treat each other?  When is it OK to bring up ideas in an elected body?  What venue should be more finite in its representation of electors than the next? And who decides what is appropriate, if not…

Random Observations

While doing a banking run today, I happened to pull in a particular drive through lane which had been vandalized! Observant vandals.

End The NLRB

Michigan’s condition is as closely related to the successful extortion by labor through government as it is to tax policy.   Tell the NLRB to stay out of BOEING’s affairs or disband.  

Blow the whistle, unless it might make the government look bad

Ahh yes, nothing like good ol’ fashioned government hypocrisy and stupidity. On one hand, you have the SEC offering 10-30% bounties for government moles whistleblowers who get judgments against the companies they screw work for.. Then on the other, you…

Where were you?

Where were you? There is a new sidewalk on your street, or a sign restriction, zoning that closed off an area that you own to development, water service to your rural home is mandatory, or ‘all of a sudden’ you…

Green

The math.. just do the math I say! On an average day in Traverse city Michigan, there are 11 hours of daylight.  Obviously, winter and summer months differ significantly, but if one wanted to calculate the mean between the seasons,…

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…