Posts Tagged ‘Government’

  • Where Are The StartUps?
    Posted by on June 10th, 2013 at 5:06 am, Comments: 0

    Glenn Reynolds asks that question in his latest USA Today column. Professor Reynolds makes some good points, and uncovers some ideas that require more investigation. [...]

  • Pension Reform In Illinois, On the BackBurner
    Posted by on June 1st, 2013 at 8:01 am, Comments: 0

    Illinois public pensions are out of control.  Government at all levels is huge.  Those employees are guaranteed escalating benefits once they retire.  Many employees use [...]

  • Breakfast Links
    Posted by on April 15th, 2013 at 5:09 am, Comments: 0

    American MicroBrews catch on world wide. This is pretty cool.  I am drinking as many local brews from the midwest as I can.  So much [...]

  • The Government Should Hire a Realtor
    Posted by on March 25th, 2013 at 8:07 am, Comments: 0

    Government budgets are bursting all over the place.  Yet, in Illinois they are spending money to acquire land.  In the recent Senate budget, they have [...]

  • Breakfast Links
    Posted by on January 4th, 2013 at 5:32 am, Comments: 0

    Illinois retired teachers want a transaction tax to pay for their pensions. One of my favorite movies was Chinatown.  But not for this reason. Obama [...]

  • Similar Approaches on All Sides of All Ponds
    Posted by on September 27th, 2010 at 8:19 am, Comments: 0

    Japanese central bank decided it has not had enough of a good thing. It’s injecting 55 billion (Yen)of supplementary stimulus into its economy.  The Japanese [...]

  • More Federal "Aid", means SPENDING
    Posted by on June 14th, 2010 at 10:32 am, Comments: 0

    Obama appealed for more federal aid.  This innocuous phrasing sounds like we are trying to send money to earthquake victims in Haiti.  In reality, it’s [...]

  • Fannie and Freddie are Government Jobs
    Posted by on June 10th, 2010 at 7:00 am, Comments: 0

    If Fannie and Freddie were private organizations, they could have a private pay scale. As taxpayer funded entities, why are they being paid like private [...]