Posted in Sweet on Sep 14th, 2008 1 Comment »
For a scathing review of Klein’s latest attack on capitalism — The Shock Doctrine — see the eloquently written piece Dead Left by Jonathan Chait, senior editor at the liberal New Republic magazine.
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Posted in Random Babble, Sweet on Jul 31st, 2008 No Comments »
Today is Milton Friedman day, where every state in the country is having events to celebrate the life of a stud who advocated for economic freedom.
I am in Austin, Texas hanging out at the Texas Public Policy Foundation listening to Dr. Tom Saving with a 100 plus attendees.
Dr. Saving gave a great talk! He spoke [...]
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Posted in Take it back on Jul 25th, 2008 No Comments »
Today the US federal minimum wage got a 12 percent boost, up to $6.55 an hour. This is good news for the unskilled laborers that will now receive a 70 cents-per-hour pay raise. But it’s not good news for everyone.
Hans Sennholz used to boom in his thick German accent, “When you increase the [...]
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