Happenstance: Tim Geithner didn’t pay his taxes. He got egg on his face, but managed to get confirmed as Secretary of the Treasury. Which is kind of ironic, considering that he now exercises oversight of the Internal Revenue Service, the… Continue Reading
Ever a believer in trickle-down economics, Rudy! defends banks and other businesses that received bailout money paying their executives big bonuses with what look like taxpayer dollars. Now, I think there’s something to the idea that when people have money,… Continue Reading
You’ve heard the news by now — the President’s $820 billion proposed “stimulus” package passed through the House of Representatives today, with functionally no committee analysis, scanty debate on the floor, and zero — that’s right, zero — Republican floor… Continue Reading
Criticism without construction isn’t all that useful. I’m a big critic of the stimulus program because it will be a huge drain on our national finances for many years to come. But if we must deficit-spend our way out of… Continue Reading
Not change we can believe in. This video is about 90% right: “Bush on steroids.” Is that what you really voted for, Obama backers?
Via Calculated Risk.
A theme I’ve been hitting for months (indeed, since before the election) is that the government is simply spending far too much money — for the very good reason that “too much” means “more than is collected in taxes, by… Continue Reading
“A strong dollar is in America’s national interest,” says Treasury Secretary-Designate Timothy Geithner. Yes, but what exactly are we going to do about that? Apparently something, and that something is allegedly going to be done against China. Geithner also praises… Continue Reading
I know that the President’s words in his inaugural address are true — America is, and Americans are, capable of doing great things under very pressing circumstances when they are of a mind to do so. We have done much… Continue Reading
A San Diego woman is auctioning off her virginity as part of a project for her Masters’ thesis in women’s studies. No, I can’t complete that sentence without closing my eyes and shaking my head in irony-free disbelief. Nor can… Continue Reading