Deficit reduced…
…according to the CBO. I freely admit that a true understanding of the deficit and the real reasons (as opposed to stated reasons) for its rise and/or fall has thus far evaded me. So I leave it up to you … Continue reading →
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Fun tax facts
Eight of ’em. I especially like numbers one and and three. Here’s the first: It will take you 111 days this year just to pay off the government. That’s an average, of course. But something called the Tax Foundation would … Continue reading →
Revamp of annual census questions about health insurance coverage…
…will make it hard to evaluate the effect of Obamacare. How very convenient: The Census Bureau, the authoritative source of health insurance data for more than three decades, is changing its annual survey so thoroughly that it will be difficult … Continue reading →
Thoughts on tax day
[NOTE: This is an edited version of an essay of mine from the past.] Today is April 15th. Ah, paying taxes. What fun! Along with close to 100% of Americans, I hate the process. It’s an attitude that unites us … Continue reading →
Good summary of the Bundy ranch situation
Here.
Continue reading →Did you know there is an entire genre…
…of videos on YouTube that can be reached by searching for “dog eating with human hands”? Yes, human ingenuity is just that awesome. I do find them perversely amusing. For example: Although it’s blatantly obvious how it was done (the … Continue reading →
Irony of ironies…
…all is irony. The author focuses on irony and lack of seriousness in art. But the hegemony of irony is certainly something I’ve noticed getting more and more widespread in recent years. It seems to be the default position of … Continue reading →
Is there “significant” voter fraud?
[NOTE: This post is an expanded version of a comment of mine on a thread yesterday about voter ID and fraud.] The left likes to argue that there’s no significant amount of voter fraud, so there’s no need for voter … Continue reading →
This is…
…the story of my life. And I don’t even have an accent, so what’s my excuse? I’ve noticed that, in general, voice recognition systems don’t like me. Back when my arm injuries were very bad, I tried to use Dragon … Continue reading →
Obamacare: first data on prescription costs
Now that Obamacare has been in operation for a while, and even though the government can’t seem to manage to tell us the demographics of the enrollees, some relevant data is nevertheless starting to roll in. So far the news … Continue reading →
Obama to GOP: stop pretending there’s a problem with voting fraud
Our demagogue of a race-baiting community-organizer president has this to say about Republican efforts at promoting voter ID [emphasis mine]: President Barack Obama struck hard at restrictive voting rights laws Friday, calling them a Republican political tactic conceived to address … Continue reading →
Did Flight 370 co-pilot try to make a phone call from the air?
Although the article is somewhat murky, it appears to be saying that Flight 370’s co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid switched his cell phone on and tried to make a call as the plane was flying low and off-course, moments before it … Continue reading →