Monthly Archives: September 2009

Healthcare just got (a tad) less expensive

Apparently there is an easy at home cure for tennis elbow which will run you all of $20 instead of expensive treatment hours with a specialist. While this will probably only lower the nations healthcare bill by some %0.001 or … Continue reading

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Some More Opinions on Tires

From the Economist From economist Brad DeLong From the New York Times And for completeness, the AFL-CIO (yes the jobs have been lost but is this an effective way of creating net more employment or does it hurt employment and … Continue reading

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Prepare to Pay More for Tires

The Obama administration decided on September 11th to put steep tariffs on China tires.  The measure was at the behest of the US Steelworkers Union and, notably, opposed by the US tire industry. The rationale was not a specific accusation … Continue reading

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9/11

It rained hard the night of September 10, 2001.  My friend Tim and I went to see Apocalypse Now Redux at the Astoria, New York City’s largest theater.  The rain was torrential and we ran along 44th Street from awning … Continue reading

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Obama's Health Care Proposals

I didn’t listen to the speech, but here’s an analysis by a friend of mine who studies healthcare for a living. From Healthcare Economist Obama’s Health Care Speech Critique September 9, 2009 in Current Events, Public Policy Today, President Obama … Continue reading

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Idiotic Sex Offender Laws

While the Philip Garrido’s of the world are able to hide kidnap victims for years, precious resources are wasted on supposed sex offenders like the 17-year described below, who on the suggestion of a classmate gave him a blowjob during … Continue reading

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