Rolling Stone on ethanol. They’re not complimentary.
The Ethanol Scam: One of America’s Biggest Political Boondoggles
The great danger of confronting peak oil and global warming isn’t that we will sit on our collective asses and do nothing while civilization collapses, but that we will plunge after “solutions” that will make our problems even worse. [...]
Giuliani on Taxes and a Homeowner Bailout - Capital Commerce (usnews.com)
I had a chance to chat with Rudy Giuliani this weekend, on Saturday morning, just after he finished with his “tax summit” campaign event in Manchester, N.H. There, Giuliani offered his case for making the Bush cuts permanent, killing the estate tax (or [...]
Should we raise taxes to pay for road and bridge repair? In the wake of the Minnesota bridge collaspse, many politicians are certainly saying that we should. But what have they done with the road money that they already have?
Of Bridges and Taxes
James Oberstar, the Minnesota Democrat who runs the House Transportation and [...]
How is this not illegal? Select Hospitals Reap a Windfall Under Child Bill - New York Times
Despite promises by Congress to end the secrecy of earmarks and other pet projects, the House of Representatives has quietly funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to specific hospitals and health care providers under a bill passed [...]
Even President Bush realizes that spending has to be prioritized. Sadly, Congress has yet to learn the lesson. Bush Rejects Gas Tax as Way to Shore Up Bridges - New York Times
Asked about the gasoline proposal, which could amount to an increase of 5 cents a gallon under schemes floating around Congress, Mr. [...]
Allied Drive jobs program struggling
A local Madison jobs training program has been in operation since January. It was intended to help residents of the Allied Drive neighborhood find decent jobs.
The START program prepares people to take entrance tests for trade apprenticeships. It began in January and has been touted as one of the [...]
Every politician has a pet charity. Unfortunately, politicians fund their pet charities through my income. In case you’ve wondered, this is why I love politicians so much.
State Rep. Gary Bies is just the latest politician to make my “dead to me” list. Dentists urge 2-cent tax on soda.
When state Rep. Garey Bies was [...]
While I’m on the subject of trade-offs, I’d like to mention a recent article from the Wisconsin State Journal. Bridge repairs could cost Wisconsin over $2 billion
Wisconsin’s bridges are considered safer than the national average, but the state still has more than 2,100 bridges that fall short of federal standards for carrying loads [...]
How much do you need to spend on groceries? It depends. If you’re talking about whether or not we give out enough food stamps, then $21 a week is far too little. If you’re talking about the value of a good, wholesome Cuban diet, then $17 a week is just about right. So say America’s [...]
Tim Challies is a Canadian blogger. Therefore, he’s uniquely qualified to discuss the positives and negatives of the Canadian healthcare system. He doesn’t much like the utopian image painted by Michael Moore.
Now that Sicko, Michael Moore’s latest film has been released, Americans are bound to hear a lot about the wonders of the [...]