Greedy Capitalists or Selfless Socialists?
The hardest thing to do in Greece is to get one Greek to compliment another behind his back. No success of any kind is regarded without suspicion. Everyone is pretty sure everyone is cheating on his taxes, or bribing politicians, or taking bribes, or lying about the value of his real estate.
Goldberg, Smith, and Hayek on Socialism
I recently read two good articles, from Jonah Goldberg, on socialism.
Capitalism vs. Capitalists
If by ”capitalist” you mean someone who cares more about his own profit than yours; if you mean someone who cares more about providing for his family than providing for yours; if you mean someone who trusts that he is a …
The Result of Socialism: Only Healthy People Allowed
Australia has socialized its medical services. Australian friends tell me that providing basic medical care for free is the only fair and just thing to do. Well, how fair and just is this?
A German doctor hoping to gain permanent residency in Australia said Friday he will fight a decision by the immigration department …
Failed Economic Policies
Quote of the day.
Obama laughs off the charge of socialist behavior — and to be fair, socialism isn’t the precise term to affix to his ideas. It’s more like Robin Hood economics. On a recent campaign stop, Obama joked that, by the end of the week, McCain would be accusing him ”of being …
Major Redistributive Change
Obama, 7 years ago, lamented the fact that the Civil Rights movement wasn’t able bring about more wealth redistribution.
If you look at the victories and failures of the civil rights movement and its litigation strategy in the court. I think where it succeeded was to invest formal rights in previously dispossessed people, so …
Couple may lose home over $1.63 tax bill – Yahoo! News
Congratulations, you paid off your mortgage. Do you really think that you own your home now? Actually, you don’t. Sorry. The government can still find ways to take it away from you.
That’s what Kermit and Dolores Atwood discovered .
Thinking about Immigration the Wrong Way
Two stories caught my attention this morning. First, the current immigration bill would create a work database for all Americans.
The so-called Employment Eligibility Verification System would be established as part of a bill that senators began debating on Monday…
All employers — at least 7 million, according to the U.S. …
Building the Healthcare Business
George C. Halvorson, CEO of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals wants to force you to buy healthcare. He doesn’t care if you want healthcare or if you think you need healthcare.
”Anything short of an absolute single-payer system requires an individual mandate. If you don’t have that, then people will …
America Imitates the Soviet Union
Let me share two jokes with you. The first is from the Soviet Union:
Three prisoners in the gulag get to talking about why they are there. ”I am here because I always got to work five minutes late, and they charged me with sabotage,” says the first. ”I am here because I kept …
Squeezing Out the Lower Classes
Madison’s liberals spend a lot of time talking about helping the poor and improving the lives of the poor. This is, bluntly, a load of hogwash.
The Capital Times published another article about Wisconsin Health Care for All and their plan to offer health care to everyone in the city of Madison. In this article, I …