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But your Honor, I’m too HOT to go to jail!

November 30, 2005

Will counsel please approach the bench and prepare to be bitch-slapped back to the gallery?
In an affront to gender equality, and an utter mockery of justice EVERYWHERE, Debra Lafave has successfully avoided stay in prison. In case you don’t recall, Lafave is the gorgeous blonde, twenty-something Florida teacher who has been found guilty of […]

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patriotism & black friday

November 29, 2005

As if it’s not bad enough that the government is a fan of deficit spending, the holiday season urges us to continue along the same failing path. Russ Roberts sums it up quite nicely. Shopping, and spending money frivolously is neither your patriotic duty, nor the key to maximizing your personal happiness.
Personally, I […]

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Useless Labor (pun intended?)

November 23, 2005

Bastiat once said, “To compel men to dig wells by forbidding them to take water from the river is to increase their useless labor, but not their wealth.”
It’s often been argued that Unions retard efficiency and impede competitive progress. The Detroit Free Press gives some anecdotal evidence, here. In 1984, General Motors […]

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GM to close plants, nationwide

November 22, 2005

New York Times covers the problems facing General Motors currently, regarding the closing of several of its aged facilities.
Art Baker, the chairman of the local auto workers union that represents the 950 hourly workers at the [Lansing, MI] metal center, said he learned of G.M.’s decision just 15 minutes before he told employees. “It was […]

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Represent:

November 22, 2005

In Michigan, at least we can be proud of our street cred. Ranking 2 & 4 in the list of “Most Dangerous Cities,” are Detroit, and Flint, respectively.
Camden, a city of 80,000 near Philadelphia, was listed as the most dangerous, followed by Detroit, St. Louis, and Flint, Mich., according to the survey
East-West feud ain’t […]

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with your tax dollars. that you earned. at your job.

November 22, 2005

The Daily Show had a hilarious piece tonight about government spending. Bonus points for quites like “what the pork?”, “reporklicans,” “spendocrats,” and, “there’s an entire department of education?“.
“fatassocrats…” bwahahaha.
Who paid for this office? That’s a nice computer. Who paid for that? The taxpayers.
I must’ve been drunk when I paid […]

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Ted’s 10 commandments, refuted.

November 21, 2005

Ted Kennedy spouts off against Wal-Mart. Anyone who has read my blog knows that Wal-Mart, and its detractors frequently draw my ire. via Kip, Esquire. Your turn, Ted. Let’s examine your “ten commandments.”

Thou shalt pay living wages.
Please provide us with an objective definition of “living wages.” Hold every business entity […]

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