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Inconsistencies Cannot Exist

April 24, 2006

When one appears to exist, check your premises. You’ll find that one or the other is incorrect.
I don’t recall why, but this recent post over at TheAgitator made me think about a gross inconsistency in our criminal justice system that I find curious.
Police officers and other government drug-warriors routinely use the testimony of known […]

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They’ll Tax Us So We Can Retire Earlier

April 24, 2006

Retirement is now a public good. Accordingly, the market will not co-ordinate to produce enough of it. Therefore, taxation is justified to bring about an optimal amount of retirement.
Or so the story goes. According to a study by University of Michigan professor of business economics, Joel Slemrod,
“[W]orkaholics misjudge the benefits and costs […]

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Kip’s Law Sighting , Michigan Education Edition

April 21, 2006

I previously blogged about the proposal for tougher graduation requirements for Michigan High Schoolers. I was less than pleased. Anyways, the Free Press is reporting that it’s now a done deal. I think it qualifies as a potential “Kip’s Law Sighting.”
FYI, Kip’s Law is: Every advocate of central planning always — always […]

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It’s Tax Season!

April 20, 2006

The next time someone tells you that the wealthy don’t pay enough taxes, or that they don’t pay “their fair share,” or some other such redistributionist rhetoric, here is the ammunition that will assist you in laying waste to their arguments. From this month’s Economist ($$$).

“By 2003 the bottom 60% paid a mere 0.6% […]

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