Archive for “April of 2007”

Market Anarchist Blog Carnivale #2

April 29, 2007

The second edition of the market-anarchist blog carnival has arrived. You can check it out, at There is No Government Like NO Government. If you love your freedom, there might be something of interest there for you.
The carnival posts on the 29th of every month. And submissions are always accepted - but […]

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Why The Flat Tax Isn’t Any Better

April 28, 2007

Last month’s “Carnival Freak” is Praveen, who, for reasons unknown to all but himself, neglected to follow the Carnival’s stated rules, and submitted a column arguing in favor of the flat, national sales tax. He is solely responsible (and deserving of) any ridicule others may cause him to suffer. But I have better […]

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Fire Protection as a Public Good

April 25, 2007

The more you look into “public goods,” the more historical evidence you find that suggests that they weren’t always as “public” as we’ve been led to believe, viz., we are taught that certain goods or services cannot be produced on the market, therefore the government must provide them, and therefore taxation is justified in securing […]

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1-in-51

April 25, 2007

Michigan, home to two of the most violent cities in the country, now boasts another appellation that nobody wants.
Highest foreclosure rate in the nation. One in fifty-one.

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Women & Insurance

April 25, 2007

As long as I’m conducting Women’s Studies 101, I’ll give you this tidbit that I saw on the news the other night. A web-search turned up the following, via MSNBC:
“High-deductible plans punish women for having breasts and uteruses and having babies,” said Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, the study’s lead author…Women’s costs are higher because […]

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Are Women Underpaid?

April 23, 2007

An article in today’s Detroit Free Press informs us that our bureaucrats in Lansing are proposing four bills for equal pay legislation, that would make it a crime to pay a woman less than a man, provided they’re equally qualified, for the same job. Of course, evaluating talent and qualifications of any prospective employee, […]

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Wicked Awesome.

April 23, 2007

This is the worst time of year to watch movies at the theater. Unless of course, the movie you want to see is Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters, a movie in which an animated death metal band (music by Mastodon) tells the viewer to piss off in the first 5 […]

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