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Congress Admits: Patent Laws don’t work

July 30, 2007

Rather than the patent system being the incentive for “so much of our innovation, it has become a constraint on innovation
Of course, rather than accept defeat, your representatives would replace the current system with another layer (or three) of arbitrariness, bureaucracy, and red-tape.

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Oops.

July 30, 2007

It’s the 29th, and a new edition of the Market Anarchist blog carnival is now up, over at The Freedom to Say 2 + 2 is 4. Not quite as many entries this time around, but very strong entries. Remember to submit your blog entries or videos before the 28th for the next edition.
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Capitalism Grinds the Skateboard Industry

July 27, 2007

I thought it was odd to see a skateboarding article in the Wall Street Journal this morning. But it’s not about nollies and ollies and nose-grinds or half-cabs. It’s about capitalism ($$$):
The International Association of Skateboard Companies figures 50% to 70% of all the skateboard decks sold are blank rather than branded. [...]

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John Edwards: Destroyer of the Middle Class

July 27, 2007

Look at this smug sonofabitch, John Edwards. He has all the answers.
First thing first: Is there something about the WSJ’s faux-woodcarving that makes him look even more like a total asshole?
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said he would raise the capital gains tax rate to 28% from 15% and boost income taxes [...]

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