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The Effects of Minimum Wage Hikes

July 1, 2008

Yesterday night I was grocery shopping at the local Meijer. When I went to check out, it dawned on me that they had replaced about a dozen more cashiers with self-scan registers. I will spare you another tirade about the so-far-imperfect technology: it’s nice to be able to check out without waiting in […]

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Inflation and Insurance

February 1, 2008

I read part of an article in Property & Casualty Insurance News (December 24/31, 2007), the “Top 10 Stories of 2007.” The California wildfires are number 10 on the list.
Iin the wake of other mega-catastrophes like hurricane Katrina, the bad publicity surrounding the CA wildfires doesn’t help the reputation that insurers have. Who […]

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A Good Way to Get Rid of Private Schools

January 28, 2008

President Bush’s latest, we’ve been given the recipe for destroying private schools:
White House counselor Ed Gillespie, describing Bush’s plans for a new school initiative, said it would be called “Pell Grants for Kids.” If approved by Congress, it would provide money for poor kids in struggling schools so they could shift to private schools […]

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Unintended Consequences and Seasonal Drinks

December 21, 2007

A few weeks back, the Washington Post had an article about what drinks you should enjoy in the winter months, or rather, how to stock a bar so as to not embarrass yourself in front of seasonal guests.
The writer recommends Maker’s Mark bourbon, and although enjoyable, I’d prefer the (slightly) more expensive Knob Creek. […]

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