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Quick Hits

December 28, 2007

If gold is such an anachronism, why do governments maintain such large stockpiles of it?
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Who knew that the Unions are in favor of national healthcare?
Union members and outside experts said the UAW will have difficulty keeping its commitments unless the federal government has a national health care system within 5-15 years.
Always looking out for […]

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Michigan-Mania

October 11, 2007

Several Michigan lawmakers are now facing recall votes for their role in passing the recent tax hike. I hope they all lose their jobs, but morevoer, I hope nobody replaces them. That’s too much to ask for, though.

After learning he was a recall target, [Steve] Bieda said today: “We’re facing some huge challenges […]

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Bad Examples Meme

August 9, 2007

I don’t think I’ve ever started a meme before, but here goes, anyway.
I found this John Stossel quote at the Brussels Journal:

The fall of the Soviet Union deprived us of the biggest example of how socialism works. We need laboratories of failure to demonstrate what socialism is like. All we have now is Cuba, Venezuela, […]

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“We Want to Save the American Auto Industry…”

July 2, 2007

OK. Stop paying people to not work!

Many of the Flint jobs bankers worked in a plant that no longer exists, the sprawling Buick City complex that closed in 1999.
General Motors Corp. has paid them between $70,000 and $85,000 annually.

They also received health care, which ups the total significantly. I’ve blogged extensively about collective […]

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