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Moving to Blogger
This will be my final post on LJ. It's been a decent platform. (Thanks LJ!)
Find me at:
http://justaddrationality.blogspot.com/
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Article: Instead of stimulus, do nothing - seriously
Instead of stimulus, do nothing - seriously
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0209/p09s01-coop.html
A good read from an unlikely source for me.
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Response to Editorial Article: FDR Was a Great Leader, But His Economic Plan Isn't One to Follow
Editorial Article: FDR Was a Great Leader, But His Economic Plan Isn't One to Follow
An interesting read because it gives a detailed analysis of why FDR's programs actually served to defeat the economy he was trying to bolster. I will caution the reader that I DO NOT agree with his conclusions on what we should be doing to address the present ( Read more... ) -
More Stimulus Bill Quick Math
House Bill Cost: $819B
Number of US Citizens: 305.7M
Average Cost per Citizen: $2,679.10
It's all a ruse.
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Response to Washington Post Article: Obama Details Recovery Plan
Original Article: inset -- article text
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The article inset describing Obama's plan indicates a Minimum cost of $820 billion and an estimated number of jobs saved at 4 million. Quick math: it will cost us $205,000 in tax dollars for each job created or saved. Consider also:- None of the make-work jobs Obama will create will have a salary of even $ ( Read more... )
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My Response to Slate Article: I don't give to my neighborhood panhandlers. Should I?
Original Article: http://www.slate.com/id/2209038/
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Life on earth requires that you support yourself. You make your own way to the best of your ability never seeking nor giving the unearned.
A panhandler is probably someone about whom you know nothing, and whom has done nothing to prove that he earns his own way through life. In fact, the only ( Read more... ) -
Service
Obama keeps pressing on the issue of citizens serving, and I am certain that he means self-sacrificially. I don't think he's talking about productive work either. He's talking about either volunteering or joining the military.
So... why isn't my productive work at Verizon considered "service"? Does the presence of the Internet and the promotion ( Read more... ) -
Starbucks will give you a few pennies worth of coffee if you volunteer for 5 hours
This can be part of my ridiculous volunteerism file ( Read more... ) -
More on the "Hussein" middle name
At the beginning of the week, I made a post to Facebook opposing the campaign for all users to change their middle names to "Hussein". My response to the campaign was instant: I had lost respect for anyone who had participated by changing their middle name on Facebook (herein: the "Hussens"). My written response had one significant shortcoming ( Read more... ) -
Birthday wishes
Yo GB! Happy Birthday!
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