Tag Archives: conservative economics
BP Oil Spill And Shooting Ourselves In The Foot
There is understandable distress about the oil spill in the Gulf on the BP well and lots of heated rhetoric about “doing something” to BP to punish them for their perceived negligence. We truthfully don’t know the facts yet about … Continue reading
Filed under business, Economics, Environment, Foreign Affairs, government, Politics
2 Cents For These?
The following are worth what you paid for them but the asking price is still 2 cents per each as they say on the loading docks. When you have spent an hour on the tarmac with no word from the … Continue reading
Filed under business, Economics, Foreign Affairs, history, Politics, Socialized Medicine
Capitalism Dead or in Hibernation?
It seems as though every other day for the last couple of months there have been comments about the demise of capitalism or at least a radical governmental intervention into the market place to correct the perceived shortcomings of capitalism. … Continue reading
Filed under business, Economics, government, history
It Goes Around and Comes Around
Think back to the late ’80′s and the Savings and Loan crisis of that era and you should recall that it was a mostly regional problem. Yes, the effects of those bad commercial loans spread to many regions of the … Continue reading
Filed under business, Economics, government, history, law
Stress Tests Weak Hearts
I wonder if our free market system still has a heartbeat sometimes. There is no question that the interventions of Government, Inc. over the last 6 months has severely wounded the vital organ. Our income tax chief who can’t calculate … Continue reading
Filed under business, Economics, government
Liberal Changes To Chagrin of Conservatives
Looking at a long historical perspective it occurs to me that there is a consistent pattern in a liberal view of the political and social world. You can start pretty much any where you like with the analysis on a … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Economics, government, history
Old Bad Remedies Are Still Bad Ones
We are faced with difficulty at the moment in our economic and financial affairs. Many refer to it as a crisis. I suppose that is in the eyes of the beholder. But a faltering economy is a fact whatever its … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Foreign Affairs, government, history
Does “Market” Need Fix?
Only yesterday our tax cheat in chief who happens to also serve as the Sec. of the Treasury said that the market can’t fix the financial mess. Oh, I do beg to differ. The arrogance of such a position is … Continue reading
Satirical(?) Fix for Global Warming
We are inundated with news constantly that we are all going to die, or at least our progeny, in the not too distant future as a result of the man-made Global Warming. We are assured that the science is solid … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Environment, Global Warming, history, Mother Nature
