Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in Politics on Nov 8th, 2010
Is this the same President that I know? • Free trade: “Together we can resist the protectionism that stifles growth and innovation. The United States remains—and will continue to remain—one of the most open economies in the world. By opening markets and reducing barriers to foreign investment, India can realize its full economic potential as […]
Posted in Government Gone Wild, If I Really Hated the Poor ... on Nov 8th, 2010
Milk police in Massachusetts: (HT: John Barry) Brigitte Ruthman, owner of Joshua’s Farm on Dodd Road, has one milk-producing cow. Earlier this year, she provided raw — or unpasteurized — milk to three other people through an agreement similar to a food cooperative. That’s not a typo folks. One cow. Three customers. And she sold […]
Posted in History, Market Failures on Nov 8th, 2010
Imagine the fantastic amount of coordination required to move the economy from an oil based one to whatever the next “energy source” is going to be! Suppose the new technology is hydrogen. Then we’d have to build networks of pipelines, filling stations, repair industries, oversight, education, etc. in order to build and service this incredible […]
