The UAW defeat is more proof that workers value their right to work and their hard earned wages. There is no longer a reason to pay dues for union heads to butt in on behalf of the workers. The relationship between employees and management is fine. If the bosses want to be productive they should […]
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
The promises in some variable annuities are too good to be true–a realization being made by the insurers that made them. You can learn more here: Variable annuities combine a 401(k)-like investment account with the equivalent of an insurance policy. They appeal to investors approaching retirement with a promise of guaranteed regular payouts that could […]
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Obama’s MyRA: A Government Ponzi Scheme
You lend our bankrupt federal government your retirement savings; the government then spends your money and gives you an IOU for future payment. No actual savings fund is ever established. Huh? Sounds nuts, doesn’t it? Well the sad news is this is just the retirement scheme our delusional president has cooked up and served blue-plate […]
Bonjour! L’économie de l’offre
It would be nice if, after some champagne and caviar, visiting French President Hollande shared a point or two about supply-side economics with HRM Obama. The WSJ’s Review and Outlook point out here: The French president’s turnaround hasn’t come a quarter too soon. Mr. Hollande came to office in 2012 with promises that would make new […]
Accelerating Toward the Cliff With Big Government
Pat Buchanan asks here if such is indeed the case, and explains the problem the Tea Party faces in putting the brakes on big government. Who is the powerful driving force of the Tea Party? I do not see such a person. Where is the Tea Party’s John Galt? “There is no education in the […]
Happy Valentine’s Day with HoC!
Throw away the fifty remotes because there’s no need to figure out what to watch this Friday night. It’s Valentine’s Day with House of Cards, Season 2. HoC, in case you’ve been stuck in a snow bank, is the Washington, D.C. thriller with power couple Frank (Kevin Spacey) and Claire Underwood (Robin Wright). It’s like […]
Krauthammer’s Take: The Law ‘Exists in Obama’s Head’
Dick Young’s Navy SEAL Survival Kit
Debbie and I put in over 5,000 miles on the road each year, either in our truck or on our Harley’s. In some years, we exceed 10,000 miles. That’s a lot of potential exposure to the unexpected and the unknown. As I write to you, we are on the road for what will be a […]
The Law—Whatever Obama Says It Is
Recently outside Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home in Charlottesville, Virginia, Obama gave his view of the Constitution and the separation of powers, “That’s the good thing as a president, I can do whatever I want.” Here, Bob Levy, chairman of Cato’s board of directors, explains the procedures involved in stopping Obama from unilaterally becoming the legislature.