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Natural Gas Development Upsets Conventional Thinking on America’s Energy Future
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Guest Commentary: Obama Mangles Lincoln on the Role of Government
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The Big Debt
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sickofdemocrats:
But this is typical of Mr. Obama and most (not all) Democrats. They will say a -
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Kim:
How bout a 401K like private sector? You get what you put in.
Archive for March, 2010
Privatizing Federal Assets And Operations
Most people agree that federal organizations such as the US Postal Service and Amtrak are far from being efficient. However, little has been done to improve their operations. On this matter, Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute makes a number of interesting points in Downsizing The Federal Government. Edwards argues for the privatization of several [...]
Commentary: Road Home Grant Money Going to Waste
The latest example of astonishing wasteful government spending in Post-Katrina New Orleans was described in a recent report by the Times-Picayune. In this example of progress impeded by bureaucratic incompetence, a study by a federal inspector general found that 80% of sampled recipients of Road Home elevation grants in 2006 and 2007 failed to use [...]
Wall Street Not the Only Place for Taxpayer-Funded Bonuses
Bonuses are in the news again, but this time the focus is on the government. The Times Picayune quotes a spokesman from the Office of Thrift Supervision on bonuses for government officials: “These [i.e. the bonuses] are meant to motivate employees, have them work hard. The economy has taken a downturn in recent years. I’m [...]
Homeowners Still Opposing Property Expropriation for LSU/VA Hospital
Following the United States’ Supreme Court 2005 decision in Kelo v. New London, a number of states passed laws designed to protect homeowners and others from the arbitrary taking of property by government for ill-defined purposes of “economic development.” Louisiana’s 2006 constitutional amendment forbids the government from taking someone’s home for another’s private gain. Only [...]
New Smoking Bans Wrong Way to Protect Non-Smokers
Sen. Rob Marionneaux has filed two bills that would expand the existing Louisiana smoking ban. Currently, smoking is prohibited in restaurants, schools, hospitals, public buildings, and doctors’ offices. As posted on the website of the Louisiana Legislature, Senate Bill 334 would ban smoking in any bars where food is served during business hours. In addition, [...]