Will union members be exempted from the “Cadillac” health-care tax?
Category Archives: Business
The Reason Health-Care Costs Are High
We don’t pay for it.
Want to reform health care? Fix that.
Davy Jones Locker
…is full of oil?
I’ve never bought the peak oil theory, at least not as having any near-term relevance. If production slows down, it’s only because we’ve quit looking, or haven’t been allowed to by idiot politicians.
The Proersecution Continues
Apparently frustrated with the light sentence on the first conviction, the federal prosecutor has indicted Courtney Stadd on new charges.
Diversity-Driven Disasters
I blame that progressive, George Bush.
Really. I think that the Mineta nomination and retention was one of the stupidest (among many) things that he did.
The problem is, of course, that the alternatives (Gore or Kerry) would have been even worse. And at least he tried to rein in Fannie and Freddie, against the successful opposition of Barney Frank and Chris Dodd.
Nine Reasons
…that the latest jobs report is bad news for the Democrats.
A Depressing Milestone
There are now more government jobs than jobs that produce real wealth.
And we wonder why the country’s going broke.
Complexity And Danger
Bob Clarebrough has some useful thoughts on the risk of space flight, for NASA and private enterprise, over at The Space Review. This is a very important topic, and one that I want to write a long post on, when I get unburied from current activities.
Aviation Week Person Of The Year
…the space entrepreneur. Looks like Dave Masten made the cover.
It’s certainly more inspiring than anything that NASA is doing, at least in terms of manned spaceflight.
Stifling On-Line Space Discussion
…thanks to ITAR. Fixing this is something that the Congress and administration could do that would be really useful for space.