Why, the notion of living within our means is just crazy talk.
Category Archives: Economics
Only Eleven?
Prices will go up for (at least) eleven other things as a result of rising fuel costs.
Energy Lunacy
…from the Obama administration. Well, it is Government Motors, after all. Gotta look for the union label when it comes to paying off your supporters with taxpayer money.
Congress Wants To Go To The Moon?
Really?
My thoughts at the Washington Examiner.
Brief Thoughts On Donald Trump’s Cowardice
…from Mark Steyn.
Why Tax Hikes Won’t Work
Megan McArdle explains to Kevin Drum. Again.
Six-Dollar Gas?
It could happen, if the dollar continues to fall. And the White House seems determined to make that happen.
I have an idea for an ad campaign next year. Show a video clip of Obama back in ’08, talking back how “gas prices will necessarily go up” to carry out his green agenda, or about “bankrupting the coal industry.” Then end the ad with, “He got what he wanted. Did you?”
To The Consternation Of The Suits In Hollywood
Atlas Shrugged seems to be doing pretty well:
business has been brisk enough for producers Harmon Kaslow and John Aglialoro to expand from 299 theaters to 425 this weekend and to 1,000 by the end of the month. They don’t have enough film prints to fill all the orders.
“Things have turned for us,” Kaslow said. “When we started, exhibitors were not embracing the film like we thought they would. Now, we can pretty much go into as many theaters as we want. It’s just a matter of logistics.”
Unexpectedly!
Though he’s still cautious, this would bode well for Parts 2 and 3.
I’m Sure It’s An Innocent Mistake
The president’s offer of a “matching” four trillion deficit reduction is off by at least a trillion dollars.
Hey, it’s close enough for government work. And besides, math is hard.
He’s No Libertarian, Either
Donald Trump is no conservative.
I think he’s an idiotarian, myself,.