In October 2005 I wrote a post asking for a higher gas tax; I wanted taxes to create $5 gas. The idea (and by no means was it my idea) was that a higher gas tax would accomplish 3 things:
Higher gas prices would reduce consumption, thus lowering the base price of gasoline
Demand for fuel […]
This morning I stopped by the neighborhood coffee joint to get a couple of iced coffees for Sabrina and myself. While I was there I ran into a friend who has been a Hillary supporter. He and I have talked many times about this election and I know his fears have been that Obama would […]
I watched last night’s debate with some friends. The whole time we were wondering why they were focusing on such non-issues. Obama was clearly annoyed with it too. As I browse the internet this morning I can see that there is a large percentage of people who feel the same way.
According to ABC, Flag Pins […]
How much risk is the Federal Government able to shoulder? As The Fed takes on additional risk in the form of a deal with JP Morgan and other banks, it is important to keep an eye on the total risk in the Fed’s “portfolio” so to speak.
As the US economy teeters, the expense of the […]
Wow. Kleinheider’s Volunteer Voters is done. (Well, it is WKRN’s domain name, but it is ACK’s site).
That is a real shame. VV was a great service to the community. I felt that he did a good job of being objective or at least disclosing his biases when objectivity escaped him. WKRN could not have picked […]
I think my favorite part of this election are the Ron Paul supporters. Not all of them though. Some Paul supporters are just as boring as Obama supporters or Clinton supporters or Hillary supporters. There is a special breed of Ron Paul supporters though that are as resilient and persistent as cockroaches. they are more […]
