by Brian Garst | Nov 16, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
Not to be outdone by bureaucrats on the west coast who thwarted a dangerous lemonade trafficking operation, New Castle Councilman Michael Wolfensohn alertly called police to nab a dangerous duo peddling pernicious pies to passersby, and for profit no less. But fear...
by Brian Garst | Nov 5, 2010 | Blogs, Health Care
AARP’s support was instrumental in getting Obamacare passed. Now they’re raising the price of insurance for their employees because of the massive tax on so-called “Cadillac” plans that it included. In an e-mail to employees, AARP says health care premiums will...
by Brian Garst | Nov 2, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
One of the points made most frequently on this blog is that Obama’s big spending policies are essentially just an extension and elaboration on those from the Bush years. That is also the argument of this new video from Reason.tv:
by Brian Garst | Oct 21, 2010 | Blogs, Uncategorized
The hypocrisy of Washington elites is nothing new, as we’ve covered here and here, just to give two recent examples. Yet another example of hypocrisy is that of insider trading, which is disallowed for the peasants, but perfectly acceptable for members of Congress and...
by Brian Garst | Sep 28, 2010 | Blogs, Economics, Minimum Wage, Regulations
Government bureaucrats think it is their business to prevent individuals from entering voluntary contracts with companies or organizations if the level of compensation does not meet some arbitrary threshold. Congress has used minimum wage laws to prevent certain...
