Politics, public policy, and the rants of a free-market capitalist
From “Al Qaeda Takes Credit for Plot” in today’s Wall Street Journal (emphasis added):
“We will not rest until we find all who were involved and hold them accountable,” Mr. Obama said in remarks broadcast on television from Hawaii, where he is on vacation.
OK, I know, the President of the United States is never really on [...]
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From the essay Computer Productivity: Why it is Important that Software Projects Fail by Dr. Anthony Berglas:
The boundless creativity of politicians and bureaucrats to develop new and more complex regulation is bounded only by the bureaucracy’s inability to implement them.
Considering the 2008 Federal Register is 80,700 pages, and that it grows every year, it’s safe [...]
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From the Wall Street Journal Online, Oct 30 2009: White House Data Shows 650,000 Jobs From Stimulus:
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday that the government’s fiscal stimulus program has helped create or save almost 650,000 jobs…
The new jobs figure — 640,329 specifically — represents direct stimulus spending through Sept. 30 on projects or activities…
[T]he [...]
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Posted today on CNN.com. Emphasis added:
The White House will unveil reforms to the nation’s international tax code on Monday intended to close loopholes for overseas tax havens and end incentives for creating jobs overseas.
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The administration expects these initiatives to raise at least $210 billion over the next 10 years “to cut taxes for American families, [...]
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I opened up my Google News page this morning to see the following headline:
This contrasts with an article I recall reading a few days ago which talks about how Obama’s approval ratings are not sky-high when compared to past presidents at the 100-day mark.
First, what is President Obama’s approval rating? The folks at Gallup poll [...]
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