I’ve been seeing alot arguments based on imaginary rights lately, and i’d like to compile a list of the various carrots that politicians dangle over the heads of the lowest common denominators, labeled as “rights.” I’ll even start it off with “health care,” and “jobs.” Oh yeah, and add another one to the list: State Sponsored 401(k)s. Very promising, indeed. < / sarcasm > “After talking with some 401(k) experts, it’s unclear how tough this might be to do. Any system would have to comply with the existing tax code and regulations. But experts agree that small business owners could use some help — and a state-packaged plan might be a way to do it.” Or – it could be an investment opportunity. Simply sell … Read entire article »

Coyoteblog got me started a-thinking, and you know what that means: I get easily side-tracked, and end up doing all sorts of ancilliary research so that I can make a sound argument for something completely unrelated to the inspiring piece. I wanted to touch on his Trojan Horse idea of Public Health Care, which is really quite novel, insofar as it’s a concept I’ve approached, but hitherto hadn’t synthesized for myself. But then I ran wild on smoking. Now, I’m young, relatively healthy, and practically invincible. My body can recycle alcohol. I am impervious to otherwise contagious diseases. I will eat almost anything on a dare. But I digress. I am an “occasional” smoker, by which I mean, when I go to the bar, … Read entire article »

In the wake of an ever worsening outlook for the domestic Auto industry, Flint, Michigan is taking some rather unconventional strides to combat the growing rust-belt. The straight dope comes via yahoo! Yes, you read it correctly, Flint, Michigan, is trying its darndest to create an honest-to-goodness embodiment of Ayn Rand’s Twentieth Century Motor Company, which, for those of you who haven’t read Atlas Shrugged, is a company and corresponding Company Town that operates on strictly marxian principles. Here is a brief history of 20C Motor Co. There was something that happened at the plant where I worked for twenty years. It was when the old man died and his heirs took over. There were three of them, two sons and a daughter, and they brought a new plan to … Read entire article »