Rogel @ February 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Back in August I linked to a survey about occupational licensing. Gleaning at the list of occupations that require state license demonstrate the simple fact that the licensing has nothing to do with protecting the best interest of the consumers and have everything to do with exercising power and protectionism. Here is what happen when […]
Rogel @ February 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Recently McCain is trying to outmaneuver Obama to pledge to use public funding in his Presidential campaign. The tactical reason is obvious - McCain failed to attract the good will of the public to actively support his Presidential bid and he is willing to use the coercion force of the government to substitute real support […]
Rogel @ February 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
To enforce mandates, or to not enforce mandates? this is, at least part, of the question:
To see why Clinton’s argument is nonsensical, consider that the country could achieve nearly universal health insurance immediately simply by enacting an individual mandate coupled with a truly draconian penalty for non-compliance. But so what? This would be good for […]
Rogel @ February 26, 2008 # 2 Comments
When government influencing any aspect of our life selling access to decision making become very lucrative business, much more than, for example, giving lectures. It is somewhat naive than to expect those whose fortune depend on selling such access, to limit the phenomena. It is sad, however, that instead of focusing on pleasing the […]
Rogel @ February 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
From protecting the environment point of view which is better - take a short ride with a car or walking? The answer might surprise you:
This challenge comes from Chris Goodall, the author of “How to Live A Low-Carbon Life.” Mr. Goodall is a member of the Green Party in Britain and a devout environmentalist — […]
Rogel @ February 25, 2008 # One Comment
It is interesting to note Clinton’s criticism on Obama naiveté, particularly when it comes to special interests. After all Clinton know very well about special interests, her ties to some of them are well documented…
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As a side note I have to say that the repeat mention of limiting access of special […]
Rogel @ February 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
I’m reading the book Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror , and it is a fascinating reading. The writer, Michael Scheuer, served as the chief of the Bin Laden issue station and is an expert on issues of radical islam, Al-Aqeda and Bin Laden. His point of view, the one […]
Rogel @ February 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Pork-barrel spending is known to be an easy way for politician to distribute public funds to support their donors and political allies. However earmarks aren’t the only way and creative politicians find how to harness the environment as well:
Hillary Clinton’s pattern of earmarking federal funds to benefit her campaign contributors is well-documented, but she also […]
Rogel @ February 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The NY Times story about McCain was the main story today, in US news channels. It is somewhat frustrating that the news here don’t really deal with the questions arise from Kosovo independence or from the controversy around shooting down the US satellite. But the news of the day were less McCain rather than the […]