Category Archives: Economics

Having Your Kids and Eating Them Too

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

One argument I’ve come across from time to time and never understood is that it’s selfish not to have children. You know what could actually be considered selfish in this respect? If it were the role of an entire community … Continue reading →

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Presidential Race

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

So, why did President Obama win re-election? According to our old pal Bill O’Reilly, it’s because everyone other than white men is lazy. Yeah, that’s pretty much what he said. His actual words were, “The white establishment is now the … Continue reading →

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Taking Debate

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

With fall coming on and the use of ghosts and witches as lawn decorations, we all know what time it is. That’s right! It’s presidential debate season again! And in case you missed it, here’s the complete debate. Well, mostly … Continue reading →

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Working Three Jobs Just to Stay in Debt

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

This is something I’ve never fully understood. Whenever there’s some Republican event, it seems that everyone wants to talk about how hard they had it growing up, until the whole thing starts to sound like this: Well, actually, that’s not … Continue reading →

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Run Romney Run

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

So, Mitt Romney apparently has a plan to put the country back to work, despite being known for gutting companies and firing people. Why do I have the feeling that it involves deregulation and letting corporations do whatever they want, … Continue reading →

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Jealous of Your Safety Net

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

You know what I’m tired of hearing? People pretending they’re jealous of the poor. I’m sure you’ve heard this kind of talk before. It’s usually something along the lines of, “I have to work for my money, but these welfare … Continue reading →

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You Lie!

Posted on July 26, 2012 by

Okay, how does “if you have a successful business, you didn’t do it all on your own” turn into “you didn’t do squat”? I’ve heard quite a bit about how Mitt Romney tried to turn a rather benign speech by … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit of Socialism

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

Looking Backward, by Edward Bellamy – This is the story of Julian West, an upper-class Bostonian who is put into a hypnotic trance in 1887 and wakes up in 2000, when the United States has become a socialist paradise. What’s … Continue reading →

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Favoritism in Fairyland

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

I can’t say I’ve had much success in spreading the good word of Oz. I’ve tried to get my wife interested, and she did read the first three books, but isn’t a fan. She doesn’t like fantasy much anyway, but … Continue reading →

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Poverty to the People

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

I came across this quote from Margaret Thatcher on Tumblr today, and I have to it sounds like the Iron Lady (called such because that was her favorite token in Monopoly) has it backwards. Isn’t socialism, which at its heart … Continue reading →

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