This was originally posted on PoodleRose on August 21, 2013. Comments have not been migrated. Representatives from twelve countries will meet later this week to negotiate a trade agreement as a part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Many of the countries involved want increased access to markets in other participating nations. For example, Americans want to…
This was originally posted on PoodleRose on August 12, 2013. Comments have not been migrated. Discrimination, we are often told, is a bad thing. Indeed, there are many laws on the books, at every level of government, that prohibit individuals from discriminating on the basis of race, gender, religion, and much more. Like many words,…
This was originally posted on PoodleRose on August 7, 2013. Comments have not been migrated. You might think that all it takes to start a business is a good idea and the necessary capital. And you would be wrong. The Cato Institute informs us that, in some states, you also have to have the permission…
This was originally posted on PoodleRose on August 7, 2013. Comments have not been migrated. This month, the website for the Foundation for Economic Education is hosting a debate over whether advocates of liberty should abandon the term “capitalism.” The argument for abandoning the term essentially comes down to: “‘capitalism’ carries a lot of baggage—much…
This was originally posted on PoodleRose on August 6, 2013. Comments have not been migrated. An editorial in the Chicago Sun-Times decries a proposal to cut food stamps, stating, It’s easy to attack the idea of people living off food stamps when they could get a job instead. But it’s not that simple. It is…
This was originally posted on PoodleRose on August 5, 2013. Comments have not been migrated. For years, the Obama Administration has been touting the “green” jobs that it will create through your tax dollars. But recent testimony by the acting commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics–John Galvin–reveals that we’ve had millions of “green” jobs…
This was originally posted on PoodleRose on August 2, 2013. Comments have not been migrated. An investigation by The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN found that many clinics in California are grossly over billing the government under the Medicaid program, and promptly receiving payments for fictitious patients. As one example, investigators counted 30 patients…
This was originally posted on PoodleRose on July 31, 2013. Comments have not been migrated. You might think that individuals selling marijuana would support laws that would legalize the practice. But that isn’t the case. Many of those who have a government protected monopoly to sell medical marijuana want to use the coercive power of…
This was originally posted on PoodleRose on July 29, 2013. Comments have not been migrated. Earlier this month, two members of Congress introduced the Apollo Lunar Landing Legacy Act for the purpose of preserving the landing areas of NASA’s moon missions. Time magazine senior editor Jeffrey Kluger thinks that this is an excellent idea that…
This was originally posted on PoodleRose on July 25, 2013. Comments have not been migrated. The United States Postal Service (USPS), long renowned for its poor service, wants to decrease the quality of its service further. In an effort to save money, the government sponsored monopoly wants more developments to utilize “cluster boxes” rather than…