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Republicans Fiscally Conservative? My Donkey’s Behind!

July 2, 2010 On Big Government

Right from the elephant’s mouth we have this flyer. Call me crazy, but it seems to me the Republicans are trying to buy the Hispanic vote. Enough is enough folks, the State of Texas is $18 billion in the red. If you really think the GOP is the party of fiscal conservatism, think again! Whenever [...]

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It’s Wrong to Take People’s Stuff

June 18, 2010 On Big Government

I love this commercial.   However, I would make one small change. Replace “egg management fee” with “liberty management fee (aka taxes).” The irony is that Ally Bank is none other than the rebranded GMAC! “Ed,” you might be saying, “do you mean the GMAC that took $12 BILLION in TARP funds?” Yes, that is [...]

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Help Me Understand #2 – Illegal Immigration

June 16, 2010 On Economics

Thanks to Bryan McAninch, chair of the Collin County Libertarian Party, for passing this along. It is a very interesting mapping tool which visually displays from where the people coming to Collin County have moved. Click on the map to play with the tool yourself. Consider this is all legal, but if they happen to [...]

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Help Me Understand #1

June 14, 2010 On Big Government

One of the key devices I use as a consultant is something I call the “Help me understand” question. I use this when it seems that there is an apparent contradiction between two things which are said or behaviors of a person. The structure is this: Help me understand how A (one behavior or statement) [...]

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On K2 and the War on Drugs

June 10, 2010 News

Yesterday, Mike Jabary store in Allen, TX was shut down for a code violation. It seems his restaurant has generated too much revenue from tobacco-related products in relation to  food, but that is not real reason.   The store, Jabary Mediterranean, was selling K2, a legal product (for now) that when smoked produces a high [...]

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Fair Share of Taxes

June 3, 2010 On Big Government

This Reason.TV video  references the fact that according to 2006 data the top one percent of earners in the United States earned 19 percent of all income and paid 28 percent of federal taxes. If begs the question – what is a “fair share” to  pay in taxes? I would love to hear from you [...]

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In Support of John Jay Myers for Congress

May 28, 2010 Old News

Last Saturday evening I was given the honor of speaking at an event in support of John Jay Myers for US Congress in District 23. Below are two views of the speech. This first one captures it in its entirety.   This one is a better camera, but misses my introduction.

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Penn Jillette on Seth MacFarlane and the Tea Party

May 24, 2010 On Big Government

One of my favorite entertainers is Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller. Today he is pioneering a new Internet show called Penn Points. On this first show he makes some great points about some irrational arguments (some might say hypocrisy). He also makes a great point about sometimes arguing on behalf of ideas on which [...]

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The Libertarian View of the Oil Spill

May 10, 2010 On Big Government

I received an email from Wes Benedict, executive director of the Libertarian National Committee. His thoughts on the oil spill are worth quoting at length: I think a big problem here is the fact that federal law limits the liability of BP (and Transocean, the company that actually owned the rig.) The New York Times [...]

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On Tax Day

April 15, 2010 On Big Government

I wrote the following in response to this and this. Nothing new, but I thought I would share. The purpose of government is to preserve the individual rights of its citizens. They are empowered already through freedom. Wealth is generated when people are free to choose what to do with their own property. Taxes are [...]

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