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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 On Big Government

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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Could Texas Become More Like Israel?

April 9, 2010 On Economics

Below is a video from Ideas in Action about entrepreneurialism and Israel. It got me to thinking, what could Texas do to create the conditions necessary to allow to happen here the same kind of boom that Israel is experiencing? I have already suggested a few: Eliminate property taxes. Eliminate the franchise tax. Institute a [...]

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On where jobs are created

March 29, 2010 On Big Government

On Saturday, February 12, I participated in a candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Collin County. This is the fourth in a series of five videos in which I respond to questions from the attendees. Each candidate was given one minute to respond. The question was “What policies and plans will [...]

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Licensing – Is it necessary?

March 15, 2010 On Big Government

For those of you that missed John Stossel’s fine show last week on Licensing Madness, I submit the following excerpt. How do you think that the regulation of certain professions in the market effect you, your businesses and even your customers? My position would be to remove as many restrictions on free trade, including most [...]

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Collectivism in One Easy Lesson

February 24, 2010 On Economics

It is my belief that most politicians have a strong desires to serve their constituents to the best of their ability. However, these good and noble intentions seldom lead to sound economic policy.

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