Archive for the ‘Subsidies Suck’ Category

Someone Pays for Subsidies

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

Don Boudreaux of Café Hayek writes about Subsidies and presents this homey example of the costs of subsides. All are not equal in a subsidized government program. “Imagine the Carpenter family.  Headed by Mr. “Ruler” Carpenter, a determined patriarch.  The Carpenters have four teenage sons: Abe, Bill, Carl, and Dave.  Abe ...

Murtha’s Defense Earmarks Draw Question

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Is stealing wrong if it is for a good cause? Taking care of his district means free money for his constituents. Fine bunch of people, our fellow citizens. And The Forgotten Taxpayer who has had his and her money taken without their consent. How do they feel? Murtha's Defense Earmarks Draw ...

NYTimes v. Boston Globe Unions and Pay Cuts

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Is this a precedent for the Philadephia Inquirer/Daily News or will Philadelphia Unions refuse to compromise? The Liberal New York Times Company acts like any Wall Street businessman and  threatens to shut down Globe unless unions agree to necessary pay cuts of $20 Million to make the Globe’s operations profitable. ...

Costco, Starbucks, Whole Foods Offer Alternative To Union’s ‘Card Check’

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Costco, Starbucks Whole Foods are finding their voice.  They are targets of Card Check and the Unions who will become their partners as they were partners of GM. Profits pay people and unprofitable business don’t employ anyone or produce anything. And Unions are not Free, every union is a monopoly ...

Why are Teamsters and Tierney Smiling?

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Why are the Teamsters smiling? Do they think Brian Tierney will save their jobs? He can only save their jobs if the Inquirer/Daily News are profitable on operations. The Inquirer/Daily News like every business needs profits to pay its people, it employees, managers, lenders,etc. Do the smiles say that the ...