Leslie Nielsen we will miss you

What can I say? One of the funniest men in the movies, he had the dead pan comedy down to a science that has been imitated but never duplicated. From The Virginian to Airplane, he played everything with the same intensity, never cheating an audience out of a buck just to make a buck. I’ve…

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Waiver on the way? Union cuts health care coverage for dependents

At first read, this seems to be a complex case, so let’s not all jump on the “it’s Obamacare” bandwagon, even though part of the problem is the new health care legislation. A “low-wage” health attendant union – an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – will be dropping coverage for its member’s…

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Higher taxes, reduced deficits and Milton Friedman

While Congress debates whether to increase taxes on the “rich” (yes, allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire is a tax increase), it it worth reflecting on the words of the late economist, Milton Friedman. Politicians will always spend every penny of tax raised and whatever else they can get away with. And, a study done…

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Is bankruptcy court in your city’s future?

The small Detroit suburb of Hamtramck has asked the state of Michigan for permission to file for bankruptcy.  The facts leading up to this request are something you soon may be seeing all across the country. It seems that the city will run out of money in February.  It began running million dollar deficits ten years ago,…

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The EPA and sulfur dioxide: the absurdity marches on

Lisa Jackson, administrator of the EPA, is at it again.  It would appear that she will not be happy until all existing power plants are shut down, and all proposed new plants exist solely “on the drawing board”.  Her latest attack involves sulfur dioxide emissions. Last December the EPA proposed new rules governing these emissions.  After the…

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