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Some of the most exciting solutions to today's problem are also some of the most expensive. Learn the ins and outs of solar, ethanol, carbon offsets, and hydrogen fuel cells.
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The Unconstitutional Congress
Bills of attainder, ex-post-facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts, are contrary to the first principles of the social compact, and to every principle of sound legislation. James Madison, Federalist 44.The US Congress has written...
Bonus Indignation
Congress is shocked, shocked, to see that AIG awarded bonuses to employees! Gasp, contracts existed where if employees met certain conditions they would get bonuses. How dare they!?!How much are these bonuses? $787 billion, nope? How about $401 b...
Boards of Directors Finally Taking Responsibility - At Least Some of Them
While I haven't written about the topic on this blog, I have been a very strong critic of Boards of Directors and their general lack of accountability over time.While that statement is very broad and full of exceptions, my personal opinion of boards,...
Falling Commodities Crush Recyclers
The end of 2008 through March of 2009 has seen a precipitous drop in the price of commodities, particularly aluminum, steel, and iron, though copper is improving in China. This drop has caused a similar drop in the price of recycled, or scrap materi...
Tax and Spend is not Change
I warned you, Obama wants to spend like a drunken sailor and tax like crazy.First, the $787 billion "Stimulus" package, and now the Democrats want to spend another $401 billion, with Obama wanting taxpayers to bail out everything from mice to McMansi...
A Moral Hazard
CNBC's Rich Santelli got it right about this "Mortgage Relief" being pushed by President Obama. While I generally stay out of particular political issues in this blog, the video clip really hits the nail on the head.For reference, Wikipedia has a go...

