Stimulus Funds Redirected
Posted in In brief on 24 September 2009
Stats: 2 views and No Comments "Nearly $3 million in stimulus money targeted for fighting wildfires is being spent to restore public parks and watersheds in the nation's capital, which has no national forests. "The Forest Service has directed that $2.8 million in 'Wildland Fire Management' funds, approved under the economic stimulus law, go to groups that ...
Posted in In brief on 24 September 2009
Stats: 2 views and No Comments "Nearly $3 million in stimulus money targeted for fighting wildfires is being spent to restore public parks and watersheds in the nation's capital, which has no national forests. "The Forest Service has directed that $2.8 million in 'Wildland Fire Management' funds, approved under the economic stimulus law, go to groups that ...
TARP Could Be Extended
Posted in In brief on 24 September 2009
Stats: 4 views and No Comments "The Obama administration is signaling that it is in no hurry to let the $700 billion financial bailout program expire at year's end amid continuing stress on the economy and the banking system." (AP, Thursday) Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this ...
Posted in In brief on 24 September 2009
Stats: 4 views and No Comments "The Obama administration is signaling that it is in no hurry to let the $700 billion financial bailout program expire at year's end amid continuing stress on the economy and the banking system." (AP, Thursday) Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this ...
Son of “Stimulus”
Posted in The Goal Is Freedom on 10 July 2009
Stats: 2 views and 30 Comments Bad economic policy proposals usually have a superficial logic that fools the economically illiterate into thinking the policies really make sense. For example, anti-price-gouging laws seem to keep goods affordable during emergencies. The government says no one may raise prices "excessively" on generators, batteries, and bottled water. Hurray for wise ...
Posted in The Goal Is Freedom on 10 July 2009
Stats: 2 views and 30 Comments Bad economic policy proposals usually have a superficial logic that fools the economically illiterate into thinking the policies really make sense. For example, anti-price-gouging laws seem to keep goods affordable during emergencies. The government says no one may raise prices "excessively" on generators, batteries, and bottled water. Hurray for wise ...
Understanding the “Stimulus”
Posted in Featured, Not So Fast! on 11 March 2009
Stats: 49 views and 2 Comments The more I follow the “debate” about President Barack Obama’s “stimulus” package and his plans for the U.S. economy, the more I realize that most people are missing the fundamental issues. While I wish the public debate really was about the efficacy of borrowing a trillion dollars and spending the ...
Posted in Featured, Not So Fast! on 11 March 2009
Stats: 49 views and 2 Comments The more I follow the “debate” about President Barack Obama’s “stimulus” package and his plans for the U.S. economy, the more I realize that most people are missing the fundamental issues. While I wish the public debate really was about the efficacy of borrowing a trillion dollars and spending the ...
