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NJ Governor Chris Christie – A model for our time

By marfdrat on June 1, 2010

Remarks to the Manhattan Institute I want a guy just like this to be our next President.  This will take about 35 minutes of your time, but it is worth every minute.  Here is a principled man who (like many men) can articulate his beliefs in a way that can be clearly understood.  What makes [...]

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The Correct Capital Gains Tax Rate is – Zero.

By marfdrat on May 9, 2010

Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute gives six reasons why the Capital Gains Tax should be abolished.  Chief among them is the idea that the government is double taxing your investment and savings income with this tax.  See the other five reasons in this short (less than seven minutes) video presentation: YouTube – Six Reasons [...]

Posted in Economics & Politics | Tagged government, policy, taxes | Leave a response

Social Security: when will the Ponzi scheme break down?

By marfdrat on May 6, 2010

It’s clear that the Social Security system is unsustainable. I’m not sure we have the political will to do something about it before it gets completely out of control.  This is the problem with entitlements: once people get a taste of them, you can never take it away. Russ Roberts has a pretty good post [...]

Posted in Etc. | Tagged Economics, government, politics | 1 Response

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