Bloomberg BusinessWeek has an excellent article on the US Postal Service and its many, many, many problems. Falling volumes, rising costs, unions, pensions, healthcare. Let me propose a solution that isn’t so modest: Dismantle the thing. Shut it down. This bloated, anachronistic, expensive Hydra has lived long enough. Don’t “reinvent” it. Don’t cook up a [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Cash for clunkers, the sequel
The Wall Street Journal highlighted yesterday that the used car market is incredibly tight right now and prices are unusually high – making this an excellent time to sell your used car (or trade it in on a new car, which is, of course, what our government would consider the patriotic thing to do.) Gee, [...]
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Oh Boy, The Kentucky Derby
Just an excuse to desecrate some perfectly good bourbon with a bunch of greenery and sugar. Fair disclosure, I know very little about horse racing, but there are many sports I don’t care about, and that’s never stopped me from mocking them.
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