Aaaaaaand we’re back. This story today in the Boston Herald compelled me to actually post this. Our hero is a Mr. Robert Goodwin of Arlington, who, according to the Herald, refused to go along with the ridiculous Security Theatre currently being randomly performed by the MBTA here in Boston. I personally once saw one of [...]
Author Archives: subjectis
Euthanize the US Postal Service
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 [...]
Posted in General Leave a comment
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, [...]
Posted in Politiconomics Leave a comment
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.
Posted in General Leave a comment
Best political advertisement ever
Krugmaniswrong.com brought this to my attention, the Best Political Ad Ever. Enjoy.
Posted in Politiconomics Leave a comment
Today’s Hero: Martin Broughton
We give this prestigious award to Martin Broughton, the chairman of British Airways, for the all-too-rare ability to cut through the politically correct fog and exhibit some intellectual honesty in his statements regarding airport “security.” And in public, no less. Kudos to you, Mr. Broughton.
Posted in Politiconomics Leave a comment
MA beats four states in recent poll
According to a recent poll of 600 CEO’s by Chief Executive magazine, Massachusetts ranks 47th of the 50 states. Of course the four we beat are all bankrupt, too, but MA trails even that bastion of malfeasance and graft, Illinois, which I personally find perhaps even more embarassing. [Sigh.] I guess it’s not that surprising [...]
Posted in General Leave a comment
unpaid internships are a bad idea
The recent New York Times article on unpaid internships highlights all the potential problems with companies “hiring” unpaid interns, including the problem all the politards in Washington and elsewhere have with the practice. While I agree that unpaid internships are a bad idea, my reasons have nothing to do with all the hibberty-jibberty nonsense (pdf) [...]
the unintended consequences of having dumb people write healthcare legislation
A lovely article in the Boston Globe yesterday points out that, given a choice, people here in Massachusetts are not as intellectually-challenged as the politicians who write healthcare legislation. Color me encouraged. It seems that some not-very-public-spirited people would rather pay the (lower) monthly penalty, instead of a (much higher) monthly insurance premium, and then, [...]
Posted in Boston, Politiconomics Leave a comment
Massachusetts “leaders” need to get jobs
So, I see a headline in today’s Herald: Murray: Senate will consider tax changes to improve business climate. I’ll admit it, I actually thought for a moment that someone in Massachusetts had noticed dozens of other states and foreign countries are waking up and removing smothering tax burdens and gelatinous red tape. My moment of [...]
Posted in General Leave a comment