Tag: "Nanny State"
Don’t Look Now, but Here Comes Fannie Mae Again!
You would think, after watching our government push the housing market into a flaming pit of ruination and woe, that the last thing we’d want is a resurgent Fannie Mae sallying forth into the nation with a mission to sell more dodgy mortgages. And yet… “Buy new with $1,000 down,” the advertisement says, the words [...]
Free Markets, Dungeon Masters, and A Little Girl’s Lemonade Stand.
Whenever I hear someone say we have a real free market economy here in America, I have to stifle a bitter laugh. I liken running a business to playing a game of Dungeons and Dragons with a Dungeon Master who loves his dungeon more than the game.. Even if you’ve never played, you know the [...]
One New Law Every Other Day? No Wonder the President Broke His Promise!
One of the promises President Obama made America while he was on the campaign trail was the “Sunlight before Signing” promise wherein he said he would “not sign any non-emergency bill without giving the American public an opportunity to review and comment on the White House website for five days”. He promptly broke that promise [...]
The Un-American Nancy Pelosi
I accuse the progressive left of a lot of things, not the least of which is trying, by any means necessary, to get control of your life. But what on Earth am I supposed to think when I read a quote like this? You’ve heard about the controversies within the bill, the process about the [...]
Oh Yeah, The Left’s Attempt at a Tea Party Movement Can Only End In Hilarity
For all the opprobrium the left has heaped upon the Tea Party movement, including the disgusting “teabagger” smear, I can’t help but notice that when it needed to rachet up the sense of urgency, they’re running to form their own “tea parties” (via Ace, on whom the irony of the name of this new progressive [...]
Trading Dignity for Government Shackles in Detroit
It’s a shame that the city of Detroit has gone from what The Blog Prof calls “the center of the industrial PLANET EARTH in 1950″ to a place where thousands of people feel no compunction about lining up for a little sip from the government teat. Conservative economic or social policies did not bring Detroit [...]
Michigan’s War Against The Pernicious Babysitter Menace Continues Apace
Apparently, the most pressing concern the government of Michigan has involves babysitters. I already pointed you to how the state is trying to unionize care providers without their consent, or even their knowledge. Now, there’s this: A West Michigan woman says the state is threatening her with fines and possibly jail time for babysitting her [...]
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