Archive for March, 2009

The Biggest Snoops

Published by admin under Governance

Lorne Gunter
Wednesday, March 11, 2009

It never ceases to amaze me how many people have blind faith in the competence and neutrality of government. For instance, recent economic bailouts are premised on the notion that governments — which are really nothing more than conglomerates of politicians, bureaucrats and experts paid to tell leaders what they want to hear –are somehow smarter than investors and consumers at deciding what products and industries deserve help, how much and when. Continue Reading »

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Taxing the Weather

Published by admin under Global Warming

Carbon credits are snake oil. They have no real value.

By Alan Caruba Thursday, March 5, 2009

Taxes imposed in the name of global warming are completely bogus. There is no global warming if, by that term, you mean a sudden, dramatic increase in the Earth’s average temperature. The Earth has been cooling for a decade, not warming. Continue Reading »

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