I got two calls from police unions this week around supper time. Both times, the guy jabbered along on his script without listening as I asked repeatedly if I could say something. When I got to interrupt his pitch, I…
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When the police union fundraisers call, politely ask them what they think they should do about bad apples among the police. They will hang up as if you called them the N-word. Defund the police UNIONS.
Posted in Public Finance
US primary elections are a crapfest. Time for some intelligent design.
Joe Biden has been the Democratic frontrunner for the entire 2020 primary until last week when Elizabeth Warren surged in the polls and briefly became the frontrunner. Her momentum made it look like she was going to demolish all the…
Posted in Pence2018, Public Finance
Big land
Bloomberg investigated the 100 people that own the most land in America and this map shows where they have bought land: The 100 largest owners of private property in the U.S., newcomers and old-timers together, have 40 million acres, or…
Posted in Public Finance
The Lead Conspiracy
Update: March 19, 2023 How much money would be enough compensation to poison yourself? Not enough to kill you, but enough to make you seriously ill. Suppose you could earn millions of dollars for getting mildly poisoned and then you…
Posted in Health, Public Finance
The minimum wage is nearly dead
The federal government has just set the record for the longest period of time without an increase in the minimum wage to keep up with inflation. The minimum wage has now been ignored for over a decade and Kevin Drum…
International comparison of the income tax rate on the wealthy
Thomas Piketty posted the top income tax rate in five of the richest big countries over the past 115 years. Most Americans don’t realize that the top tax rate in the US is considerably lower now than it was for…
Posted in Public Finance
Affirmative action for the rich
There are several ways that rich kids buy advantages for college. First is years of expensive high-quality education that begins in exclusive private preschools that cost more than full tuition at most private colleges. Then add in expensive summer camps…
Posted in Labor, Public Finance
Medianism 