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2006-04
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On Price Gouging.
2006-04-24.
RedState uses the classic “if you don’t like the gas prices, don’t buy any” argument in discussing whether or not price gouging is good or bad: The Twilight Zone Comes To The Debate Over Gas Prices.
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2006-05
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My IT Background.
2006-05-26.
A commenter wondered how I could possibly be ignorant of H1Bs and the ITAA.
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H-1Bs And The Virginia Senate Race.
2006-05-28.
I saw some comments about me on another blog that made me laugh. Just for the record, I’m not in any way affiliated with Harris Miller, Jim Webb, or George Allen. I’m certainly not an “apologist” for any of them.
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Infosys Single-Handedly Destroying America.
2006-05-31.
Following up on More H-1b abuses from American Techno-Politics, wherein it was stated that 2,392 H-1B Programmer/Analyst jobs were approved by the DOL in 2005 for under $30k salary (or $15/hour).
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2006-11
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Random Post-Election Thoughts.
2006-11-13.
Thank God it’s over.
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2007-05
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Is Taxation a Purchase or Extortion?.
2007-05-22.
Today’s random zen government thought involves taxes. I’ve observed – on blogs and in real life – that a lot of people seem to think that paying taxes also implies receiving some kind of preferential treatment or getting a say in how the government does business. They equate paying taxes with, for example, buying shares of stock in a company.
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2007-12
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Sub-prime Buyout.
2007-12-08.
A lot of talk radio people are complaining about the government helping people out of their subprime mortgage woes, saying it’s not fair to people who took out responsible loans. Well, that’s true. But I look at it more in terms of a government trying to keep the country’s overall economy running smoothly, which seems like a more important concern for the whole population.
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2008-09
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That Bailout Thingy.
2008-09-26.
I know nothing about the mysteriously ambiguous world of economics so I can’t speculate as to whether this bailout thing is good, bad, or indifferent. Well, actually I can – I can speculate that bailing out big companies sounds bad. Not so much for the dreaded socialism aspect but more for the fact that the upper echelons of all these failed companies won’t experience any consequences from their persistent record of gross incompetence.
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2008-10
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Death of a Bailout.
2008-10-01.
I’m kind of glad the bailout bill failed. The “credit crisis” hasn’t affected me in the slightest, and I have yet to see any specific explanation of how it might affect me in the future. So now I won’t be able to get a loan for more money than I can ever pay back… that’s a crisis?
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Who’s Going to Bail Out the Bailout?.
2008-10-06.
So let me get this straight.
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2008-11
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Less Mergers, Less Bailouts.
2008-11-17.
I’ve been thinking about this bailout thing. I’m no economist, but it seems to me that instead of the government bailing out large companies that fail, the government should instead work to prevent companies from getting so large that their failure would impact the nation’s economy. So I would suggest that whichever government agency is responsible for regulating corporations start cracking down and don’t allow big corporations to gobble up smaller corporations anymore.
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2008-12
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Congress vs. The Automakers.
2008-12-08.
I have to confess that I don’t understand why Congress has been grilling the auto industry over the measly $35 billion they’re asking for, when they previously felt absolutely no restraint or shame over giving away trillions to the banking industry. I guess nobody in Congress owns auto stock…
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2009-02
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
2009-02-10.
I’m ambivalent and skeptical about this latest stimulus bill. On the one hand, the idea of more government spending is kind of repulsive, but on the other hand, if they’re determined to throw money away, I can see where a mix of tax cuts and infrastructure projects is the best way to go right now. At least it’s better than buying “toxic mortgages.”
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2009-04
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Mish Mash of Economic Topics.
2009-04-05.
This is a collection of thoughts about the economic crisis, from the perspective of someone who knows nothing about economic theory and has no intention of learning anything about such a fundamentally unscientific, faith-based system.
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The Best Tea Party Wrapup.
2009-04-19.
Normally I would write something about those silly partisan social gatherings aka. “tea parties,” but in this case, all I have to do is write: See The Daily Show, April 16.
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2009-05
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Tea Parties, Two Weeks Later.
2009-05-03.
Speaking of tea parties, it’s been roughly two and half weeks since the big FOX News Tea Party thing. As expected, all of those people that “weren’t going to take it anymore” meekly went back to their homes having accomplished absolutely nothing. Presumably they’re now sitting comfortably in their homes, watching YouTube and American Idol.
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2009-07
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Things Unrelated To Michael Jackson.
2009-07-14.
Here are some things I’ve learned recently from the No Agenda podcast, which I have not seen mentioned anywhere else in mainstream media. (The podcast is a terrible production but at least they have interesting topics - usually.) Investigations on any of these subjects would make it much more interesting to watch the news.
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