MONEY: Aspen Silver Dollar

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

1. Aspen Silver Dollar Shines Forth

Just what you need to weather the monetary storm

ASPEN SILVER DOLLAR

From beautiful Aspen Colorado with its golden Aspen trees, a new currency shines forth.

Peter Affolter, explains the Aspen Silver Dollar, actually started in 2008 when Dr. Bill Wesson, long time local dentist, wanted to introduce Aspen to the unique values of silver.

“Well, Bill introduced me to silver and when he got so busy, I decided to take action and launch the Aspen Silver Dollar as a local currency.” Affolter said.

There is no doubt that Affolter, a well know local chef, is dedicated to silver. As he points out, “In the restaurant business, a cup is a cup. I think a dollar should be a dollar and that dollar should hold its value and even increase in value as people prosper. Simply put, silver has a better shelf life than food.”

Affolter is convinced that the Aspen Silver Dollar is good for his beloved mountain community, the Roaring Fork Valley area and good for America. He is quick to point out that, “Silver is better than voting. Sound money is a more effective and positive approach to big government. It can even be profitable!”

So what finally pushed Affolter to take the big plunge into the silver business? It started when he wanted to buy some silver in Aspen but there were no coin dealers and only one antique store had a few old US silver dollars. With no silver available, Affolter decided to follow the old marketing adage, “find a need and fill it,” and voila, the Aspen Silver Dollar was born.

Very quickly, Dr. Wesson and a dozen other Aspenites started using the Aspen Silver Dollar. The dentist, local bar, food store, car repairman have become the first local merchants to accept the new silver dollar for their goods and services.

Dr. Bill Wesson said, “I am very grateful that Peter took action to bring silver to Aspen. I think it is the best thing for Aspen and strongly encourage everyone to get and use the Aspen Silver Dollar for their own good and for the good of Aspen.”

To hear Affolter tell his story, he harkens back to the good old days when Aspen was the richest silver mining area in the world. He reminisces about how the Populist Party adopted silver as “legal tender” after the panic of 1893 – that almost killed Aspen. But Aspen never died, although it was down to only 705 residents in 1930.

Today, Aspen is the storied land of the rich and famous. But still Affolter is concerned about his beloved town and its local citizens. He is concerned about the US dollar and what the future will bear. And who knows, with silver up nearly 25% in 2009, the $50 Aspen Silver Dollar might just catch on if the current US dollar drops any more and Aspenites start shopping for something with more value.

So what is the Aspen Silver Dollar? Aspen Silver features an image of Liberty on the obverse and an Aspen leaf on the reverse. The new silver dollar contains one ounce of pure .999 fine silver and has a $50 MSRP so it in sync with the silver market and can be used voluntarily by merchants who accept it. So does the new dollar cost $50? Not if you know Affolter or live in the Roaring Fork Valley area. Locals are encouraged to get the currency at a steep volume discounts and then use it for whatever value is agreed upon with the merchant. The value changes with the silver market that is on an uptrend.

In addition to the 2010 Aspen Silver Dollar in Brilliant Uncirculated condition priced in sync with the silver market, two special collector issues have been created. The First Day of Issue features a special hand stamped Aspen leaf hallmark and a Limited Numbered Issue of only 100 individually hand stamped with a serial number.

The new Silver Aspen Dollar is, very “Aspen.” It is beautiful and more valuable than the debt plagued US dollar and would have been the darling of the Aspen of old. And who knows, for anyone who is savvy or lucky enough to catch Peter Affolter, the Aspen Silver Dollar might be just what you need to weather the current monetary storm.

For additional information Peter Affolter: 970.923.2658 paffolter81615@yahoo.com

DISCLAIMER: The Aspen Silver Dollar is not a currency, as it does not have a face value ($50 is the MSRP only) and is not intended to compete with the depreciating US dollar. The sole purpose of this commemorative “dollar” is for local enjoyment only as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution. Let it be known that this is not a Liberty Dollar and that I have not involved in the minting, production or circulation of this historic commemorative “dollar.” I was commissioned as an artist only.

And if you have a “hot idea” and want to take action with your own commemorative “dollar” contact Alan McConnell at Silver Liberty Marketing alan@mail.org.

Please note that the Aspen Silver Dollar is not intended to be used as United States currency and any representation as such is strictly prohibited by law.

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POLITICAL: Too many parks; Socialism’s economic calculation problem

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

http://channel-surfing.blogspot.com/2010/03/ill-gladly-pay-you-tuesday-for.html

Monday, March 08, 2010

‘I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today’

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I am not the only New Jersey columnist who believes the state needs to rethink how its local governments are organized. Alfred Doblin, editorial page editor for The Record, takes on the sacred cow of home rule in his column today (http://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/doblin_030810.html):

“What is more important: Quality education or a local school district? Is the firefighter less competent because he or she answers to a regional supervisor instead of a local chief? Does it matter if the municipality, county or an independent contractor removes snow as long as the snow is removed?”

He likens the state’s fiscal crisis to the Chicago fire that destroyed that city in the late 19th Century, saying New Jersey has “burned down” and adding that “We should not build it like it was.” As he says of the sacred cow of “Home rule” — a “very big cow”: “it’s time it either produced a beverage or became an entrée.”

“The fiscal reality is bleak. But there are ways of providing many of the services we expect while still spending less. We don’t have too many teachers. We don’t have too many parks. We don’t have too many roads. We have too many districts. We have too many municipalities. We have too many departments that essentially duplicate other departments.”

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“We don’t have too many …”

How can any one possibly say that?

One of the problems that Austrian Economics points out is that socialism has no way of making these economic calculations.

In a free economy, the price mechanism determines how many of anything we have. (Evil) (business) people risk their own capital to “test” if something is needed. Then the economy efficiently allocates capital to the things that people want. And they “vote” for the things they want by spending their scarce dollars. Profit is the message that the invisible hand of the economy uses to attract more capital to a needed area. That’s if we had a “free” economy.

Now we have a semi-free economy. The gooferment at many levels intrude and distort the market signals. For example, the FED by distorting the core interest rate for capital encourages “malinvestment”. The Austrians fault malinvestments for the boom and bust we see in the economy. That one distortion alone has catastrophic implication on what risks people take. Bubbles would not be as big or as hurtful without the “money” distortion. Commodity money, or at least the repeal of “legal tender” laws, would allow the free market to adjust the interest rate. And, limit the ability of the gooferment to spend.

Now, when we have NO profit or price mechanism, the gooferment can’t do anything. Because EVERY decision becomes a “political” decision. Only at the very grossest level can we opine on government spending. Suppose that a park was a for profit operation, like Disney World, and it had to carry its costs. This is the specific argument that I have with the South Brunswick “Public Library”. They take money from property taxes and “fund raising” that they do. People in and around South Brunswick didn’t support a movie theater; it went out of business. How can the “Public Library” go out of business? It can’t. The State Gooferment “legislates” that there be one for every Municipal Gooferment. It’s politics; not economics.

You have to laugh at the Census advertisement saying that everyone should fill it out so that “the Gooferment can figure out how many schools we need”. That is the economic calculation problem. We never hear anything about how many McDonalds we need. Because some uncompensated person has risked their capital to fulfill what they perceive as a need. See if we left education to parents, as we do food, clothing, and a myriad of other things, then we would know EXACTLY how many “schools are needed”. Of course, the Gooferment with its “zoning regulations” still interferes. That’s why we have a McDonalds on Sand Hill and Route 1 where a jug handle should be.

In closing, I know that I’ll get the usual carping about “libertarian looniness”. But it is a real political and economic problem. It’s wasteful to have politicians and bureaucrats making what should be economic decisions.

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GAMBLING: Hot and cold slots?

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

> Hot and cold slots?

No, it’s that human perception thing getting in the way of reality. imho! Like the folks who say the face of the devil in the WTC 9/11 smoke. Humans are wired to perceive that saber tooth in the saw grass. So we see them everywhere. BUT, there’s always a big BUTT, in a random string, there are “sequences: heads, tails, heads, heads, tails. SO you can get a sequence of “winners” of unknown length. Like the gal who held the dice for four and half hours at the Borgata. I think the trick is to have a strategy that allows you to “ride the wave” and not lose your shirt when it collapses.

Most profitable string I ever had was in Vegas when they introduced the “loyalty coupons” on the dollar machines. the predecessor of the Players Club cards. When you played the dollar machines, it would count down to zero from 20 and spit out a coupon. Coupon could be redeemed for junk. My theory was that a player would not leave a machine with a low count on the coupon device unless they went broke. Thus the machine was more likely to hit than not. Remember my theory of sequences. So it had been “lose, lose, lose, lose, … lose, lose”. Time for a “win”? At each conference session at the Riveara, I run out get two rolls of dollars and play. Several times I’d have to call the old lady down to wait for a hand pay. We hit so many; she was coming down on the conferences scheduled breaks. Sigh! Made a few thousand and got all sorts of junk for kids. Scheduled another trip back about a month later, but they had changed the system. Argh!

Remember the guy who figured out that the new Niagara Falls casino was unplugging the keno machine at night and it was calling the same numbers every day.

You have to READ the tea leaves and find the blunders. Like the poker strategy, black jack strategy.

imho

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POLITICAL: Time to dump DC!

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

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http://dumpdc.wordpress.com/

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Here at DumpDC, we are dedicated to following the fast-growing secessionist movement in the united States of America.

Notice how I wrote “united States of America.” This is how Thomas Jefferson referred to the proposed new nation in the Declaration of Independence. He declared the states to be sovereign nations first, anticipating a loose confederation of the several states to follow.

I won’t take the time in this introduction to chronicle the complete history of secession in North America. It’s obvious that the English colonies seceded from England in 1776. The Confederate States of America tried to secede in 1861, and failed. So, secession’s batting average in America is .500.

Still pretty good.

Secession is on the lips of many Americans today. When they look at a Federal Government that is spinning wildly out of control, state secession begins to have an allure as a remedy. American has gone from a nation of sovereign states with a carefully defined Federal Government to a nation where states are but subservient territories of a rapacious, tyrannical ruling entity that entirely ignores any restrictions on its power.

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Grab your pitchfork and torch!

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POLITICAL: One baffling thing about congress critter tax cheat

Monday, March 8, 2010

http://www.rollcall.com/news/43910-1.html

Levin Repays Property Tax Credit
By Jennifer Yachnin
Roll Call Staff
March 5, 2010, 8:49 p.m.

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Newly anointed House Ways and Means Chairman Sander Levin (D-Mich.) repaid a Maryland property-tax credit Friday that he should not have received, his office confirmed.

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Well, that didn’t take long.

In the tradition of little Timmy “turbo tax is too complicated”, yet another tax cheat is uncovered.

I’m shocked — as in “I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!” [Captain Renault as a croupier hands Renault a pile of money, in Casablanca] — that there is tax trouble in the District of Corruption!

There oughtta be a law. Oh, yeah, there is!

Argh!

The baffling thing: why? Did he need another 700$?

If you or I do it, we get slammed with fines or jail!

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LIBERTY: Natural law applies to economics as surely as gravity applies to ripe apples

Monday, March 8, 2010

“How is wealth destroyed and where does wealth come from?”.

http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/10/11/how-is-wealth-destroyed-and-where-does-wealth-come-from

Author: Ignacio Couce

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There is one and only one way of increasing wealth. Wealth increases as production increases per unit of investment per capita, be that unit of investment time spent stumbling through a forest and picking berries, or engaging in arduous labor ,or investing in capital equipment.

For example, if I spend 24 hours fishing with a hook and line, and in that time period I catch X number of fish to feed Y number of people, we can calculate my return on my investment of time and energy, and the wealth in that society represented by the availability of fish per person. Conversely, if I use the same materials, but apply 23 hours to making a net, then spend one hour fishing with that net and now catch 2X fish, the standard of living has increased for that same Y number of people (they can now enjoy twice as many fish to eat), or the population can increase while maintaining the same standard of living enjoyed by the original X number of people.

The key is the production of goods and services people actually want and value.

The signals that determine what people actually want and value are price, profit and loss. In there absence, there is no way of determining what people actually want and value — socialist societies in which these signals are not allowed to operate have proved this fact over and over again; from the USSR and Cuba to Venezuela, Greece and China, there can be no doubt that these principles cannot be denied by government edict; that in fact these principles operate weather or not the economic system is based on “the private ownership of capital.”

Natural law applies to economics as surely as gravity applies to ripe apples.

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An excellent observation.

Economics is the dismal science. It’s all about scarcity. Capitalism, aka greed, is good. It satisfies human needs. Almost ruthless. Order from chaos. As everyone seeks their own best interest as they see it. Liberty!

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JOBSEARCH: Hold on by your fingertips

Sunday, March 7, 2010

On Mar 3, 2010, at 11:35 PM, LUDDITE wrote:

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Interesting….a ‘slew’ of people got RIFed this past Monday. And do you think they picked me, no! They think I won’t hold out but I will fool them…work till I am 75! :-)

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Ahh, it makes a “teacher” proud when the student exceeds the master. “Go For The Gold” ain’t just for the Olympics!

A vestige of the “gold watch” era, the companies make workers “disposable”.

Part of “jobsearch” is: (1) making sure you do NOT have to search for one in this terrible job climate for fat old white guys — like expense avoidance is much better than saving after-tax money; AND (2) if you are going to get nuked, you need as much money as possible to cushion the blow. No way anyone should ever “voluntarily” leave a job without very careful consideration.

Argh!

Remember: Success for everyone’s generation is:

(1) ruthless financial discipline — no bad debt;

(2) a life long interest in learning — education — a degree — they can’t take it away from you;

(3) a NON-OFFSHORABLE white collar job in order to save big bux;

(4) a blue collar skill for hard times — never saw a poor plumber;

(5) one or more internet based businesses — your store is always open;

(6) a free time hobby that generates income; and

(7) a large will-maintained network of people who can “help” you.

Can’t preach it enough!

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RANT: Why getting adsense sucks?

Sunday, March 7, 2010

It’s just not that easy to get onto the target pages.

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GAMBLING: AC doomed?

Sunday, March 7, 2010

>AC doomed?

No doubt they will be hurt on the margin. (Lose some traffic and some dollars to all this competition.) I wouldn’t say doomed unless the NJ politicians renege and allow gambling in the Meadowlands. AC’s advantage is in the pack of casinos they have. That forces competition which is good for the players. Delaware Racinos, Indian casinos, and single stand alone ones suck on their pay tables. Players instinctively learn it. And, migrate to where they get the best deal. couldn’t be surprised if a few weaker AC casinos go bust. Would expect any new ones. But, “doomed”? Nah, imho.

Of course, I wouldn’t want to bet my future on the trustworthiness of any politician!

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SERVICE: CAREMARK WEB SITE and catch-22

Sunday, March 7, 2010

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From Caremark

To Caremark Portal User

Date Sent 02/10/2010

Subject Important Information: New Security Enhancement

Message New security step on Caremark.com starting Feb. 20!

The security of your personal and health information is of utmost importance to us. For your protection, we’ll ask you to answer a “challenge question” the first time you log on to Caremark.com on or after Feb. 20, 2010. If you’re using your own computer, you only have to answer the question once, or if you prefer, you may set your User Profile to require it more often. If you are logging on from a different computer, you will be asked the question each time. If you cannot remember your answer, contact our Web Customer Care at 1-800-378-9442.

Thank you.

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Arghhhhhhh!

First, this email is only available on their “portal” AFTER you logon. You can’t logon because “secondary questions” were NEVER set up. You can’t email into them because they only respond to your inbound email on their “portal” which you can’t get into. And, more aggravating is that they send you an email to saying “look at the portal inbox”. From an unattended email address.

Are they kidding? Has any one THOUGHT about this “barbara streisand”? Doubtful!

Arghhhhhhh!

(I HATE “secondary” identification. It merely provides hackers an alternative way to crack your account. How many favorite colors or mother’s maiden names do you have? My mother’s maiden name changes by web site as does my color. Here’s my five favorite colors: Cxu14, H4v4j, s7Jb5, T9B68, and 1dsz6. And, yes, I use different passwords on every site. Also stupid are those sites that force a format for passwords.)

Arghhhhhhh!

Then, you’re left with no choice but calling in to “tech support”. Innumerable prompts, and delays.

Arghhhhhhh!

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RANT: Much ado; bad, but not the big deal the media is making it out as

Saturday, March 6, 2010

http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/2010/03/04/jfk-airport-employee-gives-new-meaning-to-take-your-child-to-work-day/

Thursday, March 4th, 2010
JFK Airport Employee Gives New Meaning to Take Your Child to Work Day

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An air traffic controller at Kennedy Airport was suspended for bringing his two elementary school-aged children to work and letting them give instructions to pilots.

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Probably a bad idea.

BUT, there’s always a big BUTT, is it worth all the attention it’s being given?

No!

It’s the gooferment at work.

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TECHNOLOGY: “referal failure” medical error

Saturday, March 6, 2010

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100226101330.htm

The Most Frequent Error in Medicine

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ScienceDaily (Feb. 26, 2010) — The most frequent error in medicine seems to occur nearly one out of three times a patient is referred to a specialist. A new study found that nearly a third of patients age 65 and older referred to a specialist are not scheduled for appointments and therefore do not receive the treatment their primary care doctor intended.

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It would seem that technology could eliminate that “disconnect” problem. It’s the “committed database transaction” problem.

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RANT: Pre-existing conditions

Friday, March 5, 2010

http://healthinsurance.about.com/od/healthinsurancebasics/a/preexisting_conditions_overview.htm

Pre Existing Conditions – Understanding Exclusions and Creditable Coverage
HIPAA Pre-Existing Condition Protections
By Michael Bihari, MD, About.com Guide
Updated February 08, 2010

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Many Americans have health-related problems that insurance companies define as pre existing conditions. A pre-existing condition is a health problem that existed before you apply for a health insurance policy or enroll in a new health plan.

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An important feature of HIPAA is known as “creditable coverage.”

Creditable coverage is health insurance coverage you had before you enrolled in your new health plan, as long as it was not interrupted by a period of 63 or more days. The amount of time you had “credible” health insurance coverage can be used to offset a pre-existing condition exclusion period in your new health plan.

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Clearly the President and the various Congress Critters don’t understand the concept of “insurance”.

I know it’s a hard concept. But, in a population of people subject to the same RANDOM risk (i.e., meteorite), we can pool our premiums and award them to the “winner”. The Amish help their neighbors. The Mormons have their bishops. The Catholics have Catholic Charities.

We have “insurance partnerships”, like Lloyds of London, that will usually take the other side of any “bet” for the right price. We have “insurance companies” that have “standardized wagers” that they offer to take. That’s Life, Car, Health, and yes even Pet Insurance.

(What confuses us is that we don’t see the aggregation of the risk premium and the “apply – claims – payout” process as really a pass through mechanism. Like “corporate income tax”, only real people pay taxes. So when the “insurance company” has to pay for “pre-existing condition” — like paying off winning lottery tickets purchased after the drawing — it’s really transforming it into pre-paid medical care. Like insuring your car’s oil changes.)

(Let’s examine “insuring” your car’s oil changes. I can go get an oil change for 40$ (Jiffy Lube) to 75$ (Dealer). If an “insurance company” was involved, what would it cost? 500$ You’d have to compensate the insurance salesperson, the clerk to process the claim, and adjuster. And, of course, we have to have lawyers. Maybe 500$ is optimistic. Could be 1,000$. OR two!)

Note: This is NOT buying insurance AFTER the meteorite hits your house. Do you buy the winning lottery ticket after the drawing?

Economics IS truly the dismal science. We’ll always have shortages. But we have been given tools to manage the risks of life.

For car accidents, we have car insurance.

But once again, President Obama demonstrated his lack of economic understanding. Buying car insurance and expecting it to fix “HIS car after an accident. Obviously, he bought LIABILITY insurance; not collision or comprehensive insurance. For a lawyer, at this stage in his career to have such a misunderstanding of insurance is either: stupidity or duplicity. (Dumb or misleading? You choose!)

SO … … …

… … … “pre existing conditions” are buying the lottery ticket after the drawing.

… … … small costs should be out of pocket expenses; insurance is for BIG ones.

… … … health savings accounts with high deductible insurance sounds good.

And, politicians should be sent to “economics class” before they are allowed to vote!

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INTERESTING: Chaos creates order

Friday, March 5, 2010

http://www.economics21.org/commentary/health-care-chaos-and-challenge-chickens-manhattan

Health Care, Chaos, and the Challenge of Chickens in Manhattan
John O’Leary and William D. Eggers | 02/24/2010

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The paradox is that chaos creates order, while control can result in chaos. In an effort to control outcomes, free exchange is curtailed and the essential ordering signals of price and profit are lost—leading to misallocation of resources and outcomes that nobody likes.

Few of us appreciate how mundane chaos really is and how we are essentially surrounded by it.

Consider: Who is in charge of getting the right number of chickens to Manhattan every day? After all, few chickens live there, but a lot of chickens get eaten there. The typical Manhattanite downs about sixty pounds of chicken a year, in every imaginable form, from chicken chow mein to chicken nuggets, from organic chicken to those little cubes that float in your can of chicken soup. Untold thousands of people participate in providing for Manhattan’s ever-changing chicken needs, from truck drivers to restaurant owners, from grocery store managers to Arkansas chicken farmers. Who is in charge? Who makes sure that New York City winds up with the right amount of the right kind of chicken?

The answer is: No one. The chaos of the uncontrolled buying and selling of the market produces an orderly pattern of exchanges that coordinates the activities of independent yet interdependent participants. The result, without any central planning, is an adaptable and ever-changing arrangement that generally meets the needs of Manhattan’s chicken eating public. The government provides certain oversight and context for the market. The U.S. Department of Agriculture watches over chicken farms and the city’s Board of Health licenses and inspects restaurants. Chickens are hauled over public roads and contract disputes between chicken farmers and truckers are resolved in public courts. But when it comes to the essence of the chicken delivery system—how much chicken, of what kind, at what price—it is the invisible workings of supply and demand that align the productive activities of a loose network of thousands of people (and companies) in making sure New Yorkers get their chicken potpie, chicken vindaloo, and extra-spicy buffalo chicken wings.

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Interesting, no central authority using force to “enforce an orderly market”. No “market failures”. Just lots of folks seeking their own best interests as they see them. That’s called “freedom”. If the gooferment didn’t “inspect” chickens — ignore for the moment that this is a farce because they don’t do any “inspecting” — just look into what they really do! — do you think the marketplace wouldn’t figure out how to make chickens safe? Kosher, Halal, WalMart, supermarket guaranties, Consumers Reports or Underwriters’ Laboratory, consumers or buyers talking to each other.

And don’t even get me started on the “roads” argument. No roads in Disney World?

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RANT: Noise by a hospital

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Had occasion to be a in a patient’s room today in NYC.

Noisy!

I remember in the old days when making ANY noise by a hospital would draw official and non-official ire.

How times have changed.

From the last times that Frau was in the hospital, I’m convinced that being in a hospital is not restful or peaceful for the patient.

And, the system for the staff is incomprehensible!

Argh!

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GOVERNACIDE: Governement, even gooferments, even “ours”, kill people. Fact of Life!

Thursday, March 4, 2010

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100224/ARTICLE/2241029?p=3&tc=pg

Follow the rules, comrades … or else
By DAVID BALL
Correspondent
Published: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 7:50 p.m.

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Most students followed protocol and said they learned more than in a regular classroom assignment. Ninth-grader Joe Polarr was arrested several times for walking on the grass, wearing a hat and not pulling back his long hair — basically just being Joe Polarr on a normal school day.

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Left out the killing. Socialists, Communists, and Fascists kill people. So “old” Joe would be dead for not following the rules. The gooferment skool left out that little lesson. But, we, The People, can’t ever forget that gooferments, for all their usual ineptitude, are really good at mass murder! Look at the body counts. All gooferments, even ours, kills innocent people at home and abroad. Aren’t we ashamed of that? Aren’t we afraid of that? Aren’t we personally at risk?

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POLITICAL: Taxachusett’s Tax Revolt still alive

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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Is the 3rd Time the Charm — for Rolling Back Taxes?
By Michael Cloud and Carla Howell

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Our Ballot Initiative to Roll Back the Sales Tax is ahead in the polls.

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The Massachusetts revolt continues.

Hope they can pull this off.

They have more lives that a cat and better patriots than here in the Pepuls Republik of Nu Jerzee!

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POLITICAL: OBH44 forces the USA to kick out the political elite?

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704625004575089362731862750.html

REVIEW & OUTLOOK
MARCH 3, 2010
Abuse of Power
‘An undemocratic disservice to our people and to the Senate’s institutional role.’
Printed in The Wall Street Journal, page A16

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In other words, he’s volunteering Democrats in Congress to march into the fixed bayonets so he can claim an LBJ-level legacy like the Great Society that will be nearly impossible to repeal. This would be an unprecedented act of partisan arrogance that would further mark Democrats as the party of liberal extremism. If they think political passions are bitter now, wait until they pass ObamaCare.

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Or, in passing this, does it cement the doom of the Democrats in 2010 and 2012? Does it kick start a Tea Party revolution that drags the Political Elite from the Chambers of Congress and the Executive to “the metaphorical guillotines of a new French Revolution”. Is Sarah Palin the new Madame Defarge? Ron Paul the Robespierre?

The French Revolution which is a prime example of Gresham’s law of political morality: the bad drives out the good as everyone becomes corrupted while political life becomes not unlike the Hobbesian war of all against all in “a perpetual and restless desire for power, that ceaseth only in death.”

Do we usher in a new political reality where congress critters dare not over-spend? Is this how the USA recovers from the excess spending that rang up terrible deficits and a national debt that impoverishes us all.

One can only hope!

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POLITICAL: Dead Old White Guys were smart!

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

http://channel-surfing.blogspot.com/2010/02/more-senate-disfunction.html

Friday, February 26, 2010
More Senate disfunction
Hank Kalet

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Amending the U.S. Constitution to reconstitute the Senate would likely be impossible, however, because the compromise enshrined small-state power in the amendment process. But the Senate cannot continue to (mal)function the way it has.

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The Dead Old White Guys were afraid of the “mob”. They tried to throw road blocks into the “road to serfdom”, the path to perdition, or the fast lane to tyranny.

We mess with their grand design at our own peril. Their “weak president” has become a near dictator waging foreign wars of aggression at will without a declaration and expanding welfare by corruption with inter-generational theft. The direct election of senators has allowed unfunded federal mandates. The creation of the FED, a banking monopoly cartel, has allowed the budget deficit / national debt to explode. The “income tax” amendment has allowed the federal government to steal our wealth with ease. “Social security” has damaged the civil society in numerous ways — not the least of which was to create a slush fund for spending and stick the bill to future generations!

Argh, we need to go back to the ORIGINAL constitution and cut the gooferment down to a reasonable size to protect us from force or fraud and Nothing else. imho!

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GUNS: RKBA

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

“Every person has a natural, fundamental and inalienable human, individual, civil and Constitutional right to obtain and carry their weapon of choice without asking anyone’s permission.”

——– L. Neil Smith, addressing the Libertarian 2nd Amendment Caucus

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RANT: We Can’t Wish Al Gore Away

Monday, March 1, 2010

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/opinion/28gore.html

Op-Ed Contributor
We Can’t Wish Away Climate Change
By AL GORE
Published: February 27, 2010

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It would be an enormous relief if the recent attacks on the science of global warming actually indicated that we do not face an unimaginable calamity requiring large-scale, preventive measures to protect human civilization as we know it.

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It is true that the climate panel published a flawed overestimate of the melting rate of debris-covered glaciers in the Himalayas, and used information about the Netherlands provided to it by the government, which was later found to be partly inaccurate. In addition, e-mail messages stolen from the University of East Anglia in Britain showed that scientists besieged by an onslaught of hostile, make-work demands from climate skeptics may not have adequately followed the requirements of the British freedom of information law.

But the scientific enterprise will never be completely free of mistakes. What is important is that the overwhelming consensus on global warming remains unchanged. It is also worth noting that the panel’s scientists — acting in good faith on the best information then available to them — probably underestimated the range of sea-level rise in this century, the speed with which the Arctic ice cap is disappearing and the speed with which some of the large glacial flows in Antarctica and Greenland are melting and racing to the sea.

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Unfortunately, Al has made a LOT of money being “Mister Global Warming”. Without any academic credentials in the “global warming” field, he certainly has a lot ot say about it.

I find it interesting that this is a “watermelon” issue. The answer is always more gooferment control, higher taxes for gooferment spending, and a spectacular loss of freedom.

Sorry, but I’m a “climate skeptic”.

And, as Judge Judy says, “I wouldn’t believe you if your tongue came notarized!”

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RANT: Menedez response is unbelievable. Argh!

Monday, March 1, 2010

I GRIPED ABOUT RAISING THE DEBT.

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Dear Mr. Reinke:

Thank you for contacting me to express your concern for raising the debt limit of the federal government. Your opinion is very important to me, and I welcome the opportunity to respond to you on this issue.

As a member of the Senate Budget Committee, as well as the Senate Finance Committee, I share your concern about the long-term financial health and viability of our nation. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) have all agreed that over the long-term, the federal budget will continue down an unsustainable path if there are no changes to address current federal fiscal policies. It is critical, then, that our short and long-term fiscal policies address the large increase in our national deficit.

I understand your anger, anxiety and frustration as the economy continues to recover. We have emerged from a year in which the threat of a second Depression forced the need for recovery programs, which both conservative and liberal economists have credited with helping to keep our economy afloat. It is important to note how detrimental it would be if the United States defaulted on its debt- it would undermine our nation’s credit worthiness, badly weaken our economy and put Social Security and veteran’s benefits at risk. It is also important to note that increasing the debt limit does not authorize a single penny of new spending- it only allows the government to pay bills already incurred.

Throughout my tenure in Congress I have supported provisions that would bring down our deficit. You will be pleased to know that I voted in favor of Senate Amendment #3305 to House Joint Resolution 45, increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. The amendment will re-impose the statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) budget rules. Under PAYGO, legislation that increases direct spending or reduces revenues must be fully offset, to avoid increasing the deficit. Additionally, I voted for Senate Amendment #3302 – which did not pass- would have created a Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Action. I am encouraged that the President has signed an executive order creating the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. This is an important step in finding solutions to combat the national deficit.

During such difficult economic times it is vital that we make sound and solid investments that will stimulate the economy. Please be assured that I stand committed to working with my colleagues in the Senate to ensure that we make sound fiscal policy that invests in our future and gets our economy moving again so that we can establish a financially secure future for our nation’s children.

Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I may be of more assistance. I invite you to visit my website (http://menendez.senate.gov) to learn of other important issues to New Jersey.

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AND, the bozo says I’ll be pleased cause when he voted to approve it, he put some “lipstick” on!

Argh!

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JOBSEARCH: Revising SFYG for 2010

Monday, March 1, 2010

Success for your generation is:

(1) ruthless financial discipline — no bad debt;

(2) a life long interest in learning — education — a degree — they can’t take it away from you;

(3) a NON-OFFSHORABLE white collar job in order to save big bux;

(4) a blue collar skill for hard times — never saw a poor plumber;

(5) one or more internet based businesses — your store is always open;

(6) develop a second business or avocation – under the radar – start small part-time;

(7) a large will-maintained network of people who can “help” you;

(8) buy assets that hold their value over time; and

(9) emulate the Amish and Mormons for their sense of community, simple thrifty living, and true to core values.

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