RANT: ROADS; no longer the third rail

Saturday, August 15, 2009

FROM FACEBOOK

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I drove in upstate with a friend of mine whose a libertarian. We saw all the road constructions (quite annoying to be honest) and he stated it’s unfair he needs to pay for any construction to the roads in an area he never drives in. I had no good answer. Thoughts?

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MY RESPONSE

OK, he’s absolutely correct. THe gooferment one size fits all requires us to pay for stuff we will never ever use. It’s the only entity, with its monopoly on initiation of force, which can require us to pay for what we don’t need, don’t want, can’t use, and a absurdly high price. Roads are the third rail of Libertarian philosophy. Because the sheeple can’t conceive of roads being “done” by anything other than the government. Walt Disney, private home owner associations, and private roads all exist in the “real world”. There needs to be a revolution in our memes. How about selling the interstate to WalMart and UPS? Think they would have construction delaying their paying customers? ROFL! SO why ask me? You know I am a raving little Llibertarian!  

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You expected me to say something different?

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POLITICAL: Terminate the TSA

Saturday, August 15, 2009

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125012447548327753.html

Airlines to Require More Passenger Data
By CAM SIMPSON

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WASHINGTON — Airlines this week will begin requiring some people making reservations for domestic flights to submit their dates of birth and genders as part of a screening process aimed at keeping boarding passes out of the hands of suspected terrorists, the Transportation Security Administration said.

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I’ve got a novel idea. Let’s nuke the TSA. Make airlines responsible for security. Could they possibly do a worse job than the gooferment?

And, we won’t have to pay salaries and gooferment pensions to all these folks.

Why is the taxpayer in the business of running airport security? Why is the taxpayer in the airport business? Why is the taxpayer in the airline business?

You get the idea!

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INITIALISMS: W E A L T H

Friday, August 14, 2009

http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2009/08/12/4b-one-key-to-wealth/

How a Haircut Led to a Handy Acronym
Wednesday, 12th August 2009 (by J.D.)

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I came up with a set of questions that I felt would help me really think through purchases – beyond the want or need aspect.

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… but finally I came up with an easy to remember acronym…WEALTH.

* Want or need?

* Ego?

* Add-ons?

* Lifestyle?

* Time?

* Happiness?

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Great contribution!

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FUN: Don’t underestimate Mother Nature!

Friday, August 14, 2009

http://www.impactlab.com/2009/08/13/dogs-in-moscow-master-the-subway-system/

August 13th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Dogs In Moscow Master The Subway System
in: Alternative Transportation, Animals, Crazy Stuff, Humor

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Biology professor Andrew Poyarkov thinks that stray dogs in Moscow have learned to use the subway to get around the city.

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Amazing!?!

Nothing would surprise me. We have an innate ability to ignore the obvious and the conceit to think we know it all.

I know I don’t. You?

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MONEY: An interesting facet; most will miss it

Friday, August 14, 2009

http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north742.html

Pink Slip Nation
by Gary North

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The re-sets will not be re-set. The lenders will face walkaways. Not that many home owners have enough savvy to keep paying on the mortgages, on the assumption that the lenders will not foreclose.

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There’s a pearl of wisdom in here.

In an ARM (adjustable rate mortgage), there are times when the interest rate “resets”. Goes higher from the “teaser rate”.

Here’s the gem.

Just ignore the reset.

The bank can’t afford to foreclose. It can’t afford to renegotiate. It’s “hung”.

Payers should just keep paying based on their old schedule. There may be idle threats from the bank. (The smaller your bank the better.)

When does the chicken come home to roost?

I’m not so sure. When this trouble works itself out, interest rates may be lower and the ARM resets back down? When the bank eventually gets shut down and acquired by a bigger bank? When the Ponzi scheme runs out?

When it does go to foreclosure, the homeowner will have a valid argument: precedent. The bank kept cashing my checks, didn’t foreclose, so it — remember my law degree is from the Judge Judy school of law — has accepted a modification!

Very cute! No?

Just ignore the big bad wolf cause he can’t blow very hard!

This may be wrong, but I’m not so sure. I think it’s a very very savvy move. And, costs the homeowner nothing to try.

Comments?

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RANT: Obama care is a nightmare

Thursday, August 13, 2009

http://www.salon.com/opinion/paglia/2009/08/12/town_halls/

Obama’s healthcare horror
Heads should roll — beginning with Nancy Pelosi’s!
By Camille Paglia

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I just don’t get it. Why the insane rush to pass a bill, any bill, in three weeks? And why such an abject failure by the Obama administration to present the issues to the public in a rational, detailed, informational way? The U.S. is gigantic; many of our states are bigger than whole European nations. The bureaucracy required to institute and manage a nationalized health system here would be Byzantine beyond belief and would vampirically absorb whatever savings Obama thinks could be made. And the transition period would be a nightmare of red tape and mammoth screw-ups, which we can ill afford with a faltering economy.

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Seems like Paglia gets it. I’m no fan of today’s liberals. But, being a classical liberal myself, I can understand the appeal of helping people. In the case of this nonsense in DC, we’ll be “helping” people into a mess. An inextricable mess.

For my own part, I’d suggest that we have one small change each year until we solve the problem. There is a problem here somewhere. Isn’t there?

I’m not so sure we have even defined the problem that Obama-care is supposed to solve?

How about if we make health insurance deductible to individuals? Then we would have EXACT numbers on % insured. (No one misses a tax DEDUCTION!)

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MONEY: Coins may be an inflation hedge?

Thursday, August 13, 2009

http://www.survivalblog.com/nickels.html

Mass Inflation Ahead — Save Your Nickels!
By James Wesley, Rawles — Editor of http://www.SurvivalBlog.com
Updated, April, 2009

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In five years, the circulating nickel as we now know it, will be history, and it will be treated with nearly the same reverence that we now give to pre-’65 silver coinage.

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Wonder if I buy some bags of coins from TD. They have the free coin sorter. Hmm.

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NOTRECOMMENDED: UpMo doesn’t know how to talk to or treat people imho

Thursday, August 13, 2009

From: “UpMo” <noreply@upmo.com>
Date: August 13, 2009 1:12:13 AM EDT
To: fjohn
Subject: Changes to your UpMo Beta Account & Special Offer
Reply-To: “noreply@upmo.com” <noreply@upmo.com>

Dear fjohn reinke,

Thank you for participating in UpMo’s Beta community. We would like to notify you of important changes to your UpMo account effective today:

UpMo is no longer in Beta and is now a paid membership-based service with new capabilities and enhancements.

As an UpMo Beta user, you are entitled to a free, no-commitment 30-day trial membership. When you log in to UpMo, here’s what you can expect:

» You will be offered an exclusive free 30-day trial and asked to input payment information.

» If you’re not interested in continuing with UpMo, simply cancel your membership at any time during your free 30-day trial and you will not be charged.

Need more information or have additional questions about your UpMo account? Visit our FAQ, Terms of Use, or contact us at care@upmo.com. We’ll respond within 48 hours.

To learn more about the Intelligent Job Hunt™ and other new UpMo features, visit UpMo.com.

To your continued success,

Team UpMo

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Yeah, and I feel real special. You used me as an unpaid testing staff, and now I can pay you. I don’t think so. I’m not interested and why do I have to do anything?

<Just Shaking My Head>

How to win friends and influence people?

“effective today”

Adding this to my not recommended!

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RANT: Congresscritters’ double standard

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124986067095218079.html

AUGUST 10, 2009

Opposition Emerges to House’s Jet Spree
By BRODY MULLINS and T.W. FARNAM

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WASHINGTON — Bipartisan opposition is emerging in the Senate to a plan by House lawmakers to spend $550 million for additional passenger jets for senior government officials.

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Weren’t these the sae congresscritters who were outraged by the car execs flying into get questioned?

Argh!

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INTERESTING: Golf Official interferes with a race

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090810/D9A0ARLO0.html

Woods to be fined for criticism of rules official
Aug 10, 7:31 PM (ET)
By DOUG FERGUSON

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CHASKA, Minn. (AP) – Tiger Woods will be fined by the PGA Tour for his public criticism of a rules official after winning the Bridgestone Invitational, a tour official said Monday.

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With the championship on the line, the “official” says “hurry up”. And, Woods’ competition triple bogeys the 16th. Great time to mention it.

Now don’t get me wrong, Golf sucks. On TV, it’s even worse. (It’s covered like a skitzo. Jumping around, like a poor unfortunate with ADD.)

But this was just wrong.

It’s like … … joggling a Chess grandmaster during the end game. “Hey, Grand, did you know you only have 3 minutes to move!”

Argh!

And, Woods was sticking up for his competition.

CBS should demand a refund.

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