Archive for September 2010
The real story regarding the burning of the Koran
By Tom Quiner The President is against the burning of the Koran. The Secretary of State is against the burning of the Koran. General David Petraus is against the burning of the Koran. The Pope is against the burning of the Koran. I’m against the burning of the Koran. The always politically correct Mayor of…
Read MoreBig bad debt
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3MouF8wKxw&feature=player_embedded] Former Governor Branstad ran an ad charging Governor Culver with being a big spender. Is this charge fair? Let me quote State Auditor, David Vaudt: “The Legislature’s Fiscal Year 2011 budget relies on over $700 million of one-time resources which will not be available for Fiscal Year 2012. In addition, nearly $90…
Read MoreHow to boost America’s economy now
By Tom Quiner This Labor Day, 2010, our economy is hurting. Everything the President and his party has tried has failed. Unemployment is way up. Economic growth is stagnant. Net job creation doesn’t exist. The stock market is going nowhere fast. The underlying premise of the President is that only government can get the economy…
Read MoreMilton Friedman explains the fallacy of a minimum wage
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca8Z__o52sk] The late Nobel Laureate economist, Milton Friedman, explains why minimum wage legislation is counterproductive. He explains it better than anyone. The clip above was made when the minimum wage was around $2.50, which dates the interview around 1977. Unemployment for teens, and especially black teens, has only gotten worse, as I…
Read MoreThe mock-benevolence of “compassionate” legislation
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyBcHUe4WeQ] The Americans with Disability Act (ADA) was a compassionate piece of legislation, right? It prevented discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Anyone who opposed that piece of legislation is considered mean-spirited, devoid of a drop of humanity. How about the extension of jobless benefits from a standard half year to closer to…
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