Is $278,000 per job a good taxpayer investment?

By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JDT5vBQQr8&feature=player_embedded] Here’s what the White House Council of Economic said on Friday.  The President’s economic stimulus plan added or “saved” about 2.4 million public and/or private jobs. The price tag to taxpayers?  $666 billion. Some quick math reveals that the President’s stimulus plan cost taxpayers $278,000 per job created or “saved.” Does…

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Should we penalize marriage?

By Tom Quiner [I am reprinting a Quiner’s Diner post from last year to to wrap up this week’s series on marriage.] Society has a vested interest in marriage. The institution was established thousands of years ago as society’s way to protect wives and their children.  To this very day, we see measurable benefits to traditional…

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