Category: Big government

For years, I’ve tacitly bought into the notion that Social Security is a big Ponzi scheme — collect a bunch of money from investors, then pay them from the …

I’ve never been that big a fan of the Postal Service. I, like most of you, have gotten pretty aggravated over their seemingly endless cost overruns and incessant begging …

Over at The American Thinker, Jerome Schmitt asks the kind of question I wish I’d thought of:   Will Solyndra’s creditors be treated the same way Chrysler’s were?   …

For the first time since WWII, the US economy posted zero job growth for the month of August. Yes, you read that right. The US economy created no jobs …

My colleague Rick already posted an entry about Solyndra, a manufacturer of solar panels and related technology that just filed for bankruptcy protection.  Solyndra is not only the latest …

Everyone knows Congress passes bills that are signed into law by the President.  By 2012 everyone should also be well aware of the even more important role unelected bureaucrats …

We first learned that when the Obama White House organized and implemented its special restructuring plan for GM and Chrysler, it failed to set aside money to pay wrongful …

The lack of economic understanding among our ‘best and brightest’ never fails to amaze me.  The latest example is Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack: I should point out, when …

According to this piece at Big Government.com, more than 70 businesses with affiliate relationships to online retailers like Amazon.com and Overstock.com have closed their California businesses and relocated elsewhere.  …

“You can’t just make money on SUVs and trucks,” Obama said during a town hall forum in Cannon Falls, Minn. “There is a place for SUVs and trucks, but …