Tag Archives: Economy

Green Energy: Bird Slaughtering Death Rays

Posted on February 18, 2014 by The Political Hat

     The “environmentally friendly” method of “green energy” production using wind farms, has been known for some time now to also result in the wanton slaughter of birds, including many endangered species.  But now we can add another “environmentally friendly” method … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday (Part 6)

Posted on February 14, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Each Friday for the next few months, an episode of Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose will be posted.      The sixth episode: What’s Wrong With Our Schools Tweet

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Free to Choose Friday (Part 5)

Posted on February 7, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Each Friday for the next few months, an episode of Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose will be posted.      The fifth episode: Created Equal Tweet

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Free to Choose Friday (Part 4)

Posted on January 31, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Each Friday for the next few months, an episode of Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose will be posted.      The fourth episode: From Cradle to Grave Tweet

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1 Out of 5 Households Dependent on Government Handouts for Food

Posted on January 28, 2014 by The Political Hat

     One out of every Five households is now dependent on Food Stamps in order to eat. “The USDA says that there were 23,052,388 households on food stamps in the average month of fiscal 2013, an increase of 722,675 from fiscal … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday (Part 3)

Posted on January 24, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Each Friday for the next few months, an episode of Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose will be posted.      The third episode: Anatomy of a Crisis Tweet

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The Employment Depression

Posted on January 15, 2014 by The Political Hat

     The “official” unemployment rate has fallen to 6.7%, compared to an average unemployment rate of 5.3% under Geroge W. Bush. Four years after the “official” recovery from the recession in 2009, the unemployment rate has finally dropped below 7%. So, … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday (Part 1)

Posted on January 10, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Each Friday for the next few months, an episode of Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose will be posted.      The first episode: The Power of the Market Tweet

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Obama’s “Re-ordering” of America: Creating Winners and Losers

Posted on November 15, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy recently defended the disastrous Obamacare role out and dismissed the millions of people losing their coverage and being forced to pay more for less.  Murphy quipped that “[s]ome people are gonna be upset with their experience … Continue reading →

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How the Government’s “Voluntary” Pilot Programs Work

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Guest Poster

     Guest post from AoSHQ commentator “ChemJeff.”      Look, this is how these “voluntary” “pilot programs” work.      First, the pilot program is started by a bunch of lefty do-gooders who sign up all of their friends. Due to heavy selection bias, the … Continue reading →

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