Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) tweeted:
A vote to end violence would be unanimous. After which we should vote to end poverty, disease, war, divorce and mosquitoes.
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Milton Friedman says “well-meaning do-gooders”, I say “useful idiots”
Milton Friedman on Minimum Wage
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Our Harvard-educated president (and likely many, many of the voting public) think minimum wage is a good idea. Minimum wage laws create unemployment and higher consumer costs, and hurt the very people that are thought to be helped by the law.
from SkepticalLibertarian:
It’s in every intro econ textbook in the country. Price floors create surpluses: in the labor market, that means unemployment for workers on the margin. I know the president thinks laws don’t apply to him, but–like gravity–the laws of economics are true whether you believe in them or not.
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Is your cell phone really connecting to a cell phone tower or the FBI?
“We’ve seen this pattern over and over and over. The government uses “terrorism” as a catalyst to gain some powerful new surveillance tool or ability, and then turns around and uses it on ordinary citizens, severely infringing on their civil liberties in the process.”
Stingrays: The Biggest Technological Threat to Cell Phone Privacy You Don’t Know About
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Michael Quinn Sullivan says:
When Obama called for “smarter government” in the State of the Union, I momentarily thought he was about to resign…
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Pictures and Memes:
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Ross Perot is on twitter. He has some damn funny posts. You probably want to follow him: @Ross_Perot
I was the first third party candidate before third party candidates became cool. At 82 I have another 40 years in me. I’m all ears for good ideas.
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SAN BERNADINO COUNTY, CA — County Sheriff John McMahon is claiming that the fire that burned suspect Christopher Dorner alive was not set intentionally. However, audio recordings of his officers tell a different story. Officers were recorded saying, “Burn this mother****er,” and “Burn it down!”
SHERIFF CLAIMS FIRE NOT INTENTIONAL:
http://www.cbsnews.com/
AUDIO OF OFFICERS PLANNING THE BURN:
http://www.rawstory.com/
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Great discussion on my facebook wall on the topic of “women’s equal pay”
