Posts Tagged ‘ unintended consequences ’

Next Up: The No-Jobs Bill

Feb 22nd, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Morning Whiskey
Last July while many of us were in Vancouver attending the Agora Financial Symposium, the Congress of the USA passed yet another increase in the mandatory Minimum Wage. I wrote about it at the time (see Why Minimum Wage Means Maximum Slavery). In that article, I pointed out that as the ...read more


“Give Me a Boost” Now Has a Whole New Meaning

Jun 16th, 2009 | By | Category: Featured, Morning Whiskey
Texas--being as large, diverse and unique as we are--finds it quite possible to mess up in entertaining ways. More times than we care to admit, bills emerge from the Texas Legislature that are so ridiculous they make our politicians look like a bunch of untalented stand-up comedians, though the ...read more