By Michael F. Cannon
In today’s Wall Street Journal, Alan Blinder writes one of the most error-ridden and discourse-debasing op-eds I have ever read. About any topic. Ever. A sampling: [O]ur country was founded on the idea that the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are inalienable. Access to affordable health care is surely essential to two [...]
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By Michael F. Cannon
The federal government gave a $10 million “affordability” prize to a giant corporation for manufacturing a $50 lightbulb. The Washington Post: The U.S. government last year announced a $10 million award…for any manufacturer that could create a “green” but affordable light bulb. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the prize would spur industry to offer the costly [...]
You Keep Using the Word ‘Affordable.’ I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means. is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Michael F. Cannon
On Friday, President Obama announced an “accommodation” to those who object to his contraceptives mandate. Since then, I have been astonished at how many reporters have portrayed the president’s announcement as some sort of compromise, even though it would not reduce — not by one penny – the amount of money he would force Catholics and others with [...]
Credit Where It’s Due: Sarah Kliff Edition is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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LadySnowbird asked: President Bush “The Mother of All Big Spenders”, the conservative think-tank Cato Institute writes that “Sadly, the Bush administration has consistently sacrificed sound policy to the god of political expediency”. Yet when Democrats want to increase spending on domestic issues such as health care for the poor Bush suddenly becomes a “fiscal conservative” [...]
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