Eliminate the corporate income tax

By: Frederick (Diary)  |  January 28th at 05:52 PM  | 

The President made a big deal about and frequently referred to “Invest[ing]” during his State of the Union speech (or so I heard, since I didn’t watch it). Lots of “investing” in more government programs and top-down, centralized economic planning. Lots of “investing” in social safety nets. Lots of “investing” in more pet projects for politicians. Actually, the President was talking about “spending”, but his | Read More »

Why I’m not watching the State of the Union

By: Frederick (Diary)  |  January 25th at 06:41 PM  | 

Tonight, the President will stand before the assembled houses of Congress and give his State of the Union address.  He’ll smile for the cameras.  He’ll speak bold words and pause for the cheers and applause.  He’ll look out over the assembled mass of legislators, paiges, lobbyists and hangers-on and breathe in the freshness of being the center of attention for the entire world. And it | Read More »