Feeding at the trough while filling it The late great columnist/author/ economist Henry Hazlitt wrote an interesting book titled “The Conquest of Poverty.” In it, he postulated that those who take more in government benefits than they pay in taxes should be disqualified from voting and from holding public office. Why? Because this created a…
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Susan Dudley
EPA misrepresents mercury rule benefits
By Susan Dudley If the enormous public benefits EPA predicts from these mercury standards were real, they would justify the cost to Americans of almost $11 billion per year. Unfortunately, they are not. According to a regulatory impact analysis released earlier this year, EPA derived the vast majority of its estimated health and economic benefits…
Rebecca DiFede
SEIU Affiliate President Steals From Employees; Gets Sent To His Room
By Rebecca DiFede Imagine someone broke into your home and stole several thousand dollars worth of your belongings, including your brand new car. And then, when they were arrested, in addition to having to repay you monetarily for what they stole, they only got probation and a miniscule fine. You’d be pretty upset, right? Well…
Science and Environmental Policy Project
The Week That Was January 14, 2012
Quote of the Week “It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.” –Thomas Jefferson ******************************* Number of the Week: 5 meters – 16.4 feet ******************************* This Week By Ken Haapala, Executive Vice President Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) ******************************* Skepticism or Nihilism? As the global climate refuses…
Heartland Institute, James M. Taylor
Please, Global Warming Alarmists, Stop Denying Climate Change – And Science
By James Taylor Every now and then I read a blog post that melts my heart. I truly feel the pain, anguish and anger of the writer. I may not always agree with the writer’s point of view, but I empathize with the writer’s pain nonetheless. Reading Peter Gleick’s January 5 blog post at Forbes.com,…
Gary Wickert
Unions Continue to Destroy Wisconsin
We used to make things here in Wisconsin. The unions changed all that. It is a sad irony that the labor organizations which played a big part in building Wisconsin are now playing a major role in destroying it. Unions once had a significant purpose here. Today, they have become just another selfish albatross around…