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In Defense of CEO Pay – Part 1: The CEO Pay Ratio
CEO’s have taken a beating lately. Some of the criticism is deserved, but the argument that CEO pay is out of line simply because public company CEOs make 300 times what the average worker does, bears some analysis. The implication, sometimes stated outright, is that workers deserve more pay, and CEOs deserve less. That... »
Why 9-9-9 is not regressive
I’m not normally in the business of making arguments for politicians, but Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan is getting some unfair criticism, and more than a few people are mischaracterizing the real tax burden Americans face. Fore example, on Meet the Press this weekend, David Gregory went after Cain, alleging that some people would pay... »
CBO estimates that healthcare bill, as written, will create Unicorn epidemic (video).
CBO estimates that healthcare bill, as written, will create Unicorn epidemic (video). »
Promoting the General Welfare
Steny Hoyer (and I am sure others will follow) has claimed that the ‘General Welfare’ allows Congress to force Americans to buy healthcare insurance. He is clearly wrong, as one of my favorite law professors, Professor Shea used to say, Congress cannot legislate for the General Welfare. Here is why Hoyer is wrong. The... »
The Importance of Being Earnest (and Vocal)
One of my favorite professors in law school was Professor Cavanagh, who, among other subjects, taught Antitrust Law. He once told a story about price fixing, the illegal practice of businesses that are supposed to be competing, that instead agree to charge consumers the same (elevated) price. Price fixing is often more subtle than... »
Who is uninsured? Ed Morrissey dives into the numbers.
Who is uninsured? Ed Morrissey dives into the numbers. »
Funny Math
President Joe Biden was out stumping for his stimulus bill (now that it’s gone south, Obama has pawned it off on him). Left to reconcile Obama’s lofty rhetoric with the cold, stark reality, Biden laughably said on Thursday that the stimulus bill had created or saved between 500,000 and 1,000,000 jobs. Really? Name... »
Additional Investigations Planned By Obama and Holder
As you know, Obama is investigating the CIA for literally blowing smoke in the faces of terrorists. This, apparently is too much for the tender sensibilities of our new president. The Daily Danet has uncovered an internal Department of Justice memorandum from Attorney General Holder to his staff, detailing plans for investigations of prior... »
Terrorism, Torture and the Dangerous Distraction of Scapegoat Politics
After whining about his personal privacy and declaring that “no one intends to make any news this week,” Obama made several, nearly simultaneous news releases “calibrated,” as he likes to say, to change the subject from healthcare to anything else and to rally his youthful, liberal base against the growing groundswell of anti-liberal sentiment.... »
The Problem with having Compassion for Terrorists
Scotland, yesterday, released convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, to die in his native country of Libya. Scottish justice minister, Kenny MacAskill, announced that al-Megrahi was being released as he was is terminally ill with prostate cancer and had three months to live. Compassion comes from the late Latin compassionem from com- “together”... »