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A Political Romance

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on 21 December 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Here is a letter I recently sent to the Midland Daily News:
Imagine the excitement of wealthy health industry executives as they watch the progression of the healthcare bill through the political system. These executives have been paying lobbyists large sums of money in an attempt to pass healthcare reform and it’s all about to [...]

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Unfathomable Mindset

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on 30 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
Here is a letter Don Boudreaux recently sent to the Baltimore Sun:
Don
http://www.cafehayek.com/
http://marketcorrection.powerblogs.com/
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24 November 2009
Editor, Baltimore Sun
Dear Editor:
You are right to warn against politics infecting health-care decisions (“Medicine trumps politics,” Nov. 24).
But you are also unreasonable to do so.  Yours is among the most strident voices in support of Obamacare.  To demand [...]

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Politics and Theatre

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on 18 November 2009 | 1 Comment »

Here is a letter I recently sent to the Midland Daily News:
John Burke writes in his recent letter that: “[U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak should] also remember that health care reform is a moral issue in itself. That thousands are dying every year because of the lack of affordable health care is also a call to [...]

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Kids in a Candy Store

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on 12 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Here is a letter I recently sent to the Midland Daily News:
Dana Saxton is troubled by Granholm’s proposal to slash the agricultural extension program (Support Extension, November 12).  She lists several benefits, and concludes by stating: “We need to act now! If we don’t act, we will regret it for a long time… Don’t let [...]

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How to sell a dollar for more than a dollar

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on 3 November 2009 | 1 Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
Originally found this video at Marginal Revolution

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Eureka!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on 2 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
I was reading a few blog posts this morning at Michigan Liberal and stumbled across an interesting passage:
“Meanwhile, I wish someone would come right out and start identifying one of the real culprits for this semi-annual nonsense … Republican hard-line ideology.  The elected Republican leadership talks and talk and talks and [...]

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Change Indeed

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on 13 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Tired of being plundered.
Don
http://www.cafehayek.com/
http://marketcorrection.powerblogs.com/
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12 September 2009
Editor, The Wall Street Journal
200 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281
To the Editor:
So the Obama administration will force Americans who buy automobile tires from China to pay a 35-percent surcharge for the privilege of doing so (“U.S. to Impose Tariff on Chinese Tires,” September 12).
No delusions should remain that the most [...]

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The Government Can!!!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on 10 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern

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I Feel Safer Now

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on 10 June 2009 | 2 Comments »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
From Reason.com
“In an apparent crackdown on Internet gambling, federal authorities in New York have frozen or seized bank accounts worth $34 million belonging to 27,000 online poker players, according to representatives for the players and account holders.”
It’s nice to know that at any time, the Federal Government can seize entire private [...]

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Great Quote

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on 19 January 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“There are, though, many especially those greedy for renown and glory, who steal from one group the very money they lavish upon another. They think that they will appear beneficent towards their friends if they enrich them by any method whatsoever. But that is so far from being a duty that in fact nothing could [...]

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Are Politicians Like Santa Clause?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on 15 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This is a portion of a post from the SFE blogger Isaac Morehouse.  Full post located here.
“…We demand to be promised a world without risk and without failure; interest rates that constantly fall and house and stock prices that constantly rise – as well as wages, but not CEO wages or profits.  These are mutually [...]

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The Present or the Future?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on 5 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern

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FA Hayek Quote For Election Day

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on 4 November 2008 | 1 Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
“The successful politician owes his power to the fact that he moves within the accepted framework of thought, that he thinks and talks conventionally. It would be almost a contradiction in terms for a politician to be a leader in the field of ideas. His task in a democracy is to [...]

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Are We Slaves to the Median Voter?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on 3 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
We all have seen the effects of a two party setup on our political system.  During the primaries, our presidential candidates tend to lean towards their respective parties (Republicans tend to be more conservative and Democrats tend to be more liberal).  After the two candidates have been selected, they tend to [...]

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Quote of the Day

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on 23 October 2008 | Leave a Comment »

“One lesson I draw from this frightening state of affairs is that even the most obvious falsehood stands a good chance of being widely believed if it is repeated often enough. The claim that the U.S. economy of late has been one of laissez faire has become a mantra. And it’s now taken as fact.” [...]

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