With a war in Iraq and a huge hurricane recovery project underway here at home, why are we pushing through hugely over-inflated budgets, instead of making cutbacks?
Category: politics
A U.S. National Firewall?
Yeah, because nationalism is better than a unified, global information network. People often say that the Internet erases boundaries – but apparently, the U.S. Government likes its boundaries very much, and wants to keep them.
FEMA Demands Use of IE To File Online Katrina Claims
As reported by MSNBC, if you survived the hurricane and are a Mac, Linux or Firefox user you cannot file a claim online.
Harsh Commentary
The audio is kind of low & quiet, but what this guy has to say is very, very loud.
Tradeoffs, Self-Insurance, and Externalities:
“Again, whereas I have self-insured against snow and internalized my costs of getting to work, the hybrid driver has again decided to externalize the costs of his choice by forcing me to pay for the snow plows that he needs and I don’t. Again, policy conclusion: Mandate that every household own an SUV.”