Oldtube vs Newtube one year later
Posted by Tech_Blogger on May 27th, 2008
May 27
The battle rages on between Viacom and Youtube.
Another Side Effect of High Gas Prices
Posted by Economics_Blogger on May 26th, 2008
May 26
I have wondered what the $ per gallon tipping point would be for commuters to switch from driving their cars to work, to riding their bikes. At what $ value does it become economically unfeasible to drive a car to work?
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More War funding - crank up the printing presses
Posted by Politics_Blogger on May 22nd, 2008
May 22
The Senate approved more war funding for the Iraq war 75-22 today.
An interesting tactic in congressional politics is the attachment of “riders“. Since the president’s veto power is all or nothing, attaching little un-attractive projects (in the eyes of the president) to a bill prevents it from getting approved. What do heating subsidies for the poor have to do with executing a war in Iraq? Nothing. Which is really the amount that we should probably be spending on this endeavor. I can inherently see the power of a line-item veto now.
Where does the government get this extra funding? $100 billion here, $200 billion here, $212 billion here….all told it adds up to this. Wondering why the dollar is so weak? Maybe its because all of the excess cash in circulation.
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