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Posted in Jobs, Regulation on Sep 1st, 2011
The Justice Department is trying to block the AT&T and T-Mobile merger, a move that could cost 50 to 90,000 well paying jobs, taking the side of left wing consumer groups over the Communications Union, business, and even left wing economists. If this is not an example of the over regulation problem, what is?
Posted in Land Use, Property Rights, Regulation on Mar 26th, 2011
UPDATE: I can confirm that at least in the state of Delaware this has reached Joe the Plumber status. Don’t tase me and don’t touch my junk also come to mind. The basketball fiasco has started going viral. When I got home tonight about a third of my facebook wall was full of links to the News Journal article, the [...]
Posted in Regulation on Feb 4th, 2011
The EPA decided to take more control over spills in the wake of the Gulf Oil Spill. It appears that includes farmers’ spilling milk. Expect milk prices which are already outrageous to rise as containment walls and other items are requiredd. It makes you want to cry for the common sense we lost to an [...]
Posted in Economics, Regulation on May 26th, 2010
The market had been sliding in reaction to the Senate financial reform bill, but House Democrat Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank became an hero of the Wall Street types with a pledge to keep the house provision on derivatives. Rep. Frank is right, I noted a similar concern that it seemed to be poorly drafted and did [...]
Posted in Liberty, Regulation, Supreme Court on May 22nd, 2010
My understanding of the first amendment is that it primarily focused on protecting political and religious speech. Solicitor General Kagan is suppose to be a big speech advocate. She supported 2 Live Crew in a battle to limit obscenity in a landmark case. She considered it one of her most important contributions. She fought free [...]
Posted in Property Rights, Regulation on May 21st, 2010
Lewes is not historically significant enough for a national park said the bureaucracy to Senator Carper. Residents should be glad and ask the Senator to drop them for the bill. As a matter of fact, Delaware would be much better off if the entire enterprise is dropped. We do not need another level of government [...]
Posted in Economics, Regulation on May 20th, 2010
We can all breath a sigh of relief. The right to fleece credit card consumers with sky high rates has been preserved. This is a positive for Delaware and South Dakota which have no limits on interest rates. This policy has attracted many credit card companies and tens of thousands of jobs. I support the [...]
Posted in Healthcare, Regulation, Taxes on May 18th, 2010
If this is not fixed, it is conceivable that independent contractors like myself will suffer an unbelievable burdern under the new health care law. When ever you make more than $600 in purchases you will be required to send a 1099 to that person or corporation. That borders on insanity. This came from that radical [...]
Posted in Economics, Guest Posts, Regulation on Apr 21st, 2010
Some time ago, I was sitting in my opthamologist’s office and chanced on a magazine I’d never heard of–Stocks, Futures and Options. In it was an interview with George Friedman, who noted the financial elite have lost all credibility. He added the political elite have stepped in to the vacuum. He also said the government [...]
Posted in Alternative Fuel, Guest Opinion, Regional Politics, Regulation on Apr 13th, 2010
Solar-cell manufacturing in Frederick, Maryland, dates back to the mid-1970s. BP Solar, one such company, was so profitable it was in the middle of building a $97 million expansion to create more jobs in the solar panel industry. Now the BP Solar building is being demolished and 320 people in Maryland are unemployed. What [...]
Posted in Abortion, Litigation, Regional Politics, Regulation on Apr 12th, 2010
As we predicted, Baltimore, MD is being sued for its silly ordinance requiring Crisis Pregnancy Centers to prominently post signs saying what they do not offer. The city now requires the centers to post that they do not offer birth control and abortion or referrals. The statement is not even true as a lot of them train [...]
Posted in Economics, Environment, Guest Opinion, Guest Posts, Regulation on Feb 18th, 2010
by Shaun Fink As this year unfolds, we will hear a lot of talk about creating new “green” jobs to contribute to our state economy. In advance of the cacophony, let’s examine exactly what we are talking about when we use the term “green” before the word “jobs”. As neat and packaged as the [...]
Posted in Environment, Global Warming, Regulation on Dec 8th, 2009
There maybe an emerging iceage.If man could cause global warming, he would. It would increase crop yields and prevent the reicing of the North Atlantic. The fossil record shows glaciers were down as far as Maine and Montana. If mankind is to continue to thrive, we must keep the planet warm. Go ahead and drive [...]
Posted in Family, Regulation, Stuff, United Nations on Nov 23rd, 2009
The President has proclaimed this national family week. I applaud the sentiment behind the proclamation. I wish some substance would be added to it. Families are often not even an afterthought in policy making. Why not have a family impact statement be required before any new regulations go into effect or we sign on to [...]
Posted in Jack Markell, Jobs, Regulation, Stuff on Nov 23rd, 2009
Read the entire letter at DL. This is almost too easy. It seems more like a good riddance letter. The problem with these companies is that they want to make a profit according to our favorite Rep. Job Killer AKA John Kowalko. These guys are scared of their own breath (CO2). The RGG that is [...]
Posted in Energy, Environment, Regional Politics, Regulation on Nov 12th, 2009
One of the top needs for America is a sustainable power infrastructure especially if we want to use renewable resources and domestic power sources. So why is the Sierra Club opposing the multistate transmission linefrom West Virginia to Maryland? Is it because the original source is from a coal plant or are they just against [...]
Posted in Economics, National GOP, Regulation on Oct 29th, 2009
There is an attack on the Community Reinvestment act led by Republicans. It is blamed for everything from collapsing the financial system to the ACORN scandal. Leftwingers say there is no problem and Republicans are racists for having a problem with it. The left is so far out that even when they raise valid points, [...]
Posted in National Dems, Regulation on Oct 28th, 2009
Finish this sentence by Rep. Barney Frank. We are trying on every front to….increase the role of government in regulation. He and his cohorts are not trying to maximize freedom, prosperity, or individualism. He is trying to increase the role of government regulators on every front. You moderates were suckered when you voted Democrat. You [...]
Posted in Healthcare, Regulation on Oct 25th, 2009
When I was reading an article from Yahoo on the federal swine flu emergency declaration something jumped out. Some hospitals have opened drive-thrus and drive-up tent clinics to screen and treat swine flu patients. The idea is to keep infectious people out of regular emergency rooms and away from other sick patients. Hospitals could modify [...]
Posted in Regulation on Oct 19th, 2009
Net Neutrality vote is on Thursday. Could this actually hinder investment in America’s infrastructure or will it then provide a pretense for a tax payer bailout and government control of the net?
Posted in Looney Left, National Dems, Obama, Radio, Regulation on Aug 30th, 2009
There are dark clouds on the horizon if you are concerned about freedom of expression. We all know about the now defunct flag.whitehouse.gov. We have also heard about desires by some to reinstate the so called fairness doctrine in order to force out some of the loyal opposition and put them in limited air times. [...]
Posted in Budget, Healthcare, Regulation on Aug 16th, 2009
Let’s go fly around. That is the message of a blue ribbon panel. We can’t afford to set up moon missions, but we could just go fly around. The panel says that even though we were able to reach the moon in eight years when we had to invent the technology, we can’t reach it [...]
Posted in Budget, Regulation, Taxes on Jun 27th, 2009
Our friend, Charlie Copeland alerted us to a bill HB 274. It seems to be set to sail through under suspension of the rules without a committee hearing. Which is 46 pages of fee hikes. According to the bill’s own synopsis, this is true. This act increases certain fees charged by the Department of Health [...]
Posted in Delaware Democrats, Regulation, economy on May 13th, 2009
Our favorite job killer in the state House of Representatives has joined with one of our favorites in the senate (Senator Sokola) to give us more regulation of hairdressers. Of course this bill would disproportionately affect minorities who can’t afford giving a monopoly to accredited schools. We all know that silly regulations that prevent many [...]
Posted in Conservatism, Delaware Democrats, Regulation, Social Conservatives, State Senate on May 13th, 2009
Senator Adams understood that imposing needless regulation on business in this economy is unwise and so did 3 other senators. HB 5, the Lawyers Right to Sue More, bill went down to defeat after a fair vote and an open public hearing today. The defeat of HB 5 in a public vote undermines the whine [...]
Posted in Regulation, economy on Mar 27th, 2009
Have you heard the the tall tale told by the left that we have economic issues because of tax cuts and deregulation? People in the know say that this recession was as much caused by wrong headed regulation as anything else. The mark to market rules are exacerbated a normal healthy correction and caused a [...]
Posted in Economics, Regulation on Feb 13th, 2009
I like Lt. Gov. Matt Denn. He strikes me as an honest, dedicated public servant and if you ever seen him with his children, you know he is a wonderful father. So this is not personal, it is just about policy. It scares me that he may be the future of the Democrat party if [...]
Posted in NRG, National Dems, Obama, Quotes, Regulation, Stuff on Feb 11th, 2009
Posted in Business, Economics, Ethics, Regulation, The Bubble on Sep 8th, 2008
The Fed has decided to avoid allowing the uncertainty in the market to devolve into a financial panic. It is has fired the executives of the federal mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Fannie Mac. Their failure would have pulled the entire world into recession and the U. S. into economic turmoil. The executives who lost [...]
Posted in Regulation, Uncategorized on Jul 21st, 2008
A controversial provision was tucked into the Senate Housing Bill; it is a requirement to build a fingerprint registry of everyone who handles mortgages. Liberal, Conservative, and Libertarian groups have joined in opposition to the provision on the grounds that it is unnecessary and lacks safeguards to protect the data. Show us the evidence that [...]
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