Daily Archives: August 16, 2009

The Other Shoe

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Gaius

From Nancy Pelosi’s hometown paper: What to do about mushrooming government payments as millions of Baby Boomers retire? How about a giant federal Ponzi scheme? That might work for a while. But wait. That’s pretty much the current system. Social … Continue reading →

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Read It

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Gaius

Just go read it. Please. Tweet

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Gone Postal

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Gaius

Kyle Smith, writing for The New York Post, takes us for a tour of his local US Post Office. Remember that Barack Obama himself pledged that the new ObamaCare would run like that institution. As you wait in line, Mr. … Continue reading →

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Cyborg!

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Gaius

This isn’t exactly the Borg, but it’s getting closer. IBM researchers are experimenting with using the structure of DNA to create the next generation of computer chips. International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) is looking to the building blocks of our … Continue reading →

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A Note To Martian And All Readers In Florida

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Gaius

Or those in the Panhandle area at least. Stay safe, my friends. A tropical depression churning toward the Florida Panhandle on Sunday picked up strength to become Tropical Storm Claudette, the National Hurricane Center said. The depression’s surface winds reached … Continue reading →

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Against Government Control Of Your Life?

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Gaius

Then read this in its entirety. Now, I don’t think “Soylent Green”-style solutions are coming down the pike. But every nationalized health-care system to one degree or another rations care based on the quality of life and number of “life … Continue reading →

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Step Away From The Hammer

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Gaius

Steve Chapman: It’s true that the United States spends more on health care than anyone else, and it’s true that we rank below a lot of other advanced countries in life expectancy. The juxtaposition of the two facts, however, doesn’t … Continue reading →

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