Category Archives: Political Stuff

2012 California General Election

Will keep it short and sweet. Prop 30 – NO – Our sales tax is already high and trying to soak the higher income earners with 1-3% more in income taxes won’t help our spending problem. Prop 31 – NO … Continue reading

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Finished F. A. Hayek’s “The Road to Serfdom”

I started reading The Road to Serfdom last year and finally finished it last week. It initially didn’t seem to have much relevance to today as it was written almost 70 years ago and published right after WWII, but it … Continue reading

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Milton Friedman on Freedom

IN A MUCH QUOTED PASSAGE in his inaugural address, President Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” It is a striking sign of the temper of our … Continue reading

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2010 California Primary Elections

My quick rundown of the Republican Primary ballot: Prop 13 – Yes Prop 14 – No Prop 15 – No Prop 16 – Yes Prop 17 – Yes Governer – Whitman or Poizner (favoring Poizner for 2nd Amendment) Lt. Governer … Continue reading

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Montana just gave the Federal Government the middle finger

I shared a couple posts about this in Google Reader, but I thought it warranted a full post because this is big. Montana just signed into law the Montana Firearms Freedom Act which has the following summary: AN ACT EXEMPTING … Continue reading

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