News Roundup

News articles and references to current events posted by John Spiers and editors.

Monday, March 3, 2008

Why Bridges Fall Down Like Your Investments
Because Maintenance Bonds Now Cost 20%

Wired Magazine Just Learned What I Already Taught You
“Free” Is The Right Price

Govt Guesses Wrong On Flu Vaccine
You Might As Well Skip It This Year

Gov't Recommends All Kids Get Flu Shots
Mandatory Shots On Horizon

Hong Kong Is Jeffersonian, Free Trade Generates Massive Surplus
Cutting Taxes on Income, Booze, Business

Bankers Breathe Sigh Of Relief
Gov’t To Unload Mistakes on Poor, Middle Class

Freddie Mac Is Failing
So Let’s Make Him Bigger

Communist China Offers Million Dollar Bonuses
On the Way To Mao’s Dream of More, Better, Cheaper, Faster

Diebold Slips Up
Voting Machine “Error”

What Anarchy Looks Like
Armed And Safe

Inflation Is Here, And Food Shortages
Thanks to Biofuels!

Dollar Down, Exports Up!
Yes. But It’s Subsidized Exports